Hotel Crosby

Rehearsal Dinner

Abella Weddings + Events Farm

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Dinner

Dancing

Return Shuttle #1 to Hotel

Return Shuttle #2 to hotel

Our Wedding

Gretchen and Wyatt met in 2020 through their mutual friend, Taylor Wildgen, who was Gretchen’s high school friend and Wyatt’s roommate at St. Thomas.

How They Met

Gretchen and Wyatt got engaged in Florence, Italy in August 2024. They were on a Dove family vacation and snuck off for a day to visit Gretchen’s study abroad city. Wyatt carried the ring in his pocket all day while Gretchen gave him a tour of her favorite places. At the end of the tour, Wyatt got down on one knee in front of the famous bridge - The Ponte Vecchio. It was a huge surprise. After celebrating the night in Florence, they met back up with the Dove family and Gretchen’s mom in Rome to finish out the trip.

Engagement

Our Story

Photos

Tyler Dove

Harvey Dove

Mack Bellefeuille

Taylor Wildgen

Alex Orn

Parker Shefveland 

Adam Lipps

Dylan Hagen

Eric Reddy

Alee Magnuson

Maris Krekelberg

Ruby Dove

Emily Wildgen

Anna Ozolins

Amanda Howell

Kayla Johnson

Melanie Fox

Celeste Schildgen 

Wedding Party

Q + A

Running Aces Hotel is located approximately 15 minutes away from the venue. The hotel does not offer hotel blocks. However, they do offer a 15% discount if you mention "Wedding" when booking. Please call 651-925-4450 directly to book your room and receive this discount. This discount code does not apply to deluxe or suite rooms.

Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack

Shuttle transportation will be provided to and from the wedding venue. Pick up and drop off location will be the Running Aces Hotel. To the venue: a shuttle will be leaving at 3:45pm. From the venue: shuttles will be available at 10:00pm and 11:15pm. 

Shuttle Transportation

Per the venue, Ubers and Lyfts are available to the venue. However, you will most likely not be able to get an Uber / Lyft leaving the venue.

Ubers

There are also two other hotels in the surrounding area:- Country Inn &amp; Suites: 1954 W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, MN 55025- AmericInn: 1291 W Broadway Ave, Forest Lake, MN 55025Shuttle transportation is not available from these hotels.

Additional Hotels

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Gretchen & Wyatt

Gretchen & Wyatt

Registry