Wedding Day

The Gardens at Viola's

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

It all started with a dating app called Bumble! The way this dating app works is you match with another person and only the female can start communicating first! The catch... you only get 24 hours to message the guy or your chance is over. Karen being the procrastinator she is, waits until the last hour to message David. We meet at our favorite coffee place, Northern Lights and we hit if off! To the point where Karen is late to her car and gets a parking ticket...A few months pass and David graduates from Scranton University and finds a software development job back in his hometown of New Jersey, becoming a long distance couple for the next 2 years. Karen then graduates from Marywood University and she finds a music teaching job in Flagstaff Arizona. We have been happily living together for 3 years now with our two cats S'mores and Oatmeal.

Our Story

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MY BEST FRIEND!!!!!!
We've been best friends since the 6th grade!

Leah Byman

We met in college studying the same degree at Marywood University. One of the sweetest people you will meet!

Emily Felker

David's sister and practically already my sister!

Bethany Vanora

Sam Vanora

The tallest of Dave's core friend group throughout high school and beyond. Known and respected for his quick wit and never ending arsenal of puns, he is as hilarious as he is a sincere and genuine friend. Dylan and David also bond over working as programmers. If you see Dylan on the dance floor, be sure to ask him about his thoughts on Rust and whether null pointers were a mistake in programming language design. All kidding aside, Dylan is one of David's closest friends and no matter what mood David is in, Dylan only needs to say like three things before David can't help but laugh and feel at least a little better.

Dylan Gabel

Jim has always been around in David's life. It probably all started that time in second grade Jim noticed David somehow managed to beat one of the fast loudmouthed kids in a race. They later reconnected in high school and started regularly hanging out with Dylan and Aaron, seeing a wide assortment of the film industry's greatest failures. They both decided to go to the University of Scranton together and be college roommates. Jim is one of David's closest friends, and he's one of those friends who would be direct and to the point about things which caused David to grow as a person. Outside of that, they each have contributed handily to the likely uncountable number of times either of them has laughed. 

Jim Behan

David and Aaron were friends in middle school but really got close once their high school friend group formed and they engaged in favorite activities like watching terrible movies weekly, traveling to the mall to hang out after school, and playing all sorts of online video games together. Aaron has some form of super human ability to come out unscathed in all manner of situations. He can yell a swear word in the hallway next to a teacher without them noticing or reacting, or he can race his car and get into a wreck that transforms the vehicle into a piece of scrap metal but leaves body with minimal damage. Ultimately, though, Aaron has always been a really great friend with tons of wild stories and experiences to discuss and enjoy. 

Aaron Haag

Micah Vanora

Wedding Party

Q + A

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Courtyard by Marriott Flagstaff

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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Flagstaff

Little America Hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites Flagstaff

Travel

The Grand Canyon is about an hour and half outside of Flagstaff. Please take advantage of the trip and travel to this beautiful national park! Fee entrance is $35 per vehicle. Free if you have an America the Beautiful National Park Pass

Grand Canyon National Park

Another beautiful town near outside of Flagstaff Arizona. It takes about an hour to get to the beautiful red rock but the whole drive down the 89A switchbacks is breathtaking and our favorite drive!

Sedona

Las Vegas! This is a bit far out of town at about 4 hours away. But on the way you can stop by the Hoover Dam! If you're going to Las Vegas you'll probably need to stay a night there. Our personal favorite is the MGM Grand but you also have the Caesars Palace and the Bellagio!

Las Vegas 

A 5 hour drive but beautiful red rock formations there in Arches National Park, Moab Utah

Arches National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Zion National Park

Plenty to do in Phoenix. It's about a 2.5 hour drive from Flagstaff and it's a pretty easy ride. Keep in mind that temperatures in Phoenix will be 100 to 120 degrees. Below are just some of the few places you can visit.Phoenix ZooPhoenix Desert Botanical GardenMusical Instrument Museum :)Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix

If you're looking for a town that has more name brand shopping, antique stores, and a whiskey row for bar hopping, then Prescott is the place to go! It's about 1.5 hours out of Flagstaff

Karen & David

Karen & David

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