Travel

Hotel

Hotel Ballast - Hilton

Located in downtown Wilmington, part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. Close to the venue, only a 1/2 mile walk on flat, paved terrain. Choose between riverside or historic views, with nightly prices ranging from $169-204. We have a room block reserved for September 2-8 under Williams-Rieman Wedding. If you want to add a night or two outside of those dates, please contact Pam from Mon-Thur between 9am and 2pm by calling (910) 763-5900 to make your reservation instead of the online booking. Click below to book directly through Hilton with our group discount already activated! (If you book through a different website, our discount group code is "WRW")

Hotel

Shell Island Resort

Located at the end of Wrightsville Beach, about 25 minutes from downtown Wilmington. Perfect option for folks hoping to enjoy some ocean views and beach access! The Welcome Celebration will be hosted here, and a shuttle will be provided for guest transportation to and from the wedding venue. The Sun-Thur nightly rate is $169 and the Fri-Sat rate is $269. For all booking & reservation needs please call Meredith Swicegood at (910)344-0888 or email her at mswicegood@shellisland.com! Our room block is under Williams-Rieman Wedding. Click below to view room layouts (each unit is styled differently) and various amenities.

Shuttle

Two shuttles from Shell Island to wedding venue

September 6, 2026 3:30 pm - 10:00 pm

We have rented a shuttle from Azalea Limousine Service that will be transporting guests to and from the Brooklyn Arts Center (downtown Wilmington) for the evening of the wedding ceremony & reception. Below is the schedule: - Shell Island Resort to Brooklyn Arts Center at 3:30 pm - Brooklyn Arts Center to Shell Island at 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm (4 total shuttle rides) Reach out to us if you need additional information on this!

Flight

Raleigh-Durham Airport

RDU International Airport is our fav! Offering flights from RDU > ILM. Plenty of flight options & various rental car services available. Approximately 2 hr 15 min drive from RDU to downtown Wilmington.

Flight

Wilmington Airport

ILM International Airport is a smaller local airport approximately 20 minute drive from ILM to downtown Wilmington. Also provides rental car services onsite if needed.