Mater Dei Parish - Immaculate Conception & Nativity Churches

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Immaculate Conception

Ceremony

Sioux City Railroad Museum

Reception

Spring

We are so excited to have you join us for our special day! We have almost no pictures together, so this was the best we could do, hahaha

Our Wedding

I walked into my first college class without any masks in the fall of 2021. Little did I know one of those faces was my future husband! Soon, I met the guy sitting behind me, a talkative blonde from Hinton. So, the "Hinton kid" remained in my periphery for two years. He was sweet but seemed pretty silly, a little annoying, and not serious about his faith. He talked all through Ash Wednesday mass! I returned from a co-op at Collins Aerospace in the spring of 2023, and the Hinton kid sat next to me in Every. Single. Class. we had together. Oh, boy. I needed to shut this down if he had a crush on me. But weeks went by, and he didn't make a move. Then, as I was eating my lunch by myself during my one break between classes, he sat next to me, totally uninvited, and started talking to me. I realized he was not silly but serious, kind, thoughtful, and fun. We kept having deep conversations and talked for hours after class while working on homework. Slowly but surely, I became more attracted to him, but he hadn't asked me out, so I assumed he wasn't interested. Then, we spent ALL day together on a Tuesday. I decided that the next day, I was going to tell him, "Either you ask me out, or we need to set some boundaries." We had lunch the next day during our break between classes, and as we were walking to our last class of the day, Gabe turned to me and said, "Erin Cleary, would you give me the honor of going out with me?" I said, "Yes, Gabe Clark, I'd love to go out with you."

Erin's Long Version

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

For most rooms, the rate is $129 a night.There are about 10 rooms available from May 30th-May 31st, and about 20 from May 31st-June 1stTo get to block rate, rooms must be booked before April 30th

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sioux City North-Event Center, an IHG Hotel

Travel

Check out the bars and eateries in Sioux City's downtown Historic Fourth St. We really enjoy SoHo and Buffalo Alice's, but there's a lot to try, so feel free to explore!

Historic Fourth Street

Take a walk around the beautiful grounds of Trinity Heights in Sioux City. It features two MASSIVE statues of Jesus and Mary, stations of the cross, a garden of saints, and so much more!! I love walking through the beautiful, well-tended grounds and admiring the art. It's one of my favorite things to do when I'm home. -Erin

Trinity Heights

One of Gabe's favorite things to do in town is stop by the movie theater! Lots of good memories here.

ACX Promenade Cinema

Sioux City Public Museum

Take a walk around Stone State Park

Stone State Park

If you're looking for something to do Saturday morning, you can stop by the farmer's market to check out local artisans and farmers.

Erin & Gabe

Erin & Gabe

Travel

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sioux City North-Event Center, an IHG Hotel