The Stone Barn at Beardslee Farm

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Our Wedding

Colin & Rae were set up by Colin’s mother (Val) & Rae’s great aunt (Kaye); who are coworkers! They both somehow got on the topic of singles, and Colin and Rae were both mentioned in the conversation. It was decided that Colin & Rae might be good together. So, they made a point to mention it to Colin & Rae to see if they’d be at all interested in the other. So (of course) a Facebook message of “heyy” started the flame…and many, many, phone calls occurred between the two. Once they (finally) went on a first date, everything that could go wrong…went wrong. On the way to dinner (within 5 minutes of being on the highway), Colin’s truck made an awful screeching noise, causing them to not only pull over, but for Colin to crawl under the truck and fix what was wrong. Once they were at dinner, Rae spilled red sauce on her white sweater within 2 minutes of eating. Needless to say, they both broke the ice with one another very quickly! They ended the night with a few rounds of bowling & some dessert at Cafe Florentine. The next day, they spent the day together, and the rest is history! Their engagement story is a sweet one too! They had already been discussing their wedding plans a few months ahead of time, and Rae (being Rae) already had a ring picked out & showed Colin with her ring size. They had signed up for a wedding expo at The Turning Stone to begin looking for ideas, inspiration, and really understand what they needed to know about planning a wedding. Little did Rae know, Colin had other plans in store before the expo. On their way into the event, Colin took them on a detour to the gazebo overlooking the water, and when Rae wasn’t looking, Colin snuck his phone out of sight and propped it “just right” to record every moment! He got down on one knee and asked her to marry him, and took her by surprise! The irony in this (and what they still laugh about today) is that the night before the expo, Rae had said to Colin “you’re really going to make us go to this expo just as a regular dating couple, aren’t you??” Little did Rae know, they never were going as just as a regular dating couple at all.

Our Story

Photos

Mikayla Rolchigo

Adrianna Rice

Jaime Grogan

Alyssa Steele

Mary Reece

Kim Hale

Baylee Tiberio

Taryn Hale

Alex Hale

Bret Tiberio

Joe Rolchigo

Kyle Kozenewski

Larry Hammill

Zandyr Hale

Matt Hall

Wedding Party

Q + A

Travel

Mark your calendars and come celebrate with us! We already have our Jack and Jill party planning underway!  More details to come, stay tuned!   Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2024  Location: Ilion Snowdrifters Clubhouse, 1440 Cedarville Rd., Ilion, NY  🌟BBQ style food 🍗 & open bar (limited hours) 🍺 🌟Chinese auction baskets 🌟BIG TICKET Chinese Auction items to be announced! 🌟DUNK TANK GAME - Get your chance to dunk the Bride or Groom 👰🏼‍♀️🌊🤵🏼‍♂️ 🌟Pie In The Face Game - Help the bride and groom raise money against one another to pie the other 🥧 🌟50/50 Cash Drawing 💸 🌟Outdoor Games & More! Come out & have a good time! More details to come! Have questions? Contact the bride, groom, or someone in the wedding party! 🍾 Tickets will be available soon. 🎟️

Jack & Jill Party

Registry

RaeAnna + Colin

RaeAnna + Colin

Registry