International Market Square

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

***NEW UPDATE REGARDING THE NEW MN MANDATES AS OF 11/10/20***

Mark and I met through mutual friends at our alma mater, Minnesota State University - Mankato. Though I think the real spark first happened while out&nbsp;at the local college bar, Rounders. I was on one side of the bar dancing (as usual 💃🏻) when I noticed a tall&nbsp;lumberjack looking guy with a nice beard who was standing&nbsp;across the way. I thought I remembered meeting him once or twice&nbsp;before but figured&nbsp;it wouldn’t hurt to reintroduce myself and compliment his lumberjack looks 🧔🏻 (a little liquid courage never hurt!!). That&nbsp;night turned into a&nbsp;first date,&nbsp;&nbsp;navigating&nbsp;the first year of our relationship living several towns away from one another, getting a cute French bulldog, buying our first home, adopting a cat,&nbsp;&nbsp;lots of weekend getaways, and so many more adventures!&nbsp; The past 4 years together have been an absolute blast and we are so looking forward to seeing what married life has in store for us. We can’t wait to see you all at our wedding and celebrate by&nbsp;dancing the night away! 🕺🏻💕

 *I chose the above picture&nbsp;as it really captures the love for&nbsp;lumberjacks 😂*

How we met 

Our Story

Change of Venue

NEWEST UPDATE REGARDING NEW MN MANDATES

Due to Governor Walz's announcement on Tuesday, November 10th our wedding reception will now&nbsp;be ending at 10PM. Masks are still required when you are not sitting at your table, eating, or drinking. We ask that you respect these rules. If our venue sees too many people not wearing their masks while up and away from their tables&nbsp;they have the right to give us 2 warnings. After the 2 warnings the venue has the right to shut down our event early!&nbsp;As you can imagine, that would bring Mark and I utter heartbreak. So please do your part and follow the rules we have in place for our wedding!

Because the reception&nbsp;is ending earlier our transportation pickup/drop off times have now changed too. Pick up for guests from the Hyatt Regency to&nbsp;International Market Square for the ceremony will run 3:10pm-3:30pm and 3:40pm-4:15pm.&nbsp;After dinner, pick up at International Market Square back to the Hyatt Regency&nbsp;will run&nbsp;from 7:30pm-10:00pm.&nbsp;



As always please feel free to reach out to Mark or myself if you have any questions, comments, or concerns. We can't wait to see you all on&nbsp;Saturday!!!

Dear Friends and Family: We can’t wait to celebrate with you on our wedding day. We wanted to send a quick update about some changes. Instead of taking place at Loring Social, our wedding will now be at the International Market Square. We hope these changes don’t disrupt too much of your planning, but we felt with a bigger space guests might feel more comfortable with social distancing guidelines.&nbsp; We would love to see you there but of course we will understand if you can’t come. Please continue to check our website for updates as rules and restrictions change daily. Feel free to reach out with any specific questions. Love, Katie and Mark

Guidelines to Follow

Our ceremony and reception will be taking place at International Market Square in Minneapolis, MN. Our celebration will be practicing social distancing with implementing seating guidelines of 4-6 guests per table. We ask that you bring along a mask and wear it except for times when you are seated, eating, or drinking. In case you forget your mask at home we will have some extras that you can use! Additionally, we will have different color wristbands for guests to wear to indicate their comfortability (gold: okay with hugs and high fives, purple: okay with talking but not touching, black: keeping my distance).&nbsp;We want everybody to feel as safe as possible during these times. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.&nbsp;

COVID-19 Updates and Information

Our Wedding

Details

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Registry

Lauren is&nbsp;Katie's&nbsp;younger sister so you can say they've known each other for&nbsp;a long time.&nbsp;

Favorite memory with the bride:&nbsp;One of my favorite memories with Katie was when she was Miss Rural&nbsp;Winnebago in High School. She got to ride in a convertible in the parade&nbsp;and after she was done they let me ride back home in it with her. I felt so cool and was so proud that she was my sister!&nbsp;

Lauren Bohn

Alex Tripp

Mark and Cody met&nbsp;through&nbsp;Boy Scouts when they were young. Cody says “Mark&nbsp;was a badass back then.&nbsp;I was totally intimidated by Mark. He was way cooler than I was”. Later on they both attended the same college and eventually became fraternity brothers through Phi Kappa Psi.

Cody Ingenthron 

Shauna and Katie met through Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority seven years ago.

Favorite memory with the bride:&nbsp;Katie asked me to describe my favorite memory with her... how am I supposed to pick a favorite memory out of 7 years??? We have done just about everything together!&nbsp;If I had to choose just one, it would be a night back in February 2019 that I went to visit Katie and Mark in Montgomery.&nbsp;We got Pizzeria 201, hit up the Montgomery brewery, and then went back to Katie and Mark’s place where we stayed up drinking and playing games for hours, just the three of us. I remember laughing so hard that I cried! This is one of my favorite memories because it shows just how much we enjoy each other’s company, and I think it’s really special when you find someone who can genuinely make you laugh that hard. I couldn’t be happier she found a man that is just as funny as she is, and lets&nbsp;me&nbsp;third wheel (maybe more often than I should...love you Mark!).&nbsp;

Shauna McIntire

Maddie and Katie met through Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority seven years ago. They were roommates for 3 years in college so Maddie has truly seen it all!&nbsp;

Favorite memory with the bride:

Maddie Dailey

James Hagg

Nikki and Katie first met eight years ago&nbsp;at move in day at Mankato. Nikki likes to say she Facebook "creeped" on Katie&nbsp;and convinced her to go through sorority recruitment. After a year she finally convinced her enough to join Sigma Sigma Sigma and became her big in the sorority!&nbsp;

Favorite memory with the bride:

Nikki Kramer

Cavan Krekleberg

Chris and Mark met through Phi Kappa Psi, their fraternity in college&nbsp;and pretty much hit it off right away. They&nbsp;grew closer when they&nbsp;were both in leadership positions in the chapter - that’s where Chris says he&nbsp;got to know how hard of a worker and how passionate Mark&nbsp;can be for things he cares about!&nbsp;Favorite memory with the groom:&nbsp;There are so many but here are a few: the&nbsp;night Mark saved my life, the night I defended Marks honor, the night mark couldn’t physically be stopped, the Luigi incident, just to name a few!

Chris Mangione 

Maddie and Katie met six years ago&nbsp;through Sigma Sigma Sigma where the "creeping" tradition continued and Katie became Maddie's big sister in the sorority.&nbsp;

Favorite memory with the bride:It’s never a boring time with Katie, so it would be impossible to pick just one! From Mankato homecomings, halloween celebrations, Country Jam, sorority formals, spring break in South Padre Island, birthday celebrations, and many more. Katie is always true to herself and her kindness shines through in everything she does. The matchmaker herself has found her match, and Katie and Mark are the real deal. Love you both!

Maddie Taylor

Jack Lovejoy

Ellie Lovejoy

Will Lovejoy

Ava Freeman

Olivia Freeman

Wedding Party

Q + A

Last date to receive room block rate is: 10/18/2020

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis

A trolley will be stopping at&nbsp;the hotels where we have reserved room blocks. The trolley seats 25&nbsp;people and will be making multiple runs for the ceremony:1.&nbsp;3:10pm-3:30pm2. 3:30pm-4:15pm After dinner the trolley will be making pick ups at IMS to the hotels every 30 minutes between 7:30-10:00.&nbsp;The trolley company has requested everybody wear masks and no food be eaten on the trolley. Thank you!&nbsp;

Gray Line Minnesota

If you don't have time or miss a ride with the trolley there are plenty of options to use through UBER or LYFT!&nbsp;

Last day to receive room block rate is: 10/28/2020 There is a discounted parking rate of $16 in the Millennium Ramp. Must charge to guest room to receive discount.&nbsp;

Millennium Hotel Minneapolis

Travel

The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the United States and, together with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and the Cowles Conservatory, it has an annual attendance of around 700,000 visitors. The museum's permanent collection includes over 13,000 modern and contemporary art pieces including books, costumes, drawings, media works, paintings, photography, prints, and sculpture.

Walker Art Center

Its attractions include the zoo, the conservatory, an amusement park, a carousel, Lake Como, a golf course, a pool and more. The park receives more than 1.9 million visitors annually. Como Park is a free park and while no admission fee is charged for the zoo or conservatory, voluntary donations of $3 per adult and $2 child are suggested.

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory

Science Museum of Minnesota is an American museum focused on topics in technology, natural history, physical science, and mathematics education.

Science Museum of Minnesota

Mall of America® is more than a shopping mall near the Twin Cities. It's over 520 shops full of tax-free shopping and 50 restaurants&nbsp;full of delicious food. It's Nickelodeon Universe®, SEA LIFE at Mall of America, FlyOver America, Crayola Experience, and more – all under one roof.

Katie & Mark

Katie & Mark

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