Rehearsal Dinner

The Chef's Table

Welcome Party

St. James 1868

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Dating Adventures

We met through mutual friends and immediately hit it off. On our first date we got sushi, which is both of our favorite food and the rest is history. We quickly realized how God blessed us with each other. Later in our relationship we took 2 week road trip out west camping/living out of Elliot’s truck where we found our love for traveling and adventuring together.

The proposal

We traveled to Italy July 2024 with Hana’s family. We started in Rome, drove to Tuscany, took a train to Sorrento, and then ended in Puglia. Elliot traveled with the ring in his fanny pack the first 10 days of the trip without Hana’s knowledge. We got engaged in Sorrento, which quickly became one of our favorite places, for many reasons including the proposal. When we aren’t traveling, we are at the gym, spending time with family and friends, or working on Hana’s 100 year old house. We are excited to see where the future takes us!

Our Story

Photos

DRESS CODE:

Formal, Black Tie Optional

LOCATION:

St. James 1868 Event Venue 833 W Wisconsin AveMilwaukee, WI 5233

MAP:

We have reserved the St. James Rental Lot for on-site parking for our guests. The lot has 45 spaces, please see the map below for the location. This lot is not for overnight parking.There are paid parking options at the Milwaukee Public Library parking lot and the Wells Fargo parking lot.Metered street parking is also available on 8th street, 9th street and Michigan Ave. It is free after 6pm on Fridays.

Dress Code & Location

Hope Christiansen

Willie Moran

Somers Welton

Cole Felmer

Lauren Krueger

Maxwell Jensen

Cailin Firkus

Colton Ryan

Eileen Moran

Sean Ipsarides

Gretchen Borth

Jamie Hepburn

Isaac Welton

Gabriel Welton

Michael Bostwick

Wedding Party

ROOM BLOCK

THE TRADE AUTOGRAPH HOTEL420 W Juneau Ave1 mile from St. James 1868Please visit the website below to make a reservation. <a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1726856467978&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1726856467978&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true</a> Reservations can also be made by calling Marriot Central Reservations (888) 236-2427 and referencing the “Christiansen/Scott Wedding Room Block”. Reservations must be made by July 31, 2025 to get the wedding block rate.

OTHER HOTELS IN THE AREA

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL MILWAUKEE DOWNTOWN611 W Wisconsin Ave2 blocks from St. James 1868 THE HILTON MILWAUKEE CITY CENTER509 W Wisconsin Ave3 blocks from St. James 1868 THE JOURNEYMAN310 E Chicago St1 mile from St. James 1868 IRON HORSE500 W Florida St1 mile from St. James 1868

Accommodations

Q + A

THINGS TO DO IN MILWAUKEE

AXE MKEMILWAUKEE ART MUSEUMHARLEY DAVIDSON MUSEUMPABST MANSIONTHE MITCHELL DOMESCREAM CITY BOATSATWATER BEACH

Our Favorite food

VAGABONDCAFÉ BENELUXCAFÉ HOLLANDER3RD STREET MARKET HALLTHE PUBLIC MARKETTHE EXPLORIUM BREWPUBLAKEFRONT BREWERYCENTRAL STANDARD &amp; CRAFTHOUSE KITCHENTAURO COCINALUPI &amp; IRISSCREAMING TUNA

OUR FAVORITE BRUNCH/COFFEE

STONE CREEK COFFEEWICKED HOPSWEET DINERTUPELO HONEY

Our favorite drink spots

TIED HOUSECAMP BAR MKETHE OUTSIDER

Hana & Elliot

Hana & Elliot

H&E

Wedding Day

4:30 PM

Ceremony

5:00 PM

Cocktail Hour

6:30 PM–11:30 PM

Reception