We’re just days from the big day. We are getting so excited to celebrate with you all! Megan and I are going through final details with our families and we’re nearly there.
One quick heads up about traffic traveling up to McGregor this Saturday:
There is construction on I-35 just a bit North of Forest Lake and traffic goes down to one lane. Megan and I passed this while we were heading South last Saturday morning. PLEASE AVOID I-35 IF AT ALL POSSIBLE! Traffic was backed up for miles heading North.
The other two major routes up to camp are on Highway 65 or 169. If you head up 65, there is a detour at Mora that will add about 15-20 minutes to the drive. Traffic should be alright, even through the detour. If you take 169 North, head to Aitkin and then go East on Highway 210 to McGregor (the turn-off for Covenant Pines will be just before you get into McGregor).
Here are some Google Maps with the alternate directions:
The first map includes directions up 65 and has the detour marked out (unless construction crews have changed the route; either way, it is clearly marked with road signs)
Oh my, it is July! The big day is fast approaching and Megan and I are getting so excited to share this wedding day with all of our family and friends!
Thanks to all who have been supporting us with time, prayer, and hard work this past year. We are blessed to have you all in our life together. We look forward to all the days and years to come!
The past two weeks were a great time to continue wedding planning and to just be together. Now we spend one last month apart as Megan finishes her PA rotations in Iowa City and as I am back in Chicago for a class.
Well, now that we’ve been engaged for well over a year, we got a chance to have an engagement photo session with Spencer Combs, our wedding photographer (and quite a talented one!). While we were together these past two weeks Spencer snapped these shots and we are ever so pleased with them. We hope you enjoy!
Hey friends, we are entered into the “Ultimate Wedding Contest” and we need your vote to have a chance at winning! It only takes a few seconds (and an email address, but no spam!)
We’re getting married this year! Happy new year to all who happen upon this post.
Megan is in Africa for a PA rotation through the end of this month, but we are celebrating two and a half years together today (even across the ocean)! They have been two and a half of the most blessed years and I am so thankful for being able to spend them with Megs.
As more people are undoubtedly finding this site, welcome! This will be a place where we can try and keep everyone posted about the exciting happenings of wedding planning and learning more and more to live life together. A couple weeks ago, Megan and I had our first counseling session with Josh Rude and his wife, Natalie (check out her amazing artwork at nataliesalminen.com). Josh will be leading the wedding ceremony this summer and we are so glad to have their guidance as we prepare for a lifetime of love, friendship, and learning together. We couldn’t have asked for anyone better than these two.
May you all be blessed in whatever your endeavors might be this winter. Thanks for stopping by this site. Check back soon for updates and follow us here beyond the wedding to see what adventures come our way.
Megan and I are getting ready to head home for Thanksgiving, the last holiday season before we are married! It is an exciting time and we have so much for which to be thankful. Our families, friends, the precious time we get to sneak in over weekends and short breaks, and all with which we’ve been so blessed. And, most of all, we are thankful for each other! I am daily reminded of what a beautiful, loving, special woman I get to marry.
Here is to you, all our friends and family, who have given us much to be thankful for. Blessings to you all!
Take a look around the site, there are some updated pages and more to come!
So apparently, after the whole getting engaged part, there’s a whole bunch of planning. Megs and I have started to discuss many parts of the wedding, including where we should have the ceremony and reception. The trick to this part is that after this next week, we aren’t going to be in the same place for a LONG time. That means that we need to go visit and choose our venues in the next week!
We’ll squeeze in some venue visits over the long weekend and into next week and hopefully we’ll have a spot picked out by this time next week! There are a couple places we’re checking out that might be perfect for indoor or outdoor ceremonies. We’ll just have to see what works best. Let the planning begin!
Wahoo! Megan and I are engaged! We now start the process of planning our wedding and this next big step as our lives come together. We will be updating everything on our site relating to the wedding as it comes together. We are excited to share this exciting time with all of you. Thanks for visiting us here!
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