Bridal Shower 

Rehearsal Dinner

Minnesota Renaissance Festival / Mid-America Festivals

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

We are so excited to celebrate with you! 

Welcome to our wedding website! Here you will find RSVPs for events, our story, photos of our 10 year courtship, detailed information on the main event, and more! Feel free to reach out to either Emily or David with questions. Wedding Address: MN Renaissance Festival Site (King’s Gate) 3525 145th St W Shakopee, MN 55379-8944 Please arrive at 3PM. Ceremony starts a promptly at 4PM with appetizers, drinks and then dinner to follow.

Our Wedding

Once upon a time…

David & Emily met at the U of M Twin Cities in 2017. Emily was living in Dinkytown her Junior year and David in Como post graduation. Their first date was to Girodano’s Pizzeria in Uptown. While Emily would always tell her friends to not go to a second location with a first date, David looked at her after dinner with his dreamy eyes and said “Do you want to go see a movie?, my car is down the street!” She said yes probably too quickly! They saw Baby Driver and the rest is history.   They moved into their first apartment together in 2020 before the pandemic hit. Soon after they bought their first home in Crystal, MN.    In March 2022, David asked Emily to marry him while at their favorite restaurant in Chicago, The Chop House (the lobster bisque is their favorite!)    They have supported each other through grad school, multiple job changes, and their biggest journey, the birth of their son, David Rafael.  David & Emily can’t wait to celebrate their love with you all!!

Our Story

Photos

Sara Legel

Tori Sontag 

Allie Sontag

Erin Purvis

Marcie Drayton

Sydney Veum Handley 

Julia Hoerter

William Portillo

William Sandeen 

Ze-hong Ong 

Brad Hagen

Ryan Blomquist 

Nathan Randall 

Tyler Finken

Soham Sengupta

Lily Carrera Gonzales

Aitana Carrera

Davicito Carrera

Marissa Anderson & Nick Sontag 

Luis & Angelito Carrera

Linda Gonzales, Mia Gonzales & Aubrey Sontag

Wedding Party

Q & A

Favorite restaurants - Shamrocks Irish Pub St. Paul - Nouvelle Brewery - Aster Cafe - Shuang Cheng - Mama’s Pizza - Matt’s Bar (OG juicy lucy) Favorite outdoors - Heritage Trail on Nicollet Island - French Park (Plymouth) - East River Flats - Minnehaha Falls Favorite to-do - Seeing a movie at Main Theatre - Going to the Minnesota Zoo or Como Conservatory and Zoo - Walking around the Mall of America - Biking around the cities! Favorite places to stay - We will be staying at the Mystic Lake Casino hotel (ask us for the block link if you want to stay there!) - Foshay Tower - The Westin - Radisson Blu MOA

Things to Do

Registry

Dress Code

3PM Guest Arrival 4-4:30PM Ceremony 4:30-5:30PM Social Hour 6PM Dinner 8-11PM Dance

Timeline 

Emily & David

Emily & David

Photos