Brad graciously agreed to take Elise's last name, so we shall henceforth be known as Mr. and Mrs. Lavender! #BradLav #LavAtFirstSight
#LavAtFirstSight
While we'd love to have everyone in the world join us for this occasion, we are limited by our venue capacities and cannot have more than 150 people. Those whose names are listed on the invitations have been considered in our head count. If you aren't sure, you can type their name into the RSVP section, or reach out to Elise or Brad to confirm.
The below items will be available at the reception. If none of this looks super appetizing, make sure you eat something before heading over! -Beef Short Rib Sliders -Smoked Salmon Platter with red onion, capers, dill, lemon, cucumber and crostini -Crab Cakes with cajun remoulade sauce -Potato Skins with cuban beef and pico de gallo -Maple Glazed Scallops with bacon -Grilled Shrimp with peach sauce -Antipasto Platter with cured meats, spiced nuts, mozzarella balls and rustic breads -Basil Hummus and Roasted Red Pepper Dip with pita toasts, feta, and marinated olives - Vegan (except the feta) -Fresh, Grilled, and Pickled Vegetables with curry feta dip, lemon aioli and bacon dressing - Vegan (except the dips) -Bread basket - Vegan -Sicilian Marinated Olives - Vegan
So many options! 1.) Dolly the Trolley: Even if you aren't staying at The Chase, you can jump on the trolley with everyone else! The Chase has a parking garage to leave your car, or you can cab/Uber over from your hotel/AirBNB. 2.) Uber: Cheap, easy and convenient. This would be our recommendation if you aren't joining the trolley crew. 3.) Cabs: If you're more of a yellow cab kind of person, St Louis has a number of cab companies (Laclede Cab and St. Louis County & Yellow Cab tend to be the most popular). You will need to call ahead to arrange a cab - we don't have the same cab density as the East Coast, so you'll be waiting a long time if you try to hail from the curb. 4.) Driving: The Botanical Gardens and City Cottage both have ample parking if you plan to drive. We would remind you that our reception will be open bar, so please consider carefully when choosing your transportation, even if you aren't planning to "drink that much."
Show-tow. One time I even heard "Chew-tow." If you're from the south you can really draw it out, like "Shooow Tooow." If you're from the northeast, you can slur it together, like "shuhdow." Either way, I doubt it's how the French would pronounce it.
You'll need to type your name in exactly as we entered it in order to RSVP. If you're coming with a spouse or partner, you can try searching their name as well; you should pop up together. It's also possible we fat fingered something and entered your name wrong...so try a few variations to see? Just kidding- please reach out to Elise or Brad so we can log your RSVP.
Nothing. You're dead to us. JUST KIDDING!!! As if you could get rid of us that easily. Weddings are expensive and time consuming - we know. Most of you don't live in the St. Louis area and have lots going on in your lives; in fact quite a few of you are getting married yourselves this year, so we completely understand if our wedding isn't in your financial or available time budgets. PIease do make sure to RSVP so we can remove you from our head count, which might enable us to invite someone else! (That's right, this hot event has a wait list!) We promise we'll still love you, and will hopefully see you another time soon!
If you're asking this question, you clearly have yet to experience the classic, era defining blockbuster romantic comedy adventure film Romancing the Stone. Is the movie really that great? No, no it isn't. Is the promotional poster for the film the greatest example of American art produced in the 20th century? Possibly. For the record, the wedding isn't "Romancing the Stone" themed. We just sat down to think about what our Save the Date should look like and, like any normal humans, the very first thought was "photoshop our faces onto the promo poster for an obscure 80's Indiana Jones ripoff" - obviously. We regret nothing.
Yes. Yes we did. Words are hard, ok? We had to write a lot of them for this wedding - and none of them had to do with CarShare or coding, which is all we really know how to write anymore. We've already repented at the altar of the grammar gods, and sacrificed a baby hanging participle. It's in the hands of the universe now.