Dru Bru - Cle Elum

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Suncadia Resort

Wedding Day

Arrival

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Family and Friends, We are overjoyed to welcome you to our wedding as we prepare to celebrate our special day. On August 8, 2025, we will be tying the knot at Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, WA, and we are thrilled to have you join us for this momentous occasion! Please explore our website for all the details regarding our wedding day, including the schedule of events, travel information, and FAQs. We hope this site will serve as a helpful resource as you plan to join us. Thank you for being a part of our journey. We look forward to celebrating with you! With love and gratitude,I&amp;M

Our Wedding

Ian and Makayla met during freshman year at the University of Arizona. Makayla's sorority won a philanthropy volleyball tournament (Sky High with Theta Xi), but forgot to sign up ahead of time. So, she and her friends took to pestering Ian, the fraternity t-shirt chair, until they got their well-deserved shirts. The two didn't interact much again until senior year, when Ian reached out to Makayla to meet up with friends during the day, and she didn't respond for 6 hours. Ian was already cozied up in bed when he heard from Makayla that her and her friends are out and he's welcome to join. Ian woke up his roommate, Matthew, to get him to come wingman. A few weeks later, after hanging out a few times, Makayla hit a pillar in her apartment parking garage. She asked Ian to come to the car repair shop with her, and she offered to buy beers after. Both of them noticed how well they got along, but neither were willing to admit they had crushes on each other.

How We Met

Ian and Makayla "exclusively talked" for an entire year. Meaning they weren't DATING dating, but they weren't dating anyone else. During this time, Ian graduated college and moved to Seattle to begin his career. Ian and Makayla continued doing "long distance talking" until she finished up school. Six months later, Makayla also graduated and moved to Seattle.

The ~Talking~ Stage

After a fun day at the beach, Makayla and Ian began officially dating January 4, 2022 in Ocean Shores, WA. Makayla fell asleep in the car ride home, and woke up the next day with body aches. They both had Covid :) Ian told Makayla he loved her for the first time as they sat on a ferry ride after a date on Bainbridge island. The two continued on with their adventure-driven lives: hiking, snowboarding, paddle boarding, and so on. They both love to enjoy God's creation and He continues to bless them with the energy to do so. O LORD, how manifold are your works!In Wisdom have you made them all;the earth is full of your creatures.Psalm 104:24

We Fell in Love

On Ian and Makayla's second date, Ian asked Makayla a seemingly simple question: "do you believe in God?". Makayla thought about it, and said "sure, I guess I do". This ending up being a pivotal moment for both their lives and their salvation. Upon moving to Seattle, the couple settled into their church home at DCC and gave their lives to Jesus together. Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."John 14:6

We Came to Faith

On October 5, 2024, Ian and Makayla had some friends, Alex and Erin, in town and they planned a sunrise hike at Silver Peak trail. This was a especially odd, since Ian and Makayla hike most weekends in the summer, and they hardly ever leave before 8am. Makayla challenged Ian's plan in many ways: "why can't we go at 7 or 8am instead of 6?", "Alex has done this hike before, can we do a different one?". Ian out- stubborned her, and picked her and Erin up at 6am sharp. At the top of the mountain, with Mt. Rainer in the distance and a 360 degree view of the Cascade mountain range, Ian frantically looked for flat ground. Makayla tried to soothe him, explaining that most mountain tops are rocky, and it probably won't be flat anywhere. Ian counters, our friends need a flat place to sit and eat their sandwich lunches. Makayla counters back, it's only 9am no one is hungry for sandwiches right now. Ian asked Alex to take our photo, because Alex has the new iPhone 16 Pro. Ian told Makayla to "look over there" and pointed out into the mountains behind them. When she looked back, Ian was on one knee with a ring in his hands. She said yes! Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."Genesis 2:18

We Got Engaged

Our Story

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Bridesmaids

Maid of HonorMakayla and Krisztina (or as Ian calls her, Tin Tin) have been best friends their whole lives. The two of them met when their big brothers were in 1st grade and haven't separated since. They continue to share one half of a brain cell between the two of them to this day! Although they both only have brothers, they’ve always been as close to sisters as one could be.

Krisztina Barad

BridesmaidLauren and Makayla met freshmen year of college. When Makayla’s roommate moved out of her dorm, Makayla slept on Lauren's floor on an air mattress because she desperately needed someone to talk to after classes. Lauren even hid her dorm key outside her room so Makayla could get in before she got home. The two remained roommates for the rest of college and moved to Seattle together.

Lauren Reed

BridesmaidMakayla met Erin when Makayla was a Sophomore and Erin was a freshmen. It all started at the sorority house during lunch time, when Makayla demanded that Erin sat with her to hang out. Erin was anxious, but Makayla was determined to force her friendship on her. They quickly became close and spent many afternoons studying at coffee shops, driving to AJs for cold brew, or taking a break driving into the Tucson mountains.

Erin Rose

Groomsmen

Best ManAMart and Ian became friends in 2017 at the University of Arizona in the Theta Xi fraternity. AMart was the President of the fraternity at the time. However, they became close during the summers of 2019 &amp; 2020 when they both lived in Scottsdale. They would get together every weekend for bottomless mimosas at restaurant called, The Living Room. The two of them would spend the rest of the weekend relaxing from the week, and sharing a few laughs. Since then, they continue to talk weekly despite living states apart. They even get together in Scottsdale semi-regularly. AMart has even started to travel up to Seattle annually during the wonderful Seattle summers to escape the Phoenix heat and cool off here in nature with good company.

Alex (AMart) Martinez

GroomsmanPapi and Ian met in 2017 at a University of Arizona freshman send off event in Atlanta. They both exchanged numbers that day. When it came time to Go Greek, they both rushed. During rush, they both ended up preffing the same house, Theta Xi. When it came time to pick up their bid cards, Papi and Ian went together. To their surprise, Theta Xi gave them each a bid! They were pledge brothers together, later ended up becoming roommates, and have stayed close friends to this day.

Matthew (Papi) Zhu

GroomsmanKevin and Ian met sometime around 2010/2011 at Perimeter Church in a middle school boys discipleship group. However, Kevin and Ian weren't actually friends yet. It wasn't until the summer of 2018 that they reconnected through Papi due to Papi and Kevin having both gone to high school together. Since the reintroduction, they became close. Kevin flew out to the University of Arizona to visit with Papi and Ian during the Fall 2018 semester. He ended up sleeping in the fraternity house in an empty bedroom on a random mattress. To this day, Kevin and Ian meet up whenever they are in Atlanta together. Kevin has even made 2 trips out to Seattle to go hiking, skiing, and see the city.

Kevin (Kevin) Caffrey

Flower Girls & Ring Bearers

Payton Worden

Everly Worden

Ashton Worden

Ezra Davis

Wedding Party

Our Favorite Hikes

Easy

Discovery Park

Hard

Silver Peak Trailhead

In Seattle

Pike Place Market

Space Needle

Greys Anatomy fans - this ones for you! This is McDreamy's park

Kerry Park

Our Church

Downtown Cornerstone Church

Things to Do

Registry

ROOM BLOCKS

This is where the wedding ceremony and reception will be. There are hotel rooms, condos, and houses to rent on site. Houses and condos are available on other sites as well. We do not have blocks for those and access to the Swim/Fitness Center may not be included. All reservations for this block must be made prior to&nbsp;end of day Monday, 07 Jul, 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;After this date, any rooms that are not assigned to reservations will be released into the hotel’s general inventory.&nbsp;Any reservations requested after this date will be subject to hotel availability for both room type and rate.&nbsp; HOW TO BOOK:Contact the Suncadia reservation dept. at&nbsp;866-904-6300, and say ‘I need to make a reservation.’&nbsp;Reference the&nbsp;Walters Worden Wedding or G-L5MY&nbsp;room block and a reservation agent will then be able to assist.

Suncadia Resort - Destination by Hyatt

ARRIVAL

Arriving from out of state? No problem! The closest airport to our venue is Sea-Tac. We highly recommend renting a car in order to get out to Cle Elum, as it is about 1.5 hours from the airport.

Ian & Makayla

Ian & Makayla

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