Soccer-Themed Summer Wedding in Lithopolis

Aug. 27, 2022 | Kirsten (Coggan) and Dirk Grose are big fans of the Columbus Crew—we’re talking themed-wedding-level fans. Kirsten took Dirk to his first Crew game in October 2020, about 10 months after they began dating. A year later, local band Zack Attack—friends of the couple—were playing at the game. “The band asked Dirk to come on stage to teach them some Crew chants,” Kirsten recalls. But then things changed. “They started playing our song, and Dirk changed the lyrics to propose to me,” she says. Among the crowd were both sets of parents and Kirsten’s sister, who had flown out from Washington, D.C., to witness the event. 

“Dirk had messaged our favorite player, Josh Williams, beforehand, telling him about what he was going to do at the game,” Kirsten adds. “At halftime, Josh came over to where we were sitting—it was so cool!”