Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis

Wedding Day

Wedding

Peabody Opera House

Reception

Our Wedding

It was 2009, and we were both in New Orleans for the Florida vs LSU football game. While having a fun night on Bourbon Street, one of our great friends Whitney who Michael used to work with introduced the 2 of us.

How we met

While both attending the University of Florida, we continued to date and had good memories driving around in Mike's woody station wagon, attending sorority socials, and cheering on the men's lacrosse team.

The College Years 

In 2011, we started a long distance relationship. Michael moved to Nashville and started his career at the Marriott while Cathleen began her medical studies at the UCF College of Medicine.

Med School and Work Life 

In March 2015, Cathleen and Mike found out they would be moving to St. Louis for Cathleen to start her residency in general surgery at Washington University.

Match Day 

Cathleen and Mike moved to St. Louis. Cathleen started her residency and Mike took a position as a field support representative for BrightStar Care. From Blues hockey games and Cardinals baseball we fell in love with St. Louis.

Life in St. Louis

While traveling to meet our families in Destin, Florida for vacation we stopped in Nashville. On the way back from dinner we were walking over the bridge crossing the Cumberland River. Michael took Cathleen completely by surprise when he got down on one knee an in front of the beautiful Nashville skyline and popped the big question.

Engaged!

Our Story

Details

Wedding Party

Photos

Q + A

Registry

The Chase Park Plaza

St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

The Parkway Hotel 

Travel

Check out beautiful Forest Park with running trails, golf, the Jewel Box and much more!

Forest Park

The Saint Louis Art Museum was founded in 1879, at the close of a decade that saw the establishment of art museums in great cities across the eastern half of the United States. This Museum's comprehensive collections bear witness to the inspirational and educational goals to which its founder aspired and the moral and democratic imperatives he embraced. What began as a collection of assorted plaster casts, electrotype reproductions, and other examples of "good design" in various media rapidly gave way to a great and varied collection of original works of art spanning five millennia and six continents. Today the quality and breadth of the Museum's collection secure for it a place among the very best institutions of its kind. Admission is FREE.Featured Exhibit: Learning to See: Renaissance and Baroque Masterworks from the Phoebe Dent Weil and Mark S. Weil Collection

Forest Park - Saint Louis Art Museum

Learn more about the history of St. Louis and the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair at the History Museum. Admission is FREE.

Forest Park - Missouri History Museum

All Shook Up! Song by Elvis Presley. Set to the hits of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley, this musical will have you dancing in your "Blue Suede Shoes" all night long. Inspired by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, the music is all Elvis, and the result is a night of hilarious and enchanting 1950s fun. When Chad, the mysterious hip-swiveling roustabout arrives in town, suddenly everyone's lip-curling and all shook up with secrets, music and love.

Forest Park - The Muny 

Recently voted Best Zoo and America's Top Free Attraction, the Saint Louis Zoo is dedicated to connecting people to animals. We have more than 17,000 animals in our care, many of them rare and endangered, and we welcome more than 3 million visitors a year. The Zoo is renowned for its innovative approaches to animal management, wildlife conservation, research and education. Admission is FREE!

Forest Park - Saint Louis Zoo

Located in Forest Park just minutes from downtown St. Louis, the Norman K. Probstein Golf Course's three nine-hole layouts, exceptional event amenities, delicious dining and impeccable service have distinguished it as the "Best City Golf Course in Mid-America."Whether you are seeking a beautiful backdrop for golf with family and friends or a memorable locale for golf tournaments, weddings, fundraising galas, or other events of all sizes and types, we have what you're looking for.

Forest Park - Norman K. Probstein Golf Course

When you build, the most common reaction is "fun." Enjoy a film at our OmniMA Theatre, gaze under the stars at the Planetarium and dig deeper with over 700 interactive exhibits. General Admission is always free.People of all ages investigate, explore and engage with science through fun and interactive learning experiences. As many as 1,000,000 visitors each year enjoy the Science Center's permanent galleries, live science demonstrations, OMNIMAX Theater, Planetarium shows and special exhibitions.Come, play and exercise your brain!

Forest Park - Saint Louis Science Center

The Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis was founded in 1859 by Henry Shaw. Today, 158 years after opening, the Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display — widely considered one of the top three botanical gardens in the world.

Shaw - Missouri Botanical Garden

Since its founding in 1852, Anheuser-Busch has honored its historic brewing methods, maintaining the tradition of brewing the finest beers, one batch at a time.Nestled in the historic Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis, our largest and oldest brewery site was selected based on its access to the Mississippi River, the large presence of German immigrants in the 1800's, and the natural cave formations that were used to store beer prior to artificial refrigeration. You will realize the vision that became one of the largest and oldest breweries in the nation. From the history-rich architecture - including three National Historic Landmarks - to cutting-edge brewing technology, you will witness first-hand the heritage and timeless tradition Anheuser-Busch employs to brew beer.

Soulard - Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery

Housed in the 600,000 square-foot former International Shoe Company, the museum is an eclectic mixture of children's playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion, and architectural marvel made out of unique, found objects. The brainchild of internationally acclaimed artist Bob Cassilly, a classically trained sculptor and serial entrepreneur, the museum opened for visitors in 1997 to the riotous approval of young and old alike.Cassilly and his longtime crew of 20 artisans have constructed the museum from the very stuff of the city; and, as a result, it has urban roots deeper than any other institutions'. Reaching no farther than municipal borders for its reclaimed building materials, City Museum boasts features such as old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile, and even two abandoned planes!

Mike + Cathleen

Mike + Cathleen

Travel

The Chase Park Plaza

St. Louis Union Station Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton

The Parkway Hotel