Dragør Badehotel

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Morning After Breakfast - Morgenmad dagen derpå

Our Wedding

ramram2016

#RamRam2016 - Hey everyone! Let's use this hashtag for everything related to us, the wedding, or even wedding preparations!!

Many of you are probably wondering why we want the hashtag #ramram2016. Well we thought it was fun both having names that start with MAR, so with our goofiness we turned it around and named it twice, thus starting the trend Team Ram Ram.

​#ramram2016 – Hey Allesammen! Lad os bruge dette hashtag til alt, der er relateret til os, vores bryllup og de forberedelser I måtte gøre jer før brylluppet.

Måske har I undret jer over, at vi vil have hashtagget #ramram2016. Det startede med at vi syntes det var sjovt, at vi begge har navne, der begyndte med MAR. Og fordi Team Mar Mar ikke er særlig mundret, blev det til Team Ram Ram i stedet – for verdens bedste team skal jo have et godt navn!

...there was a lost engineer that needed to travel to a destination unknown. He had no friends or family within a thousand miles and looked for friendships in the town of Aarhus. One day, during a casual conversation with a English Pub owner, he was directed to a quaint German pub across the street. Since this engineer fancies a German pint from time to time, he naturally thought it was a good idea to get acquainted. Upon entering, lo and behold there was a beautiful German-dressed bar maid with the most beautiful eyes and cute smile gazing across from behind the bar. The lost engineer quickly stirred up a conversation and had a great discussion talking about beers and life in America and life in this far away land and learning a little bit about each other. The engineer loved the conversation so much but realized the next morning that he forgot to ask her for her number. Every weekend after that conversation, the engineer walked to the bar to see if this beautiful bar maid was working a shift. It took quite some time to cross paths again but the engineer was determined to see the beautiful bar maid again. Luckily this time he asked for her number and they quickly became good friends. After some time the two got to know each other better but the short term travel arrangements prevented the lost engineer for truly giving himself to the beautiful bar maid. She, however, was falling for him. This ultimately created a drift between the two and unbeknownst to the lost engineer, he was beginning to lose something that shouldn't be lost.One day, life gave the beautiful bar maid a different perspective and she realized that life is short and when you want something, you need to go for it. She conveyed this epiphany to the lost engineer and gave him an ultimatum - Date me or never see me again.The lost engineer knew what the correct decision was. He wanted to see this beautiful bar maid more and could not stand the idea of never seeing her again. After a few days of deep thought, the lost engineer was no longer lost. He had found what he was looking for and although he did not know it at the time, these two were going to begin a great adventure together and only time will tell how the story will truly end. We look forward to you being part of our fairy tale...

In a land far far away...

...var der engang en fortabt ingeniør, som drog ud på en lang rejse til et ukendt sted. Han havde ingen venner eller familiemedlemmer med sig og han kendte ingen i miles omkreds. Han var derfor på udkig efter nye venskaber i byen Aarhus.En dag, under en tilfældig samtale med en engelsk pubejer, blev han anbefalet den tyske pub, der lå på den anden side af gaden. Da denne ingeniør holder af en tysk øl i ny og næ, syntes han, at det lød som en god idé at gøre sig bekendt med stedet.Da han trådte ind ad døren, hvem kunne nu have forudset dette, stod der en tyskklædt barpige med de smukkeste øjne og det sødeste smil og betragtede ham fra den anden side af bardisken. Den fortabte ingeniør tøvede ikke med at starte en samtale med den smukke barpige og de to endte med at have en lang snak om øl og livet og lærte således hinanden lidt at kende. Ingeniøren syntes vældig godt om samtalen med barpigen, men indså næste morgen, at han havde glemt at spørge efter hendes nummer. Hver eneste weekend efter denne samtale gik ingeniøren forbi den tyske bar, for at se, om den smukke barpige var på arbejde. Det tog et godt stykke tid, før deres veje krydsedes igen, men ingeniøren var fast besluttet på at skulle se den smukke barpige igen. Denne gang spurgte ingeniøren heldigvis efter hendes nummer og de to blev hurtigt gode venner.Som tiden gik, udviklede deres venskab sig, men fordi ingeniøren vidste, at hans ophold i dette fremmede land var på lånt tid, kunne han ikke give sit hjerte fuldt ud til den smukke barpige. Men hun havde mistet sit hjerte til ham. Dette gjorde at de gled mere og mere fra hinanden og uden at vide det, var ingeniøren ved at miste noget, som ikke måtte gå tabt.Men så en dag, gav livet den smukke barpige et andet perspektiv. Hun indså, at livet er kort og hvis der er noget man vil have, må man kæmpe for det. Hun formidlede sin åbenbaring til den fortabte ingeniør og gav ham et ultimatum – Vær min kæreste eller jeg vil aldrig se dig igen.Den fortabte ingeniør vidste hvilken beslutning, der var den rigtige. Han måtte se den smukke barpige igen og kunne ikke holde tanken om aldrig at skulle se hende igen ud. Efter et par dages overvejelser var den fortabte ingeniør ikke længere fortabt. Han havde fundet hvad han søgte og selvom han ikke vidste det da, så stod de to på tærsklen til at skulle skrive et storslået eventyr sammen og kun tiden vil vise hvordan det eventyr vil ende.Vi glæder os til, at I skal være en del af dette eventyr…

I et land langt, langt borte...

Wedding Party Introduction

Maid of Honor

Som den amerikanske tradition byder, skal man have brudepiger (brides maids) og én førstebrudepige (maid of honor). Når man har mange dejlige, tætte veninder og to fantastiske søstre, der alle skal med til brylluppet, er det enormt svært at vælge, for jeg ville gerne have haft dem alle ved min side på denne dag. Men da det ville være lidt fjollet, hvis stort set alle de kvindelige bryllupsgæster skulle stå på række ved siden af mig under vielsen, har jeg i stedet valgt, at have to førstebrudepiger. Her vil jeg give en lille introduktion til hver af dem:

Our Story

About Dragoer

Pronunciation

Americans, for proper pronunciation of the town, please follow the link:<a href="http://forvo.com/word/drag%C3%B8r/">http://forvo.com/word/drag%C3%B8r/</a>

A little history of Dragør and the area

The wedding will be in a small town called Dragør about 7.5 miles from the city center of Copenhagen.Dragør is located on Amager, which is an island. Some parts of Amager are part of Copenhagen as well. Amager is also where Copenhagen Airport is located. Dragør is placed on the southern part of Amager. It's a charming little town with old, crooked, yellow houses and narrow cobblestone streets. In the 1300s and 1400s Dragør was an international marketplace for Hanseatic merchants. They main commodity was salted, dried herring. The herring sales ended in the middle of the 15th century and the area was not inhabited until Dutch settlers settled in the old town in the beginning of the 17th century. In 1658 Denmark lost Scania, today known as the southern part of Sweden, to Sweden. Some Danes living in Scania at this time were not happy about becoming Swedes, so they decided to move across the waters. Most of them settled in Dragør.Dragør quickly evolved into a thriving shipping town and today the town still shows sign of its past glory. The habor is still the pivotal point of the town as well as an important part of the "old town experience". From the harbor there's a great view over the tidal meadows and over the old town. Dragør Badehotel is also visible from the harbor area. The hotel was founded in 1907, when the railway from Copenhagen was established. The hotel was part of a trend starting in the late 19th century and continuing all the way up to the mid-20th century: The Badehotel Trend. Badehotels or seaside hotels popped up everywhere in the country and were popular amongst the wealthier townspeople. In the summer they would travel out to the seaside to get a change of scenery, some fresh air and some sun.Dragør Badehotel is a small, charming bed-and-breakfast style hotel where visitors can still experience the special "badehotel" atmosphere.

Lidt historie om Dragør og området

Dragør ligger på Amager ca. 12 km fra Københavns bymidte. Det er en idyllisk lille by med gamle, skæve, gulmalede huse og brostensbelagte gader. Dragør var i 1300- og 1400-tallet international markedsplads for hanseatiske købmænd, der rejste til byen for at købe nedsaltede sild. Handlen ophørte i midten af det 15. århundrede og først i 1600-tallet, hvor hollændere bosatte sig i området, var byen igen beboet. Også en del skåninger bosatte sig i Dragør, efter Danmarks tab af Skåne til Sverige i 1658.Dragør udviklede sig til en driftig søfartsby og det bærer byen stadig præg af. Havnen stadig byens omdrejningspunkt og er en væsentlig del af oplevelsen af Dragørs gamle bydel. Fra den nye lystbådehavn ved Dragørfortet er der et flot kig ned over strandengene og ind over byen.Herfra kan man også se Dragør Badehotel. Hotellet blev grundlagt i 1907, da jernbaneforbindelsen til fiskerlejet blev oprettet. Jernbaneforbindelsen gjorde det let for landliggere fra København at komme til Dragør og byen blev et populært rejsemål. Dragør Badehotel er et lille hyggeligt hotel hvor den helt specielle badehotelscharme er velbevaret.

Speaches and Toastmaster

Speaches

Marianne's sister Kirsten is going to be toastmaster at the wedding. If you wish to speak at our wedding please let Kirsten know at least a few days in advance. She can be contacted via e-mail at barner55@yahoo.dk. We welcome anyone to speak, but please keep it short. We don't want to be stuck at the tables all night. We also want lots of time to dance!Also please keep in mind that this wedding is a bilingual event. Some might not know too much English, some might not know much Danish.

Taler

Mariannes søster Kirsten er festens toastmaster.Hvis du ønsker at tale til vores bryllup, vær sød at give Kirsten besked mindst et par dage i forvejen. Hun kan kontaktes via email på barner55@yahoo.dk.Alle skal være velkomne til at tale, men fat jer venligst i korthed. Vi vil ikke sidde ved bordene hele aftenen, vi vil også danse!Husk desuden på, at brylluppet er en tosproget begivenhed. Nogle forstår ikke meget engelsk, andre forstår ikke meget dansk.

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Jordan Wegemer is my younger brother. We used to fight a lot in elementary school and before that driving our parents crazy, but as soon as I became a senior in high school (17-18 yr olds), I had to drive him to school. We became much closer and we began to learn a lot from each other. I can't imagine living a life constantly following someone else's shoes. In a small town in California, it seemed like everyone knew each other's brothers and sisters and with that came many expectations. Jordan found his own way and has made me a very proud brother. He has served in the Middle East for the US Marines by making reparations on helicopters that had just been out in the field. Life's perspectives changed after that and I cherish every moment that I can have with him. He currently works as a contract worker repairing helicopters for the US Coast Guard, while he is working on his Aeronautical Engineering Degree. Our work and lives have changed so much since the last 5 years and living so far apart, it only brings us closer when we do get a chance to see each other. He is my best friend and he is my best man.__________________________________________Jordan Wegemer er min lillebror. Da vi var yngre, skændtes vi meget, hvilket drev vores forældre til vanvid. Men da jeg blev senior i high school (17-18 år gammel), skulle jeg køre ham i skole hver dag. Vi kom meget tættere på hinanden og vi begyndte at lære meget af hinanden. Jeg kan ikke forestille mig hvordan det må være, altid at skulle leve livet i en andens fodspor. I en lille by, som den vi voksede op i, i Californien kan det virke som om, at alle kender hinandens brødre og søstre og med det kommer der mange forventninger.Jordan fandt sin egen vej og jeg er meget stolt af, at være hans bror. Han tjente i Mellemøsten for US Marines, hvor han reparerede helikoptere, som kom tilbage fra felten. Hans udsendelse har ændret livets perspektiv og jeg værdsætter hvert eneste øjeblik jeg har med ham. I dag arbejder han som helikoptermekaniker for US Coast Guards samtidig med, at han tager en uddannelse som aeronautisk ingeniør. Vores arbejde og liv har ændret sig meget de sidste 5 år og det, at vi bor så langt fra hinanden, gør kun, at vi er tættere når vi endelig ses. Han er min bedste ven og min "best man" (forlover). 

Jordan Wegemer

It's taken me a while to figure out how to describe Matthew Hoffman. To give you a quick background, we didn't connect at all at first and actually avoided one another at school at Cal Poly. After graduation we ended working at Lockheed Martin together in the same cubicle (unplanned) and eventually found a way to tolerate one another. It all started with a game of beer pong. After working together for a while, we realized that we have a combined set of skills that allow us to be more productive than each other by ourselves. We complement each other's skills so much in fact that we were known as the M&amp;M crew. Matthew has been a huge aspect of my life the last few years. I have grown much more knowing him, doing things I wouldn't normally do, and getting me out of my comfort zone. I know that when I get a call and he says, "Do you want to go on an adventure?", you can't say no.Matthew is a very dedicated friend and a very dedicated person. He goes out of his way to make people happy but can be known for crossing personal boundaries, but in the end he means well. I would have never been able to make it overseas without him and I would have never been in this situation marrying the love of my life without him.___________________________________Det har taget mig et stykke tid at finde ud af, hvordan jeg skal beskrive Mathhew Hoffman. Her er en kort baggrundshistorie: Da vi først mødtes klikkede vi overhovedet ikke. Faktisk forsøgte vi at undgå hinanden, da vi begge gik i skole på Cal Poly. Efter vi dimitterede, begyndte vi begge at arbejde for Lockheed Martin og endte med at få kontorplads i samme aflukke. Med tiden lærte vi at tolerere hinanden. Det hele startede med et spil ølpong. Efter at have arbejdet sammen i et stykke tid indså vi, at hvis vi kombinerede vores færdigheder, var vi mere produktive end vi var, hvis vi arbejde alene. Vi komplementerer hinanden rigtig godt, endda i en sådan grad, at vi blev kendt som M&amp;M Crewet.Matthew har spillet en stor rolle i mit liv de sidste par år. Jeg har udviklet mig så meget mere personligt, bare ved at kende ham. Sammen med ham gør jeg ting jeg ellers aldrig ville have gjort og han er god til at få mig ud af min komfortzone. Jeg ved, at hvis han ringer og spørger "Er du klar på et eventyr?", så kan man ikke sige nej.Matthew er en utrolig dedikeret ven og generelt en meget dedikeret person. Han vil gøre alt for at gøre folk glade, men han er også kendt for at overskride personlige grænser, men han gør det i en god mening. Jeg ville aldrig have kunnet klare det i Europa uden ham og jeg ville aldrig have været i denne situation, hvor jeg skal giftes med mit livs kærlighed, hvis ikke det var for ham.

Matthew Hoffman

Hanne har jeg kendt siden vi var 10-11 år gamle. Vi mødtes på rideskolen, hvor vi hurtigt fandt ud af, at vi var lige fjollede og lige tossede med heste. Det er blevet til mange mindeværdige stunder siden – både på rideskolen og udenfor rideskolen og ikke mindst i vores fælles lejlighed i Aalborg. Sammen har vi været på utallige overlevelsesture i haven med chokoladeproviant til en hel hær, gennemlevet livskriser og kærestesorger og bagt mange kager med den hemmelige ingrediens som Kirsten og Kirsten (Hüttemeier, hvis nogen skulle være i tvivl).Hanne er en fantastisk loyal veninde, som vil gå gennem meget for sine gode venner. Og så er hun altid klar med en upassende eller grænseoverskridende bemærkning eller handling til stor morskab for folk omkring hende.Hanne er desuden den person i hele verden som (jeg tror) ved allermest! Til dagligt arbejder Hanne som sygeplejerske på Kolding Sygehus, hvor hun sørger for kærlig og professionel pleje til små babyer. _________________________I have known Hanne since we were 10-11 years old. We met at the riding school and we quickly realized that we were equally goofy and equally crazy about horses. Since then we've created many great memories together; at the riding school as well of outside of the riding school and especially in our apartment in Aalborg. We've been on many "survival trips" in the backyard together with chocolate supplies for an entire army, been through life crises and heart sorrows together and baked thousands of cakes with the secret ingredient as Kirsten and Kirsten (referencing an old Danish cooking show with Kirsten Hüttemeier, who's the Danish equivalent to Martha Stewart). Hanne is an incredibly loyal friend, who is willing to go through a lot for her friends. Also she's a lot of fun! With her inappropriate comments and crazy ideas you know you're in for a good time hanging out with her.And then she's the one person in the whole world who knows the most (or at least I tend to think she does).Professionally Hanne works as a nurse at the hospital in Kolding where she provides loving care and professional treatment for little babies.

Hanne Kristensen

Maj og jeg har kendt hinanden siden 8. klasse, hvor Maj startede som den nye pige i klassen. Det blev hurtigt klart for os, at vi begge er lidt nogle naturvidenskabsnørder og vi blev derfor faste sidekammerater i matematik- og fysik/kemi-timerne. Snart arbejdede vi også sammen i alle andre fag og der gik ikke lang tid før, vi også var ligeså meget sammen udenfor skolen som i skolen. Vi har hængt sammen lige siden, i nogle perioder mere end andre, og det har skabt mange gode minder gennem tiden som f.eks. mange timers oplæsning af wendyblade med sjove stemmer, endnu flere timers SingStar og ikke at forglemme vores episke torsdagsrutiner.Maj er en af de faste støtter i mit liv. Med hende kan jeg grine og græde, feste og føle mig nedtryk. Hun er beundringsværdigt uselvisk og jeg ved, at lige meget hvor tossede mine indfald er, så har jeg altid hendes opbakning.Desuden er Maj meget glad for shots! Og til de er jer, der nogensinde har hørt mig (eller andre) sige "Men hey… Hva' mæ' shååååååts??", skal vide, at det er Maj, der står bag dette udtryk. Til dagligt arbejder Maj som laborant, hvor hun analyserer på alt lige fra jordprøver til foderstoffer._________________________________________Maj and I have known each other since she started at my school in the 8th grade. We were both kind of science geeky and we quickly became partners in crime in math and physics/chemistry class. Soon we worked together in every class and spent at least as much time together outside of school as we did in school. We've been partners in crime ever since and over the time we've created a lot of fond memories together. Of a few I can mention reading comic books out loud in funny voices, lots and lots of hours of SingStar and last but not least our epic Thursday Routine. Maj is my rock. With her I laugh and cry, party and feel down. She's admirably selfless and no matter how crazy an idea I come up with I know I can count on her support. Also Maj is crazy about shots! For those of you who's ever heard me (or someone else) say "But hey.. What about shots??" know, that Maj is the one who came up with that phrase.Maj works as a laboratory technician where she analyzes everything from dirt to food samples.

Maj Sloth

Wedding Party

Wish List

Q + A

We have reserved basically every available room at Dragør Badehotel for the entire weekend (friday night and saturday night).Michelle, our contact at the hotel, has promised to assist with the booking process. If you wish to book a room, please contact her via e-mail referring to our wedding and you will get the reduced room fee.The more people staying at the hotel after the party, the merrier!Breakfast is included in the room fee._________________________________________________________Vi har reserveret stort set alle tilgængelige værelser på Dragør Badehotel hele weekenden.Michelle, vores kontakt på hotellet, har lovet, at være behjælpelig med reservationsprocessen. Hvis I ønsker at overnatte på hotellet, vær sød at henvende jer direkte til hende via e-mail. Oplys at det er i forbindelse med vores bryllup, så får I værelset lidt billigere.Jo flere der vælger at blive på hotellet efter festen, jo bedre!Morgenmad er inkluderet i værelsesprisen.

Dragør badehotel

Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is located about 15 minutes from the hotel.From the Airport:-A taxi from the airport to the hotel will be approximately 22 $ (150 DKK). Should there unexpectedly not be any available taxis at the airport, you can order one on +45-35353535.-You can also take the bus no. 35 and get off at the stop called "Dragør Kirke". On weekdays this bus leaves from the airport every half hour until 7 pm. On weekends it leaves every hour. A ticket for the bus is 3.50 $ (24 DKK). -We might be able to get a shuttle from the airport to the Hotel but it depends on everyone's arrivals. Marianne and I will be there Thursday through Monday so feel free to contact either one of us to help you with your specific situation.For people flying out of the US:We are not going to suggest flight time and specifics for flight travel because we know everyone's needs are slightly different. I would recommend, however, leaving at the absolute latest Thurs 21st as it will take an overnight flight and half a day time zone change in order to get to CPH. Leaving Thurs afternoon will get you there Friday morning which will allow you to have a stress free arrival.In our experience booking directly with the airline works however you can save money on budget travel booking sites. However, if your schedule or desires shift in the next couple of months, then you will have to book for much more if you wanted to change your flight.Flight websites that I've used and work best for me:<a href="http://www.kayak.com">www.kayak.com</a><a href="http://www.skyscanner.com">www.skyscanner.com</a>For apps:Hopper AppSkyscanner AppGoing through Customs:When you travel to Europe, you will have to go through customs upon arrival and depending on the city you will have an easier time than others. CPH is probably one of the easiest airports so if you can fly directly from the US to CPH, that would be most desired. In My Experience:I have flown to and from the US many times so if you need specific information on your situation, then let me know. I know many people have contacted me about extending their stay to visit other areas and I enjoy planning things like that.

Travel & Transportation

Københavns Lufthavn ligger ca. 15 minutters kørsel fra hotellet.Med taxa koster turen fra lufthavnen ca. 150 kr. Skulle der mod forventning ikke være ledige taxaer ved lufthavnen, kan man bestille én på tlf. 35353535.Man kan også tage bus 35 og stå af ved Dragør Kirke. På hverdage indtil kl. 19 kører den ca. en gang hver halve time. I weekenden én gang i timen. Prisen for en kontantbillet er 24 kr.

Transport til og fra Dragør

Travel

The Queen's residence.I wouldn't spend time going to the museum, but see the castle from outside and maybe watch the changing of guards. It's a fun, very oldfashioned, short ceremony taking place every day at noon.

Amalienborg

A little pricey, but definitely worth it - Especially on a nice day.Some of the boats will have guides speaking English.

Canal and Harbor Tours

This is pretty much mandatory when you go to Copenhagen.I would recommend, you put on some comfortable shoes and walk from Nyhavn to Amalienborg and through Kastellet to Langelinie where The Little Mermaid is located. It's a beautiful, very scenic walk.

Den Lille Havfrue - The Little Mermaid

Tivoli is an amusement park in Copenhagen. It was founded in 1843. It is a very charming and quirky (some might say tacky) place, with old as well as new rides and a wonderful garden.

Tivoli

The Castle where Shakespeare's Hamlet is set.You will have to take a train from Copenhagen to Kronborg (about 45 minutes from downtown Copenhagen). This website might help you find the right one: www.rejseplanen.dk (It's also available in English).

Kronborg

The old harbor area of Copenhagen. The cafés are tourist traps, but get some refreshments at a grocery store or kiosk and go sit down on the port edge with the locals. The atmosphere there is great.

Nyhavn

The freetown. They have their own rules and refuse to follow common Danish law.It's a quirky little town in the city, with obvious marijuana shops on the streets and very friendly citizens. Although it might seem like a sketchy place, it is completely safe, and it's definitely a interesting experience. Make sure not to take photos or your camera will be confiscated.

Christiania

Smørrebrød: The famous Danish open faced sandwich on rye bread.Probably the most typical Danish dish there is."Slotskælderen" is within walking distance from Nyhavn and offers a very classical smørrebrød menu.Smørrebrød is traditionally served with Danish pilsner and snaps.

Slotskælderen Hos Gitte Kik

A very famous conditori. They have the best cakes ever. I'd recommend the "Sportskage". Don't let the sporty name deceive you. Lots of cream and calories and awesomeness!

Marianne & Mark

Marianne & Mark

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