Justin & Aileen
Schedule
Saturday, September 3, 2022
The Day Before - Oak Creek LionsFest
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
9327 South Shepard Avenue, Oak Creek, WI 53154
If you're in town on Saturday and you'd like to see us, we'll be hanging out at the Oak Creek LionsFest from 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm, so feel free to swing by! It's an all day festival (11 am - 12 am), so you're welcome to come before us and/or stay later. It'll be your excuse to see us, have a fun time, and support a good cause! The festival is in Oak Creek, south of Milwaukee, and is a 25 minute drive from the Holiday Inn, and 15 minutes from the airport. Find festival details here: https://oakcreeklions.com/resources/LionsFestFlyer_2022.pub.pdf
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Early Arrival and Exploration
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
1500 East Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Casual / Athletic Attire Recommended
There is lots to explore around the Riverside arboretum - feel free to come early to explore the trails! The Urban Ecology Center building will also be open at this time for set-up only, or for bathroom use. The climbing wall will be open at 3 pm. For more information and a map see the following web site: https://urbanecologycenter.org/our-branches/rotary-centennial-arboretum.html
Ceremony
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
1500 East Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Casual Attire: Anything goes, from sundresses and sandals to jeans and tees. If you wish to use this as an occasion to dress-up, feel free. Keep in mind that what you wear may be restrictive to reception activities, depending on what you might wish to partake in.
This will be a short outdoor ceremony in the arboretum followed by our first climb as husband and wife. If the weather does not cooperate, the ceremony will instead take place inside the Urban Ecology Building.
Games and Activities
3:45 pm - 6:00 pm
1500 East Park Place, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Casual / Athletic Attire Recommended. If you want to rock climb, closed-toed shoes are required, as well as shorts or similar beneath dresses. Long hair mast be tied back. Please dress accordingly if you would like to participate in any games or sports during this time.
There will be lots of outdoor activities to partake in, including yard games (in the HS football field behind UEC) and a climbing wall! Specifically, there will be cornhole (aka bags), spikeball, bocce ball, molke (like kube), ladder ball, giant jenga, and four-square. There will also be a kids area with bubbles, balls, and tic-tac-toss. Two tennis courts have also been reserved for general use. If you wish to climb, you will need to wear a harness, so dress accordingly (see above dress code requirements). Indoor activities will include a photo booth and board game room. There will also be light snacks available at this time, and non-alcoholic drinks will be available at the bar, along with water stations. Alcoholic drinks are NOT permitted on the grounds outside the building. The bar will not be serving alcohol until after the climbing wall has closed (at 6 pm). If you wish, you are free to find a local establishment for drinks and return for dinner.
Bar Opens
6:00 pm
Alcohol will not be served until the climbing wall closes. Additionally, alcohol is not permitted on the grounds outside the Urban Ecology Center building. Please keep all alcoholic beverages inside. The 2nd story balcony is ok.
Welcome
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Dinner / Toasts
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Dinner will be a vegetarian Indian food buffet. Menu options are as follows: Hot Appetizers: Samosas Onion Bajji Entrees: Paneer Jafraize Malai Kofta Aloo Mutter Vegetable Korma Chana Masala If you're wondering what any of these are, don't worry, they're delicious! Feel free to google the names to see what the standard ingredients of the dishes are if you have any concerns.
Dancing
7:45 pm - 10:30 pm
Time to dance the night away!
Ice cream and dessert
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
We shall be forgoing cake cutting and are opting for ice cream scooping instead! Well, technically, it's frozen custard. We'll be having it served by Gilles, Wisconsin's oldest frozen custard stand, between 8pm - 9pm. We'll also have baked goods to go with it, provided in part by generous guest contributions! There will be accompanying ingredient notes for dietary restrictions. Enjoy!
Reception End
10:30 pm
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here! Thank you all for attending!