FAQs

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Do I REALLY need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend your wedding?

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Yes.

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eek! You want me to RSVP by 2/1/22 for a wedding on 4/16/22? What if I'm unsure!

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We get it. Times are weird. Planning is hard. We have been hearing horror stories of folks planning and paying for weddings just to have guests bail last minute, and the hosts basically paying for a 150 person wedding that was attended by 75 people. Please don't do this to us and just let us know if you, for whatever reason (we will understand all reasons), don't see yourself being able to make it. We really appreciate it.

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What should I wear?

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Smart Casual for Friday. Cocktail for Saturday. Whatever you want for Sunday. Here's a quick visual guide we put together of examples of what you'd feel comfortable in at each event: https://tinyurl.com/BridgetAndJimAttire We STRONGLY recommend checking the weather and packing a layer in advance as April in Colorado can be unpredictable and our 20-30 minute ceremony and 90 minute cocktail reception will be outside.

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Yous guys are both from New Jersey. Why are you getting married in Colorado?

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We decided to get married in Denver because that is where our lives are right now, we think it's a really great city and we think the people that love us will enjoy visiting here. We chose Denver rather than the mountains because it is fairly easy to fly into DEN and get into the city without having to rent a car and shlep up to the mountains and Denver has manageable flights from most major airports in the country. Plus, Bridget was looking forward to planning a wedding and didn't want to deal with having to do it remotely through parents and planners.

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What's the wedding venue? Will we be indoors or outdoors?

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Grant-Humphreys Mansion was built in 1903 . Ideally, our brief ceremony will take place outside on the lawn, followed by cocktail hour outside on the patio. Dinner will be inside on the main floor followed by dancing in the basement. This venue is unique in that it is definitely a home and not a typical wedding venue, which we think really adds to its charm and creates a dynamic multi-spacial location with places for friends to enjoy and catch up, as well as dance.

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Where can we park?

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We recommend taking a Lyft if you are coming from out of town or plan to have a few drinks (and we recommend having a few drinks) There is parking on site of the venue, with additional overflow parking.

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Jim grew up Catholic and Bridget is a Jew, so what kind of ceremony are we talking about here?

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Bridget and Jim have thoughtfully chosen to have their two dear friends Cristina and Ram officiate their wedding ceremony. Cristina and Bridget have been friends since high school and Ram and Jim met at Johns Hopkins. In 2019 all four of us camped together at Burning Man, where Bridget and Jim met in 2017, and it seemed fitting to ask them to do the honor of guiding our guests and loved ones in celebrating our marriage together. In this way, our wedding ceremony will not be traditional or especially religious, but we encourage the inclusion of meaningful symbolism and some prayers.

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I saw your wedding registry is on this site, but tell me what would you REALLY WANT?

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Truthfully, we are so fortunate that all of our needs are met. We basically put together a registry because Bridget's Mommy warned us that if we didn't, we would end up being gifted a bunch of vases, plus our current bedding is piling a little. That being said, your presence at any celebration of our love is the most prized gift and we hope you don't feel obligated to gift beyond that or limited to the registry. Furthermore, if coming to our wedding is in any way difficult for you, it is imperative to us that you not feel guilted, pressured or strained by this invitation.

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Who's in your wedding party?

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We decided not to have a wedding party. Because most of our close friends live at a distance, we thought it made the most sense to relieve our friends of the pressure that comes with being in a bridal party. We look forward to honoring some of the people who know us best by having them offer toasts throughout the weekend.

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Wait, aren't you guys already married?

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Yes! The two of us got married in August 2020, just the two of us(Colorado is SO CHILL you don't even need an officiant or witness to wed!) While we felt it was safest to postpone our big wedding celebration from 10/17/2020 to 8/28/21, and then again to 4/16/2021 because of the baby, we just couldn't contain our joy and went ahead and made it official in advance. Anyway, we will be an old married couple by the time we are all able to gather, but still very much look forward to celebrating with loved ones in Denver!