Mais &
Suzanna
May 23, 2026
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Mais and Suzanna are finally getting married and joyfully invite you to celebrate as they unite their lives before God, family, and friends.
May 23, 2026
Wedding Day
Details
A few important details to know if you’re joining us for the celebration.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Location
Ceremony and Reception
Address: 300 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster, PA 17602
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Parking: Front Parking Only
Ceremony
1:30 - 2:00 PM | Guest Arrival
2:15 PM | Wedding Ceremony
The ceremony will begin promptly at 2:15 PM. We kindly ask that you arrive at least 30 minutes early to allow time for parking and finding the right building.
Wedding Ceremony Details
Since the bride and groom both speak fluent Russian, the ceremony will be presented in both English and Russian.
Reception
3:15 PM | Appetizers & Coffee
Please take this time to meet someone new, chat, and enjoy one another’s company.
4:15 PM | Dinner
5:00 - 7:00 PM | Wishes, Songs, & Games
Our wedding will be like a family & friends celebration, where you’ll get to experience an Eastern European and Central Asian-style celebration. The bride and groom would love for some of you to prepare a short wish to congratulate them.
7:15 - 7:30 PM | Sendoff
Help us send off the newlyweds with love, cheers, and blessings as they begin their life together
Additional Details
Dress Code
Elegant, formal attire, or whatever feels special to you.
Spring colors are welcome.
Guests With Children
We kindly ask that you enjoy this day without children, but understand if that’s impossible. Please have children remain supervised at all times and seated with you, so that everyone can fully enjoy and celebrate the day together.
LOVE STORY
Where It All Began
Mais and Suzanna first met while volunteering at a children’s camp in the beautiful mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Suzanna was visiting a family friend, and Mais had traveled from Kazakhstan with a group of friends. Both were so focused on serving the many needs of the children around them that they hardly had time to notice each other.
Yet, after some time they began to see each other’s hearts. Mais often helped Suzanna with her projects and crafts, but Suzanna, enduring some of the hardest conditions of her life (no running water, no toilets, sleeping in tents during cold nights, and hiking in hot days) felt the worst version of herself. Mais, in turn, recognized something truly special in Suzanna. He saw in her the most beautiful and selfless woman he had ever met, and he knew from that moment that he wanted to marry her.
They fell in love and soon knew it was God who had brought them together. Even though they were 6,390 miles apart, they discovered they had so much in common. Their shared love for Jesus, the arts, working with children, and helping others was just a little part of the bond they found in one another.
Fast Forward
Fast forward across thousands of miles, long calls, tears, and many sacrifices, their engagement was not the easiest due to visas and distance, but it was also the most fruitful. The waiting was true example of God’s patient love.
Now, after a year of visa processing, Mais and Suzanna are finally together on the same continent, in the same town. They are eagerly looking forward to becoming a family and glorifying God in everything they do together.
