Founders Brewing Co - Centennial Room

Rehearsal Dinner

Grand Rapids Downtown Market

Wedding Day

We are so excited to celebrate with you soon! Our wedding website will continue to be updated over the following months so check back for more information.

Our Wedding

How we met:-Emma's POV: At a Kaleo concert in 2022, Emma found herself not being able to stop thinking about the cute guy who smiled at her. Her efforts to move closer in the hopes of chatting after the show were foiled when he ran out of the venue as soon as the band played their last note. However, she was saved by social media when she recognized his face in somebody else’s Instagram post which is when she discovered they both went to Calvin University. She decided to send him a message and to her surprise, he asked her out for coffee. Matt and Emma spent 4 hours chatting at the coffee shop and so began their beautiful story._Matt's POV: At a Kaleo Concert in 2022, Matt recognized the girl two people down and smiled at her. He then enjoyed the rest of the show. Wanting to avoid traffic leaving the parking structure, he left quickly after the encore. A while later he received a random follow request and DM from some girl named Emma who was the girl at the concert. She had thought that he was cute. After some chatting on Instagram, he wanted to take her out to coffee. They spent 4 hours at Squibb talking about life, adventures, and their dreams. Matt was worried that the date wasn’t going too well when Emma kept getting up to go to the bathroom. Thankfully Emma still liked Matt and the rest is history.

A long time ago at a concert far far away

Our Story

Photos

Emma Betten

Jonas Tilburt

Emily Haan

Caleb Hurshman

Kate Versluis

Ethan Ely

Emma Lanning

Austin Duimstra

Ellie Pastoor

Quinn Heiser

Annalise Holcomb

Luke Pintar

Wedding Party

Travel

1. <a href="https://foundersbrewing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Founders</a>: You just gotta2. <a href="https://www.newhollandbrew.com/location/grand-rapids/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Holland</a>: Emma is Dutch.3. <a href="https://www.breweryvivant.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brewery Vivant</a>: Used to be a church, pretty neat4. <a href="https://broadleafbeer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broadleaf</a>: Their Korean pork belly is incredible. Never had a bad beer here either (we've had a lot of beers here)5. <a href="https://speciationartisanales.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Speciation</a>: Lots of funky beers6. <a href="https://harmonybeer.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harmony</a>: Emma Loves the black squirrel porter

Matt and Emma's Beer Tour Extravaganza

Millennium Park: Great park for biking and runningSaugatuck Dunes State Park: Our favorite beach (where we got engaged)Fallasburg Park: Great spot to stand in a creekRiverside Park: Near downtown, pretty area by the Grand RiverGrand Ravines County Park: Dogs, Grand River, trails through the woodsDowntown River Walk: A walk by the river, downtown

Parks and Recreation 

Squibb: Our first date placeMorning Ritual: Great seasonal drinksBitter End: Open 24/7The Stray: The stray is the best. Cute local art and live musicPeets: At Calvin

Favorite Coffee Shops 

Things to Do

Registry

Matthew & Emma

Matthew & Emma

Registry