Welcome Party @ The Great Dane

Wedding Day

The Madison Club

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Rehearsal Dinner

Our Wedding

Danny started at Epic in 2017, and Alexis joined a year later in 2018. For a while, despite working at the same company in the same building and living a block away from each other, our paths didn’t cross—until 2022, when we both signed up for a work trip to Orlando. After a week of working closely together, we realized we wanted to take the plunge and not long after returning home, we went on our first date. From that moment, we knew we had found something special. Since then, we’ve done just about everything together. Alexis's dog, Luna, is now fully accustomed to having two parents. We've traveled the world together, exploring New Zealand, South Africa, Mauritius, and the Caribbean. And so much more. Now, marriage is the next stop on our journey together—and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with all of you!

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

If you are flying in, the Madison International Airport (MSN) is going to be the most convenient. Ubers to the hotel are ~10-15 minutes and most activities are within walking distance of the hotels, so you shouldn't need to rent a car. If you are driving in, the hotels have parking options and getting into the downtown area is pretty easy overall.

The Hilton Madison Monona Terrace is directly next door to the wedding venue. It is also just blocks from the capital and many of the downtown Madison amenities.

Hilton Madison Monona Terrace

The Embassy Suites is a quick walk from the wedding venue. It is also located firmly in downtown Madison and is within walking distance of many of the downtown amenities.

Embassy Suites by Hilton Madison Downtown

Travel

Dress Code

Activities

One of our favorite Saturday morning activities! The Dane County Farmer's Market has vendors lined up all the way around the square of the capital building. Vendors sell everything from produce to pastries. A local favorite is Stella's Hot &amp; Cheese Bread. Definitely one to split amongst your group. The capital building is also open to the public during this time, so you can pop in and take a quick tour around.

Dane County Farmers' Market & State Capital

A John Kennedy favorite. If the weather is nice, this is a great way to take in some views of the city. You can rent a kayak or a paddle board and enjoy Lake Monona!

Brittingham Boats

Want to potentially regret where you went to college? Look no further than UW's Memorial Union. The student union has a large outside terrace that sits alongside Madison's Lake Mendota. Open the public, the terrace has several food/beverage vendors, so you can grab yourself a pitcher of beer, some brats, and relax in the sunshine alongside the lake.

Memorial Union

About a 25 minute drive from downtown, you can check out where we both work and get a quick glimpse into how we ultimately met. Epic is well known for having unique, elaborately themes buildings across it's campus. Check out the website below for how to take a self-guided tour of our beautiful campus. Bring your walking shoes!

Epic

The downtown area has a plethora of fun bars and places to eat. There are a ton of choices that are walkable or a quick Uber. Some of our favorites are:-Plain Spoke Cocktail Company (where we had our first date)-Madisons (great brunch spot close to the hotels)-Tavernakaya (Lex's favorite sushi spot)-The Great Dane (Sports bar w/ a billion TVs &amp; pool tables) State Street is also a well known area. It connects the capital building to the University of Wisconsin campus and is filled with local shops and restaurants. A great area to just walk around and see where the wind takes you.

Alexis & Danny

Alexis & Danny

Q + A

Will the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception take place in the same location?

What is the dress code for the wedding?

Are children invited to the wedding?

What did we use to make our gorgeous Save the Date & Invitation cards?