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The Monastery Event Center

Wedding Day

Our Wedding

Location

<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/1055+St+Paul+Pl,+Cincinnati,+OH+45202/@39.1077375,-84.5015636,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x8841b1602ecb3957:0xd533c0ac0fe594e2!8m2!3d39.1077334!4d-84.4989833!16s%2Fg%2F11bw3xx1jw?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDEyMS4wIKXMDSoKLDEwMDc5MjA2OUgBUAM%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1055 Saint Paul Pl, Cincinnati, OH 45202</a> Our ceremony and reception will be taking place in a former monastery and church, founded in 1873 and since turned into a beautiful event space.

Schedule

5-5:30pm: Ceremony5:30-6:30pm: Cocktail Hour6:30-10:30pm: ReceptionAttire: Formal, optional colors in the wildflower theme — including pastel blues, pinks, purples, and oranges

The introduction

Our love story began in September 2020 with a dating-app match, when a lifetime of comfortable conversation kicked off with a prompt Sarah provided about “trying to wrangle 30 first graders through Google Classroom!” We fell into ever-greater alignment with each other over freeflowing texts and video calls, and hardly a week later, it felt only natural to set up a date. In what was the only first date that either of us have set up from the apps, we met at Lakeview’s Mia Francesca for dinner, where Sarah and Zack each stunned in her first impressions. Not a single awkward moment could be found over our Italian dinner, and we finished the flawless first night with ice cream and a movie. A second date followed two days later, the third a week after that, and the rest has been joyful, meant-to-be history. Starting as each other’s bright lights in the pandemic, we’ve since been partners in coast-to-coast travel, fitness endeavors, rave nights, bunny parenting, and every other part of our beautifully entangled lives.

Our first photo together! Sarah bravely met Zack's parents for brunch only three days and two dates into the relationship.

The proposal

It started with a visit to the Adler Planetarium, to see Zack’s brother Noah and meet his new girlfriend (and now-fiancée!) Michelle. For over an hour we enjoyed our first joint trip to Zack’s favorite museum before we exited facing the Chicago skyline, when Michelle — a professional photographer — took out her camera to ostensibly capture the view. After covertly grabbing the ring box from a backpack, Zack walked Sarah toward the lake before getting down on a knee, professing an eternal love, and popping the question. Sarah , after saying “You are not doing this!” five times in shock, said yes! Michelle captured the complete joy we shared that day.

Our Story

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Wedding Party

Rooms must be reserved on or before May 29, 2026. Update: There will be no shuttle for this hotel.

Courtyard by Marriott Cincinnati Covington

Rooms must be reserved on or before May 26, 2026.

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Newport Cincinnati

Transportation

If you plan on flying into Cincinnati, arrive through CVG Airport. On the day of the wedding, we recommend either driving or taking ride-share to the venue, which will provide plentiful parking.

Sarah & Zack

Sarah & Zack

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