Melissa & Christian

July 27–August 17, 2024

Melissa & Christian

July 27–August 17, 2024

Things to Do

Bloomington, Illinois

For those joining us for our wedding reception

Lil Beaver Brewery

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5 Finance Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA
(309) 808-2590

Enjoy a beer at the brewery where the bride and groom shared their first date!

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Miller Park

1020 S Morris Ave, Bloomington, IL 61701, USA
(309) 434-2260

Check out Miller Park and the Miller Park Zoo, where the bride's grandfather worked as parks director. Be sure to admire and appreciate the lamp posts. They were quite a lot of work to install according to family lore!

Uptown Normal

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11 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL 61761, USA
(309) 454-9777

Pheasant Lanes Family Fun Center & Kegler’s Pub

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804 N Hershey Rd, Bloomington, IL 61704, USA
(309) 663-8556

BloNo Pizza Co.

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1304 Cross Creek Dr, Normal, IL 61761, USA
(309) 829-5777

Driving range and restaurant

Mesick, Michigan

For those joining us for our wedding ceremony

Traverse City

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Traverse City, MI

Enjoy wineries, distilleries, and breweries. Traverse City is filled with shopping, great restaurants, and beautiful beaches and views of Lake Michigan.

Manistee River Trailhead

Mesick, MI 49668, USA

Located right next to our lake house, there are plenty of activities to experience on the trailhead and river.

Iron Fish Distillery

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14234 Dzuibanek Rd, Thompsonville, MI 49683, USA
(231) 378-3474

Farm to barrel distillery close to the lake house. Born on the waters of the Betsie River, raised on its watershed farmland and inspired by upstream journeys of the steelhead. Michigan's first farm based distillery, returning spirit to its origin.

Hodenpyl Dam

Hodenpyl Dam Rd, Mesick, MI 49668, USA

Hang out at the lake with us! We have many activities to participate in including swimming at the beach, boating, jet skiing, tubing, kayaking, canoeing, paddle boarding, and sun bathing just to name a few!

St. Ambrose Cellars

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841 S Pioneer Rd, Beulah, MI 49617, USA
(231) 383-4262

St. Ambrose Cellars is rooted in over 30 years of beekeeping and honey harvesting tradition. Kirk and Sharon Jones have been raising hives, extracting honey, and producing honey-based products since the late 1970s in Beulah, MI and Florida.