Colden Manor at Spruce Lodge

Rehearsal Dinner

First Presbyterian Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel

Reception

Our Wedding

Andrew and Megan met in Oneonta, New York during the Halloween weekend of 2014. What connected the two was the dating app Tinder and Megan had told herself that she would give one more guy a shot and then she needed a break! Luckily, that guy happened to be Andrew. Brittany, Megan's best friend, was visiting her at SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta that weekend and when Andrew asked Megan to come to his Halloween party, it was Brittany that pushed her to say yes. After a funny mishap, Andrew thought that Megan wanted him to meet her for pizza at Tino's but by the time Andrew arrived, Megan was already on a bus back to campus. This did not end it for them because that night they stayed up talking on the phone for hours, getting to know each other and laughing. Between Brittany and the phone call, Megan agreed to go to Andrew's party the next night. With friends in tow and a back up plan to leave, Megan and Andrew met for the first time outside of 300 Main Street. From there, it was an instant connection, lots of laughing and tons of talking. A few days later, on November 4, Andrew officially asked Megan to be his girlfriend.&nbsp;Andrew was working in Oneonta and Megan still attending school. Breaks meant that they were apart but the real long distance came when Megan graduated and returned home. The pair would go months without seeing each other and took turns spending weekends together in Oneonta or in Newburgh. It wasn't until 2018 when Andrew moved to the Hudson Valley that they could finally say goodbye to long distance.&nbsp;On December 22, 2019 (Andrew's Birthday), Megan took him to dinner to celebrate and they had agreed to go see the Christmas Lights Show at the Orange County Arboretum. As they finished their walk through the display, Andrew turned to Megan and got down on one knee and ask her to marry him. The two have since moved in together in Walden.By the wedding date, the couple will have been together for nearly 7 years. After going through their challenges with long distance and building a strong foundation for their relationship, they are excited to begin this next chapter.&nbsp;

The Story of Us...

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Robert AKA Berto, as he is known to most, met Andrew&nbsp;at VVS Central School. Weirdly, they did not start out as best friends. In fact, they&nbsp;were enemies up to 7th grade. As time went on, they&nbsp;became best friends through mutual friends, lived together for 3&nbsp;years, and continue to be best friends until this day! He is part of the best friend group!

Robert (Berto) Freeman

Megan and Brittany met at Valley Central High School during their Sophomore Year. They have been best friends ever since!&nbsp;

Brittany Ambrosino

Chris met Andrew very early on since he is his&nbsp;brother! Being only a year apart in age (363 days to be exact), they&nbsp;grew up together and made countless memories in the process!

Christopher Desnoyers

Kelly is Megan's cousin and has been forced to be her best friend since birth.

Kelly Arnott

Mike met Andrew on the school bus since he lived only a mile down the road from him! They&nbsp;spent a lot of time playing basketball together and grew up part of the best friend group!

Michael Thomson

Caitlin and Megan met during their Sophomore Year at Valley Central High School. The two then lived together all four years of college at SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta. Somehow the two did not kill each other!! We can't decide if that's impressive on Caitlin's part or Megan's part...

Caitlin Weiner

Lauren and Megan met during their time at SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta when both were members of the all-female acapella group, Pitch&nbsp;Slapped. Lauren moved to the area after college and the two have been inseparable since.&nbsp;

Lauren Giacalone

Stephen is Andrew's&nbsp;cousin and they spent a lot of childhood messing with Legos, getting into shenanigans at our family's lake camp,&nbsp;and created lots of memories together! He is also part of the best friend group!

Stephen Desnoyers

Brian was in the same graduating class as me, Berto, Steve, and Mike. We became friends during poker games, Xbox LAN parties, and late-night trips to Denny's among many other memories. He is part of the best friend group!

Brian Salzer

Mary and Megan met on their first day of their Freshman year of college at SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta. Mary lived next door to Caitlin and Megan and the crew became fast friends.&nbsp;

Mary Hartrich

Rob met Andrew shortly after graduating college in 2014 and moved in together in Oneonta at "The Light House."&nbsp;Their friendship grew from Game of Thrones watch parties, actual parties, their shared love of beer, and made many memories in Oneonta!

Robert (Rob) Hillman

Another SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta gal, Sarah and Megan met their Freshman year and became instant friends. The two then lived together from Sophomore year on.&nbsp;

Sarah Heikkinen

Alexis and Megan met during Chemisty class their Sophomore year at Valley Central High School. Alexis told Megan that she didn't really have a set best friend and it became Megan's mission to force her friendship upon Alexis as quickly as possible...she has not stopped trying.&nbsp;

Alexis Oni-Eseleh

Patrick is Megan's cousin and father of Flower Girl, Ryann. Megan feels very lucky to have grown up being so close to her cousins and feels more like Patrick is a brother. She has loved watching him grow into an amazing father and husband and feels very lucky to have him be part of this day.

Patrick Arnott

Becca and Megan met at SUNY&nbsp;Oneonta as members of the all-female acapella group, Pitch Slapped. One day when walking home from rehearsal, Megan and Caitlin turned to each other and agreed that they both loved Becca so much they wanted to be best friends...it worked!

Rebecca (Becca) Roffi

Shawn is Megan's cousin&nbsp;and father of Flower Girl, Ellie. Megan feels very lucky to have grown up being so close to her cousins and feels more like Shawn&nbsp;is a brother. She has loved watching him grow into an amazing father and husband and feels very lucky to have him be part of this day.

Shawn Arnott

Ryann is the daughter of Megan's cousin, Patrick and his wife, Heather. She recently turned 3 years old. She is smart, funny, energetic and growing up sooo quickly!! Megan calls Ryann her niece and is SO proud of her.&nbsp;

Ryann Arnott

Lucy is Andrew's mother She is a retired nurse and nursing home administrator. She lives in Missouri with her husband Everett and Andrew's two sisters. She has been his biggest supporter and greatest influence. She has given everything possible to see her son succeed in life!

Lucy Parker

Ellie is the daughter of Megan's cousin, Shawn and his wife, Victoria. She recently turned 2 years old. She is inquisitive, thoughtful, sweet and growing up sooo quickly! Megan calls Ellie her niece and is SO proud of her.

Eleanor (Ellie) Arnott

Tom is Andrew's father. He is an IT professional and part-time taxidermist. Andrew grew up with his dad in upstate New York in a little city named Sherrill. Andrew owes his success to the lessons he learned living with his Dad and could not have asked for a better childhood,

Thomas Desnoyers

Barbara is Megan's mother. Barbara is a retired Special Education teacher, she is a loving daughter, mother, sister, aunt and friend. In her spare time, she enjoys crafting and babysitting her grand-nieces. Megan is her only child and therefore, her favorite. Megan is the person she has become because of her mother's love, compassion, teachings and grace.&nbsp;

Barbara Palmer

Archer is Megan and Andrew's pup! He came home to them last June and turned 1 in May. They love him so much and know he is excited for his parents to get married!!

Archer

Jim and Rose Marie Meyer truly set the standard of love in Megan's family. Jim is a retired lineman for the electric company and Rose is a retired secretary and business teacher. Together they have 3 children, 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. They are a gift to their family members!

Rose and Jim Meyer

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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND IS FULLY BOOKED PRESENTLY. You are welcome to call and join a waiting list for any rooms that become available 30 days in advance. To guarantee a room, please see the information for the Holiday Inn Express. Our reception will be held at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel located at40 Civic Center Plaza Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.We have a room block at a discounted rate of $189.00 per night. Please call to make your reservation for either a King Room or 2 Double Beds Room.Check in time: 4:00 PMCheck out time: 11:00 AMThe last day to make your reservation at our discounted rate is 8/25/2021.Please call (845) 485-5300 and press 2 for Reservations then use code ‘PALDE’ to receive our rate for the Palmer/Desnoyers wedding.&nbsp;

Presently, The Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel is fully booked for the evening of our wedding. You can be placed on their waiting list, but in order to guarantee a room, please reserve at the Holiday Inn Express. We will arrange for transportation both to and from the reception. If rooms become available at The Poughkeepsie Grand, you will be notifed 30 days in advance. Please call (845) 473-1151 and use code 'PAW' to book your room at our discounted rate of $179.00 The Holiday Inn Express has a 24-hour cancellation policy in the event rooms do become available at The Poughkeepise Grand.

Megan & Andrew

Megan & Andrew

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Wedding Day

2:00 PM–11:00 PM

Wedding

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