Wedding Day

Willow on Grand

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

Matthew and Mia met at Salt Company, a college ministry in Ankeny, Iowa. Matthew was immediately drawn to Mia as he watched her worship the Lord with deep passion. After Salt one night, he mustered the courage to approach her, hoping to get her number. Unfortunately, their one-on-one conversation quickly turned into a group discussion. To change his approach, Matthew decided to hang out with mutual friends to spend more time with Mia. Throughout the summer, they spent a lot of time together in group hangouts. Matthew asked Mia out for coffee, but he did not buy her drink or clarify if it was a date or not. Mia did not enjoy the coffee date, and she placed him in the friend zone. After a couple of weeks, Mia began to reconsider her choice as she observed more of Matthew's character and recognized his love for Jesus. Matthew persistently pursued Mia and eventually asked her out to dinner, which she accepted. Their first date went well, leading to many more. By the fourth date, they officially became a couple. However, after dating for about four months, they realized their relationship wasn't flourishing, prompting them to take a break. A six-month separation allowed space for both of them to grow closer to God. They rekindled their relationship in July 2023, with God at the center. On November 9, 2024, Matthew and Mia got engaged! They are so excited to enter the covenant of marriage and live their lives together on mission for Jesus.&nbsp;

OUR LOVE STORY

Our Story

Photos

Katie Coulander

Emily Andersen

Allie Gleason

Alison Howe 

Kayla Leever

Sara Simons

Jayce Goergen

Josh Chatla

Chad Elrod

Colby Elrod 

Tim Gleason

Damon Philips

Wedding Party

Q + A

We have both two queen and king rooms available, and you can book a room online through April 25th by clicking this link: <a href="https://www.hyatt.com/shop/rooms/dsmzw?location=Hyatt%20Place%20West%20Des%20Moines%2FJordan%20Creek&amp;checkinDate=2025-05-16&amp;checkoutDate=2025-05-18&amp;rooms=1&amp;adults=1&amp;kids=0&amp;corp_id=g-smvl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SIMPSON-VOLL WEDDING BLOCK BOOKING LINK MAY 16-18 2025</a>. You can edit your date of stay by using the edit button on the top right-hand corner on the site. For those of you who wish to book your room by calling the hotel, call the reservation line, 1-888-492-8847, and use code G-SMVL. Please note! You do NOT need to stay both nights in order to book under the block!

Hyatt Place West Des Moines/Jordan Creek

We have king rooms available, and you can book a room online through April 16th by clicking this link: <a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1738084183552&amp;key=GRP&amp;guestreslink2=true&amp;app=resvlink" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book your group rate for Simpson Voll Wedding</a>. For those of you who wish to book your room by calling the hotel, the number is (515) 661-4345, and mention the Simpson Voll Wedding. Please note! You do NOT need to stay both nights in order to book under the block!

Element West Des Moines

Travel

If you are traveling to the area for the first time, we think you are going to love it here! For an all inclusive listing of things to do, click <a href="https://bit.ly/CatchDesMoines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/CatchDesMoines</a>. A few of our favorites to highlight include the Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market on Saturdays from 7AM to Noon, Northern Vessel Coffee Shop, Smash Park and all of the shopping and restaurants at and around the Jordan Creek Mall, located very close to our hotel blocks.

Things to Do

Registry

Mia & Matthew

Mia & Matthew

M&M

Wedding Day

1:30 PM

Ceremony

2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Reception