Holiday Inn Southgate (Detroit-South)

Welcome Party

Taylor Conservatory & Botanical Gardens

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

2011: Kirby claims to have been briefly introduced to a Lady Gaga-clad Rae at a costume party. Rae disputes.

 

2012:&nbsp;Rae recalls meeting Kirby -- "There is no such thing as good beer. There is such a thing as good vodka." Kirby (though agreeing with the sentiment)&nbsp;disputes.

 













The real story begins in 2014 when Rae’s senior year at Notre Dame&nbsp;was ruined. It had all been planned; she&nbsp;was supposed to have a parietal-free bachelor pad&nbsp;to play video games at, but&nbsp;one of her friends&nbsp;who owned said bachelor pad&nbsp;went and got a girlfriend and was promptly cut loose from any previous commitments.&nbsp;Turned out&nbsp;against&nbsp;a blue-gray October sky, Rae found two other dumb&nbsp;boys with a GameCube and an apartment.&nbsp;

 













A few months, a full play-through of Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, and many stupidly heated rounds of Mario Kart: Double Dash later, Rae and Kirby go on a first date (it happened to be Valentine’s Day.&nbsp;Rae would not make the same anniversarial mistake again). 

 













In the years that followed Rae has learned to love board games and Kirby has learned to be less of an idiot; Rae occasionally makes her own phone calls and Kirby occasionally reads the full text of an email; Kirby has adopted a cat and Rae has adopted a marginal sense of self control and not yet brought home another cat/dog/goat/Flemish Giant... aw, look at me, I'm rambling again. Hope you folks enjoyed yourself. Catch you later on&nbsp;down the trail.

the whole darned human comedy keeps perpetuating itself

Our Story

Details

Photos

Kelsey Millerschin Gamza

Andy Hermansen

Tom Jeffries

Ally Moors

Diana Svinarich

Matt Hardegger

Jon Slater

PJ Sallans

Ally Ross

Luke Stuttgen

Rachel Kern

David Mosley

Jack Burkart

Jordan Jenkins

Taylor Corpuz

Jay Johnstone

Wedding Party

Registry

Q + A

There are a number of hotels at different price points located 1 mile from the venue, near I-75.&nbsp;The wedding party will be staying at the Holiday Inn&nbsp;Southgate, which will also be the location of the welcome party Friday evening. Many nearby&nbsp;hotels are easily accessible from the venue and are located only a short drive from the Detroit Airport, so staying at another local hotel is very feasible.&nbsp;

Below are some other options for other hotels nearby. You can also do a quick search for hotels near the venue to find additional options.&nbsp;We have not booked a block of rooms at any hotel, so guests have flexibility in location and price.&nbsp;

Because the venue is located close to both the Detroit Metro Airport and downtown Detroit, Uber and Lyft will be the easiest way to travel during your stay. The airport and venue/hotel area are all serviced.&nbsp;

Uber/Lyft

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Southgate - Detroit Area

Comfort Suites

Super 8 by Wyndham Taylor/Detroit Area

Motel 6 Detroit - Southgate

Red Roof Inn Detroit Metro Airport – Taylor

Travel

Coming a bit early or planning to stay after the festivities? We recommend checking out downtown Detroit while you're here.&nbsp;

Downtown Detroit

Things to Do

Photos, selfies, candids

Rae & Kirby