Matt and Mary connected through waterskiing. The wedding will be held at the Staley Family's Water Ski Lake House in Arvin, California. They are excited to show you a special slice of paradise in the middle of California's agriculture hub (aka the middle of nowhere).

We have a room block with Bakersfield Marriot! We will have a shuttle for transportation from this hotel to the venue. See our travel page!

We love you all and your kids. However, the wedding ceremony and reception will take place lakeside, so due to liability and lake owner restrictions, this will be an adult only event.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to the bride or groom directly! If you prefer, feel free to email us at themhayhursts@gmail.com

We probably should have called the wedding attire “California cocktail”. This is lake wedding after all, but we want people to be free to dress up and have fun with it if they so choose! Our semi-formal means a California step up from casual, this might mean dress shirts and slacks for men, and dresses of any length and blouses for women. Don’t forget to choose footwear suitable for grass and jackets/sweaters in case the weather cools down as the entire event will be outdoors.