Wedding Day

Indiana State Museum

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Our story starts how many start these days...with a swipe of course! On a cold winters night in February 2022 Emilie was on her couch at home with a glass of wine and probably a rerun of a New Girl episode on, when she decided to check her matches on the dating app. You see she was wondering if the handsome pilot she matched with had finally messaged her...turns out he didn't yet so she had to take matters into her own hands (with the encouragement from the glass of wine). She took a leap of faith and typed out a very thoughtful and whimsical message to hopefully get this guys attention. What was this message you may be wondering...it was the ever so thought out words "Hi there". I know you're astounded that such a message exists, well it does and that's all it took for Emilie to get a message from Chris finally. They got to talking on the app and eventually exchanged numbers, which led to their first date at Upland Brewery and the rest is history. Over the next 2 years they learned a lot about one another, they traveled together, went to weddings, attended Purdue football &amp; basketball games, met each other's families, and most importantly fell in love. Chris took Emilie to one of her favorite places to propose (Purdue), and surprised her with family and friends at another one of her favorite places (Harry's Chocolate Shop) afterward to celebrate. It was a night full of love and laughter which is exactly how the rest of their lives will be, and they can't wait for what is to come. This is just the beginning!

Our Story

Photos

Anna McLaughlin

Kate McLaughlin

Emily Becker Cox

Jackie Clegg Hoover

Kate Abbott McDaniel

Vanessa Aduro

Jimmy Ulmer

Ryan Harrell

Mikey Simmons

Chris Mathisen

Jack McLaughlin

Wedding Party

Q + A

We're excited to let you know we have room blocks at two great hotels right across the street from the Indiana State Museum making it easy to walk to our ceremony and reception. Downtown Indy has many other fun accommodations should you opt out of the room blocks, we want you to feel as comfortable as possible!   To note - if rooms run out on the blocks we have, please text one of us to let us know and we can add more if needed! (this could change depending on availability so please book as soon as you can).

JW Marriott Indianapolis

Fairfield Inn & Suites Downtown Indianapolis

Travel

Downtown Indianapolis has many activities to partake in during your time here and the best part is that most are just a short drive from the hotel. Please find a list of fun things we love to do around our city!

Back 9 Golf & Entertainment

Indianapolis Zoo

Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

Indianapolis Canal Walk

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Some of our favorite Restaurants/Bars to check out: Mass Ave - whole street has many places to eat 1933 Lounge <a href="https://www.1933lounge.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.1933lounge.com/</a>Harry &amp; Izzy's <a href="https://www.harryandizzys.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.harryandizzys.com/</a>The Rathskeller <a href="https://rathskeller.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rathskeller.com/</a>Slippery Noodle <a href="https://slipperynoodle.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://slipperynoodle.com/</a>Upland Brewery <a href="https://uplandbeer.com/locations/fountain-square/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://uplandbeer.com/locations/fountain-square/</a>Tupelo Honey <a href="https://tupelohoneycafe.com/restaurant/indianapolis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tupelohoneycafe.com/restaurant/indianapolis/</a>St. Joseph's Brewery <a href="https://www.saintjoseph.beer/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.saintjoseph.beer/</a>Strangebird <a href="https://strangebirdindy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://strangebirdindy.com/</a>Jockamos Pizza <a href="https://www.jockamopizza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jockamopizza.com/</a>Sahm's Tavern <a href="https://sahmstavernirvington.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sahmstavernirvington.com/</a>Taxman CityWay <a href="https://www.taxmanbrewing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.taxmanbrewing.com/</a>Wild Eggs <a href="https://www.wildeggs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wildeggs.com/</a>

Things to Do

Registry

Emilie & Chris

Emilie & Chris

Wedding Party