~-Translations: [[wedding2016/de|Deutsch]] - English - [[wedding2016/es|Español]]-~ ---- <> = Hotel = Two nights at the Bad Hotel have been paid for by Josch's generous parents. You can arrive there on Friday afternoon and depart on Sunday morning. You are free to make individual arrangements for a longer stay. Important facts: * earliest check-in: Friday June 3, 15:00 * latest check-out: Sunday June 5, 11:00 * breakfast is included * there will be gluten-free breadrolls * products without lactose will be: * marmelade * eggs * honey * sausages * fruits * for a greater variety of vegan products, guests are allowed to bring their own food * address: Christophstrasse 2, 88662 Überlingen am Bodensee * telephone: +49 7551 837 0 * email: info@bad-hotel-ueberlingen.de = Schedule = == Friday June 3 == 1. arrival at Bad Hotel, check-in from 15:00 (See [[#Maps|below]] of how to get there) == Saturday June 4 == 1. 11:15 meet at the Überlingen Harbour on Saturday morning (See [[#Maps|below]] of how to get there) 2. 11:40 take a ship to Mainau 3. 12:25 arrival in Mainau 4. 13:00 - 14:00 wedding ceremony in Schlosskirche St. Marien 5. 14:00 - 15:00 reception in the Rosengarten/Pergola (in case of bad weather: Wappensaal) 5. 15:00 - 16:00 official foto taking 6. 16:00 - 17:30 free exploration of Mainau and/or guided tours in German, English and Spanish 7. 17:30 - 02:00 evening program Kastaniengarten (See [[#Seating|below]] for the seating arrangement) 1. dinner 2. dancing 3. games == Sunday June 5 == 1. 00:00, 01:00 and 02:00 shuttle buses from parking lot "Schwedenschenke" back to Überlingen 2. Bad Hotel check-out until 11:00 = Maps = The map material is © !OpenStreetMap and is provided under the terms of the [[http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/|ODbL]] A browsable map of Mainau island can be found via [[http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/47.70516/9.19488|openstreetmap]]. == Route from Überlingen main train station to Bad Hotel (600 m) == [[attachment:überlingen.png|{{attachment:überlingen.png||width=100}}]] == Route from Überlingen Therme train station to Bad Hotel (750 m) == This route is a bit longer than above but easier since you have to follow only the single road along the lake. [[attachment:therme.png|{{attachment:therme.png||width=100}}]] == Route from Bad Hotel to harbour == [[attachment:harbour.png|{{attachment:harbour.png||width=100}}]] == Route from Mainau harbour to the church == [[attachment:mainau1.png|{{attachment:mainau1.png||width=100}}]] == Route from the church to the Kastaniengarten == [[attachment:mainau2.png|{{attachment:mainau2.png||width=100}}]] == Route from the Kastaniengarten to the bus stop == [[attachment:mainau3.png|{{attachment:mainau3.png||width=100}}]] == Airports == There are a couple of airports that we can recommend: * Bodensee-Airport Friedrichshafen * Zurich Airport * Munich International Airport * Stuttgart Airport = Wedding Gifts = You joining us for this celebration, your love and happiness is all we need. We don't want you to bring us presents either in physical or monetary form because we already have everything we need. We do not want to harm the environment or society more than necessary by encouraging more consumerism. = Dresscode = In the spirit of the location semi-formal garments would be fitting clothing choices. The guests should wear a dark or light suit and tie, or a long dress, or a dressy suit, or a cocktail-length dress. If you are unsure about what to wear you can send Valen (marivalenm@gmail.com or via their facebook) pictures of your dress, suit or cocktail dress and they will be happy to help you decide. = Photos and "smart" devices = We want to avoid that our guests spend the time at our wedding staring at their smartphones instead of fully enjoying the party. We would just like to encourage our guests to keep their "smart" device usage to a minimum. Here is a list of reason why you should keep your devices in your pockets: * you will have more from the wedding by not looking it at it through the lenses of your phones and cameras * us and the other guests will have more of you by not seeing you distracted by your electronics * there will be a professional photographer at the wedding: http://www.5gaenge.de * you can contact us if you own a good photo camera and want to take pictures * we ask all guests taking pictures to give them to us so that we can share them with the rest of you after the event, thus you don't need to take pictures yourself as you will be able to get those that others took = Food = || || Option A || Option B || Option C || || 1st course || „Antipasti plate“ with tomato mozarella, pickled zucchini, mushrooms and peppers, black and green olives, salad bouquet with red wine dressing || Plate of Salad „Reichenau Style“ with mushrooms and Mainau herb dressing || Leaf salads with raspberry dressing and fried fingerling filet || || 2nd course || Asparagus soup with morel dumplings || Beef and vegetable soup with semolina dumplings, pasta filled with meat and spinach and egg || Tomato bouillon with curd cheese dumplings and basil || || 3rd course || Safran risotto with zucchini and oyster mushrooms || Fried pikeperch filet, steamed salmon trout and pickerel meatballs with cream of chive, zucchinis, carrots and safran potatoes || Roast beef in Hagnau Pino Noir sauce with apple red cabbage and bread dumplings || || 4th course ||<-3:> Symphonie of panna cotta and tiramisu with a fresh bouquet of fruits || PDF version which includes translations into Spanish and German [[attachment:menu.pdf|here]]. = Seating = A PDF of the seating arrangement in the Kastaniengarten can be found [[attachment:Kastaniengarten_names_colors.pdf|here]]. The colors correspond to the chosen menu indicated by the letters A, B and C. = Attractions on Mainau = * Palmenhaus * Schmetterlingshaus * Streichelzoo * Klettergarten * guided tour = How to help = * give a speech * select music * organize a game = PDF Invitation = The PDF of the printed invitation can be downloaded [[attachment:invitation.pdf|here]]. The cover shows a part of the Mandelbrot fractal at coordinates `x=-0.743643887037158704752191506114774` and `y=0.131825904205311970493132056385139` at zoom level 85.7961109. You can download the software that was used to generate the rendering here: https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/mandelbrot The Mandelbrot plot which was used for the cover can be retrieved in full resolution [[attachment:mandelbrot.png|here]]. All further digital content can be retrieved from the git repository at https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/wedding2016 {{{git clone https://gitlab.mister-muffin.de/josch/wedding2016.git}}} = FAQ = All questions that are frequently asked but don't have an answer long enough to make their own category. * Q: What is the expected number of guests? * A: We expect between 70 and 80 guests * Q: why do you write 2016-06-04? * A: It's the international standard to write dates [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601|ISO8601]]. Use it. * Q: is the Bad Hotel as bad as the name suggests? * A: The name "Bad Hotel" has nothing to do with the English word "bad". It is very funny though! = Thanks = * our parents for being the organizers * Carlos Leonidas Porras Miranda for being our priest during his holidays * Corinna, Lydia, Greta and Max for helping us with the organization * Christoph for helping us with negotiation and shopping choices * more to follow... = Contact = Write your reply to: josch@mister-muffin.de Please answer the following questions: * How many people will be coming from your side? * Do you need extra bedding in the hotel? * Any dietary needs to be aware of? * Do you agree to have pictures of you taken? * Do you want to take photos with a good camera of yours? * Do you need help with travelling? Do you need to get picked up from somewhere? * Would you like to have some of the leftover invitations?