Wedding Day

Basilica of St. Francis Xavier

Ceremony

Rustic Creek

Reception

Fall

Our Wedding

Mason and Micaela grew up 10 minutes from each other, where they attended rivalry high schools, Western Dubuque and Beckman. During the infamous Friday night WD vs. Beckman Football games, Micaela secretly crushed on #51 on the football field while Mason secretly crushed on that Blonde, Beckman fan in the stands. They always knew of each other, but never actually connected until 7 years out of High School on Bumble. Mason hates to admit it, but that's where it all started, and then later he reached out to her on Facebook. Mason and Micaela hit it off very fast, sharing stories about their dogs, Goose and Lexi. It only took Mason a week to ask Micaela out on their first date. Mason was on his way back to Asbury (where he lived at the time, and Micaela in Ankeny) from visiting his brother in South Dakota when they met up for a date night in Ames. They ended up at a Brewery in the middle of no where in Boone, where they played cards and caught each other up on their lives. They both agree, after that first date, they knew they had found their person! They would spend every weekend "quarantining" together when they soon found out Mason would be deployed that summer for 400 days. It was a mix of emotions, but what they both agreed on was that their relationship was worth the wait. Mason ended up being gone a total of 370 days where their only form of communication was through Facetime or text when their schedules aligned. Once Mason returned home, he moved in with Micaela in Ankeny. They celebrated Mason's return with a trip to Colorado and visiting family and friends. Mason got settled into Ankeny by taking some time off work, joining Micaela's gym, and they took up Roller Blading together to end the summer. That fall they brought their new puppy, Poppy home to join their little family.

How They Met

Mason and Micaela had just gotten back from Colorado when Mason had to make a quick trip home to pick up a package. Micaela didn't really think anything of it because she knew he had just ordered a new laptop. Mason was gone for two days and when he got home on a Thursday night, Micaela was sitting out back by the fire drinking wine and waiting for him. He was excited to show Micaela some High School memorabilia his mom gave him, along with an Arm Bike that used to be his Grandmothers. Mason brought it home for Micaela to use with her Occupational Therapy patients, and wanted her to sit down on the couch and show him how to use it. Micaela, a bit confused as it's pretty self explanatory how to use an Arm Bike, isn't it? But, she sat down anyways and that's when Mason got down on one knee and asked Micaela to spend the rest of her life with him. Micaela was so surprised, but was finally able to say the easiest YES of her life!

How He Proposed

It was December 20, and Micaela was not feeling well so she stayed home from work. Mason was home too, still taking time off work after his deployment. Micaela hadn't been feeling like herself lately, no real bad morning sickness, just slowly gaining weight (when she was trying to lose weight for the wedding), bloating, and hungry all of the time. On top of that, she couldn't help but notice how cuddly their puppy Poppy was being which is uncommon for her. All of this lead to Micaela taking a pregnancy test on that Monday which came back POSITIVE! Mason and Micaela were instantly so excited and realized how they were about to have the busiest, most exciting New Year of their lives!

The Plot Twist!

Our Story

Photos

Alissa Elgin

Sean Wagner 

Caitlyn Azbell

Brian Koerperich 

Lauren Rave

Tyler Donovan

Josie Hennen

Dawson Nemmers

Celeste Komanec

Nick Elgin

Rose Milius 

Caleb Milius

Stefanie Munro

Marlon McNatt

Riley Miller

Corey Goedken

Alex Hashemi-Toroghi

Wedding Party

Q + A

A shuttle service will be available after the reception from 9:30PM-12:00AM for transportation to Cobblestone Inn in Monticello and Manchester.

Full Moon Transportation

A block of rooms have been reserved under Simon-Ressler-Elgin wedding For Friday September 9th and Saturday September 10th. Reservations need to be made by August 19, 2022 to receive the discounted rate.

Cobblestone Inn & Suites 

This is the hotel the Bridal Party will be staying at. A block of rooms have been reserved under Simon-Ressler-Elgin Wedding for Friday, September 9th and Saturday, September 10th.

Micaela & Mason

Micaela & Mason

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