Rehearsal Dinner

Trinity Reformed Church

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

In January of 2018 we had our first date. We met at Megan's house, and watched the movie "The Other Guys". We had a great first date. We followed it by seeing each other the next day, and the day after that and the day after that. Over the next month we got to know each other and eventually in late February Aaron came back to Pella to meet Megan's family.&nbsp;Aaron got thrown into the deep end so to speak. He came back on the weekend of Megan's nephew's first birthday party. He met almost everyone in a matter of 24 hours, and he wasn't scared away!&nbsp;

A couple months later we made the trip to Blue Springs to meet Aaron's family. They didn't know what to do with Megan. A family of cat lovers suddenly had to deal with someone who is scared to death of cats. Somehow we left the weekend, with their approval.&nbsp;

Over the next year, we had so many amazing moments, and some not so amazing moments. Through it all we learned to lean not only on each other but to put Christ at the center of our relationship.We spent weekends together but during the week Aaron still lived in Ames.&nbsp;In June of 2019, Aaron finally moved from Ames&nbsp;to Pella. This move really secured that this was the real deal. We had an amazing summer hanging out with friends, going to races and spending time with family.

Aaron and Megan had discussed future plans throughout the beginning of 2019, and once the plan became clear that Aaron was moving to Pella, he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with Megan. Aaron and Megan went to the mall to look at ring designs. A&nbsp;certain ring caught Aaron's eye. Megan tried on the ring and instantly fell in love with it. After a few weeks of making sure everything would workout perfectly, He ordered the ring!&nbsp;

Now the real challenge began, trying to keep Megan out of the loop. If you know her, you know, this was not easy. Aaron got the ring in early July, to keep Megan from suspecting anything, he had to lie about when the ring was coming, and claimed it would be months until the ring would be ready. This was a disappointment to Megan, who was convinced he was going to propose at the Iowa State Fair. Behind the scene's Aaron was working to make sure everything went off perfectly. He even pulled in Megan's mom and cousin Cara.One weekend when Megan was busy with work, Aaron spoke with Wendy (Megan's mom) and got her blessing.One evening, a few nights before the fair, Megan was helping her mom with food, Aaron went to Des Moines with Rob (Megan's dad). This is when he finally &nbsp;asked and got his blessing.&nbsp;

With both parents blessings, and ring in hand the day finally came!&nbsp;Aaron and Megan headed up to the fair. When we&nbsp;got to the fair, we met up with Wendy, Becky (Megan's Aunt), Cara, and even ran into Megan's other cousin Tori. Shortly after we got to the grounds, Aaron mentioned the "in memory" brick of Megan's late Grandma, Carole, that was located by the horse barn. We headed to the horse barn to find the brick, and magically found it right away. Aaron asked Megan "is a hot-dog a sandwich?" this was the first thing Megan had ever asked Aaron, as a conversation starter. Megan suddenly&nbsp;noticed everyone had disappeared and it was just the two of them. She realized this was the moment. Aaron got on one knee and asked the best question ever, and Megan said the easiest YES&nbsp;of her life. What a special moment this was, and we spent the rest of the night with family and celebrated this exciting next year ahead of us!&nbsp;

Aaron and Megan 

Our Story

Details

Engagement 

Engagement Pictures

Photos

Cara Maak

Zach Eggleston

Jared Gernetzke

Sydney Swanson

Ryan Sims

Molly Fink

Cory Sims

Tori Swanson

Chad Stohlman

Delaney Akers

Caitlin Theros

Andrew Scholten

Derrick Akers

Shannon Sims

Lucas Van Ee

Dana Sims

Emily Vander Werff

Tucker Duis

Brigitte Gernetzke

William Sims

Riley Sims

Gracen Sims

Brexley Sims

Katie Van Zee

Cathryn Dunsbergen

Wedding Party

Q + A

Registry

With a stay at Baymont Inn & Suites Pella in Pella, you'll be in the historical district and within the region of Peace Tree Brewing Company and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.  This hotel is within the region of Knoxville Raceway and Tassel Ridge Winery.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 60 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.Amenities Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including a health club, an indoor pool, and a spa tub. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area.Dining A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Pella? This hotel has 525 square feet (49 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.

Baymont by Wyndham Pella

Travel

Historic Village, with a tour of the largest working windmill in the USA. Fun place to visit while in historic Pella, IA!

Pella Historical Village

Plenty of hiking trails, large beach and great fishing!&nbsp;

Lake Red Rock

Things to Do

Megan & Aaron

Megan & Aaron

M&A

Wedding Day

2:30 PM–12:30 AM

Wedding