Jason & Lark
Schedule
Friday, September 5, 2025
Friday morning activities
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
634 Deep Creek Drive, McHenry, MD 21541
Kayaking Stand-up paddleboarding Swimming For those arriving early, we will be spending the morning on the water. Aquatic Center Rentals is right across the road from Blue Moon Rising and next to the Blue Moon Rising dock on the lake. They have options for hourly, 1-day, or 2-day rentals ($15-$45 total fee depending on how long you rent it). For more information visit: https://www.aquatic-center.com/index.html
Friday afternoon activities
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
72 Fort Drive, McHenry, MD 21541
After morning frivolity on the lake, we will head over to Deep Creek Fun Zone (<1.5 miles from venue) for lunch, beverages, and bouts of friendly competition. Lunch options include Black Bear Tavern and Restaurant and Short Story Brewing. Activity options include Mini Golf, Go Karts, Laser tag ($12 per person per activity). Deep Creek Fun Zone - https://dcladventures.com/deep-creek-fun-zone/ Black Bear Tavern and Restaurant - http://www.blackbeartavern.com/ Short Story Brewing - https://shortstorybrewing.com/
Welcome Party
5:30 pm
89 Blue Moon Rising Way, McHenry, MD 21541
Dress code: Casual
Help us kick off the weekend with refreshments, s'mores, and good company under the pine trees! We’ll have snacks and local brews to share, and we’ll organize a group dinner order from Mountain State Brewing Company, which is known for creative and delicious flatbread pizza. Let us know if you plan to join, and if you'd like to be included in the dinner order (we'll coordinate payment details closer to the date, but we'd estimate about $10-15 per adult). Check out the menu here - they have regular, gluten-free, and cauliflower crust options: https://www.msbcdeepcreek.com/menu#menu=flatbreads. Don't forget to bring your sneakers for our on-site lawn games and activities: BMR hiking grounds Wiffleball Binball Cornhole Bocce ball Croquet Dodgeball Volleyball
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Saturday wedding warmup
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Christi Kramer's Gentle Yin Yoga Stand-up paddle-boarding and kayaking Blue Moon Rising hiking grounds On-site lawn games Deep Creek Fun Zone Join Jason's Mom in a gentle yin yoga session from 10-11am at the Blue Moon Rising community pavilion. Up to 15 mats will be provided to our guests. The remaining activities are up to you to explore as Jason and Lark shift toward preparing for the ceremony. For those wishing to help, we will have fun jobs you can assist with during preparation.
Wedding ceremony and reception
5:00 pm
89 Blue Moon Rising Way, McHenry, MD 21541
Dress code: Forest cocktail
Please kindly note this is an adults-only wedding, with the exception of our nieces and nephew. Ceremony: 5-5:30 pm Cocktail hour: 5:30-7 pm Dinner: 7-8 pm Toasts, cake-cutting, and first dances: 8-8:30 pm Dance floor: 8:30-11 pm - be prepared for nu-disco vibes After-party: 11 pm Our after-party will set to a mix of euphoric and organic deep house tracks guided by our DJ, Jacob Rabadi of Foreign Air. We have a tentative cut-off of 1 am given plans for brunch the next day. For off-site guests, we are working on arrangements for an on-call taxi service with Deep Creek Shuttle (which functions like Uber, but only runs until 2 am). We strongly recommend using this service if you will be drinking, as we've been warned there are police check-points in the area.
Sunday, September 7, 2025
Post-wedding brunch
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
145 Bumble Bee Road, McHenry, MD 21541
We've reserved space from 10 am to 2 pm at Moonshadow for post-wedding brunch! If you only have time for a quick bite, the restaurant will be offering quick items like their egg & cheese biscuit sandwich, and we're providing complementary coffee or juice with your order.
