Wedding Day

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church

Ceremony

Carnegie Hall at Newport

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Our journey begins back at Miami University during the spring semester of 2024. It was both our senior year of college, and we were introduced to each other through some mutual friends of ours while we were out at a bar. We somehow managed to talk to each other throughout the whole evening in the crowded bar with music playing. We left and were unsure if we would ever see each other again. We reconnected in the late summer of 2024, and around Christmas of 2024, we went on our first official date and have been almost inseparable ever since.After our first date, we had to go our separate ways. Mikey was at Fort Benning down in Georgia, about to start Ranger school. And I was still living in Cincinnati and teaching. We wrote letters back and forth as Mikey was at Ranger school and tried to stay in contact for those couple of months, the best we could. Then, when he graduated, we knew we needed to see each other again. We were able to meet up in Georgia and got to spend a weekend together. By the end of that weekend, I think we both realized that we were very quickly falling in love.From then on, our lives became one. When Mikey was moving to New York to be up at Fort Drum, we knew we had to make the move together. We loaded him up in a U-Haul and drove all the way up to move him to New York. About a month later, Leah made that move too. We spend every day by each other's sides, and we wouldn't want it any other way. This has been the best adventure of our lives and we can't wait for a lifetime more.

Our story

Our Story

Photos

Grace Major 

Taylor Clark

Kendra Zak

Makyla Ludwig 

Kayla Cooper

Julia Cooper 

Kaylin Loncar

Emma Jobert

Wedding Party

This hotel is centrally located to the ceremony and reception venue. Right on the river and surrounded by lots to do on the levee. Make your reservation by Oct 19th, 2026, in order to get the room block pricing.

Aloft Newport on the Levee

Travel

FAQs

At Newport on the Levee, there are plenty of dining and entertainment options, all just a short walk from the Aloft hotel.

Newport on the Levee

A variety of arcade games, bowling, billiards, and a selection of drinks and food. Fun entertainment located down the street from the Aloft hotel.

Velocity Esports Newport

Newport Aquarium  

A pedestrian-only bridge that stretches over the Ohio River from Newport on the Levee to downtown Cincinnati. Allows for a nice walk with views of the city skyline.

Purple People Bridge 

Things to Do

Registry

Leah & Mikey

Leah & Mikey

L&M

Wedding Day

1:00 PM–2:00 PM

Ceremony

4:30 PM–5:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

5:30 PM–11:30 PM

Reception