Fond du Lac Brides June 2015

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2 Under new management Bob and Bonnie’s 4 marian University venue for wedding ceremonies

8 3 steps to a shabby chic ceremony 10 wilson offers dance lessons 13 Marriage License Information

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Dan & Jessica Fishelson

Under new management

Bob and Bonnie’s still offers custom wedding cakes, dessert options Taima Kern Action Reporter Media

In December of 2013,

Bob and Bonnie’s Donuts and Cakes changed ownership. It was purchased from Bob and Bonnie Badura by Dan and Jessica Fishelson.

A wholesale bakery, Bob and Bonnie’s makes donuts that are sold through convenience stores; and one day a week, they sell donuts directly to the general public.

“It has a great name in the community, and we are in support of the fact that they permanently hire special-needs employees,” said Dan Fishelson, in regard to why he and his wife chose to get in to the baking business. “It offers a creative outlet – we can have a lot of fun with the products we make.”

In addition to donuts, Bob and Bonnie’s offers a variety of wedding options.

“We are trying to increase the awareness in the community regarding the skill level (of cake-making) that we can provide.

We are more than just a wholesale donut bakery,” said Fishelson.

Bob and Bonnie’s offers custom tiered cakes, sheet cakes, fondant cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, desert bars, cookies and donut bars, and all orders come with the option of delivery and set-up to the reception location. They also offer basic fillings and frostings, but can accommodate specific flavor profiles as

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well, given enough notice.

The Fishelsons have added Moraine Park Technical College’s culinary professor Sue Horvath to their staff.

“She has skills that are hard to find, and she is exceedingly knowledgeable,” said Fishelson.

Photo by Brian Kolstad

Creating your cake The Fishelsons remind couples that they have the freedom to think outside of the box when it

comes to the wedding cake. A tiered cake may be traditional, but a combination of sheet cakes for guests with a tiered cake for decoration and display is also an option, as are a variety of single-serving items such as cupcakes, cake-pops, desert bars or donuts.

Jessica Fishelson also adds that, as a custom cake business, they are completely adaptable to any budget. If a couple has their hearts set on a multiple-tiered cake, but can’t afford it, other options are available, such as having the lower tiers of the cake be false, made of Styrofoam.

The top tier would be real cake, perfect for the cake-cutting photo-op, then the servers can take the cake away and serve from sheet cakes.

The Fishelsons also encourage couples to think about a design that represents them as a couple. Though they do have some examples on display at their location, they do not rely upon pre-designed ideas, and prefer to work with the couple to design something unique. The Fishelsons recommend that orders be placed six months to a

year in advance, as they usually fill between six and 10 orders per month during wedding season, and already have some bookings for this fall.

about jessica and dan Dan Fishelson was born and raised in Fond du Lac, and he holds both a bachelors and a masters in management and business, and has been working for more than a decade in the business industry. Jessica Fishelson is originally from St. Paul, Minn., and also holds a bachelors in business. The pair was married about two and a half years ago. Dan enjoys the outdoors, acting and boating, Jessica enjoys cooking, painting, animals and the outdoors.

For more information, find Bob and Bonnie’s online at bobandbonniesdonuts.com or on Facebook. The bakery can also be reached at 920-923-4321.

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Sacred, beautiful, contemporary: Marian University available as venue for wedding ceremonies Taima Kern Action Reporter Media Marian University bills itself as a onestop shop wedding venue for couples planning their weddings. With ceremony and dining venues, as well as many locations for photo opportunities, the institution of higher learning hopes to play host for many nuptials.

“The branding of the university is ‘inspire,’ so how can we inspire your wedding?” asks Jack Talbot, Marketing Manager. “It is a combination of the sacred, the beauty, the contemporary … the sophistication that we can offer (to couples).”

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In addition to providing the grounds for ceremonies to take place, Marian University also works alongside Sodexo, a catering company, which allows them to include catering in the arrangements via Flavours

by Sodexo, the special event-serving portion of the company. Sodexo offers a team with a combined total of more than fifty years of catering experience across a variety of events.

The university also has a list of other vendors, such as photographers, flower companies and the like which they have worked with in the past and may recommend. “And musicians as well,

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Pastor John Slotten of Essential Rock Church would love to be apart of it! Pastor John has officiated over 50 marriages in the past 25 years. He believes it is a privilege to be able to preside over a couple’s wedding and an honor to be a lifelong resource in helping keep the marriage strong. We look forward to helping people fulfill dreams and making marriages fun, special and blessed!

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student musicians,” adds Talbot, who is a musician himself. “A lot of people don’t think about nonDJ music, and with the music department here we can refer people to a specific performer or group.”

Despite being a Catholic university, couples may have nonCatholic ceremonies. The university does, however, require a certain level of credentials in the presiding ministers that perform ceremonies on the campus. Inquiries as to those requirements can be directed to

Sr. Marie Scott, the Director of the Campus Ministry, who handles liturgical aspects of the campus.

Locations at Marian University include: • The Stayer Center, a contemporary location that includes use of the atrium and the dining room. It seats 100-220, offers a full-service bar, patio outside, full technology, IT support, tile floor for dancing and foyer space, catwalk, hors d’oeuvres space, and a greenspace.

• Hornung Student Center, often available during the summer, this location has a dining room that can hold 300-350 guests, a

stage for a band, musicians or DJ, lights, sound, big screen projection, outside patio, additional fireplace and greenspace.

• The Dorcas Chapel is also available for those couples in which at least one of the two is either a student or alumnus of the university. This sacred space seats up to 220 people and offers a grand piano, organ and sound system. Those wishing to rent this space must meet with Sr. Marie Scott and follow specific guidelines regarding the presiding ministers.

“We have a state of the art technology

and an IT support department here, which a lot of places don’t have,” said Talbot. “Part of the (rental) fee is for the support, so to have that on-hand can be helpful.”

For more information, interested parties may call the Director of Campus Ministry at 920-923-7624, the reservations office at 920923-7642. For information about catering options, call 920-923-8975, email catering@ marianuniversity.edu or visit marian. sodexomyway.com.

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With its perfect combination of elegance and softness, bright sparkles and gentle hues, a shabby chic wedding complements the individuality and beauty of brides of every age and walk of life. And, thanks to many rental stores increasing their inventory of shabby chic items, it’s also one of the easiest and most fun wedding themes to create.

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to a shabby chic ceremony

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Light plays an important role in any shabby chic themed event. For weddings, vintagelooking chandeliers, candelabras and hurricane lamps act both as decorative items and sources of romantic light. It’s easy to add thematic lighting to any wedding, even if your reception will be in an ordinary hall or tent. Rental companies offer an array of lighting options that can be temporarily

The pleasing union of diverse colors and textures is at the heart of a shabby chic wedding.

Soft colors are the perfect foil for sparkles, and distressed wood complements the beauty of aged metals like silver and pewter. All these elements come together to evoke the grace and comfort of bygone times. Look for creative ways

wedding invitations or using pieces of lace as placemats or coasters on reception tables. Or, it can be as grand as a lace tent liner that evokes a romantic, bygone era. Florals are key to creating a shabby chic look.

Whether the bride and groom stand beneath a bower of pastel blooms while exchanging vows, or floral accents throughout the bride’s couture, flowers and floral patterns lend romance and grace to every aspect of a shabby chic wedding.

3. Layers of texture

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For a rustic food table, rent wooden barrels, top with an aged wooden plank, and present food on vintage serving plates.

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You see it time and time again at weddings: The DJ hypes up the newlywed couple’s first dance, they walk across the floor toward each other, wrap into a tight hug and start to sway as “their song” begins to play.

Something about an overture of love.

It’s romantic and dreamy for them, but it leaves you, as the guest, walking towards the bar to get another drink.

Then, when the dancing for everyone else starts, well, you’ve still got that drink in your hand, and you’re making small talk. Why get up?

“No one else cares,” says Julie Wilson, of Shut Up & Dance!

“It’s not their perfect song.”

Luckily, Wilson offers an alternative.

“A structured dance gets the attention. It makes it look like fun, it brings out the personalities of the couple,” she said.

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An elegant waltz, a stalking tango, a sensual rumba, a sassy cha-cha, or a big-band inspired swing number, even an evolution-of-dance style mashup are just some of the possibilities for couples, mother/son, father/daughter or even whole bridal party dances.

“You see the father and daughter out there starting with a dull sway, then there’s like a record scratch and it breaks into something fun,” said Wilson, by way of example. “Mother and son dances tend to remain traditional, but many brides want to get dad out on the dance floor to make a fool of himself.

And dads can be reluctant, but I had one where he came in, swore he couldn’t dance, and after two lessons he was helping me choreograph.”

Shut Up & Dance! offers hourlong lessons twice a week, for all ages, for $10. Wilson will also teach private lessons for $65 per hour, with as many as six participants allowed, and an additional $10 for the seventh and so on. For a basic lead-follow type of

dance, Wilson recommends four to five lessons to put together the basics, and for more complicated dances, she suggests starting as far as a year in advance, though every couple and dance is different.

party to arrive. She separates the guests by gender, teaches some basic steps, and then brings them together and has the group rotate partners, which she considers to be a great ice-breaker.

“Sometimes couples or groups come to me with their song already in mind and we work the dances around it, other times they know what type of dance they would like to learn, and we work the music in as we go,” said Wilson.

Wilson also offers a wedding workshop for couples interested in just learning some basics and applying them by themselves. The next workshop will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 28. Pre-registration is required as space is limited, and the cost is $30 per couple. Participants will learn basic lead/follow, rhythm, timing and a few basic steps from the waltz, foxtrot, rumba, swing and niteclub two-step. There will also be a section of dips and poses, perfect for “Kodak moments.”

Wilson breaks the types of dances down into smooth dances, such as the waltz, tango, foxtrot and Viennese waltz, and rhythm/Latin dances, such as swing, rumba, samba and the like.

“Smooth dances are where you travel around the dance floor, it’s about smooth, graceful movements, rhythm dances are about isolating body parts, how you move your ankles, feet, hips, to make shapes and poses,” said Wilson.

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Marriage License Information Provided by: Lisa Freiberg, Fond du Lac County Clerk, 160 S. Macy St. Fond du Lac. (920) 929-3000. More information available at fdlco.wi.gov. Office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Applications are accepted only until 4:00 p.m.

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Information Guide Application After the wedding

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Application cannot be made until a wedding has been planned, even if the wedding is at the courthouse.

Age: Any person who has attained the age of 18 may marry

Photocopies, hospital certificates, baptismal certificates and state notifications of birth registration are not accepted.

if otherwise competent. If a person is between the ages of 16 and 18, the license will be issued only with the written consent of parents, guardian or custodian. If the parents are divorced, proof must be provided showing legal guardianship. If one parent is deceased, a certified death certificate is needed.

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___ Proof of residency in Fond du Lac County from one applicant If photo ID does not contain the current address, the applicant will need three dated bills or other official correspondence. Mail addressed to a post office box does not fulfill this requirement.

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from marrying until six months after the date the divorce was granted, as directed in the following state statute. Wisconsin Statutes, Sec. 765.03 (2): It is unlawful for any person, who is or has been a party of an action for divorce in any court in this state, or elsewhere, to marry again until 6 months after judgment of divorce is granted, and the marriage of any such person solemnized before the expiration of 6 months from the date of the granting of judgment of divorce shall be void.

The officiant’s name, address and phone number are required, as is the wedding location. This includes the name of the county and the city, village or town where the wedding will be held.

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• Change your driver’s license: Visit the Department of Motor Vehicles to get a new license.

Inquire with the Social Security office as to when this should be done.

• Change your voter information: Update your voter registration with your name and/or address changes. This can be done with your municipal or county clerk after you’ve changed your driver’s license.

Officiant Options Inside the Courthouse: Judge Gary R. Sharpe

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Judge Peter L. Grimm

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Court Commissioner Meggin McNamara/Chelsea Brocker

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Municipal Court Judge Jerome Jaye

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Outside the Courthouse: Judge Peter L. Grimm

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Municipal Court Judge Jerome Jaye

920-924-2479

Court Commissioner Meggin McNamara/Chelsea Brocker

920-929-3150

Court Commissioner William Buchholz 920-324-9736 Court Commissioner Steven Sorenson 920-748-2841 Court Commissioner Ludwig Wurtz

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Perfect Start to a Beautiful Beginning...

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Contact our Wedding Coordinator, Elizabeth Perron 920-923-3000 ext. 4999 or elizabeth@retlawhotel.com

Photos courtesy of emily jane photography

Beautiful Victorian Décor Outdoor Reception Patio Seating up to 300 people Private Bar Large Dance Floor

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Sleeping Room Blocks Complimentary Bride & Groom Sleeping Room Bachelor & Bachelorette Packages

Located in the heart of Downtown Fond du Lac

Great incentive packages for remaining 2015 dates!

Distinctive, Inviting, Comfortable From the historic to the modern, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts is the place for Weddings of Distinction.

Impress your guests with an unforgettable experience and start your life together in style in our beautifully redesigned arts center.

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Tuxedo Rental Special for 2015 Weddings:

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June Tuxedo Special for Nedrebos Grooms Free and Dads 50% off. on the following collections: • Best in Class • Couture • Elite

Bridesmaid dresses by

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June 15-30th Sample bridal sale and Mothers Dress Sale.

One rack of dresses priced to sell at $25 each

Photo: Emily Jane Photography

Check out our new line of bridal gowns

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Something old.

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Be one of the first to enjoy your wedding day at a beautiful new venue in a historic setting.

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transportation across a majestic, rolling landscape to an

• Award Winning Food and Chef • Wall-to Wall Windows in Ballroom and Bar that Feature Breathtaking Views of Golf Course

elegantly appointed new banquet hall for up to 175 guests.

• Wrap-Around Deck

the New

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