We first met in 2008 working on Al Franken’s Senate campaign. We were both running around all over the state putting together events, Mike in Northern Minnesota and Chelsie in Southern Minnesota, and conveniently scheduling our “office time” in the cities for the same days. Post Franken’s campaign both of us worked various jobs in and out of politics. We worked for a couple of different candidates and somehow still found time for Mike to take a job in China for 6 months and for Chelsie to work on a farm in Rushford, MN for a growing season.
Even through all the travel and time apart, we found a way to make it work. We visited each other in China and Rushford, had other great trips and even volunteered for each other’s campaigns. Through it all we have put on over 200,000 miles on our cars together (eep!) and over 75,000 miles in the air. We look forward to the years ahead of many more miles.
Some of our favorite memories
together over the past years have been:
Being in D.C. for Franken’s swearing in at the Senate
Visiting the Great Wall in China
Visiting the State Fair EVERY YEAR
Madison supporting workers rights
Spending time in Thailand
Exploring Maui
Driving to Montana to meet Mike’s family, and visiting hot springs in the mountains
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You technically only need the bride, the groom and legal officiant
to get married, but we couldn't imagine doing it without our
family and best friends by our sides. They’ve been helping us all
along the way and supporting our relationship, so we thought
we’d give them a little shout out prior to the wedding day.
105 Lakeview Dr. Eagle Lake, MN
204 2nd St. Southwest Waseca, MN
Harguth Barn (2 miles south of Waseca on HWY 13)
More details about this service will be figured out closer to the wedding date.
Waseca Minnesota is about 20 miles East of Eagle Lake, where Chelsie grew up and where her family still lives. It is about 30 miles east of Mankato and 80 miles south of the Twin Cities. Mike’s father’s family grew up in Waseca and there are still many remaining ties to the community.
We are suggesting folks stay at the motel in Waseca. Additonally, we have reserved a block of rooms at a hotel featuring suites in Mankato. Our wedding day shuttle will be servicing all of these hotels and the downtown Mankato area. Waseca is a small town and there are several weddings in town that weekend, so we suggest you make your reservations as soon as possible.
1313 Highway 13 N
Waseca, MN 56093
507.835.4300
Rates range from $65.00- $85.00 per night
Free continental breakfast
1000 Raintree Road
Mankato, MN 56001
507.388.8688
$99.99 for a 1 bedroom suite (with kitchen, etc)
Free continental breakfast
We suggest folks set up camping and RV rental at Reinbold Sportsmen Campground. They are located just outside of Waseca in Janesville, MN. Please visit their website for more details: http://www.sportsmencampground.com/index.html. Our wedding day shuttle will be picking up and dropping off at this campground. For reservations please call 507.345.5440 or 507.257.3590
Waseca is a small town, but offers quite a bit for recreational activities. Lakes, trails and golfing are all around the community. Waseca has all the basic amenities, such as a grocery store, so you don’t have to worry about traveling around to get whatever you may need. For more information about things to do in Waseca, please visit this website: (Also, look at the wedding schedule to see more about what we have planned for visitors!)
There is shuttle service from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (MSP) to Mankato. From there we can work out a case by case basis to get folks over to Waseca. For more information about that service, please see this website:
https://webstore.landtoairexpress.com/ticketing/Default.asp
