It all just worked out. Good luck, good timing and a good wedding.
Christy and Mike Tiemann honor their promise to one another only to wed if it took place in Vegas, officiated by Elvis. The wedding party included, l. to r. (with Elvis in front) Great Lakes Area organizer Bryan Cato, IR-ISO Ryan Mroz, Christy and Mike Tiemann and Great Lakes recruiter/organizer Kevin Stewart.
What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas. At least Mike and Christy Tiemann hope not. Not only did they bring “what happened” home with them, they vowed they’d keep it with them for life. The Boilermaker couple got married there while they were in town for the 35th Consolidated Convention.
Mike Tiemann is the President of Local 486 (Litchfield, Illinois), which represents workers at Worksaver, and he helped organize workers at Dometic nearly a year ago. Christy Tiemann serves on Dometic’s negotiating committee. When the couple began dating six years ago, they joked on their first date that the only way they’d ever even consider getting married was if the nuptials took place in Las Vegas—and were officiated by Elvis.
The Boilermaker convention provided for both requirements.
“I never thought I’d have the opportunity to go to Vegas and do this,” said Mike Tiemann, who served as a convention delegate for L-486.
The couple booked their Vegas vows a week or so in advance, thinking it would be just the two of them alone at the altar saying their “I do’s.” But when Great Lakes Area recruiter/organizer Kevin Stewart caught wind of their intentions, he insisted they couldn’t go alone. Stewart, along with Great Lakes organizer Bryan Cato and International Rep Ryan Mroz formed an impromptu wedding party.
“I think they enjoyed it as much as we did,” Mike Tiemann said.
Even the officiating Elvis had Boilermaker and convention ties. When Christy Tiemann mentioned her wedding plans to an Elvis impersonator who was working at a convention event, he asked where they would be to tying the knot. She replied they’d booked the Graceland Wedding Chapel and was surprised when he said, “Well, I own that place!”
“He made it a point to be the Elvis who officiated our ceremony,” she said.
Adding another layer of uniqueness, the bride and groom decided against a traditional ring swap. Instead, they opted for more permanent symbols of their matrimony: ring tattoos.
“It all just worked out,” said Mike Tiemann. “Good luck, good timing, good wedding.”
And good odds for a happy future together.
