Grand Hall at Historic Union Station

Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner

Crowne Plaza Indianapolis-Dwtn-Union Stn, an IHG Hotel

The night before...

Ceremony and Reception

Timeline of Events

5:00 PM - Guests start arriving and taking their seats5:30 PM - Ceremony starts6:00 PM - Ceremony ends, guests are ushered out to the bar area6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Cocktail Hour with heavy hor d'oeuvres and drinks7:15 PM - Wedding Reception begins12:00 AM - Party's over!

Our Wedding

How we met...

On Wednesday, June 27th, 2018, Jessica and her stepmom Alexa attended the Hamilton County Precinct Chair Caucus Meeting at the Fishers library. Before official business got underway, the Indiana Democratic Party's Coordinated Campaign staffers, who represented Hamilton County, got up to introduce themselves. One of those staffers was a very handsome, very tall, man wearing a Joe Donnelly t-shirt. Alexa whispered over to Jessica that she thought he was cute and that she should go introduce herself to him after the meeting. As a millennial, instead of talking to him after the meeting ended, Jessica decided to search for him on social media. According to Facebook, his birthday was April 10th, he was from Valparaiso, Indiana, he graduated from IU Bloomington, and he worked out of the Carmel office for the Coordinated Campaign. She was sure she'd run into him eventually, being from Carmel herself and being very involved in politics there. Less than a month later on July 22nd, Jessica received an email from the Chair of the Hamilton County Democrats stating that the Coordinated Campaign was hiring a Field Organizer to work out of the Carmel office, where she knew that cute guy worked. Jessica applied, and got the job a few days later on August 1st. Jessica's first day at her new job was August 18th. She walked into the Carmel office for her first day of work and, to her surprise, that cute guy from the meeting in Fishers back in June was standing there, talking to her brother Ian and her stepmom Alexa! They fell in love immediately. Jessica and Alex spent the next three months together working 12+ hours a day to get Senator Joe Donnelly re-elected to the US Senate. After spending so much time together and still feeling the same way they felt on the first day they met, they knew they were meant to be. Jessica and Alex spent the next three years having fun with each other through traveling, having Marvel and Harry Potter movie marathons, adopting a quarantine kitten named Luna in March 2020, and running Fady Qaddoura's successful campaign for State Senate District 30 in the fall of 2020. They can't imagine life without each other. That's why, on June 17th 2021, Jessica couldn't say no when Alex dropped to one knee and proposed to her. Alex clearly knew the way to Jessica's heart, because the engagement ring was in a golden snitch from Harry Potter. They are excited to celebrate their love with you on October 8, 2022!

Our Story

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Guest Accommodations 

Andrea and Jessica met at the end of 2016 thanks to their mutual friend, Lauren. They became quick friends through their love of singing (screaming?) Celine Dion at the top of their lungs, staying up too late on weeknights drinking wine, and pretending to do witchcraft on their friend Julia. 

Andrea Conway

Alex and Mikey met in 2017 while working for the Indiana Democratic Party and quickly became friends through endless conversations about sports and politics. Over the years, they've spent countless hours watching big games, enjoying a drink, playing basketball, discussing the merits of the most recent Marvel movie, and debating whether Mikey has his life together or not.

Mikey Shepard

Lauren and Jessica became best friends when they met at Carmel Middle School in 6th grade. Their 18 years of friendship consists of late nights in Lauren's parent's basement talking to boys, making dramatic AIM away messages out of Blink 182 song lyrics, hanging out at Seton Fest and Carmel Fest, getting a bunch of weird scary movies from Blockbuster to watch at sleepovers, and going on planned and spontaneous trips around the world. Jessica was a bridesmaid in Lauren's wedding and she can't wait to have Lauren as a bridesmaid at hers!

Lauren Baughman

Brayden is Alex's younger brother and longest video game and sports opponent. Growing up, they spent endless hours playing basketball, baseball, and backyard wiffleball together and nearly as many hours playing Madden, MLB the Show, and NBA 2K. As Chicago sports fans, they've been through the ups and downs (mostly downs) of the White Sox, Blackhawks, Bulls, and Bears together since Brayden was old enough to understand the games.

Brayden Cortwright

Mikayla and Jessica met at Carmel Middle School when they were in 7th grade and they've been best friends ever since. With over 17 years of friendship, they've been through everything together. From being with each other 24/7, to living in different cities with only their phones to keep them connected, Jessica and Mikayla will always be each other's person. Some of their favorite memories together are Spring Breaks in Panama City Beach with the boys, late nights out in Bloomington, driving around Carmel with nothing to do, and sitting in Jessica's mom's basement for hours watching One Tree Hill. Jessica can't imagine getting married without Mikayla by her side. 

Mikayla Cripe

Alex and Alex also met in 2017 while working for the Indiana Democratic Party. They quickly found that they had a lot in common, like their names, passion for politics, and backgrounds in Northwest Indiana. This gave Alex Fuller a pass for rooting for the wrong Chicago baseball team. Alex, Mikey, and Conner all were in Alex Fuller's wedding in 2021 and had a blast at the bachelor  party in Las Vegas. 

Alex Fuller

Sasha is Jessica's beautiful sister. Even though they are 21 years apart, Jessica and Sasha have an amazing best friend relationship. Besides playing games together like Guess Who?, UNO, and Sorry!, they also love braiding each other's hair, having sleepovers, coloring or painting together, watching movies, and jumping on the trampoline. Whenever they aren't together, Sasha makes sure to FaceTime Jessica a few times a day so they can still see and talk to each other. 

Sasha Griffith

Alex and Drew first met while working out of the state's Democratic Party office in 2017 for Senator Donnelly's campaign. In 2018, Drew and Alex were both relocated to Senator Donnelly's campaign office in Carmel where they met Jessica. Drew is a great friend to both Jessica and Alex and he was actually the first person to know that the two were dating.  

Drew Horn

Julia and Jessica went to the same high school, but didn't become friends until 2016 thanks to their mutual friend, Lauren. Lauren and Julia moved into a house together downtown Indianapolis where Jessica was, and still is, a frequent visitor. It was around this time that Jessica and Julia became quick friends through holiday parties at the house, movie nights in the living room, bonfires in the backyard, and pool parties in the blowup kiddie-pool in the driveway. 

Julia Schiffman

Conner and Alex met in 2017 while working for the Donnelly campaign at the Indiana Democratic Party. Conner and Alex have a lot in common. including: a love for the Sox (although Conner's Red Sox have been much more successful than Alex's White Sox), passion for Democratic politics, Marvel movies, and being mediocre trivia players. 

Conner Klotz

Brooklyn is Jessica's cousin and, even with the 12 years between them, they are great friends. They love spending time together during their great family gatherings at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break in Florida, and 4th of July on Mackinaw Island. Jessica became even closer to Brooklyn during their trip to Israel, England and Scotland where they made memories that would last them a lifetime, like learning the lyrics to Despacito while driving to Nazareth. Jessica is excited to make even more amazing memories with Brooklyn as her bridesmaid!

Jessica & Alexander

Jessica & Alexander

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