Given that ALL OF OUR GUESTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED -- we are not mandating masks to be worn at the wedding (you can if you prefer, but it's not mandatory). Please have either your vax card or a photo of your vax card (front and back) in your phone. Our wedding team, party, security, and staff are already fully vaccinated, and guests will be the only ones at the wedding venue -- so no worries. A lot of the wedding will be outdoors anyway (ceremony & cocktail hour) and there's great spacious seating at the reception inside the vast museum.
No! That's pretty much the only "no," you'll probably hear from us. Don't bring a child, a pet, a friend, just yourself. We are taking crowd control very seriously and we have a tight guest list that we must honor for catering. Some of you have significant others that will be given separate invitations in addition to yourselves because we know both of you well. But that's not the case for everyone. Please, please, please, view the invitation mailed out to you as an invitation for one. Thank you for understanding this.
No. This is an adults-only event.
Keep phones on silent and/or vibrate throughout the wedding. No video/audio of the wedding ceremony can be filmed (you can do what you like during the cocktail hour, reception, and after party as you please). You are free to take photos with your cellphones AT THE VERY END OF the ceremony (after we both say "I do") as much as you please. But please note that we will have a set of folks who are authorized to live stream the ceremony on social media and it's important for them to get great audio and visual. They will take priority during that time. We ask that you remain in your seats during the ceremony portion. As far as any other part of the event, do your thing -- and don't forget to use the hashtag #ABarryErnestWedding.
FOR STARTERS, DON'T WEAR ALL-WHITE. Other than that, you can keep it cute and fabulous. There is no strict dress code (except not to wear all-white), but semi-formal and/or dress to impress will be the recommended way to go. We will have photographers on site taking photos, so if you want to be seen looking red carpet ready -- do your thing. Of course photographers will ask for your permission when taking solo shots, but feel free to do your thing nonetheless.
The gift list is quite simple: Money and/or items from the Macy's online registry will do just fine. Seriously, we are simple people.
Navy blue and gold. If you would like to be a part of that color fashion theme, feel free to join in with us and the wedding party. But it's not mandatory and it's surely just fun and a custom.
New American with a Southern twist. In other words, something for everyone.
Yes! In fact, there will be a vegan option for those who don't like dairy as well! And yes, we will have a gluten-free option.
We will have an open bar at the cocktail hour, reception, and after party. Pace yourself.
Yes! If you come early enough (5:30-6:00 pm -- we strongly encourage you to arrive at 5:30), there will be an open invitation to check out some of the exhibits before being seated for the ceremony that starts at 6 pm sharp.
That's fine. We would prefer guests who aren't the partying type to stay for the ceremony until the end of the reception at 9 pm. We really want everyone to be there for the ceremony itself and reception. Us millennials (and millennials at heart) can handle the after party just fine.
No! Just two people of the same gender getting married with better music and less fuss.
Yes, to the first question -- and it depends on the second one. You will most definitely see familiar faces you've seen on television and other forms of media. Those guests are friends of ours who we know personally and love dearly. Please be mindful of their space and let them enjoy the wedding. If you strike up a conversation and they are open to it, shoot your shot -- but please note that they are here to have fun too, let them. Don't worry, we'll take a selfie with you.