Wedding Day

Spring

Dear Guests,  We want to thank you for all your love and support. We regret to inform you that after much thought we have decided to call off the wedding. The reasons are to be kept personal. Hope you understand.   - Elsie and Vance

Our Wedding

Our Story

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Micheal is Vance’s older brother. He currently lives in Oklahoma with his wife Courtney. 

Micheal Arroyo 

Jake is Vance’s best friend from high school. 

Jake Ireland 

Brendon is one of Vance’s best friends from college. They met on the Asbury University Tumbling team. 

Brendon Tighe

Caleb is one of Vance’s best friends from college. They met through Asbury Tumbling Team. 

Caleb Simon

Kyle is Vance’s best friend from One Life at 3 Springs Ranch. Kyle currently works at 3 Springs. 

Kyle Polzin

Genevieve was Elsie’s roommate all four years of college. She just finished her first year teaching high school. 

Genevieve Noel

Sophia is one of Elsie’s best friends from college. They met on the Asbury Women’s Lacrosse team and were both in the Service Mount Program. Sophia is now living in Kentucky working with horses and living with Elsie. 

Sophia Carmody

Kayla is Elsie’s longest friend, they’ve known each other their whole lives. Kayla is now teaching at a middle school in the Chicago suburbs. 

Kayla Zimmer

Audrey is one of Elsie’s best friends from college, they lived on the same hall for two years and together in the same apartment senior year. Audrey is pursuing her masters in social work and working with equine assistance therapy. 

Audrey Aukerman 

Caroline is one of Elsie’s best friends from college, they lived on the same hall for three years and together in the same apartment senior year. Caroline also played soccer and got married in June 2024.

Caroline Preston

Kyle is Elsie’s younger brother. He is playing football at Western Illinois University. 

Kyle Kopczynski

Jack is Elsie’s youngest brother. He plays football and does track in high school.

Jack Kopczynski 

Kiley is Vance’s older sister. She currently lives in New Jersey. 

Kiley Arroyo

Courtney is Vance’s sister in law. She currently lives in Oklahoma. 

Courtney Arroyo

Ava is one of Elsie’s best friends from middle and high school. They played lacrosse together growing up. Ava graduated from Nebraska University and now lives in Houston, Texas. 

Ava Lyons

Reyna and Elsie met in middle school and have been best friends ever since. They did color guard in high school together for a year. Reyna is a nanny and is going to school for social work.

Reyna Washington

MJ is one of Elsie’s best friends from high school. They met from their brothers playing youth football together. She graduated from Indiana University. 

Mary Jane Deer

Piper is the youngest daughter of Elsie’s college lacrosse coach. 

Piper Stweart

Abby is the daughter to one of Vance’s high school youth leaders. 

Abigail Aquilina

Bubba is the son  to one of Vance’s high school youth leaders

Byran Aquilina

Camryn is the son to one of Vance’s high school youth leaders

Camryn Aquilina

Wedding Party

For all travel/parking questions and concerns please see the travel page!

Q + A

When driving to the venue please note it may take you through some back roads that can be curved or skinny. Please put that into consideration when you leave for the venue so you can still make it on time.

Hampton Inn Richmond

Last day to book is May 21, 2025 with the block. 

TownePlace Suites By Marriott

Travel

Can go visit the Kentucky Horse Park where they have museums, the parade of breeds at the breeds barn (where Elsie worked for a summer, peep her in the red dress), mounted patrol, trail rides, and host horse shows. 

Kentucky Horse Park

If you’re interested in trying a taste of Kentucky check out the the bourbon trail!

Kentucky Bourbon Trail

A local coffee shop in Richmond if you need a caffeine fix as we always do! It’s pretty good if I add. 

Purdys Coffee

The Battle of Richmond Visitors Center and Museum provide an excellent overview of the Battle of Richmond to history buffs and casual visitors alike. There is a lot of information to learn about as you navigate the historical grounds that was the setting of the second-largest Civil War battle fought in Kentucky on August 29th and 30th of 1862. The park has not only the center and historic buildings but many walking trails. 

Battle Of Richmond Park

Located 10 minutes from the Cincinnati airport is the Creation Museum and not much farther, the Ark Encounter. Go see a well done exhibit of the Biblical creation story looked at from both scripture and science. Or the Ark Encounter, a real life to scale model of Noah’s Ark.

Creation Museum

Take a tour of one or many horse facilities from equine hospitals to retraining facilities to racehorse farms. 

Horse Country Tours

If you want to see the beautiful Kentucky outside of horses, Red River Gorge is just another hour east of Richmond. There are some great hiking trails and exceptional mountain views. If you go be sure to check out Miguel’s pizza. 

Red River Gorge

A favorite Kentucky barbecue chain is definitely recommended if you’re looking for somewhere not far from the hotel to eat. Won’t hurt the wallet or the tastebuds. If you go for a sandwich gotta get it with toast instead of bun ;).

Sonny's BBQ

Second recommendation for food in Richmond is Casa, Elsie ate here almost every week during her summer and internship in Richmond!

Casa Mexican Resturant

Ever wanted to go to Bucees? Well now you can! 20 mins from the venue is Kentucky’s only Bucees! Stop for the experience stay for gas, brisket, jerky, fudge, and shopping!

Buc-ee's

Things to Do

Registry

On the first full day of Arroyo Family Cruise on the Disney Wish Vance proposed. After spending all day exploring Nassau, Bahamas Elsie was told everyone was going to take photos with characters in the Grand Hall. Vance told her to get dressed for dinner since we wouldn’t have time to change later and that we should wear this outfit, she didn’t question. It was only when we got to the Grand Hall and character photos turned into couple photos for the family, Kiley and Derrick’s photos took 10 seconds and ours were taking 5 minutes lol, and Elsie started noticing photos popping out aiming at us that she started to question. Then Vance tapped her shoulder, got down on one knee and said “Will you marry me?” Elsie was speechless and frozen for what felt like, according to Vance, forever before saying “Yes!” Best moment ever second to what will be the best day in June! Oblivious to what was going to happen, Elsie was excited to find out what night had the live production of The Little Mermaid on the cruise which turned out to be the same night as the proposal. So, Vance had to cancel the reservation for the fancy restaurant post proposal so Elsie could watch the play. Instead they tried multiple bars looking for availability to sit down and soak up the moment together before the show. Vance will never let her live that down haha.

Elsie & Vance

Elsie & Vance

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