Wedding Day

Saint Mary's Church

Ceremony

Greencreek Hall

Reception

Our Wedding

Marcus and I met in 2023 after a long awaited time of hearing about each other through the grapevine. Leah (Marcus' sister, my best friend and the MOH) had caught me at the perfect time to tell me “Melanie I have three single brothers and lots of cousins that are single”. Lots was not an understatement and I found that out very quickly. From the start Leah said I think Marcus is the most fitting and the one for you. So very quickly she began planning how and when we were going to meet each other. A couple months went by with nonchalant plans to meet but plans kept falling through. In the meantime, I was getting friend requests on social media from Marcus. At that point I had known we were clearly both trying to be set up but neither of us took that much initiative. Finally Leah had enough and said be my plus one to my cousins wedding that will be the perfect time. Sure enough, I was Leah's plus one and there I saw a cute, tall, stubborn boy in a cowboy hat and immediately knew he was going to be the one. As typical Melanie would do instead of approaching the cute cowboy I waited until I was forced to go up to him so it would be nice and awkward. From that introduction forward Marcus and I didn't skip a beat. A Lot of our time in the beginning of our relationship was spent over the phone with lots of traveling back and forth happening as I was living in Boise and he was in Cottonwood. It didn't take long after driving to Cottonwood every weekend for me to realize I wanted to be in Cottonwood to live near Marcus. As our relationship became more serious by the day I knew living close would be the way to see if this is something we both wanted forever. I moved to Cottonwood in November of 2023 and since living in Cottonwood Marcus and I have spent a lot of time working cattle, working some more cattle and lastly working cattle. All jokes aside Marcus and I have enjoyed every second together making endless amounts of memories. Marcus popped the question December 23,2024 and it was the easiest yes of my life. We cannot wait to enter this next chapter of our life together and we look forward to celebrating our special day with all of our closest family and friends.

Our Story

Photos

Bridesmaids

Leah Higgins

Tara Schlader

Kayla Ross

Caitlin Lorentzen

Taylor Cromie

Payton Cromie

Makena Kithcart

Macie Wade

Groomsmen

Tanner Morgan

Beau Schlader

Joe Wren 

Laine Pratt

Jared Higgins

Brandon Higgins

Tanner Ross

Dan Wemhoff

Garrett Key

Wedding Party

Q + A

Family and Friends, Marcus and I are so grateful you are making the trip to be with us on our special day. We understand finding where you will stay can be hard so we want to supply you with as much information as possible.

AirportsPullman-Moscow Airport:1hr and 35 Min drive to Cottonwood, ID Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport:1hr and 2 Min drive to Cottonwood, ID Spokane International Airport:2hr and 44 Min drive to Cottonwood, ID Boise Airport:4hr and 6 Min drive to Cottonwood, ID

Hotels Super 8 by Wyndham:801 W South 1st St, Grangeville, ID 83530•(208) 983-1002Hotel Block Information for those Interested: call and book under: "MillerHiggins Wedding" for discounted ratesStart Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2025End Date: Sunday, September 21st, 2025Collection per night: Will vary upon selected roomLast Day to Book: Thursday, September 4th, 2025 Gateway Inn:700 W Main St, Grangeville, ID 83530•(208) 983-2500( There is not a block reserved at this hotel, it is just another option for lodging.)

RV, Camper and Motor Home Greencreek Hall Parking Lot: (Reception Venue)1062 Greencreek Rd, Cottonwood, ID 83522First come first serve RV Parking Seubert RV Park &amp; Guesthouse:110 Seubert Hts Dr, Cottonwood, ID 83522Please call 509-480-1243 to reserve a spot Bear Den RV Resort:16967 US-95 South, Grangeville, ID 83530Please call 1 (208) 983-0140 to reserve a spot

Airbnb'sThere are Airbnb's located in Cottonwood and in Grangeville if this is the route you and your lovely family choose to take. However, it is limited so booking in advance is highly recommended.

There will be two departure times for a shuttle ride from the reception at the Greencreek Hall to Super 8 Hotel in Grangeville, ID. 1st Shuttle Pick-Up: 9pm2nd Shuttle Pick-Up: 12am

Shuttle Service from Reception to Grangeville, ID

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Melanie and Marcus

Melanie and Marcus

Registry