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Where We Are Now

Shawn and I have had an interesting year to say the least. We had an amazing honeymoon cruise and Disney made it truly magical. I have been working very hard to finish up my last year of pharmacy school. We rode together on RAGBRAI and spent some extra time at the lake while I did my rotation at Spencer Hospital. We lost my grandmother in November and welcomed our new niece Dylan in January. Shawn got a new job and I have accepted a residency position at the Iowa City VA. It is difficult to cover all of the great things we have done in the past year in such a short post.

As for the topic of most interest, Shawn will be getting a new aortic valve May 20th at the Cleveland Clinic. I will be updating our blog throughout our journey to keep everyone up to date and also to maintain our privacy throughout the recovery process. We hope everyone can respect our wishes to refer to our blog for information regarding Shawn's health status and refrain from too many phone calls while he is trying to rest and recover. We will do our best to provide the details on how we are doing during this time. We are very grateful for all of the support and prayers we have been receiving since we decided to proceed with the surgery and are so grateful to have such wonderful friends and family in our lives.

17 Days to Go!

The day is quickly approaching! I hope by now everyone has had ample time to set up accommodations for the weekend. We are currently in the process of confirming numbers with our vendors and making sure everything is perfect for the big day. Please download our the picture sharing app we will be using for the event if you have time. If you forget, don't worry, we will have the details available at the wedding. Check out wedpics.com and use wedding ID: TylerShawn.

Snacks and beverages will be provided before and after the ceremony for those taking one of the earlier boats. There will be a cash bar on the boat for those of you looking to get a head start. The ceremony is to begin promptly at 4:30, so if you cannot make the boats, please join us at 1705 Lakeshore Dr. Parking is very limited, so please plan to use the transportation provided.

We can't wait to see you all there! Please let us know if you have any unanswered questions!

Transportation

We are very excited to announce that we have sorted out our means of transportation! Please plan to park at Arnold's Park Amusement Park  and take the ferry boat to the ceremony. Parking will be limited at the ceremony location, and to simplify your travel plans, we are supplying transportation to and from the ceremony. The boats will begin ferrying guests to the ceremony at 3pm and end at 3:40pm. Return trips will be made from 5-5:45pm. Please head to the docks at Arnold's Park and watch for the signs at 3pm. There will be refreshments at the ceremony, so do not worry, if you take the earliest boat, you will be fully taken care of! We want the day to be as easy an enjoyable as possible for everyone, so if you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask on our contact page.

Cake Time

We found our cake! Get excited everyone! We aren't going to give you any details, but we are very excited that we finally found someone capable of creating what we have been searching for!

PS. This isn't it!

First Post

We are looking forward to the wedding and hope you can all join us for the celebration! We have been working hard putting everything together and creating what we hope will be a fantastic event.

If you are looking for more details, we will have the page updated soon. But we will be having a backyard ceremony with reception to follow at Arnold's Park on June 6, 2015 in Okoboji, IA. We invite you to join us Friday evening for welcome cocktails when you get into town. Please book accomodations as soon as possible as there is a large soccer tournament the same weekend, as well as another wedding, so rooms will fill up quickly. If you are unfamiliar with the area, see our travel page for details on hotels and rentals. Please contact us if you have any questions about the area or wedding details.