Our dress code is black tie optional. Ladies - colorful dresses encouraged! Gentlemen - if you own a tuxedo, rock that! But if not, no need to rent. A black suit is great too! For the welcome party, the dress code is relaxed cocktail hour. Nice jeans or slacks and a collared shirt for the guys, and casual dresses for the ladies.
Barring inclement weather, yes, the ceremony and cocktail hour will be outside. We will then move indoors for dinner and dancing.
Yes! If you don't have time beforehand to grab dinner, not to worry - there will be plenty of food: ahi tuna sliders, short rib sliders, caprese skewers, cheddar & bacon potato pancakes, pizza, and stuffed quohogs.
Yes! Yes. A trolley will pick up guests from the Hampton Inn & Suites Middletown at 3:15pm and from the Newport Marriott at 3:30pm. For guests staying at the Homewood Suites Middletown, please walk across the street to the Hampton Inn & Suites to catch the trolley. At the end of the night (around 10:30pm), the trolley will take guests from the wedding venue back to the hotels. If you are not staying at one of the hotel blocks, there are plenty of Ubers/Lyfts to take you to and from the venue.
While we love your children, our wedding is an adults-only event.
Our hotel recommendations can be found on the Travel/Accommodations page of this website, but you are more than welcome to check out many of the wonderful other hotel and Airbnb options in Newport! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
There is very limited parking at Gardiner House, and much of it is reserved for our vendors. We encourage everyone to use our shuttles or Uber/Lyft, but if you still prefer to drive to the venue, please just reach out to us in advance. We may have a few spots not being used by our vendors, but we want to make sure ahead of time that there will be a spot for you.