January 10, 2026
Notre Dame, IN
Alexis & Gregory
Things To Do
Carmela's Restaurant
214 North Niles Avenue, South Bend, IN 46617
This is where we went out to dinner after getting engaged! Lexie definitely recommends the lasagna although she did not have much of an appetite to eat it that night :)
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Even though it will be January, how can we not recommend the Grotto?! We have sent many a prayer up to Heaven here (including for all of you!), and it is where we got engaged. If you go, please say a prayer to Our Blessed Mother for us!
"Our Tree"
This large sycamore tree is located near the Grotto at Notre Dame and next to Corby Hall. We climbed it with the Pratts when we were only 11 and 13, and Lexie's mom snapped an iconic photo that we have been trying to recreate ever since.
Howard Park Ice Skating
219 South Saint Louis Boulevard, South Bend, IN 46617
One of our favorite date spots!
For all the days along the way