Our First Wedding Weekend Recap 💚🤍
Conneaut Lake, PA
July 11-15th 2025
When we pictured our wedding celebration, we knew we wanted something different.
My blog post explaining a bit more of how we came up with what we did, coming soon.
Friend Group: Girls on the Run
These are the ladies I coach Girls on the Run with at Paradise Park. We have some sig others, and some adorable babies to add to the mix. These are the ppl that are down for anything. I put up a sign-up sheet for food/items to bring, they have it filled out in 5 minutes. (Think Type A teachers). Will they don bandanas and be assigned either white or green team to compete in silly games for points? HECK YES. Are they supportive people that help each other’s parenting styles and love on all the babies? Of course.
Enter: Camp Culp — our version of a wedding weekend at Conneaut Lake, complete with team competitions, projector screen movies, winery/distillery visits, friendship bracelets and hair tinsel, paddle-boarding, late-night karaoke, and all the s’mores your heart could want.
Thank you to all Camp Culp Campers, for snagging pics t/o the trip to document the memories!
Day 1: Let the Games Begin 🏕✨
The weekend kicked off as friends and family arrived at our Airbnb rental, a dreamy setup with six chalets on one property.
(It looks like it was an old RV park!)
Chalets by the Lake. We had a great experience, and highly rec them.
We deemed one Chalet the “mess hall,” and it stored all the food and drink for the week, and served as a communal hang-out space. We loved that each “clan” had their own space to retreat to when needed, which proved nice with little ones napping. And grown-ones napping hahah.
Once everyone settled in, we gathered around the campfire for dinner and a champagne welcome toast to set the tone for the weekend.
We bought the 36 Pack Gold Glitter Plastic Champagne Flutes (7oz) to reuse across our different wedding celebrations—and they’ve been such a smart and festive choice. The gold glitter design adds a fun, celebratory vibe, and because they’re plastic, they’re safe to use by the pool or at the lake, where glass isn’t allowed or ideal.
They’ve been easy to pack, store, and transport to each event, and we’ve loved having them on hand for a champagne toast at every celebration. Even though they’re technically disposable, they’re sturdy enough to reuse multiple times—perfect for couples planning several wedding weekends or anyone hosting multiple parties.
Our “meet the campers” board had silly/embarrassing pics of everyone to keep things light. However, kind thank-you notes were handwritten on the back of each one.
Think a personalized “note of appreciation” to each guest thanking them for the support they have given Matt and I, and how they played a role in our journey.
We split into Team White vs. Team Green, unveiling the first of many friendly competitions with a “Jeopardy” game titled “How Well Do You Know Matt & Julia?” (Yes, the Friends trivia episode was our full inspiration — minus the apartment on the line).
While we were distracted by questions and laughs, our friends snuck a surprise welcome basket into our chalet — packed with our favorite snacks, caribeaner cups, custom T-shirts, and much more, along with the sweetest handwritten note. Cue all the warm fuzzies.
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