Turf Valley Resort

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

You&nbsp;know,&nbsp;most&nbsp;epic&nbsp;love&nbsp;stories&nbsp;start&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;meet-cute&nbsp;–&nbsp;a&nbsp;chance&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;coffee&nbsp;shop,&nbsp;a&nbsp;dramatic&nbsp;rescue,&nbsp;or&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;a&nbsp;lingering&nbsp;glance&nbsp;across&nbsp;a&nbsp;crowded&nbsp;room.&nbsp;Ours?&nbsp;Well,&nbsp;ours&nbsp;began&nbsp;with&nbsp;a&nbsp;swipe,&nbsp;a&nbsp;hopeful&nbsp;tap,&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;undeniably&nbsp;romantic&nbsp;sound&nbsp;of...&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;Dating.&nbsp;Yes,&nbsp;folks,&nbsp;we're&nbsp;living&nbsp;proof&nbsp;that&nbsp;true&nbsp;love&nbsp;can&nbsp;indeed&nbsp;be&nbsp;found&nbsp;between&nbsp;ads&nbsp;for&nbsp;questionable&nbsp;widgets&nbsp;and&nbsp;Aunt&nbsp;Carol's&nbsp;latest&nbsp;vacation&nbsp;photos. Our&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;was,&nbsp;shall&nbsp;we&nbsp;say,&nbsp;"blessed"&nbsp;by&nbsp;nature.&nbsp;Picture&nbsp;this:&nbsp;a&nbsp;lovely&nbsp;afternoon,&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;charming&nbsp;me&nbsp;with&nbsp;his&nbsp;wit,&nbsp;and&nbsp;then&nbsp;–&nbsp;BAM!&nbsp;–&nbsp;a&nbsp;rogue&nbsp;bird,&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;a&nbsp;connoisseur&nbsp;of&nbsp;fine&nbsp;sartorial&nbsp;choices,&nbsp;decided&nbsp;his&nbsp;hand&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;perfect&nbsp;target&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;well-aimed&nbsp;deposit.&nbsp;Some&nbsp;might&nbsp;call&nbsp;it&nbsp;bad&nbsp;luck;&nbsp;we&nbsp;prefer&nbsp;to&nbsp;think&nbsp;of&nbsp;it&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;divine&nbsp;omen.&nbsp;Clearly,&nbsp;the&nbsp;universe&nbsp;was&nbsp;giving&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;literal&nbsp;"shit&nbsp;happens"&nbsp;moment,&nbsp;testing&nbsp;his&nbsp;resolve&nbsp;(and&nbsp;my&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to&nbsp;suppress&nbsp;laughter).&nbsp;He&nbsp;passed&nbsp;with&nbsp;flying&nbsp;colors. Fast&nbsp;forward&nbsp;a&nbsp;year,&nbsp;and&nbsp;we&nbsp;found&nbsp;ourselves&nbsp;embarking&nbsp;on&nbsp;what&nbsp;would&nbsp;become&nbsp;our&nbsp;annual&nbsp;pilgrimage&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;glamorous&nbsp;metropolis&nbsp;of...&nbsp;Peoria,&nbsp;Illinois!&nbsp;Yes,&nbsp;Peoria.&nbsp;And&nbsp;no,&nbsp;it's&nbsp;not&nbsp;random&nbsp;–&nbsp;it's&nbsp;the&nbsp;home&nbsp;of&nbsp;Ledgestone,&nbsp;a&nbsp;hugely&nbsp;popular&nbsp;disc&nbsp;golf&nbsp;tournament.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;first&nbsp;dating&nbsp;anniversary&nbsp;was&nbsp;celebrated&nbsp;amidst&nbsp;its&nbsp;surprisingly&nbsp;charming&nbsp;streets&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;buzzing&nbsp;energy&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;tournament,&nbsp;a&nbsp;tradition&nbsp;that,&nbsp;for&nbsp;reasons&nbsp;known&nbsp;only&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;peculiar&nbsp;hearts,&nbsp;stuck.&nbsp;We&nbsp;returned&nbsp;for&nbsp;our&nbsp;second&nbsp;anniversary,&nbsp;solidifying&nbsp;Peoria's&nbsp;unlikely&nbsp;status&nbsp;as&nbsp;our&nbsp;romantic&nbsp;Mecca,&nbsp;all&nbsp;thanks&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;flying&nbsp;disc&nbsp;and&nbsp;perhaps&nbsp;a&nbsp;bit&nbsp;of&nbsp;romantic&nbsp;destiny. Now,&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;proposal.&nbsp;Jacob,&nbsp;being&nbsp;the&nbsp;thoughtful&nbsp;(and&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;over-optimistic)&nbsp;romantic&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;is,&nbsp;had&nbsp;a&nbsp;grand&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;He&nbsp;envisioned&nbsp;a&nbsp;dramatic,&nbsp;misty&nbsp;proposal&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;picturesque&nbsp;waterfall&nbsp;in&nbsp;Ohio,&nbsp;en&nbsp;route&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;beloved&nbsp;Peoria.&nbsp;Sounds&nbsp;idyllic,&nbsp;right?&nbsp;Well,&nbsp;Mother&nbsp;Nature,&nbsp;clearly&nbsp;still&nbsp;recovering&nbsp;from&nbsp;her&nbsp;first&nbsp;date&nbsp;"blessing,"&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;play&nbsp;spoiler.&nbsp;A&nbsp;historic&nbsp;drought&nbsp;meant&nbsp;our&nbsp;majestic&nbsp;waterfall&nbsp;was&nbsp;less&nbsp;"cascading&nbsp;wonder"&nbsp;and&nbsp;more&nbsp;"sad,&nbsp;damp&nbsp;rock&nbsp;face."&nbsp;So,&nbsp;no&nbsp;epic&nbsp;waterfall&nbsp;proposal.&nbsp;Jacob&nbsp;probably&nbsp;considered&nbsp;proposing&nbsp;next&nbsp;to&nbsp;a&nbsp;leaky&nbsp;faucet&nbsp;at&nbsp;that&nbsp;point,&nbsp;but&nbsp;thankfully,&nbsp;he&nbsp;rallied. Resourceful&nbsp;man&nbsp;that&nbsp;he&nbsp;is,&nbsp;he&nbsp;pivoted&nbsp;to&nbsp;another&nbsp;significant&nbsp;locale:&nbsp;the&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;Luthy&nbsp;Botanical&nbsp;Garden.&nbsp;Which,&nbsp;if&nbsp;you&nbsp;recall,&nbsp;was&nbsp;the&nbsp;very&nbsp;spot&nbsp;where&nbsp;we&nbsp;celebrated&nbsp;our&nbsp;first&nbsp;anniversary!&nbsp;So,&nbsp;there,&nbsp;amidst&nbsp;the&nbsp;blooming&nbsp;flowers&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;memories&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;burgeoning&nbsp;romance&nbsp;(and&nbsp;thankfully,&nbsp;no&nbsp;more&nbsp;avian&nbsp;bombardments),&nbsp;he&nbsp;got&nbsp;down&nbsp;on&nbsp;one&nbsp;knee.&nbsp;It&nbsp;was&nbsp;perfect,&nbsp;proving&nbsp;that&nbsp;sometimes,&nbsp;even&nbsp;when&nbsp;nature&nbsp;throws&nbsp;a&nbsp;curveball&nbsp;(or&nbsp;bird&nbsp;poop),&nbsp;love&nbsp;finds&nbsp;its&nbsp;way,&nbsp;even&nbsp;if&nbsp;it's&nbsp;via&nbsp;Facebook&nbsp;Dating,&nbsp;a&nbsp;yearly&nbsp;disc&nbsp;golf&nbsp;tournament,&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;slightly&nbsp;parched&nbsp;waterfall. And&nbsp;honestly?&nbsp;I&nbsp;wouldn't&nbsp;have&nbsp;it&nbsp;any&nbsp;other&nbsp;way.&nbsp;It's&nbsp;our&nbsp;perfectly&nbsp;imperfect,&nbsp;delightfully&nbsp;unique&nbsp;love&nbsp;story.

Our Modern Romance (and Avian Interventions)

Our Story

Photos

Nick Kahler

Melanie Ballenger

Brian Call

Emily Meinhart

Joshua Haiss

Jackie Haiss

Joshua Winn

Amy Shaw

Mike Wilkinson

Maria Bartholomew

Raegan Haiss

Wedding Party

Q + A

You are welcome to reserve a room at the resort both the ceremony and reception will be taking place with the room block code. The cut-off date for the room discount is September 17th, 2025.

Check in up to 3 days before and 3 days after the wedding day at the per night discount rate.

Reservations can be made online within 12 months of check in.

Please note, if you are booking online for a specific room type that is not included in our block, it will show sold out. You can call the reservations department to check availability. Reservations will be able to add the room type to our room block for your desired reservation based off availiability. 
 
Please book your rooms as early as you can. We only have a certain amount of rooms on the room block and the availability outside of that is very limited.

The resort is sold out for Friday night into Saturday but as of adding this section, there is still availiability Saturday night. We are increasing our room block to make sure there are enough rooms but if the resort manages to sell out before you get a room, there are a number of hotels in the area about 20 minutes or under from the resort in a variety of price ranges.

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Share The Love

Welcome to our wedding! We are so honored to have you here to share in our special day. We'd love for you to help us capture every beautiful moment, so we've set up a special platform called Guestpix.
 
What is Guestpix?
Guestpix is a fun and easy way for you to share all the candid photos and videos you take throughout the day with us.
 
How to Use It:
Getting started is simple&#8212;no app download is required! You can either:
1.&#160; Scan one of the QR codes that will be placed around the ceremony and reception.
2.&#160; Use the direct link to the portal, which you can find right here on our website.
 
Even if you can't make it to our wedding, you can still be a part of the celebration! Please feel free to use the video guestbook feature on the portal to leave us a personal message or a few well-wishes from wherever you are. We can't wait to see all of the memories you help us create!
 
Our album will open 2 weeks before the wedding!
 
https://my.guestpix.com/Guest/Access/117393/KXVcVrRc

Photo Sharing

Lindsey & Jacob

Lindsey & Jacob

Wedding Party