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Monica Andersen

and

William Bigelis

Monica Andersen

and

William Bigelis

June 21, 2025

Sisters, Oregon (30 min from Bend)
170 days170 d1 hour1 h15 minutes15 min21 seconds21 s

How They Met

Portland International Airport

William and Monica met at the Portland International Airport on April 22nd 2018. Monica was on her way back from a girls trip in Nashville TN, and William was on his way back from Mexico for one of his best friends wedding. They both had a connecting flight in Denver, Colorado, and actually saw each other passing by in the airport with the biggest smiles. In fact - William actually missed his original flight to Portland, had he not missed that flight they probably would have never met. As Monica and her friend boarded the plane to Portland and sat down she then looked up and noticed that William was boarding the same flight and he sat two rows behind them. The whole flight, Monica was ease dropping on Williams conversation with an older lady to see what Williams personality was like. William talked to this sweet older lady the whole entire flight to Portland. Monica thought it was the sweetest thing, and just so genuine. The flight landed in Portland and as Monica got off the flight and started walking to baggage claim she began to purposefully walk slow hoping William would maybe catch up to her.. As she got to baggage claim, she noticed William approaching her and he introduced himself proceeding to tell Monica he just couldn't let her slip away, told her how beautiful she is, asked for her phone number and that's what started it all! It was truly fate that brought them together.

Schedule

Friday, June 20, 2025

Rehearsal

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Aspen Lakes Golf Course
Sisters, OR 97759

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Ceremony

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Formal

Outdoor Ceremony will begin at 3:45pm. The couple kindly requests no children under the age of 5.

Cocktail Hour

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Formal

Outdoor Cocktail Hour

Reception

5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Formal

Indoor Reception

Travel

Hotel

FivePine Lodge and Spa

1021 East Desperado Trail, Sisters, OR 97759
 

Hotel

Best Western Ponderosa Lodge

500 U.S. 20, Sisters, OR 97759
 541-549-1234

Hotel

Sisters Inn & Suites

605 North Arrowleaf Trail, Sisters, OR 97759
 

Hotel

McMenamins Old St. Francis School

700 Northwest Bond Street, Bend, OR 97703
 

Hotel

SpringHill Suites Bend

551 Southwest Industrial Way, Bend, OR 97702
 

Hotel

Waypoint Hotel

1415 Northeast 3rd Street, Bend, OR 97701
 

Hotel

Hampton Inn & Suites Bend

730 Southwest Columbia Street, Bend, OR 97702
 541-388-3000

Hotel

La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Bend

61200 South Highway 97, Bend, OR 97702
 

Hotel

Hilton Garden Inn Bend

425 Southwest Bluff Drive, Bend, OR 97702
 

Hotel

Tetherow Resort

61240 Skyline Ranch Rd, Bend, OR 97702
 

Hotel

Brasada Ranch

16976 Southwest Brasada Ranch Road, Powell Butte, OR 97753
 

Rental Car

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

2301 Northeast Division Street, Bend, OR 97701
 

Rental Car

Turo

Wedding Registry

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Wedding Party

Monica Andersen

Bride

William Bigelis

Groom

Pamela Hongel

Grandmother of the Bride

Gary Hongel

Grandfather of the Bride

Gail Bigelis

Mother of the Groom

Bill Bigelis

Father of the Groom

Adaylnn & Emerly Conroy

Flower Girl

Rooper & Wody

Ring Bearer

Desiree Conroy

Maid of Honor

Baylee Wall

Bridesmaid

Jasmine Thomas

Bridesmaid

Marissa Bricker

Bridesmaid

Olga Mikhaylenko

Bridesmaid

Julian Merola

Best Man

Ben Bigelis

Groomsman

Stacey Kelley

Groomsman

Jordan Mcgrath

Groomsman

Austin Walker

Groomsman

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Things To Do

Smith Rock State Park

Smith Rock State Park

OR 97760
Tumalo Falls

Tumalo Falls

Deschutes County, OR
Deschutes River Trail

Deschutes River Trail

Deschutes River Trail, Bend, OR
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort

Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort

13000 SW Century Drive, Bend, OR 97702
Steelhead Falls

Steelhead Falls

Terrebonne, OR 97760
Sparks Lake

Sparks Lake

OR 97703
High Desert Museum

High Desert Museum

59800 U.S. 97, Bend, OR 97702
Float the Deschutes River

Float the Deschutes River

OR
Hayden Homes Amphitheater

Hayden Homes Amphitheater

344 Southwest Shevlin Hixon Drive, Bend, OR 97702

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