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April 29th to May 2nd, 2022

Wedding Ceremony:
Sunday, May 1, 2022, 11am
Gathering at 10 – 10:15am

People with start gathering on Friday and everything winds down on Monday morning.

We having a 4 day, 3 night wedding ceremony, extravaganza! If you’re on this page and you’ve received a golden ticket in the mail you’re invited! Huzzah! Come celebrate with us.

Downtown Leavenworth, WA. We had a change of venue from the NaMu Lodge to our new location:

Hans Lodge
1217 Front St, Leavenworth, WA

Leavenworth is about 2.5 hours from SEATAC and Seattle.

5 pm – Arrival

The beginning of an amazing weekend.
Find your room, or your bunk, and settle in.

6 pm – Meet & Greet

Let’s get together and get to know everyone, and get a sense of how the weekend will go with some overall guidelines.

7 pm – Dinner by Team Shepherd/Schlichtmann

Menu TBD Led by Chef Shep and his team: Sue, Geoff, Carly, Gillian, and Andre. Word is that Cornell Chicken will be
the main—more deets later.

8 am – Breakfast

Coffee, Tea, Chai, etc. Something like eggs and bacon, and baked goodies.

9 am – Heart Circle

If this sounds “hoody voody” it is! Let’s gather—without phones—in a circle to express our intentions. For Marcus & Kelly, for yourself and others, or the planet.

11:30 am – Sandwich Bar

Make your own sandwich or lunch platter, which you can pack for the hike, or stay and eat as you see fit.

Noon – Walk/Hike

We’re changing plans from Sauer’s Mountain to something shorter and easier. Whoever wants to joins us is most welcome.

View from the top of Sauer’s Mountain of apple orchards in bloom.

4 pm – Free Time

Take a load off. Catch some afternoon z’s, read, play games, tour the Bavarian town of Leavenworth or hand in the hot tub.

6:30 pm – Dinner by Team Badgley

Menu TBD prepped and cooked by Dan, Oona, Holly, Lisa… We’re working on this so check back for updated info.

7 am – Breakfast

Coffee, Tea, Chai, etc. Oatmeal with the fixin’s.

10:30 am – 12pm – Tying The Knot

This is it! The tying of the knot. The we’re-in-it-for-keeps moment. Ceremony at the Wenatchee River Institute at 347 Division St, Leavenworth—4 blocks from the Hans Lodge.

12 pm – Reception Dinner & Festivities

Late brunch, lunch, very early dinner, catered by a local vendor, to seal the deal. Not sure of the menu just yet..

2:30 pm – Photos in the Apple Orchards

With orchards full of apple trees in bloom we’ll bop out to a farm for a photo session.

4 pm – Music & Talent Show

Wha? Nobody said I had to perform… Just kidding… But actually, we’re for real.

Evening Reception

Working on this…

7-9 am Breakfast

Our final meal together. Coffee, Tea, Chai, etc. Marcus’s not-yet-famous granola with fixin’s: yogurt, fruit, milk, oatmilk, soymilk, etc.

11 am – Final Checkout

Everything packed up and ready to go.
Final goodbyes, last tears, etc.

Unfortunately, Kelly and I can’t foot the bill for everyone as much as we’d love to. Next best is to offer an all inclusive per person suggested donation,
that’s really reasonable for lodging
and all meals, snacks, etc.

Bedroom Suite + Eats:
$350 per person

Bunkroom + Eats:
$225 per person

Just Eats (Staying elsewhere):
$125 per person

If you’re just attending the ceremony and reception dinner you’re good to go.

Donations via Venmo:
@John-Badgley-1

The Hans Lodge sleeps a total of 24 people with 5 bedrooms and a bunk room with 4 full beds and 4 queen beds. Accomodations in the lodge are full. Please check AIRbnb or local hotels and inns to book lodging if needed. We’re keeping a list of who’s staying where.

It’s best to plan for cool to cold weather in the Cascades of Washington. It will be Spring but we’ll be in the mountains that lag behind the rest of the
state heat-wise.

This has been a cooler Spring than normal with temperatures from 34° – 64°. The good news is it’s looking like decent weather in terms of sun and no storms.

Feel free to take photos, etc. We will have a plastic Holga to take a few film photos with. Ask Taya or Marcus for a quick lesson on how to use this quirky camera.

Additionally, Marcus will be shooting here and there, and will set up a white backdrop with lights at some point to take people’s portraits.

At the ceremony we will have a professional photographer, Jess Watchie, who will be active for several hours on Sunday—be prepared to gather for the usual variations of wedding photographs.

We will have an online gallery for online viewing probably a week later, and we will be posting to Facebook and Instagram.

Thankfully the pandemic is receeding and requirements are loosening. At this point, we’re going to have Covid tests at the ready for everyone to take before entering the Hans Lodge for the first time, and we may have a second set ready if needed. We’ll see how things go. Please check back for updates.

Please reach out if you have any questions, comments or specific issues including food and dietary deets.