REAL-WEDDINGS

Real Columbus Wedding: Madeline and Scott Stroup

For their wedding day, the Stroups returned to the site of the first date.

Columbus Monthly

Madeline and Scott Stroup married on May 21, 2022, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Who: Madeline (Firth) and Scott Stroup

When: May 21, 2022

The story: Though Scott and Madeline went to the same high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they were six years apart and didn’t know one another. In 2015, Scott—now living in Columbus—returned to Philly for a fundraiser and the two “instantly clicked,” Madeline says, “leading me to make the seven-hour drive to Columbus two weeks later.” The pair dated long-distance for four years, until Madeline joined Scott in Columbus. Scott proposed in 2020, while the couple was walking their dog, Zoey, at Griggs Reservoir.

The details: “It started raining during the ceremony, which made for some beautiful photos,” Madeline says. “Goes to show that nothing was stopping us that day!”

Of note: The Stroups chose the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as their venue for a specific reason: It was the site of their first official date.