I'm not sure anyone will actually read this, but James and I want to thank everyone for a spectacular wedding.
It couldn't have happened without you!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Madison report
We hear the weather in Madison has been beautiful this week and some pretty amazing color is expected! It has been warm (right around 80) but it looks like we should expect some near average temperatures around October 15 (highs around mid-60, lows around mid-40).
The countdown is on!
The countdown is on!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Gifts and other stuff
I actually leave for Madison in a week and James and Logan follow close behind (the boy IS in school, after all)! It has come up so fast and now it's time for everything to come together!
Speaking of, we know many of you already have gifts in mind though we chose not to register anywhere.
If you're still wondering what to do...we are happy to have donations made in our name. Otherwise, we are big outdoors people and one of us may or may not be employed by a certain outdoor store...and we just moved into a new home so home improvement stores, homes stores and Ikea are places we will be frequenting as we merge our lives and figure out how to organize it all and fit it together!
If you choose to donate, we ask that you give to any of the following, in any amount in our names:
Mohonk Preserve
The Nature Conservancy
IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association)
NPR
Thank you all for being a part of this experience! We are looking forward to October 15!
~Kelly and James
Speaking of, we know many of you already have gifts in mind though we chose not to register anywhere.
If you're still wondering what to do...we are happy to have donations made in our name. Otherwise, we are big outdoors people and one of us may or may not be employed by a certain outdoor store...and we just moved into a new home so home improvement stores, homes stores and Ikea are places we will be frequenting as we merge our lives and figure out how to organize it all and fit it together!
If you choose to donate, we ask that you give to any of the following, in any amount in our names:
Mohonk Preserve
The Nature Conservancy
IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association)
NPR
Thank you all for being a part of this experience! We are looking forward to October 15!
~Kelly and James
Monday, September 19, 2011
RSVP HERE!!
We are closing in on the wedding day! Invitations are out and hopefully reaching everyone. Please use this space to RSVP and let us know how many people you will be and if the food we are offering (make-your-own chicken or veggie or bean burritos) is ok. We will try to accomodate any special diets.
We can't wait to see you!
~Kelly and James and Logan
We can't wait to see you!
~Kelly and James and Logan
Friday, September 16, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Details and more
The way this works: James and I chose to have a small ceremony, which means not everyone will hear the actual "I do's." HOWEVER, we want you to be a part of the day and so if you are on this blog site, it's because we are asking you to please come to Orton Park to celebrate afterward with food, beverages (local, tasty beer? you bet!), music, dancing, games, etc. You will be receiving an invitation soon with this info, so if you haven't yet, please send us your address!
Food: We would prefer seasonal but can guarantee local. Seasonal in Madison in October can be more work than we have the time and energy for :). SO we will be having a burrito bar courtesy of Tex Tubbs (East side!!). You can bet Logan is out of his gourd about this. He will likely try and make yours for you. Feel free to politely decline. Or throw a tortilla out into the grass as a diversion. Believe us, it will work. It will work better if you include black beans...
There will be a meat option for you meat eaters (roasted chicken), veggies for the rabbits our there (like us) and plenty of beans and rice and salsa and guac.
Dessert: Beautiful homemade wedding cake and lovingly homemade and self-collected pies will be wonderfully provided by Sarah McCoy and Jessica Ciomperlik. Please make sure you thank them. Look for the tall, thin red-head and the scrawny blonde. We have beautiful friends with some amazing talent.
Weather: Check out the average conditions on October 15 in Madison. For most of you, the temperature during the ceremony will be cool but comfortable. At night, it will get chilly. We will have a tent and it will be heated if the weather is typical.
What to wear: We are getting married in a park and we are looking forward to a relaxed, fun time for everyone. Don't feel compelled to show up in your formal wear. However, please do plan to wear something a little nicer than jeans.
Mans - collars and jackets are great, ties are optional.
Ladies - pants, skirts and dresses will all look lovely on you, but you might want to think about tights if you do the dress or skirt thing, close-toed shoes, and something over your shoulders if it's a normal October weekend.
We will keep an eye on the weather that week, as should you!
What to gift, if you so choose: In lieu of a registry, we would love a charitable donation made in our name (we will provide a list of places soon). If you don't feel comfortable with this, anything you would like to contribute toward a house and combining our lives would be a wonderful. Of course, just bringing yourself is all we truly ask for.
Music: If you want to hear something, send it our way! We are asking for music donations, since we will be hiring our iPods ;). James and I don't have much in the way of 'dance music' (I mean, you can dance to Incubus, but it wouldn't be pretty) so help us, and yourselves out!
Keep checking back here until it's time to get yourselves to Orton Park. We can't wait to see everyone!!
Food: We would prefer seasonal but can guarantee local. Seasonal in Madison in October can be more work than we have the time and energy for :). SO we will be having a burrito bar courtesy of Tex Tubbs (East side!!). You can bet Logan is out of his gourd about this. He will likely try and make yours for you. Feel free to politely decline. Or throw a tortilla out into the grass as a diversion. Believe us, it will work. It will work better if you include black beans...
There will be a meat option for you meat eaters (roasted chicken), veggies for the rabbits our there (like us) and plenty of beans and rice and salsa and guac.
Dessert: Beautiful homemade wedding cake and lovingly homemade and self-collected pies will be wonderfully provided by Sarah McCoy and Jessica Ciomperlik. Please make sure you thank them. Look for the tall, thin red-head and the scrawny blonde. We have beautiful friends with some amazing talent.
Weather: Check out the average conditions on October 15 in Madison. For most of you, the temperature during the ceremony will be cool but comfortable. At night, it will get chilly. We will have a tent and it will be heated if the weather is typical.
What to wear: We are getting married in a park and we are looking forward to a relaxed, fun time for everyone. Don't feel compelled to show up in your formal wear. However, please do plan to wear something a little nicer than jeans.
Mans - collars and jackets are great, ties are optional.
Ladies - pants, skirts and dresses will all look lovely on you, but you might want to think about tights if you do the dress or skirt thing, close-toed shoes, and something over your shoulders if it's a normal October weekend.
We will keep an eye on the weather that week, as should you!
What to gift, if you so choose: In lieu of a registry, we would love a charitable donation made in our name (we will provide a list of places soon). If you don't feel comfortable with this, anything you would like to contribute toward a house and combining our lives would be a wonderful. Of course, just bringing yourself is all we truly ask for.
Music: If you want to hear something, send it our way! We are asking for music donations, since we will be hiring our iPods ;). James and I don't have much in the way of 'dance music' (I mean, you can dance to Incubus, but it wouldn't be pretty) so help us, and yourselves out!
Keep checking back here until it's time to get yourselves to Orton Park. We can't wait to see everyone!!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Quick update!
Rooms have been blocked at the Holiday Inn Express in Madison and this is where James and I will be staying too!
If you also want to stay there (woo hoo!), you can call and book within the block by telling them you are with the April-Tyrrell wedding. Just make sure to do so by September 14, otherwise the rooms will no longer be available within the block!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Places to stay
James and I searched out the weekend to make sure there was nothing going on October 15. But we somehow managed to miss one of the biggest Madison events of all - Badger Homecoming. So, be prepared for lots of Bucky (the mascot), lots of striped overalls (the silly outfits worn to games by the undergrads) and lots of red. It will be an experience.
Fortunately, the park is completely across town from the stadium. Unfortunately, most hotels aren't blocking rooms as a result.
But, we did find one, a Holiday Inn Express, just over 3 miles from Orton Park and on the lake. Rates are $139.99/night for 2 queen beds, $144.99/night for 2 queen beds with a microwave and refrigerator.
Other options -
Downtown:
On the Capitol Square - Inn on the Park $194/night with 2 night minimum stay; complimentary airport shuttle.
Just off the Square - Hilton Madison Monona Terrace starts at $292 /night; complimentary airport shuttle; lakeviews and deluxe rooms. Also, Hyatt Place Madison starts at $256/night; complimentary airport shuttle
State Street area:
Dahlmann Campus Inn which appears mostly full, but standard singles are available for $225/night; complimentary taxi service to and from the airport
Doubletree Madison starts at $237.15/night; complimentary airport shuttle and within 2 mile radius
John Nolen Dr/Olin Turville/Lake Monona
Holiday Inn Express (see above)
Sheraton (unavailable)
Alternatives:
Madison Vacation Rentals by Owner
A handful of inexpensive hotels and motels can be found near East Town and West Town Malls in Madison. They are just further away from the park (~20 min drive).
Camping at and near Devil's Lake (about an hour's drive from Madison)
Would anyone be willing to share a room with other out-of-town guests to save some money? If you let us know, we can get you in touch with one another. Or, you can make it happen right here. Blogs are beautiful. Except they are called 'blogs'.
Alternatively, we might be able to find you some local friends to stay with. Just let us know!
We are expecting roughly 20 people from out of town and we want to make sure everyone is happy. Obviously traveling to Madison is not exactly convenient, but we hope you will love your experience there as much as we have loved it. It's hard to think of Madison as a destination, if you've never been, but hopefully you will come for the wedding and see what we see!
Fortunately, the park is completely across town from the stadium. Unfortunately, most hotels aren't blocking rooms as a result.
But, we did find one, a Holiday Inn Express, just over 3 miles from Orton Park and on the lake. Rates are $139.99/night for 2 queen beds, $144.99/night for 2 queen beds with a microwave and refrigerator.
Other options -
Downtown:
On the Capitol Square - Inn on the Park $194/night with 2 night minimum stay; complimentary airport shuttle.
Just off the Square - Hilton Madison Monona Terrace starts at $292 /night; complimentary airport shuttle; lakeviews and deluxe rooms. Also, Hyatt Place Madison starts at $256/night; complimentary airport shuttle
State Street area:
Dahlmann Campus Inn which appears mostly full, but standard singles are available for $225/night; complimentary taxi service to and from the airport
Doubletree Madison starts at $237.15/night; complimentary airport shuttle and within 2 mile radius
John Nolen Dr/Olin Turville/Lake Monona
Holiday Inn Express (see above)
Sheraton (unavailable)
Alternatives:
Madison Vacation Rentals by Owner
A handful of inexpensive hotels and motels can be found near East Town and West Town Malls in Madison. They are just further away from the park (~20 min drive).
Camping at and near Devil's Lake (about an hour's drive from Madison)
Would anyone be willing to share a room with other out-of-town guests to save some money? If you let us know, we can get you in touch with one another. Or, you can make it happen right here. Blogs are beautiful. Except they are called 'blogs'.
Alternatively, we might be able to find you some local friends to stay with. Just let us know!
We are expecting roughly 20 people from out of town and we want to make sure everyone is happy. Obviously traveling to Madison is not exactly convenient, but we hope you will love your experience there as much as we have loved it. It's hard to think of Madison as a destination, if you've never been, but hopefully you will come for the wedding and see what we see!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Coming along
Hi! Sorry it's been a while! I had visitors for quite a stretch and then James and Logan came to visit too! With the long hours I am putting in at the paper (maximizing my fellowship time) I had enough time in the evenings to squeeze in time with them before we all passed out happily exhausted!
We are getting really excited about the wedding, but it's coming up fast! We are working on getting hotel details for everyone coming in from out of town. We are going to look into blocking off rooms for a good rate, but we will provide a list of the many hotels in Madison if we can't secure something good enough! One of the many benefits to it being a capital AND a college town is that there is no shortage of places to stay and almost all of them are close. Some are within a mile from the park.
So, anyway, we will get this info out very soon!
In the meantime, here is a map of the wedding location:
View Larger Map
We are getting really excited about the wedding, but it's coming up fast! We are working on getting hotel details for everyone coming in from out of town. We are going to look into blocking off rooms for a good rate, but we will provide a list of the many hotels in Madison if we can't secure something good enough! One of the many benefits to it being a capital AND a college town is that there is no shortage of places to stay and almost all of them are close. Some are within a mile from the park.
So, anyway, we will get this info out very soon!
In the meantime, here is a map of the wedding location:
View Larger Map
Friday, July 15, 2011
Consider this...
a 'save the date.' Don't worry, we'll send official invites. But this also means you should send us your address! Leave it here or email it to: kapril7@gmail.com OR jetyrrell@gmail.com.
Thanks!
* Kelly
Finally!
We are very happy to announce that we are officially getting married on 15 October 2011, in Madison, Wisconsin.
James and I feel very tied to Madison - he moved me there not long after we started seeing one another. He proposed to me there. It is a beautiful city with so many fun and wonderful things to do. We hope you'll be able to join us there.
We will use this site to keep you all updated and help provide any and all information you need. It's also a place where you can tell us what you think!
Our vision for this day is to have as many of our closest friends and families with us for an intimate ceremony, followed by a fun and relaxed get-together in the park - Orton Park in the Willy St neighborhood - with more friends. We want a memorable day for everyone. Fortunately, we should be at the peak of fall color in Madison that weekend!
~Kelly
James and I feel very tied to Madison - he moved me there not long after we started seeing one another. He proposed to me there. It is a beautiful city with so many fun and wonderful things to do. We hope you'll be able to join us there.
We will use this site to keep you all updated and help provide any and all information you need. It's also a place where you can tell us what you think!
Our vision for this day is to have as many of our closest friends and families with us for an intimate ceremony, followed by a fun and relaxed get-together in the park - Orton Park in the Willy St neighborhood - with more friends. We want a memorable day for everyone. Fortunately, we should be at the peak of fall color in Madison that weekend!
~Kelly
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