In the interest of efficiency, we are asking all of our guests to RSVP online under the “RSVP” tab on this website. We ask that you indicate your entree choice (beef tenderloin, salmon, or vegetarian butternut squash ravioli) as well as your preference for soup or salad, and any food allergies. Please RSVP no later than January 2, 2025.
January 2, 2025.
We are trying to give as many of our single guests as possible the option to bring a date if they’d like. If you are bringing a date, they MUST be included in your RSVP, along with their meal choice. We cannot accommodate last minute additional guests.
We love your children and would love for them to celebrate with us! With that said, we are requiring that all children under the age of 5 be in the childcare we will provide for the duration of the ceremony at St. Paul’s.
Yes— if their names are listed on the invitation. We’d love for everyone to be able to bring kids, but because of the capacity limits of our venue, we ask that guests only bring their children if the child’s name is on the invitation.
To minimize distractions and ensure our guests are engaged in the ceremony, we ask that our guests keep their phones put away and on silent (or off) during our unplugged ceremony, but you are welcome to take photos as we walk out and at the reception. We have very talented photographers to capture our ceremony.
Nope! We want to be very upfront about this being a dry wedding as neither the bride nor groom drink. We will offer plenty of signature mocktails, juices, soft drinks, teas, and coffees instead.
This is a formal evening event and the dress code is Black Tie/ Black tie optional For men: a formal, full suit with tie or tuxedo. For women: elegant evening attire— formal dresses in any color except white, ivory, or anything resembling white.
We know that the ceremony and reception are indoors and during a time of the year when infectious respiratory viruses are higher. We also know that we have a number of loved ones who are immunocompromised and we care deeply about protecting their health. As such, we strongly recommend our adult guests to be immunized against both COVID and the flu. We understand this is a polarizing subject, but we care too much the wellbeing of our guests not to mention it. Each pew in the church has a bottle of hand sanitizer that we encourage guests to use. Masks are optional. We will offer KN95 masks to guests who would like to wear them. If you haven’t been tested and start feeling under the weather, we ask that you go ahead and mask out of consideration for others. Finally, we opted for a sit-down dinner instead of a buffet partially for sanitary reasons.
Please arrive at the church no later than 4:45.
The ceremony and reception are both indoors. Cohen House, the reception venue, does have an outdoor patio area that we may utilize for cocktail hour (although we have a space inside for that as well) if people would like to mingle there - weather permitting.
There is ample free parking for the church at the lot adjacent to the church on the corner of Binz and Fannin- 1131 Binz St, Houston, TX 77004.
The reception venue is approximately 5 minutes from the church if you’re driving. You can also take the city bus if you’d like or use a ride share app.
The bride and groom have already paid for everyone’s parking at the reception venue. If you experience an issue or are charged for parking anyways, please let an attendant know.
Yes, this is important to us. We welcome all to take communion with us. NOTE: this is grape juice communion, not wine. We will have gluten-free bread as one of the options for those with dietary restrictions. We will also have individual cups for those who’d prefer them.
Nope! We extend an open invitation for those who’d like to participate. We want our guests to do what makes them feel most comfortable.
Yes; this is “open communion.” It is open to those who “love Christ, earnestly repent of their sin, and seek to be at peace with one another.” With that said, communion will be offered to all who present themselves, not questioning their integrity in response to the invitation.
We are so appreciative of any gifts our guests get us. We will not have a gift table set aside at the reception or ceremony, so for items off the registry, we ask that you mail them. We will have a box at the reception for cards, well wishes, anything that can fit in an envelope.
If you know the bride, you know Becky would drop dead before letting guests leave an event without a meal! We will be serving a multi-course, sit-down dinner at our reception. When you RSVP, please include your meal choice.
Yes! We are actually skipping the first dance and parent dances (only because it’s not really our thing)— but we’ve hired a DJ and we’re looking forward to sharing the dance floor with our guests!
Yes. When you RSVP with your meal preferences, please let us know any food allergies so we can accommodate them.
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