Sarah and Matthew

FAQs

I'm already starting to get some questions on the details. I'll answer a couple right now.
Q. Are kids welcome at the reception?
A. Definitely. You are welcome to bring your children. Just make sure that you indicate the correct number of chairs on the reply card or website confirmation. Also, let us know ahead of time via email if you need a high chair so we can figure out if the reception hall has the number needed.
Q. What about the dress code? You are getting married outside, right?
A. We will be outside by the beach for an hour for the ceremony. The ceremony is taking place at the pavilion, so the chairs won't be on sand or anything. Given that it may be warmer during that time of year, I'm anticipating that the dress code for the ceremony may be more casual while the reception dress code is semi-formal. Feel free to bring a change of clothes for the reception - they have several places to change at the reception hall. I will also mention that the area around the pavilion is a little windy at times so keep that in mind.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Flowers, Hotels, and Cake!

This past Saturday Sarah and I went down to scout out some florists, as well as take some measurements of the Pavilion to make sure that it's big enough and has outside power and such. Now we're working with the woman from the Parks system to see if they have chairs or if we'll need to have a rental place bring them in. We're also getting the inside of the Pavilion in case of inclement weather, and so that we'll have access to the restroom. Our next stop was the hotel where we didn't get the rooms reserved, but we got it straightened out on Monday so we'll get the information onto the website soon.

Sarah's family is looking into renting a house on the beach since there are a lot of people coming down. We're trying to set up a visit to take a look, and we also need to decide which of the florists to go with and get that lined up. Sarah has set up an online registry with Amazon and has a trial run with the makeup and hair people and she's going bridesmaid dress shopping with her girls next weekend.

We did decide on the cake, though, and with only one stop. Strongbow has amazing cake. We're probably going to get the chocolate raspberry mouse. It was really tasty, with really good frosting, and I'm not that big a fan of cake so that's saying something.

Lastly, I made it over to the tuxedo rental place so the guys that are in the wedding will be getting an email from me shortly to let them know where and when to get fitted. It feels like things are coming together, but it's a lot to keep track of. Thank Google for Spreadsheets!

Save the Dates

We've got our Save the Dates back from the printer and so we'll be sending them out soon. Of course, if you're visiting this website you either already know the information printed on them or you've gotten one, so this post may be pointless. Sarah's been making phone calls and we are looking good for the Portage Lakefront Pavilion, and we have the hotel situation figured out, so as soon as we have those buttoned up we'll get to work on the actual invitations.

Once we get to that point we'll start building out this website a bit more to get the information if you don't have the invitation handy, links to reserve a hotel room, a map with directions, and all that good stuff. We'll also have an online RSVP so you can respond either here or by mail (or both, if you're so inclined).