The Smith Estate 

Wedding Day

The Smith Estate

Welcome Drinks

Ceremony

Reception

Summer

Our Wedding

It&nbsp;was&nbsp;a&nbsp;sunny&nbsp;Sunday&nbsp;afternoon&nbsp;in&nbsp;August and&nbsp;both&nbsp;Susanna&nbsp;and&nbsp;Zeke&nbsp;decided&nbsp;to&nbsp;waste&nbsp;the&nbsp;afternoon&nbsp;hanging&nbsp;out&nbsp;with&nbsp;friends&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;small&nbsp;music&nbsp;event&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;park.&nbsp;Little&nbsp;did&nbsp;they&nbsp;know&nbsp;both&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;lives&nbsp;were&nbsp;about&nbsp;to&nbsp;change&nbsp;forever!&nbsp; If&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;Zeke,&nbsp;you&nbsp;know&nbsp;he&nbsp;has&nbsp;an&nbsp;obsession&nbsp;with&nbsp;lighting&nbsp;things&nbsp;on&nbsp;fire!&nbsp;And&nbsp;this&nbsp;time&nbsp;it&nbsp;must&nbsp;have&nbsp;done&nbsp;the&nbsp;trick!&nbsp;Right&nbsp;after&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;time&nbsp;Susanna&nbsp;saw&nbsp;him&nbsp;spin&nbsp;his&nbsp;dragon&nbsp;staff,&nbsp;she&nbsp;turned&nbsp;to&nbsp;her&nbsp;friends&nbsp;and&nbsp;said.&nbsp;"I&nbsp;am&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;going&nbsp;to&nbsp;talk&nbsp;to&nbsp;that&nbsp;guy!"&nbsp;&nbsp; Later&nbsp;that&nbsp;evening,&nbsp;messages&nbsp;where&nbsp;flying,&nbsp;and&nbsp;feelings&nbsp;where&nbsp;already&nbsp;stirring!&nbsp;If&nbsp;you&nbsp;ask&nbsp;Susanna&nbsp;she&nbsp;will&nbsp;always&nbsp;say&nbsp;it&nbsp;was&nbsp;love&nbsp;at&nbsp;first&nbsp;sight!&nbsp;🤍

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

How it all began...

Our love story through photos

Leah Catalano

Joe Smith

Matt Laeder

Emily Zanley

Randy Sulkowski

Esther Kuhn

Chuck Clark

Paige Foster 

Nick Stong

Megan Nance

Jeff Adams

Abigail Kuhn

Wedding Party

Q + A

This is 10 miles from the hotel to the wedding venue. Approximately a 15 minute car ride.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Howell, an IHG Hotel

This is 10.3 miles from hotel to the wedding venue. Approximately a 15 minute car ride

Baymont by Wyndham Howell/Brighton

It is 16.6 miles from the hotel to the wedding venue. Approximately a 20 minute car ride.

Hampton Inn & Suites Howell

There will be free overnight camping available to all who may need a place to stay the night. If you plan to camp, please bring all you own camping gear. Please let us know when submitting your RSVP if we need to plan have a campsite available for you or your party.

Smith Estate

Travel

This state park covers over 4,000 acres, and is a great place to visit if you enjoy the outdoors. There is places to canoe, kayak, swim, hike, or bike, as well as endless other outdoor activities

Island Lake Recreation Area

&nbsp;This park is located near&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Brighton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mount Brighton</a>&nbsp;ski area in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livingston_County,_Michigan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Livingston County, Michigan</a>. It has 39 miles of trails for mountain biking, hiking, skiing and horse riding.

Brighton Recreation Area

The Arcade

Howell Bowl-E-Drome

A boutique Winery producing signature wines in their warm and charming storefront. They also serve handmade thin crust pizza's, all made with fresh ingredients in their stone oven. They also have cheese plates, baked brie, salads, and a few beers on tap.

Howell's Mainstreet Winery

Things to Do