- Engagement Pictures -

We had such a great time doing our engagement session with Kelly Manno! Here are some of our favorites...

Kelly: Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You are so wonderful, and we love you very much! :) 



CLICK HERE to view our engagement post on Kelly Manno's blog and HERE to visit her very own photography website!

- Guest List -

[Here goes our best effort at a well-oiled smoothover...]

Because we're sharing all of this wedding information on Facebook, let us just [tactfully] take a second to say:

Our guest list is getting tight.

What does this mean?

It means that we are trying our very best to include everyone who has been a part of our relationship and grown with us over the past two years.  It means both sides of our families are huge.  It means we are already way past our max number on the guest list. It means we have some rearranging and prioritizing and choosing to do.  It means we are number crunching.  It means it's getting uncomfortable. 

(((It means we can't invite everyone we would like to.)))

And we feel really, really badly.

But in the end, it boils down to one thing:

November 10 is our day.

My day, Brian's day, and a celebration of a sacrament that we will absolutely be celebrating every day for the rest of our lives. We chose venues that mean something to us in the city that means something to us, and unfortunately these capacities mean that we can only wine and dine with a small percentage of loved ones who mean something to us. 

Sad.

But still, the wedding is one day.  The marriage is forever.

One day < FOREVER. 

While our reception hall has tight seating limitations, the church does not. Space is no issue here, and we would love for you to be witnesses of our first sacrament together! That being said, [reception invitation or not,] EVERYONE reading this is welcome to attend the ceremony at Saint Francis Xavier College Church! Click the "Ceremony" tab on the left for any information you need.

Thank you for sharing our love!

We love you! :)

- Food Tasting -

We spent last Saturday night at the Cedars [halfway] wedding crashing, [but mostly] sampling lots of food options for our big day! 

Annnd final decisions were MADE!

Yummy!

- Wedding Party -

Meet our beloved parents, bridesmaids, flower girls, and groomsmen! :) 

Parents of the Bride ~ Mark and Resa Stieren

Maid of Honor ~ Kaitlin Weitekamp
Friend of the Bride

Matron of Honor ~ Laura Wagahoff
Cousin of the Bride

Bridesmaid ~ Emily Mohan
Friend of the Bride

Bridesmaid ~ Meghan Geyman
Friend of the Bride

Bridesmaid ~ Alicia Schneider
Friend of the Bride

Bridesmaid ~ Chrissy Woods
Niece of the Groom

Flower Girls ~ Ellyana O'Neal and Melody Vazzi
Nieces of the Groom



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Parents of the Groom ~ Ron and Ann Fleming

Best Man ~ Marko Dragovich
Cousin of the Groom 

Best Man ~ Brant Fleming
Brother of the Groom 

Groomsman ~ Garett Fleming
Brother of the Groom 

Groomsman ~ Jon Dragovich
Cousin of the Groom

Groomsman ~ Nathan Huhn
Friend of the Groom

Groomsman ~ Andy Andrasko
Friend of the Groom 

- Things To Do -

There's more to our city than great sports teams... ;) 

As our wedding [conveniently] falls on a holiday weekend, we encourage you to hang around on Sunday and explore the city we love! Here are a few recommendations:

• Shop 'til you drop at the Saint Louis Galleria.

• Meet the animals at the Saint Louis Zoo.

• Take a tour of the Gateway Arch...

• ...or the Gateway Arch Riverboats.

• See the clydesdales at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour.

• Make your belly smile with a delicious treat at Ted Drewes.

• Stroll through the scenic City Garden...

• ...or the Botanical Gardens.

• Enjoy a few of our favorite drinks at the Schlafly Bottleworks Tour.

• Take a relaxing walk through Forest Park (where we got engaged!).

• Wine and dine "the Italian way" on The Hill.

There are plenty more things to entertain you; these are just our favorites! 

Enjoy! 

- Cheers to TWO Years! -

We've come quite a long way in two years! 

Rewind to May 2010 and journey through a month-by-month timeline of our ever-changing and always exciting relationship: 

~May 2010 -- The dating games "officially" begin...

~June 2010 

~July 2010

~August 2010 

~September 2010

~October 2010

~November 2010

~December 2010

~January 2011

~February 2011

~March 2011

~April 2011

~May 2011

~June 2011

~July 2011

~August 2011

~September 2011 

~October 2011 -- (World Series Game 7!)

~November 2011 -- Publicly announcing our ENGAGEMENT!!! :) 

~December 2011

~January 2012 

~February 2012

~March 2012 

~April 2012

~May 2012 

Reminiscing on twenty-four months of memories has made us realize how blessed we have been and how much we have to look forward to in the future! 

Cheers to two years!