The Sky Bar at the Edgewater

The night before

The Edgewater

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Our Wedding

In the fall of 2020, Emily and Mike met during their internal medicine training at at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, IL. Mike was a 2nd&nbsp;year and Emily was a 1st&nbsp;year. After mingling at a work party, they thought that maybe it was worth spending more time together. On a whim, Mike asked Emily out on a date to Starved Rock State Park and, only after she said yes, did he realize the round trip would be over 5 hours in a car together! Thankfully they had a great time and their dates continued. As each month passed, they began to realize how easily their emerging idiosyncrasies fit together. In the summer of 2023, they planned a trip to Japan and to celebrate the completion of Emily’s residency and their reunion. They had spent the preceding year working separately as Mike started his new job as an attending physician in the Madison area and Emily had one more year of residency left to go in Chicago. Japan was a dream. Though the big city of Tokyo was sweltering in the summer, they found solace in a lake town on the edge of Mount Fuji, where the forest and lake brought a cooling comfort to their adventure. It was under the torii of Hakone Shrine on Lake Ashi that Mike got down on one knee and asked Emily to marry him. She said “Yes!”.

The Story of us!

Our Story

Photos

Sara Dreyer

Cassie Mora

Joey Marsek

Lauren Crew

Helen Poser

Steven Hamm

Mike Hamm

Gavin Cardwell

Stevie Poser

Eddie Poser

Carl Cotter

Kenny Masasy

Tommy Rehfeldt

Charlie Blackwell

Jon Hamm

Wedding Party

Q + A

We have reserved rooms at the Edgewater hotel. This is where the ceremony and reception will be held as well. You can also call &nbsp;608-535-8200 with the code&nbsp;GHPW091424.

The Edgewater Hotel

This hotel is about 15 min drive from the venue

avid hotel Madison - Monona, an IHG Hotel

Sheraton Madison Hotel

There is public parking at the Edgewater first come first serve. It is 4 dollars an hour in their garage. They also have valet if preferred. Given the UW Madison and Alabama football game we recommend all guests in the area or at different hotels Uber/Lyft to the Edgewater. Please keep in mind there will be more traffic and increased travel times due to the game.

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Emily & Michael

Emily & Michael

E&M

Wedding Day

Reception