Aurora Cellars Winery & Wedding Venue

Our Big Day

Ceremony

Cocktail Hour

Family Style Dinner

Reception

Our Wedding

Tracy and Michael met on March 8th, 2020. It was a set up by Angela and Ray Lyon. The first date was hiking followed by dinner at Angela and Ray's house. The second date was dinner at Taproot Cider House. Then covid-19 took over. There were a lot of walking and hiking dates. Michael probably would have proposed sooner, but 2021 happened. He proposed on October 8th, 2022. The location is Tracy's favorite lighthouse: Point Betsie. He arranged for a tour of the lighthouse and popped the question in the top of the lighthouse. Tracy was definitely surprised and forgot to say "yes".

Our Story

Photos

Stacy and Tracy have been childhood friends for over forty years.  Stacy lives in Bay City with her golden, Gordie.  She is a Physical Therapist Assistant and Massage Therapist.  She is a huge Def Leppard fan.

Stacy Ratajczak

Jack is Michael’s son.  Jack was born in Japan and moved back to the States with his dad when he was 3 1/2 years old.  He is Grandma Mary's "favorite" grandchild.  He is the wedding bourbon “pimp”.  He lives in California with his wife Katy.

Jack Lyon

Wedding Party

Q + A

There is a 15% discount on the room. The earlier you book, the better. Ask for Ruegsegger/Lyon wedding or W14.

Courtyard by Marriott Traverse City

Click on Plan Your Trip and then Lodging. They list a number of hotels and Bed and Breakfasts. You can try Leelanau Sands Casino, but they have a Euchre Tournament that weekend and were booked when we contacted them.

Leelanau Peninsula Wine Trail

VRBO

Airbnb

Tru by Hilton Traverse City

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Traverse City

There are numerous campgrounds around the area. If you want to camp for the weekend, book your reservations right away.

Campgrounds

Travel

Fishtown is a really neat place to visit. Great shops there and along Main Street in Leland.

Historic Fishtown

Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Beautiful views and you can climb the dune if you are an Ironman or Iron woman.

Tracy & Michael

Tracy & Michael

Things to Do

Historic Fishtown

Grand Traverse Lighthouse

Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive Entrance

Point Betsie Lighthouse

Suttons Bay

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons