Holiday Hill Day Camp & Recreation Center

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

RSVPPlease RSVP by March 15th, 2026 Food &amp; DrinkWhen you RSVP, let us know if you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions and we will gladly accommodate them. Dinner will be buffet style, with lots of things to snack on before and after. Drinks are on us, the hangover is on you! Note:We love your little ones, but due to limited guest numbers, this is an adults-only event. Immediate family (nieces, nephews) will be in attendance though, so don’t panic when you see those kids. If finding childcare would interfere with your ability to attend, please let us know and we can be flexible!

Read Me!

In lieu of gifts, we would be delighted to receive contributions towards our future house fund! We are preparing to buy our first home and would be incredibly grateful for any support. The greatest gift is your presence at our wedding, so please know there is absolutely no obligation to give anything. Times do be tough, and we know that! There will be a card box at the wedding, so you could also just find a neat card and draw a lil picture or whatever! If you would like to donate to our house fund…-Cash is cool!-Checks can be made out to Derrick Spalding-Zelle: derrickspalding92@gmail.com-Venmo: @Lauren-Ksz-CashApp: $LaurenKsz Or visit the “Home Buying Fund” page on this website - but apparently there’s a $25 fee?! So be aware. Curse you, greedy website!

Gift Registry

Just don’t wear pajamas, alright?

Dress Code

The venue has a number of activities available, including…-Basketball-Mini Golf-Soccer-Volleyball-Badminton-Pickleball-Horseshoes-Bocce ball We will also have some yard games set up. Feel free to play!

Activities

Best Western Storrs offers accommodations in Mansfield Center. All rooms are equipped with a private bathroom equipped with a shower. Best Western Storrs features free WiFi . Mystic is 29 mi from Best Western Storrs while Hartford is 25 mi away. Bradley International Airport is 29 mi from the property.

Inn on Storrs

Holiday Inn Express Vernon - Manchester by IHG

Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford-Manchester

Chaplin Inn & Suites

Grand Lake Hotel

Graduate by Hilton Storrs

Best Western Storrs

KJ Tuckers Bed & Breakfast, LLC

Homewood Suites by Hilton Hartford South-Glastonbury

Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Hartford Manchester

Hotels

Chinese Food & Wine

Just when Lauren thought all hope was lost for finding love, a notification appeared. At the same time, Derrick - feeling similarly hopeless - was logging in to Facebook Dating to delete his profile, when he came across Lauren. ”Just window shopping 😅😂” Lauren’s profile read. Derrick messaged her. “I’m window shopping too, I found the cute brown-eyed girls with tattoos store 😍” Lauren checked his profile. Handsome, talented chef, beard.Yes, yes, and yes. She responded. Lauren went to Derrick’s house for their first date, and they shared General Tso’s Chicken, red zinfandel, and inappropriate jokes. Lauren never left. 5 years later, Lauren and Derrick are technically still on their first date.

Lauren & Derrick