Hawks Hall @ West Chester Nazarene Church

Bridal Shower

Cliffside Acres

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

It is through the Church, the bride of Christ &amp; the body of believers, that our story begins and continually intertwines... The summer of 2021, Luke was a youth intern at a Nazarene church in South Carolina. He had previously been a student at NGU in South Carolina and gotten involved with this Nazarene church nearby. His summer prior to transferring to MVNU, Luke was interning at the church. One day, while painting Pastor Abbie Lambrechts office, he told her that he was transferring to MVNU. Abbie’s alleged, excited response was “Claire Vogelmann.” Abbie had been Claires small group leader in HS and was a family friend from her home church in Ohio...I guess the Nazarene church is a small world! Luke, not wanting to rush into anything, took the suggestion lightly. Luke transferred to Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) at the start of Claire and Lukes sophomore year. August of 2021, Luke was at school early for New Student Orientation and Claire was there as a belong group leader for female transfer students. Their very first interaction was in Ariel Arena when they were both in line to pick up their Covid spit tubes...how romantic! Luke, knowing who Claire was, encouraged her to go in front of him in line. Claire, however, was fumbling to pull up her confirmation email and said she wasnt ready. Yet, Luke insisted she go before him. Claire accepted his polite offer all the while wondering, Who in the world is this new guy and why is he so nice? A day or so later, Luke formally introduced himself at the church/club fair outside of the Chapel, where Claire was representing Mount Vernon First Church. Claire was talking with Lili, who is also from Claire’s home church in Cincinnati, when he introduced himself. The next few days/weeks, Claire would see Luke and wave and hoped he was adjusting well to MVNU. She did not realize, until he DMed her, that she had accepted a follow request from him on Instagram over the summer. She had thought that guy was way older, ha! And a lacrosse player? Not her type— or so she thought. Luke began to DM Claire, asking about First Naz and other things to do around campus. He then asked for a ride to church, and Claire, who was already planning to give someone else a ride and also cautious of this guy she didn't necessarily know, gave him her brother's number, who was a freshman at MVNU. Sure enough, Luke came to church with her brother, Robby, and developed a friendship with Robby before ever officially dating Claire. After church, that night, Luke DMed Claire asking her to coffee at Happy Bean in the school library, lol, and she said yes! They continued to go on little dates such as a picnic at Ariel Park and disc golfing – when Luke pulled THE classic golfing move because Claire was actually really struggling at putting and genuinely needed help lol. On October 4th, around 12:00am, during a short walk on campus after a Maverick City Concert, Luke said that as they had sang "Million Little Miracles" he thought of her (cue the song!). He then proceeded to ask Claire if she'd be his girlfriend and be willing to carry his mat and that he would carry hers (referencing a chapel sermon from that week on Mark 2). Sure enough, she said “yes!” and the rest is history!

Our Story

Q + A

Photos

Abigail Vogelmann

Lauren Rader

Danielle Horter

Emma Reuss

Samantha Stone

Zoë VanLandingham

Micah Modesto

Elizabeth Waterman

Elliott Clark

Robert Vogelmann

Andrew Vogelmann

Nathan Johnson

Issac Rios

Parker VanLandingham

Kaleb Waterman

Wedding Party

Courtyard Springfield Downtown

Mills Park Hotel

Travel

The following are just some things to do specifically near the venue area of Springfield, OH:

John Bryan State Park

Buck Creek State Park

The village of Yellow Springs - located just 10 minutes south of Springfield - offers an eclectic mix of boutique shopping, art galleries, coffee houses and dining options.

Yellow Springs Village

Young's Jersey Dairy

Things to Do

Registry

Claire & Luke

Claire & Luke

Registry

Below you can purchase items on our registry or contribute to a fund!