Johnson Park

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

One day in mid-September 2016, two college kids named Margaret and Austin&nbsp;started talking after being connected online.&nbsp;After three and a half weeks of talking, chatting, and realizing that "Hey, you're pretty cool!", they&nbsp;went on their&nbsp;first date to Greek's pizza. 

That date... didn't go very well. Austin did not speak more than a few words (and maybe ONE complete sentence) throughout the entire date. Thankfully, Margaret was crazy enough to agree to a second date a week later&nbsp;(which went MUCH&nbsp;better), just to see if it was nerves, or if it was an indicator that&nbsp;this guy really didn't speak in person. Austin thankfully&nbsp;remembered to talk that time. It wasn't until four months&nbsp;later that Austin would confess that he didn't speak on the first date because he was so nervous that he figured if he didn't speak at ALL, he couldn't mess up... not the best tactic. Would not recommend.

They started officially dating on October 16, 2016.&nbsp;The next year and two months brought meeting each other's crazy families, a spring break trip split between Michigan and Indiana, a whole summer in Michigan, adopting Austin's cat, a trip to the zoo at Christmas, a promise ring,&nbsp;LOTS&nbsp;of batches of brownies, and more adventures than could possibly be counted.

On December 16, 2017, at the end of their&nbsp;second annual trip to the Indy zoo for Christmas, Austin proposed while posing for a photo of the couple. That was the easiest "yes"&nbsp;of Margaret's life. September 3rd can't come soon enough.

Fin

We are so excited to celebrate our big day with you!

The Story of Us

Our Story

After-"party"

Bonfire

At 6pm on Monday, Sept 3, after the wedding, for friends and family who are still around, there will be a bonfire at the Fanco farm. We will have the leftover wedding food available, and will also be grilling hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. (including meat raised at our farm!). This will be a low-key event that is open to all who are attending the wedding. No pressure if you can't come, this will be a very relaxed end to the day. If you have kids, they are welcome as well, and can meet the animals on the farm!&nbsp; The farm is located at: 10639 Baker Ave SE, Alto, MIPlease text Margaret at (616) 819-8573 or email at bigsistermeg@gmail.com if you plan to attend!

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

Please call to reserve your hotel room! When you call, mention that you need to be booked under the Fanco/Bishop Wedding block to get our group rate. The cutoff date for the block is August 15.Choose this hotel if you are staying both Saturday AND&nbsp;Sunday night. The rate is better at this hotel for two days than the other hotel.

Comfort Suites Grandville - Grand Rapids SW

Please call to reserve your hotel room! When you call, mention that you need to be booked under the Fanco/Bishop Wedding block to get our group rate.&nbsp;The cutoff date for the block is&nbsp;August 1. If you call after that date, though, you can get a room, just not under our room block.

Choose this hotel if you are staying ONLY Sunday night.

Holiday Inn Express Grand Rapids Sw

Travel

If you are in town Sunday or are in town for the rest of the day after&nbsp;the wedding on Monday, Millennium Park is a nearby area that is PERFECT for kids and adults.

Margaret & Austin

Margaret & Austin

Things to Do

Millennium Park