Rehearsal

Friday Dinner & Worship

*UPDATED LOCATION DUE TO RAIN* Upland Community Church

Wedding Day (Ceremony & Reception to Follow)

Upland Community Church

Ceremony

Prayer & Refreshment Hour

Habecker Hall, Taylor University

RECEPTION

Our Wedding

Our Story

Photos

Jessica Bruder

Natalie Livingston

Erin Smeltzer

Caroline Czerny

Megan Holt

Keriann Kauffman

Van Overberghe

Margaret Gruendyke

Anna Shimomura

Lucas Liepert

Clayton Wright

Joshua Muñoz

Mason Stewart

Joseph Taylor

Connor Wagner

Paul Lissy

Wedding Party

Letter from The Bride & The Groom:

Dear Friends and Family, We are so excited to celebrate our wedding day with you! As our invitations arrive on short notice, we extend nothing but grace to those who cannot attend and those who are at a distance. That said, there is a wedding coming that is far more important than ours– a wedding we cannot bear the thought of you missing. This greater wedding has been planned since before the world began. It’s called the Wedding Supper of the Lamb– a future banquet where all who have fled to Jesus for forgiveness will dine with Him face to face. On that day, every trial will be over. No more death. No more tears. No more sin. Those redeemed by Jesus will finally rest in the presence of God forever. Tragically, many who are invited never come. They get distracted. They rebel. They doubt. They miss the most important invitation of all– real life with God. Below, you’ll find a story Jesus told about a great banquet. Whether or not you attend our wedding, we ask one thing: read this story once a day until our wedding. As you read, consider what Jesus is saying. We’re stating the obvious when we say this– in order to be at our wedding, you must come. Yet, so it is with God’s wedding. In order to live a new life in Jesus and one day dine with Him at the Wedding Supper of the Lamb, you must come. As we eagerly await our wedding day, we invite you to join us in longing even more for the eternal wedding to come—when Christ (the Groom) is united with His Bride (all those He has redeemed). God’s invitation to you is free. Jesus has already paid the full debt for your sins on the cross. May nothing in this life keep you from accepting it. Come to Jesus, confess and turn from your sin, and trust in Him alone to save you. With Love,Thad &amp; Jacie

THE PARABLE OF THE GREAT BANQUET:

Luke 14: 15-24 

"When one of those who reclined at table with [Jesus] heard these things, he said to [Jesus], “Blessed is everyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!” But [Jesus] said to him, “A man once gave a great banquet and invited many. And at the time for the banquet he sent his servant to say to those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’ So the servant came and reported these things to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly to the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’ And the servant said, ‘Sir, what you commanded has been done, and still there is room.’ And the master said to the servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel people to come in, that my house may be filled. For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.’”

The Great Banquet

SEE WHERE THAD &amp; JACIE WENT TO COLLEGE - Walk the park-like campus, spend time in prayer and worship at one of the two prayer chapels, and enjoy seeing where God is at work discipling thousands of college students in Christ each year.

Taylor University

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE BEST LOCAL COFFEE - For all coffee connoisseurs attending: this is some of the best coffee in the county, also one of Thad &amp; Jacie's favorites during their college years.

Abbey Coffee Co.

EAT AT ONE OF THAD &amp; JACIE'S LOCAL FAVORITES - Hungry? Enjoy the unique atmosphere and delicious food of this British themed restaurant. You won't regret it!

Payne's Restaurant

MAKE YOUR TRIP OFFICIAL - Would it even be a real trip to Upland, Indiana if you didn't check out Ivanhoe's?! Enjoy the atmosphere and ice cream of this beloved, local favorite- Thad recommends trying the Trojan #2 shake; Jacie recommends strawberry shortcake.

Ivanhoes

Things to Do

Registry

Featuring 2-star accommodations, Holiday Inn Express Gas City by IHG is located in Gas City, 28 miles from Ball State University and 7.4 miles from Indiana Wesleyan University. The property is around 28 miles from Ball State University Museum Of Art, 28 miles from Emens Auditorium and 31 miles from Honeywell Center. The hotel features an indoor pool and a 24-hour front desk and free WiFi throughout the property. At the hotel, each room has a desk. Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries, guest rooms at Holiday Inn Express Gas City by IHG have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and selected rooms come with a seating area. All rooms will provide guests with a fridge.

Holiday Inn Express Gas City by IHG

Travel

Our Registry

Thaddeus & Jacie

Thaddeus & Jacie

Photos