Here she comes!

Leaving on a plane in the morning...Sara is heading back to the homeland of MN.
Mike gets on a plane Weds morning.

Fun times.

Maps...Maps...Maps...

Let us know at saraaugi@gmail.com or mcnorseng@gmail.com if you want pdfs giving directions to the venue, etc.  We were going to have them as downloadable attachments...but honestly we can't figure it out on this site.

Go Michael Phelps!

6 days away to wedding.  So excited to see everyone.

(here is an update from the mother of the groom.)

Sara and Mike lightning round

We have had a lot of individual e-mail questions this week from people...
Making up for last nights missing blog post we are going to take the opportunity to answer a few questions and reply to a few comments.

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"IS THERE A DRESS CODE?"

-No.  Sara is going to be wearing a re inspired version of her grandmother, Elda Augusine's, wedding dress from the late '20s, early '30s.  It is vintage lace and if you are feeling festive, we love to see a few 20s/30s outfits in the mix. If not, anything from a polo to a suit or from a skort to an evening gown is perfect! Right now, 77 and partly cloudy during the day and 59 at night is the forecast.

"PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE THE MACARENA!"

-A dear friend of ours from Brooklyn, Dave, aka DJ Sorrysosloppy, aka DJ Duck Duck, aka DJ von Baron will be spinning actual records at the wedding.  This is not an ipad playlist, nor cds, but the real deal...actual vinyl   He is going to mix in some hits from all the generations, as well as some obscure surprises.  Special requests will be hard to honor as he only brought about 100 essential lps from his collection.

"IS THERE ANYTHING HAPPENING ON SATURDAY THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING?"

-We will be visiting where Sara's family is staying in Rice Lake (Currier's Lodge) in the morning, and then heading to visit Mike's family in Chippewa Falls in the afternoon.  If you'd like to stop by either you are more than welcome.  Just let us know at the wedding.  We will post maps in the coming days.

Bacon and booze

Hillsdale is located in Barron County.  Barron County is one of the two remaining "prohibition" counties in the state.  That means it is going to be a dry wedding.  We are so sorry to let you know at this late of a date...

We kid.

We kid.

There will be plenty of wine and beer options.  We feel however that it is worth noting that there will be no liquor served.  So if the hard stuff is your drink of choice, we encourage you to do the celebration Camp Randall-style...tuck a flask in your sock!

[side note:  Barron County also has a ban on dancing.  But that is one rule we shall break.]

The Curious Water Tower...

We are putting off talking about beer, wine and spirits for one night to discuss a topic that many have asked about.... the curious water tower on the hanky from our invitations. I am from Minnesota, Mike is from Wisconsin, and we met in Brooklyn. The outlines of MN and WI seemed like an easy fit, but easily identifying Brooklyn is a bit trickier.  A common site in Brooklyn is a wooden water tower on the tops of buildings, about as common as an open fire hydrant in the summer in Brooklyn. We thought it to be a quint yet appropriate representation of where we met. 

Parking or driving your stagecoach

Gomer Fritzberguson left the enchanted barn, August 11th, 1912.  He got pulled over to the side of road on his mule.  He took a terrible photo. 

We are using the story of Gomer as a lead in to the next blog post.  Cars, shuttle, and booze.

There will be a shuttle picking up those staying at the Turtle Lake Casino at 2:30/2:45 the day of the wedding.  That shuttle will be making two trips back to the Turtle Lake Casino the evening of the wedding.  11:30 and 12:30.  For those of you planning on staying at Turtle Lake and or parking there, this is probably the safest and best option.

For family and friends staying elsewhere, please let us know if you also would like to use the shuttle and or a ride home.  And we will attempt to arrange.

Cars left at the barn should be picked up the following morning as early as possible, because there is going to be another couple tying the knot the next day.

Tomorrow's post, and much to the happiness of Gomer's legacy...beer, wine and spirits.

First and foremost, apologies for the lack of updates to the wedding blog. Social media is not our forte. We do however throw a darn good party! So we have our priorities in order.

But, in an effort to join the modern world, and keep everyone up to date on the party in less then two weeks, we are going to attempt to make a blog post once a day for the next seven days.

Today's topic:  So those seeds we sent...

We have gotten reports back that some of those seeds may not have actually been dahlias.  Some grew in to hollyhocks...some into sunflowers...and we even got a few reports of jalapenos.  Just a tip, don't trust discountseedsexpressnextday.com.

If by the devine stroke of luck however you were able to plant your seeds and dahlias did grow, kudos to you, your green thumb is to be admired.  We would love for you to share them with all.

We will have some mason jars set out to show off your prize winners.  Also, any pink or yellow flower is welcome. 

Tomorrow...the all important shuttle bus.