5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Please wear Dressy clothing.
Ceremony Rehearsal for the wedding party including: Bride & Groom Officiant & Wife Bridesmaids/ Groomsmen & Personal Attendant & their significant others (you decide if you want Significant Others to meet you at the dinner or come with you to the rehearsal) Petal Parade & Immediate Family Ring Bearers Mother of the Groom Parents of the Bride All Grandparents of the Bride & Groom Ushers & Immediate Family Park in the parking area near the Beard Arena. Walk to meet in the tree row. Dinner to follow in Bismarck. Details to come!
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Please wear Dressy Clothing.
Those listed under Wedding Party Rehearsal to attend meal after rehearsal. If you are invited to the Rehearsal Dinner it will be listed to RSVP area of our site for your name. Details to come!
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Formal Summer Attire (Please see the FAQ's Portion of our site for ideas.)
Please arrive as close to 3:30pm as possible. Ceremony will start promptly at 4:00pm. We would like all guests seated BEFORE 4pm. **If you arrive after 4pm, please stand in the back until the wedding party has finished their processional, then you are welcome to seat yourselves. This is an outdoor wedding. The ceremony is not covered and is located in a tree row, please follow signage. There will be a tent on the grass for the reception. If dangerous weather occurs, we will move the ceremony to the arena, which is indoors (dirt floor). Please allow our photographer to take all photos during the Ceremony. You are welcome to take photos after the ceremony at your leisure. Thanks for your understanding.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
After the ceremony, please allow the wedding party to exit first, then our ushers will release you to walk to the reception, which is a very short walk from the ceremony. Help yourself to snacks, sweets, and appetizers, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options. There are some games set up for your use. Please feel free to start the fun off right! You are now welcome to take as many pictures as you like - please share them to our album. The Wedding Party, Immediate family of the Bride & Groom, and Grandparents will be taking Group photos during this time. If you are one of these people, please follow directions to the photo location. When we finish your photos, you can join the rest of the guests at the social hour.
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Meal will be served in a buffet style. You will be released to eat by our Host and Hostess.
If something is Gluten-Free it will be noted as such. We do plan on taking photos with our guests during dinner. We are so excited to see and spend time with you!
7:45 pm - 11:45 pm
We are so grateful for the love and support from our family and friends.
We wish we could have included everyone for the whole day, but due to space and budget considerations, some guests were invited to start our wedding day celebration at our dance. We feel like the best part of the day begins with our first dance as husband and wife, when the drinks are flowing and everyone can dance the night away with us! We thank you for making the trip and coming to make our night the best it can be by having you with us!
8:00 pm - 11:45 pm
We will have some bug spray available, but if you like a certain type, please bring it with you. We're so grateful to celebrate with all of you - especially our littlest guests! As the night progresses and the dance floor starts to get a little "wild", we kindly ask that children step off the dance floor at 10:00 pm. Thank you for helping us to keep things safe and fun for everyone! As it is late summer, the weather can be unpredictable. Please bring some additional garments to keep warm, in case it starts to get chilly. There will be limited lap blankets available for use. We are working on arranging a shuttle service. Space will be limited, so please make arrangements for a designated driver, if possible. If you drove to the wedding, and want to ride the shuttle to one of the designated drop spots, you are welcome to pick your car up the following day. We want everyone to have a good time, but be safe - no buzzed or drunk driving, please.