Our ceremony and reception will take place at Northern Oaks event center in Sauk Rapids, MN. Both the ceremony and much of the reception will take place outdoors.
Our ceremony will begin at 4:30. We encourage guests to arrive 15-30 minutes prior to our ceremony.
Yes! There will be a bus bringing guests from the two hotels (Waite Park Marriot & Waite Park Hilton Garden Inn listed in the "Travel" section on our website) to our venue before the ceremony, and then several trips from the venue to the hotels at the end of the night. Bus Schedule: First bus leaves hotels to Northern Oaks at 2:50 (arriving at Northern Oaks at 3:30) Second bus leaves hotels to Northern Oaks at 3:45 (arriving at Northern Oaks at 4:15) End of Night Bus Schedule: First bus leaves Northern Oaks at 9pm Second bus leaves Northern Oaks at 10pm Final bus leaves Norther Oaks at 11:15pm
Yes! There is space for approximately 100 vehicles for overnight parking. Northern Oaks requests all vehicles to be picked up by 9am the following morning.
We kindly ask our guests to dress in semi-formal attire. Our wedding does take place at an outdoor venue, so please keep in mind that the weather can be variable. We would advise bringing a sweater/jacket in case of cooler weather. For anyone wearing heels - you will be walking outside in the grass, so block heels would be better than stilettos.
We love your little ones! However, we have decided to keep our wedding and reception as an adults-only event. We encourage you to use this evening as a date night!