Wedding Day

St Boniface Catholic Church

Wedding Mass

Veterans Memorial Park

Reception

Grand March

Speeches

Dinner

Dance

Our Wedding

This love story begins in fall of 2023. Catey made the decision to move 10 hours from her hometown of Ansonia, Ohio to Winona, Minnesota, in pursuit of her career as a dairy nutritionist. Winona is a beautiful town on the Mississippi River that offers many amenities, including a Crossfit gym. An avid Crossfitter, Catey knew she would make friends quickly by joining the local gym. After a couple of months, Catey and a few new friends decided to go out for Halloween. They hopped around Pine Creek, Dodge, Fountain City, and ended up in Waumandee, WI. Nick enters the chat.Nick was going out for Halloween with his buddies. The go-to spot for the group was the Waumandee House. Many memories and many stories stem from nights in Waum. Just another night out with the guys and seeing the normal local patrons. Or so he thought...Catey sees Nick walk into the bar with his buddies, makes mention to one of her gym friends that, "the guy in the cowboy hat is cute" and goes about her evening. Some time passes, and Nick makes a trip to the bathroom. Upon his exit, he is pulled to the side and lightly interrogated about his relationship status. After supplying adequate answers about being a single man, Catey's friend takes him to introduce Catey. Catey and Nick spend the remainder of the evening talking about everything from careers to childhood to their doodles. They exchange contact info and Nick sends Catey home with her friends (getting booed by the bar patrons upon returning).After a week of back and forth, Nick works up the courage to ask Catey out. They go on their first date the second week in November. The date consisted of dinner in Winona, a drive past Nick's farm, providing a sober cab for Nick's friend Will, and upon dropping Catey off-- chasing her dog Gemma around the neighborhood when Will mistakenly let her out of the house. Nick helped catch the dog and sheepishly hinted at a second date.Seeing each other one night a week quickly turned into two, and then three into four. Nick made a trip to Ohio after the new year to meet Catey's family, where the first questions he was asked were "What color of farm equipment do you run out there?" and "What is your credit score?"Weeks turned into months: celebrating holidays, family events, job changes, creating closer mutual friendships, working cattle, traveling to Ohio, cheering on Badger basketball, attending many concerts, hosting Catey's visiting family and friends.In March, while Catey was away on a work trip in New York, Nick decided it was time to buy a ring.And on April 12, after a typical busy Saturday, Catey and Nick were sitting on the deck at Catey's house-- watching the dogs play and enjoying the nice weather. Catey started reminiscing about the relationship and Nick thought it was a good time to get a glass of water. When he returned to the deck, he stepped down to play with the dogs. He went out of sight and asked Catey to "come over here." She reluctantly asked what he needed, but Nick persisted "come get this dog toy from under the bush." After she looked under the bush for approximately 30 seconds, she concluded there was in fact, no dog toy under the bush. When she looked up, Nick was on one knee and pulled out a small white box, claiming "what about this?" Nick asked Catey to spend the rest of their lives together and there has never been more genuine excitement.

All Roads Lead to Waumandee

Our Story

Photos

John and Amanda Fischer

Mike and Tina Schlesser

Allison Wright

William Loewenhagen

Cori Fischer

Mason Baecker

Tori Sonner

Noah Olson

Rachel Kramer

John Fischer

Olivia Schlesser

Cole Engstrand

Maegan Rismiller

Ethan Fischer

Samantha Koester

Greg Kube

Abbey Bumbledare

Travis Tamke

Lennox Fischer

Wedding Party

Q + A

Approximately 1.5 hours from Waumandee and Arcadia; one hour from Winona

Rochester International Airport

Ohio folks could depart out of Bryan or Cincinnati and arrive in La Crosse or Eau Claire, WI or Winona, MN. Winona would be the closest to the wedding

AMTRAK STATION

Approximately 2.5 hours from the wedding/hotel

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

Approximately 1 hour from the wedding/hotel

La Crosse Regional Airport

Draft Horse Inn and Suites

Air BnB

Located across the street from the church

Hideaway Inn Waumandee

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Winona by IHG

Travel & Lodging

The OG...where Nick and Catey met. Join us here after Mass and family photos. The bar has a fantastic chicken night on Wednesday, the 17th if you travel in early!

Waumandee Country Bar

The cutest "farm to table" experience. Wood fired pizza, apps, drinks and outdoor dining with live music on the regular. Located about 10 minutes from Waumandee

Suncrest Gardens Pizza Farm

A supper club experience with unique weekly seafood specials, excellent drinks, and great service. You'll want to book a reservation if you want a table before 8:30pm here!

Hillside Fish House

Nick and Catey's favorite cheese curds!

NorthEnd Pub & Grill

Another local gem with excellent food and cocktails.

Beedle's Bar & Restaurant

Oasis Bar & Grill

Playground, swimming pool, walk through Soldier's Walk

Arcadia Lions Pavilion

Lots of local goodies including cheeses, butter, summer sausage, and some fresh squeaky cheese curds

Nick & Catey