Valley Bible Church

C E R E M O N Y   &    R E C E P T I ON                 ARE NOW AT THE SAME LOCATION

Hilton Garden Inn Hanover/Lebanon NH

R E C E P T I ON

Our Wedding

Our story began on February 6, 2020. On that day I saw Lauren at a distance and she smiled at me. At the moment I knew I had to learn who she was and take a chance. It was the best decision I ever made. We became a couple a month later and haven’t looked back since. It has been quite a journey dating through a pandemic, but it has only brought us closer. Though the journey has just begun, we are very excited as we continue as husband and wife. We can’t wait to see where God will take us and the places we will go as a couple. God has truly blessed us.

Our Story

Hilton Garden Inn Hanover/Lebanon

We have 10 rooms blocked at this hotel. If you would like to take advantage of this, call the hotel and inform them you are attending the wedding of Lauren Bishop.

Quality Inn

Best Western Dartmouth Inn at Hanover

Fireside Inn & Suites West Lebanon

Fairfield Inn by Marriott White River Junction

White River Inn and Suites

Travel

Things to Do

Raegan is Jon’s 4-year-old niece and we are very excited to have her be the flower girl. She loves everything pink, unicorns, and Disney Princesses. She is a pure joy to have in the family!

Raegan O’Leary

Hudson is Jon’s soon to be 7-year-old nephew. He is a fun loving kid who loves to play outside, build forts, and everything superheroes. He takes after his uncle in his love for Superman apparel. 

Hudson O’Leary

Mike is Jon’s older brother. Mike and Jon have been close their entire lives and Mike has been a helpful mentor for Jon throughout his life. Mike is married to his wife Amber of 15 years. They have four children: Emerson, Hudson, Raegan, Kensington. 

Michael O’Leary

Travis is Jon’s Brother in-law and has been married to Jon’s sister, Shannon, for 8 years. They have one son, Levi. Travis has been a great friend over the past 8 years and a great edition to the family. 

Travis Keeler

Jon is one of Jon’s closest friends and has been a great role model and mentor for him in the past few years. Jon is married to his wife Jen of 11 years and has four kids: Aubrey, Addison, Ava, Austin. 

Jon Polakowski 

Jon has known Josh for the past 3 years and He has been a great friend and support over those three years. Josh and his wife Mandi have been married for 6 years and have two children: Naomi and Silas. 

Josh Watrous

Chris and Jon have known each other for 4 years and Chris is the executive pastor at Jon’s church. Chris was an instrumental mentor and friend who helped Jon through one of the toughest times in his life. He has been a great encouragement and friend. He and his wife Erin have been married for 13 years and have four children: Leander, Evangeline, Alma, and Josephina. 

Chris Audino

Tori is Lauren’s best childhood friend since age 5. They have been best friends for over 20 years. Tori and her husband Dustin live in Schenectady, New York and are expecting there first baby in December 2020. 

Tori Reed

Eva is one of Lauren’s best childhood friends of over 20 years. She and her husband Matthew live in Scotia, New York. The day wouldn’t be complete without her. 

Eva Whalen

Jackie is Lauren’s sister-in-law who has been married to her brother Jon for 7 years. They just had their first baby girl, Jianna, in April and live in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.  Jackie has been apart of the family for many years. She is an amazing friend, sister, mom, and wife. To know her is to love her! 

Jackie Bishop

Kara and Lauren met through small group at church in 2017. They both had just moved to the Portland area and quickly became close friends. Kara currently works in the medical field in Michigan. 

Kara Pavone

Chelsea and Lauren have worked together at Bei Capelli in Scarbough, Maine for almost 4 years. Chelsea is a true Maine girl, always down for hiking, fishing, or any adventure.  She has been an amazing friend and someone that Lauren looks up too, especially when it comes to the hair industry.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Dear Friends and Family,&nbsp; We are very thankful that all of you have responded and were looking forward to celebrating our wedding with us in person. Unfortunately, Lauren and I have made the tough decision to change our plan for our wedding day. Due to the increase in COVID cases throughout New England and neighboring states, the uncertainty of being able to keep people safe, and the daily changes in restrictions state by state, we have chosen to go ahead with a small wedding consisting of our family and wedding party. Sadly, no other guests will be able to join us. We are very disappointed but feel it is the best way to keep everyone safe. Thankfully, due to modern technology, we will be live streaming the wedding for all those who will not be with us in person. We would love for all of you to tune in on February 6th at 11am to watch our ceremony on Facebook live. It will be live streamed on Jon’s facebook page. We are thankful for all of you and appreciate all the lovely gifts and support you have given us the past few months. We thank you for your understanding and future support as we begin our journey in marriage together.&nbsp; Love,&nbsp; Jon and Lauren

COVID-19 Guidelines

Planning on taking your own personal photos at the ceremony and reception? We would love see them and have access to them for our own memories. Here are two ways you can share: The Guest: The guest is a smart phone app that allows you to manually or automatically when you add the event within the app. Our event is Jon &amp; Lauren’s wedding and the event code is OLEARY262021. The event will be open between February 5th at 11:00am - February 8th at 11:am. Note: If you toggle auto share ON during this event, every photo you take during those three (3) days will be uploaded to the event. You can choose to manually upload or auto-upload during the wedding / reception and then turn auto-upload off. Hashtag: We are stilling working on creating a hashtag but will post it here when we come up with one!

Lauren & Lauren

Lauren & Lauren

Registry