Barnwood Events

Rehearsal

Old Sugar Distillery

Rehearsal Dinner

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Dinner

Reception

Sunday Brunch

Our Wedding

Maggie's Version:So I started work at Epic, and I met this kid named Omar on a 90 degree day at a work event that involved having three fire pits roaring during the sweltering heat at 3pm on a Tuesday in early September. Omar mentions that he has a twin brother that was really excited at 10pm after having driven a moving van for 14 hours straight. I decided I needed to meet this man. About a week later, we were in Deep Space (at Epic) and I met Mohamad. My first thought was, "There's no way he can be my husband." Spoiler alert - he was. Before we were dating, my sister met him at a euchre night hosted by a friend, and as Emma and I left, she turned to me and said, "You know you can invite him to the wedding if you want." So I did. (Thanks, Emma and Dan!) And the rest is history. We're living happily ever after and we're not even married yet. Mohamad's Version:So there was this girl I met at my job and I wanted to get to know her better, so one-day during a group lunch, with extreme eloquence, I opened a new contact form on my phone, slid it over to her, and gestured at it wordlessly. Thankfully, she got the message. We got to know each other more. She let me borrow her sunglasses, sought me out at group shindigs, and always found the time to chat with me. While working up the nerve to ask and wondering if she'd accept an invite to a date, she beat me to the punch and asked me first. She invited me to her sister's wedding. Turns out, she liked me. It took an embarrassing amount of time before it became obvious I was being asked out on a date. The man is always clueless, its true. Fast forward 3 years. I'm typing this up on our website, and I'm thinking of how I can properly express the joy she brings to my life. I can only say this: We've discovered immortality - it feels like we've known each other for decades. Neither of us is 30 yet. Love is the truest immortality anyone can experience. ~ Me, 2025.

The Greatest Love Story You'll Ever Hear (besides your own)

Our Story

Photos

Emma Ferguson

Omar Awwa

Sabrina Kaeder

John Ferguson

Crissy Larke

Daichi Uzawa

Anna Rein

Ben Kaeder

Shannon Barrera

Samantha Skipper

Gal Cherki

Wedding Party

Q + A

The link to the website should take you to the hotel block with our wedding rates. There will be two shuttle trips to take guests to and from the venue. The last one will be at 11pm. Please drive safe if you don't take the shuttle!

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Madison Central by IHG

Travel

This is one of our favorite things! It goes until noon on Saturday, so if you're already in town and you want to experience a little bit of Madison, check it out! We recommend Stella's Bakery, the honey vendor that wears a beehive hat, The Gourd Guy, and any of the flower stalls.

Dane County Farmers' Market

This is where we had our first date! It's absolutely gorgeous and we go back every anniversary and take a picture at the maple tree. We also did our engagement photos here! We recommend walking around the woods and seeing if you can find the turkeys.

Arboretum

Are you sensing a theme? These are gorgeous gardens in downtown Madison on the Eastside. Make sure you check out the Bolz Conservatory if you go! At the time of the wedding, they'll likely have a Spring flower show going as well, but check the website to be sure!

Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Things to Do

Registry

Maggie & Mohamad

Maggie & Mohamad

M&M

Wedding Day

4:00 PM

Ceremony

4:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

6:00 PM

Dinner

7:00 PM

Reception