No, it will be in Minnesota, aka the Holy Land.
As generous as it is, we kindly ask that you do not give us any physical gifts. Please direct your generosity and undeserved kindness to the Registry page and contribute to some of the funds that we have set up in place of physical gifts. Your contribution will be treated with the same reverence as a physical gift. Soon after the wedding, we will both be moving (Nick internationally as he separates from the military), and we each have a full household of things to move already as we have been living on our own. Therefore, the funds we have set up in place of physical gifts are much more appropriate for the stage of life we are currently in. But of course, we do not expect a gift from you and would much rather see you at our Wedding Mass and Reception anyway! That is a gift in itself.
Absolutely. The kids usually have better dance moves than the adults.
Yes, absolutely. We ask at the same that you respect the holy nature of the Catholic Mass, so please do not take pictures during the Mass (we have a photographer for this), bring toys for kids, etc. Additionally, we ask only practicing Catholics take Communion, as in the Catholic Church it is the literal body and blood of Christ. It is far less awkward to sit in the pew during the Eucharist, and no one will think anything less of you for it. As a non-Catholic, if you simply sit and stand along with everyone else, you will be just fine. You can expect the Catholic Mass to last for about an hour.
The Mass. The reception is simply a party, but the Mass is our promise and holy sacrament before God, to each other, that binds us until death, no exceptions.
We ask that you arrive 15 minutes before the start time of the ceremony on the schedule page of this website. This allows the wedding party to be in place without interruption.
There will be parking at both the Mass and reception for free.
We respectfully ask that all guests adhere to respectful attire due to the nature of the Catholic mass. We ask that all women cover above their knees and all men wear a shirt covering to include their forearms during the ceremony. Tuxedos and floor length dresses would not be overdressing. We only ask to refrain from wearing white dresses and white suits Feel free to roll up your sleeves during the party!
This will be specified on your invitation.
You will receive a formal invitation in the mail that will include instructions to RSVP through Zola. This is required, as reception security needs an official guest list.
...yes. please dont do that.
Check the Schedule page for anything else pertinent to the weekend schedule!
When you RSVP on the link on our invite, you will indicate this on the website.