![A bride gets out of a vintage oldsmobile car](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co16-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
Her ancestors built the very venue she would one day get married in – in other words, a historic wedding at Danes Hall Waupaca. She arrived in the same green 1940’s Oldsmobile that her grandmother arrived in on her own wedding day.
1894- Claire’s great grandfather, a Danish immigrant, built the very building in which Claire and Dan would say their vows on a rainy but brilliant day in 2022.
![A bride sits in a vintage car](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co15-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Wedding rings sit on piano keys](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co22-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and her mom share a moment](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co24-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
![A vintage piano inside Danes Hall of Waupaca](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co72-scaled.jpg?resize=960%2C1440&ssl=1)
![Bride and her mom hug each other](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co23-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
Soothing natural greens, blush pink accents and ivory details were their colors. Nostalgic and unforgettable was their theme. But above all, family was their reason.
Danes Hall Wedding
![Wedding table decor at Danes Hall wedding venue](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co67-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Wedding cake with wildflowers](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co70-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Champagne bottle](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co68-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
The walls of the Clock Room are where Claire and her dad shared a dad first look. The paintings in gilded frames have seen over a hundred years of memories, but we can’t help but think that this moment between father and daughter was one of the sweetest.
![Bride and her dad share a first look](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co12-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A bride and her father hug each other at Danes Hall](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co13-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
Through glass french doors is the Kitchenette, once the family library room. Gazing out the tall, slender windows you’ll see grandma’s green 1940’s Oldsmobile pulled up on the curb.
![Bride sits in chair during her Danes Hall wedding](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co29-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride holds bouquet in her lap](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co31-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and bridesmaids pose for a formal photo](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co3-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
Claire walked down the the aisle as notes from the historic Steinway Grand Piano, dating back to 1896, filled the air. Dan’s face absolutely radiated glee and joy as his eyes came to rest on his wife-to-be.
![Danes Hall of Waupaca wedding ceremony](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co35-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![A dad walks his daughter down the aisle](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co82-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A bride sheds a tear during her wedding ceremony](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co83-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Wedding ceremony at Danes Hall of Waupaca](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co4-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![Groom laughs while straighting his bowtie](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co39-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
Granite Cellar Waupaca
Glasses clink and laughter fills the air as rain merrily pelts the window panes. If you close your eyes for a moment and listen close, you’ll find yourself back at the turn of the century where the Larsen family was running their family restaurant in the basement of Danes Hall. Now that basement restaurant is called the Granite Cellar and is where Claire and Dan hosted their cocktail hour. Over 120 years between the two dates but that sense of joy, family, and good drinks has not aged one bit.
![Father and brother help groom straighten our suit collar](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co88-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![Groomsmen in Danes Hall Granite Cellar](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co89-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
Incorporating family history into wedding
Throughout their wedding day, Claire squeezed my arm gently with a twinkle of pride in her eye and excitedly whispered historical nuggets about her family legacy into my ear. The line between 2022 and 1894 was blurred constantly in the most beautiful way.
![Bride and groom kiss](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co52-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A groom gets ready at Danes Hall](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co64-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and bridesmaids pose in front of window](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co5-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![A groom ties his bowtie](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co63-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![Wedding party hugs bride and groom in front of Danes Hall](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co44-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom gives Bride a piggy back ride in front of Danes Hall](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co49-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom kiss](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co59-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&ssl=1)
Two beautiful families became one and are now forever part of Danes Hall history. The past and present were woven together and Claire and Dan are a part of that.
Finally, the newlyweds drove past Danes Hall in her Grandpa’s 1966 gold Catalina. Rain gently pattered down as they drove.
![A groom helps a his bride out of a car in Waupaca](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co78-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![A bride smiles in her oldsmobile](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co74-1024x683.jpg?resize=960%2C640&ssl=1)
![Danes Hall Waupaca Wedding venue at night](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co77-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom kiss in a car](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co76-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
Vendors:
Venue: Danes Hall of Waupaca
Photographers: Us! O & B Photo Co
Coordinator: Eva at Marie & Co Events
Bar/Beverage: The Granite Cellar
Bakery: The Green Fountain Inn
Catering: Chef Sal
Hair: Simplicity Salon Spa
Makeup: LaBelle Bridal
Florist: Bonnie’s Bloomer
Wedding Gown: Loretta’s Bridal
DJ: Dunn Entertainment
Favors: Honey from Crystal Lake Bees
![father and bride pose for a photo](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co18-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![A woman waves out the window of Danes Hall of Waupaca](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co17-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![A father helps the bride cross the street](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co20-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Flowers on wooden wedding arch](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co32-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom smiles as bride walks down the aisle](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co33-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom hold hands during wedding ceremony](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co34-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride poses in front of window](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co40-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride hugs her grandpa](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co41-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom poses with his groomsmen](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co47-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom and groomsmen pose for a photo](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co48-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A bride laughs](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co85-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom kiss in front of Danes Hall](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co45-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride sits in a windowsill](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co51-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom lean in for a kiss](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co54-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride dips a groom in Danes Hall of Waupaca](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co60-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom ties bowtie](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co62-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom laughs out a window](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co61-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Wedding signage](https://i1.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co66-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Champagne bottle](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co68-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![A wedding cake sits in front of a window](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co69-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A vintage piano inside Danes Hall of Waupaca](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co72-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride and groom kiss during reception at Danes Hall Waupaca WI](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co73-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![A groom and his mom dance](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co79-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![A groom and his mother share a first dance at Danes Hall](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co80-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![A woman catches a bridal bouquet during bouquet toss](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co81-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Bride cries during reception speech](https://i2.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co11-1024x683.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groom and brother hug each other](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co8-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
![Groomsmen wipes tears from his eyes](https://i0.wp.com/oandbphotoco.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Danes-Hall-Waupaca-Wedding-O-B-Photo-Co7-683x1024.jpg?ssl=1)
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— Dan and Claire
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