Des Moines Golf and Country Club

Rehearsal Dinner

The Tea Room

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Proudfoot & Bird

After Party

Our Wedding

Hunter and Natalie first met in 2022 on the beautiful Saylorville lake of all places! Hunter's friend Nick and Natalie's friend Meredith were dating at the time (now husband and wife) and thought it would be fun to get a group of their friends together to go boating for the 4th of July. Hunter and Natalie spent some time getting to know each other over the following year and went on a couple different series of dates. The stars aligned in July of 2023 and they began dating! They moved in together less than a year later as they knew early on that they had each found their forever person. When you know you know could not have been more true. Hunter pulled off a surprise engagement just before Christmas in 2024 at the Miracle on 86th Street Christmas light display. They soon after bought their first home together in Ankeny, IA and are looking forward to continuing to build a life together.

OUR STORY

Our Story

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Chad and Hunter are both tall and have dark hair so naturally everyone assumes they are brothers. 

Chad Conger

Haley and Natalie met at Iowa State and became best friends fast as they lived together in Des Moines the year after graduation. They now both live in Ankeny and are loving being so close to one another. 

Haley Rankin

Hunter and Nick met at Wartburg through basketball and engineering classes. Typical jock/nerd story here. Nick was the jock, and Hunter was the nerd. Nick brought Hunter to the parties and Hunter helped Nick pass his classes. 

Nick Webber

Nicole and Natalie met through Alexandra and are so glad they were introduced. Nicole both lives and works in Ankeny as a realtor and also sold Natalie and Hunter their first home. Nicole is the life of the party which you will see for yourself!

Nicole Strom

Turns out, helping Nick pass his classes was harder than it appeared. Luckily, Eric was also in the engineering classes and was willing to help out in exchange for going to the parties. 

Eric Puls

Andrea and Natalie met in high school and were roommates freshman year at Iowa State. Anyone who knows Andrea knows how she can captivate a room better than anyone!

Andrea Coffman

Marc with a C transferred to Wartburg Hunter's sophomore year to play basketball. They naturally vibed together given their limited athletic ability. 

Marc Ellis

Alexandra and Natalie met in their early high school years. Natalie loves how whenever she asks Alexandra to go on a Mexico trip she always says yes! Alexandra now practices law and lives in Houston with her fiancé Liam.

Alexandra Reiher

Hunter accidentally threw a Wii remote into the Osborne family's new TV after golf camp in 7th grade. Cindy and Dave (JD's parents) felt terrible and forced JD to still be friends with Hunter. Almost 20 years later, and they are still forcing JD to be Hunter's friend. 

JD Osborne

Kayley and Natalie met at Iowa State during their freshman year and are now loving being in their bridal eras together! Kayley and her fiancé Jason are getting married in June 2026. 

Kayley Larson

Hunter has been giving Wyatt pickleball lessons for a couple of years now. Wyatt saw how good Hunter was at pickleball and wanted to try and get better to keep up with him. 

Wyatt Houge

Liz and Natalie met at Iowa State. Liz now lives in Oregon and despite her loving it there we are always hoping to convince her to move back to Iowa! 


Liz Davitt

Bryce and Hunter helped build Papa's Pizzeria into what it is today. Hunter used his exceptional customer service skills to give the customers a positive dining experience. Bryce threw pepperonis at his coworkers. 

Bryce Richards

Jessie and Natalie met freshman year of college and lived together their  junior and senior years. Jessie is now in PA school in North Carolina and Natalie is trying to convince her to practice in Des Moines when she graduates!

Jessie Glanz

To know her is to love her! Elle and Natalie met at Triad Gymnastics when Natalie moved to Iowa and were also neighbors in Johnston. 

Elle Eller

Maggie and Natalie cannot wait to become sisters-in-law! Nick, Natalie's brother, and Maggie are getting married in October 2026.

Maggie McLaughlin

Nick is Hunter's future brother-in-law and one of the few people he has to physically look up at. He also has a passion for professional sports stadiums being named after the city they are in and not cities they are close to. 

Nick Nelson

Blake lived with Chad and Hunter during COVID. Blake wanted to get into working out so he tried a workout with Hunter. Almost six years later and Blake is still sore from that workout. 

Blake McClain

About once a year, someone will say a quote from the movie Hot Rod and that will send Berke and Hunter down a rabbit hole quoting the entire movie. 

Berke Osborne

Wedding Party

Q + A

Please click the link below to access our hotel room block. This hotel has a skywalk connecting to The Wilkens Building, which houses The Tea Room. https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1759682395666&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink

Des Moines Marriott Downtown

Travel

This Farmer's Market goes from 7:00 - 12:00 every Saturday! Lots of great breakfast options, coffee, flowers, produce, etc.

Des Moines' Downtown Farmers’ Market

This is Natalie's favorite coffee shop. It is less than 5 minutes from the Marriott downtown and surrounding hotels. They are known for their cold brew latte!

Northern Vessel

Hello, Marjorie is a popular cocktail bar located in the Register &amp; Tribune building which is a block away from The Tea Room.

Hello, Marjorie

This is a speakeasy inside Hotel Fort Des Moines which is less than a quarter mile from The Tea Room. Enter through the "secret door" in the café on the ground floor.

In Confidence

Sit outside and sip some wine! Their wine flight has always been a favorite.

Jasper Winery

This is the closest public golf course to the downtown area, being about a 10 minute drive.

Waveland Golf Course

Great place to take a walk around the lake! They also have kayaks available for rental. This is less than 2 miles from the downtown area.

Gray's Lake Park

This is our recommendation for brunch! Make sure to join the online waitlist about 30-60 minutes ahead of time. There is also a West Des Moines location.

HomeGrown Des Moines - Crescent

This is a popular indoor/outdoor brewery that we go to often. Lots of great food and drink options here! Hunter's favorite is the Citrus Surfer or the Easy Eddy, and Natalie loves their spicy margarita.

Big Grove Brewery & Taproom

This is a large sports bar type restaurant and entertainment spot with food, drinks, and indoor/outdoor games including pickle ball courts, yard games, shuffleboard, ping pong, etc.

Smash Park Des Moines

Things to Do

Registry

We would love for our guests to join us in formal attire! We kindly ask guests to refrain from wearing white, ivory, or similar shades that are typically reserved for the bride.

Natalie & Hunter

Natalie & Hunter

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