Full names: Alyssa Marie Hall and Jake Roger Van Diest

Hometowns: Alyssa is from Monticello, Iowa, and Jake is from Webster City, Iowa

Degrees/current jobs: Alyssa is a senior in dietetics/psychology, and Jake is a senior in finance/business economics

How did you meet? They met playing an “intense” game of volleyball at Lied Recreation Athletic Center. Alyssa said her team definitely won.

Where did you go on your first date? Their first date was dinner and a movie … Red Robin and “Public Enemies.”

How did you get engaged? Jake sent Alyssa on a scavenger hunt on her birthday. Her roommate Liz went to Alyssa with a rose and an envelope. Then she opened the envelope, which included a clue. So they got in Liz’s car and she took Alyssa to where the clue led, where two more of the couple’s friends were waiting with another rose and clue. Each place was significant to their relationship, and two of their friends were at each location.

“It didn’t click until two of my best friends started hugging me and crying. I lost it,” Hall said.

The final stop was at Lake LaVerne, where Jake asked Alyssa to marry him.

“To be honest, I about tackled him into the lake,” Hall said.

When is your wedding? Aug. 11, 2012

What are your wedding colors? European latte with wine accents — a vintage theme.

What flowers will you have? Since the couple is getting married in Reiman Gardens, they have no fresh flowers. Instead, Alyssa has designed vintage brooch and charm bouquets with hand-made flowers for the bridesmaids and herself.

How many people will be attending? 120 to 125 will be attending the ceremony, and around are 450 invited to the reception.

What is your plan for the reception? The reception is in the Scheman Building. They will be having a buffet-style dinner (food selection to be determined), a beautiful cake from Dutch Oven Bakery, and they will play slideshows and a have a D.J. Oh, and a full bar of course.

Where are you going on your honeymoon? Their plan is to head to Hawaii over Christmas.

What is your something “old, new borrowed and blue”? “I have no idea. My mom is surprising me with the ‘something borrowed,’ and still working on the rest,” Alyssa said.

What do you think will make your wedding unique? The wedding will be unique because of the garden setting. Also, Alyssa’s family is predominantly Catholic and Lutheran, so she’s the first in a long time (or maybe even ever) to not get married in a church.

What was the hardest thing about planning a wedding? Finding the time. “I’m a full-time student in dietetics with two jobs, so we had the majority of our planning done over Christmas break,” Hall said. “I’m so glad we did, because it is so tough to be a working student and plan even the smaller details.”