Wedding Schedule

Saint Ambrose Catholic Community

Ceremony

River Oaks Golf Course and Event Center

Cocktail Hour

First Dances, Speeches, Dinner

Dance!

Our Wedding

Doug and Katie met in December 2021 while at a discernment weekend in St Paul when they both interviewed for NET Ministries

First Picture!

They continued their friendship throughout their year of mission work with NET while Katie lived in Michigan and Doug lived in Indiana. Their teams even met up once to go bowling during the mission year!

First Day of NET!

After 2 years of friendship, Doug and Katie started dating in November 2023 while Doug was working for NET as a supervisor in Minnesota and Katie was in college in Bismarck, North Dakota. Luckily, long-distance was nothing new to them with all the mission work they had done!

Officially Dating!

Over the summer, Katie visited Ohio for the first time! Doug lived in St. Paul until June as he finished up his time with NET so they got two months of not being long-distance before Doug went back to Ohio.

Summer!

Long-distance was over for good when school started back up in September and Doug joined Katie at the University of Mary where they will continue their education after getting married! They spend most of their time in Bismarck hiking, studying, and visiting local coffee shops with friends!

No more Long-Distance!

Doug proposed to Katie on a cold, snowy morning in Bismarck on November 23, 2024! They celebrated later that night with a bunch of their friends from UMary

Engaged!

Our Story

Photos

Amelia has been Katie's best friend since high school and she has been there for all of Katie's ups (and downs) since then. Amelia is a social butterfly who is always ready to go for a drive with the windows down only to end up in a parking lot with Katie to talk for hours on end!

Amelia Gold

Danny and Doug met while they were both supervising for NET Ministries. Sharing a mutual love of board games and beer they became close while they lived together in Minnesota for a year. Danny will definitely be seeing you on the dance floor!

Danny Brechting

Eva is Katie's college roommate and one of her very best friends. She is studying Nursing and has a deep love for sweet treats and all things coffee-related! Katie and Eva can often be found on walks around campus, in a coffee-shop, or laying in bed watching the Office.

Eva Erickson

Ian and Doug also met supervising with NET and lived in the same house along with Danny. He's a man who loves a good story. While he moved a lot as a kid and lives in Minnesota right now, his true love is the south with Cajun food and crawfish boils. 

Ian McCoy

Haley and Katie met at college and soon became good friends. Haley is studying Occupational Therapy and loves a trip to good bookstore with friends (especially if chai is involved)!

Haley VanOeveren

Vince, being Doug's older brother has been around since the beginning. They both share a love for the outdoors. Vince is currently a high school math teacher in Kalamazoo and spends his free time with his dog Louise and wife Allie, along with running races and triathlons. 

Vince Orzel

Mercy and Katie met on their first night at college and decided to be best friends right then and there. And it worked! Mercy is  a jack of all trades who loves to travel and LOVES her friends. If you don't find Mercy on the dance floor, she probably fell asleep somewhere :)

Mercy Maertens

Eddie is Doug's younger brother. Being pretty close in age to Doug they spent most of their childhood together playing videogames or occasionally terrorizing each other. Eddie is currently studying Mechanical Engineering and spends much of his free time practicing archery, or working on his motorcycle and car!

Doug & Katie

Doug & Katie

D&K

Wedding Schedule

1:00 PM

Ceremony

2:30 PM–4:00 PM

Cocktail Hour

4:00 PM–6:00 PM

First Dances, Speeches, Dinner

6:00 PM–10:00 PM

Dance!