Our Wedding

Friday June 6th, 2025

Welcome Drinks

Madtree Brewery3301 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH7:30 pmJoin the couple and their families to celebrate the night before!

Saturday June 7th, 2025

Marriage Ceremony 

Bellarmine Chapel3801 St Francis Xavier Way, Cincinnati, OH2:00 pm MassPlease arrive by 1:50pm

Cocktail Hour

The Palomar2622 Gilbert Ave, Cincinnati, OH 5:30pmDrinks and light bites in Outdoor Garden

Reception

6:30- 11:00 pmDinner &amp; Dancing inside main venue space

Weekend Timeline

Stephanie Hollinshead

Kimberly Browske

Ashley Browske

Abby Connaughton

Marcia Rudolph

Amy Knochelmann

Ellen Hollinshead

Max Klett

Will Connaughton

Jack Westerfield

Bill Schirmer

Noah Gnotek

Griffin Lunny

Alex Caldwell

George Sherlock

Yan Idrissov

Andrew Fisher

Wedding Party

Q + A

Information from the Hotel:Guaranteed Check-In is at 3PMIf guests want to request early check-in, it is first come first serve, you are able to show up any time after 2PM to see if there are rooms available. The front desk will also assist you in holding bags and luggage if needed. Room Block : Browske- Connaughton wedding Within close proximity to Welcome party, Ceremony and Reception venues!

Courtyard Cincinnati Midtown/Rookwood

The Hotel will provide a shuttle to and from the reception!5:00- 6:00pm Hotel to The Palomar 9:30-11:30pm The Palomar to Hotel

Shuttle service

Travel

One of Natalie's favorite places, you can shop the local vendors and enjoy a drink outside!Home of one of the best bagels: OTR Bagel Bar

Findlay Market

One of our favorite breakfast/ lunch spots, also the location of our first date! And in the cute neighborhood of Hyde Park

The Echo

Great lunch/ dinner spot in Hyde Park! Natalie's first job in Cincinnati where she was a hostess.Pro tip: ask to sit outside in their garden patio

Arthur's

The college bar of Xavier University! Make sure you try a Herschel and a side of spicy balls!

Dana Gardens

In the cute neighborhood of Walnut Hills- very close to the reception venue. Great indoor and outdoor spaces!

Woodburn Brewing

Sam's favorite bar in Cincinnati! We've spend countless nights here with our friends!

Mt. Lookout Tavern

Fun bar with great indoor and outdoor spaces. In the neighborhood of Oakley- close to the hotel!

The Establishment

Beautiful park and walking path along the Ohio River that is tucked into downtown.

Smale Riverfront Park

The Cincinnati Reds have home games all weekend of the wedding!

Great American Ball Park

Things to Do

Photos

Our story started at the same place where we will be saying "I do!"... on the campus of Xavier University. We were both employees of O'Connor Sports Center as underclassmen. Then in the Spring semester of 2017 we had a weekly closing shift together, and Sam started asking Natalie for rides home at the end of the shift. It was a quick drive up to his dorm, and he would try to impress with a song on the aux. Near the end of the semester we started seeing each other out socially talking more. Our first date was a weekend breakfast at The Echo in Hyde Park (still one of our favorite spots). Then soon after that Natalie had to leave to work at Camp Thunderbird in South Carolina all summer. Despite the distance for the next 3 months, Sam persisted and wrote letters and sent care packages to Natalie while she was away at camp.Then in August of 2017, we were reunited in Cincinnati for school at XU again. We picked up right where we left off and started "officially" dating on August 13, 2017. Natalie graduated in 2018 and landed her first nursing job in Cincinnati, and Sam then graduated in 2019 and started working as well. We settled into post- grad life with Sam getting to live with some of his best friends in Mount Lookout, and Natalie decided to go for her Masters online to become a Midwife. We enjoyed life in Cincinnati with many date nights together, spending time with our big friend group as well as cheering on all our favorite sports teams. Then in 2023, we made the decision together to take a leap of faith and move to North Carolina where Natalie found a job as a Midwife. We moved in together and leaned on each other as we started a new life in Winston- Salem. Finally, on March 31, 2024, on Easter Sunday, Sam proposed to Natalie! It was at the edge of the Ohio River right after mass at St Rose church, and both our families were there to celebrate with us!

Our Story

Registry

The RSVP deadline has now passed

If you were planning to attend and did not originally respond- please reach out directly to Natalie or Sam as soon as possible!

Natalie & Sam

Natalie & Sam

N&S