Our Lady of Czestochowa 

Wedding Day Ceremony 

Ceremony

DoubleTree by Hilton Bay City - Riverfront

Wedding Day Reception 

Cocktail Hour

Dinner and Reception 

Summer

Our Wedding

John&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mikayla&nbsp;first&nbsp;met&nbsp;as&nbsp;coworkers&nbsp;at&nbsp;Subway&nbsp;in&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;They&nbsp;were&nbsp;friendly&nbsp;and&nbsp;joked&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot,&nbsp;but&nbsp;nothing&nbsp;more. In&nbsp;the&nbsp;summer&nbsp;of&nbsp;2021,&nbsp;Karly&nbsp;saw&nbsp;John&nbsp;out&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;bar.&nbsp;He&nbsp;mistook&nbsp;her&nbsp;for&nbsp;Mikayla,&nbsp;then&nbsp;Karly&nbsp;said&nbsp;that&nbsp;Mikayla&nbsp;was&nbsp;single&nbsp;and&nbsp;insisted&nbsp;John&nbsp;message&nbsp;Mikayla. John&nbsp;messaged&nbsp;Mikayla&nbsp;and&nbsp;they&nbsp;got&nbsp;to&nbsp;talking.&nbsp;He&nbsp;worked&nbsp;up&nbsp;the&nbsp;courage&nbsp;to&nbsp;ask&nbsp;her&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;date&nbsp;to&nbsp;catch&nbsp;up.&nbsp;She&nbsp;had&nbsp;always&nbsp;thought&nbsp;he&nbsp;was&nbsp;funny,&nbsp;so&nbsp;she&nbsp;accepted.&nbsp;They&nbsp;met&nbsp;at&nbsp;Tavern&nbsp;101&nbsp;for&nbsp;lunch&nbsp;and&nbsp;ended&nbsp;up&nbsp;walking&nbsp;and&nbsp;talking&nbsp;all&nbsp;around&nbsp;downtown.&nbsp;They&nbsp;stopped&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;art&nbsp;gallery,&nbsp;the&nbsp;candy&nbsp;shop,&nbsp;and&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;river.&nbsp; Their&nbsp;second&nbsp;date&nbsp;was&nbsp;lunch&nbsp;at&nbsp;Applebee's. They&nbsp;had&nbsp;their&nbsp;first&nbsp;kiss&nbsp;on&nbsp;their&nbsp;third&nbsp;date.&nbsp; After&nbsp;that&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;history.&nbsp;They&nbsp;both&nbsp;fell&nbsp;in&nbsp;love,&nbsp;hard&nbsp;and&nbsp;fast.&nbsp;They&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;on&nbsp;many&nbsp;adventures&nbsp;together&nbsp;including&nbsp;trips&nbsp;to&nbsp;Italy,&nbsp;Spain,&nbsp;Texas,&nbsp;Florida,&nbsp;and&nbsp;others.&nbsp;Mikayla&nbsp;met&nbsp;all&nbsp;of&nbsp;John's&nbsp;family&nbsp;in&nbsp;California.&nbsp; John&nbsp;proposed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Mikayla&nbsp;on&nbsp;January&nbsp;5th,&nbsp;2024&nbsp;in&nbsp;Hawaii.&nbsp; Mikayla&nbsp;and&nbsp;John&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;married&nbsp;in&nbsp;front&nbsp;of&nbsp;family,&nbsp;friends,&nbsp;and&nbsp;God&nbsp;on&nbsp;August&nbsp;30,&nbsp;2025.

From The Beginning 

Our Story

Photos

Karly Rodriguez 

Justine Waters

Nicole Tomaszewski

Gina Casper 

Rachel Butch 

Angela Gault

Lauren Prankienas 

Adam

Logan

Jake

Ethan

Kenneth 

Hieu

Wedding Party

Q + A

This hotel is where the reception will be held. Room block rates are $149 City View and $169 River View. Set aside are 10 rooms on 8/29  before the wedding, and 20 rooms on 8/30. You can book with these rates through the website below.

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bay City - Riverfront

This hotel is a couple blocks from the reception. The room rates range from $131-174.

Comfort Inn Bay City - Riverfront

Travel

There will be a few hours between the ceremony and cocktail/reception. You can choose to chill at your place of stay or roam the city. Some things to do are:
- get a drink downtown, some bars include Tavern 101, Mulligans, Retro Rocks, the Drift. 
- walk by the water. Walk along the riverwalk and by the friendship shell.

Things to Do

Registry

Mikayla & Jonathan

Mikayla & Jonathan

M&J

Wedding Day Ceremony

1:00 PM

Ceremony

Wedding Day Reception

4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Cocktail Hour

5:00 PM

Dinner and Reception