3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
This event's dress code is wine country casual. The vineyard is a 100 acre farm that has significant slopes to go up and down between the ceremony and reception. We recommend flats and wedges or your best alternative for the most comfortable walking experience. Lastly, the ceremony will be unshaded, so take this into consideration when choosing your outfit. WEAR SUNSCREEN!
Please consider carpooling if you can :D Feel free to arrive as early as you'd like during this interval! We will take a gamified approach to the whole event, which will be explained at check-in! Arriving sooner affords plenty of time to check in, mingle, and participate in memento activities. We encourage you to browse the fun activities we have set out in the tasting room! Additionally, during this time, the bar is open. They will serve Wine, a lager beer, and a cider on tap. We hope you're ready to party! If you're feeling a tad hungry, we should have some simple snacks out as well! Some important notes: This vineyard has a strict NO WEAPON policy and is smoke—and vape-free. We ask everyone to leave their weapons, cigarettes, cigars, and vape pens at home! We want everyone to enjoy the day with us! Lastly, bees and wasps are present. We hope to ward them off as much as possible, but they may be around during the reception, so keep this in mind.
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
This will be the only part of the wedding where there isn't shade to be escaped to. We highly encourage sunscreen and dressing comfortably for the potential heat.
An announcement will be made to begin finding your seats down the hill from the check-in/reception area, so as long as you've arrived within the Welcome Event window, you'll have no trouble joining us for the lovey-dovey part of the wedding. Some family on either side have reserved seats in the front few rows, but other than that, sit wherever you'd like! Notes: We will be closing the gates just before 4 pm so do arrive before the end of the welcome event so you can catch the ceremony :D Lastly, after the ceremony concludes, the reception will take place up the hill at the vineyard's tasting room. The bride and the groom will go off to take some photos for a short while, and in the meantime, people can transition to the festivities. We ask that if you're able, you bring your chair up to the reception area. They are fairly light and fold up for easy transport, but we will have several folks ready to help out if anyone needs/wants.
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
A reminder that during the reception, there will be food and drink. Wasps are carnivorous and may attempt to help you finish your meal. They shouldn't be much of a problem, but please take any precautions you may need. The food will be kept inside the tasting room, and there will be traps out for them. There will be a seating chart and folks to help you find your spot. The bride and groom should return shortly after everyone is settled, and we will transition into dinner. Following dinner will be a few brief speeches from the wedding party and potentially volunteers if there is enough time (Please indicate below if you're interested). We've got a competitive spin on the reception that we hope everyone can participate in one way or another. There will be plenty of games going on and alternative activities available. There will not be a conventional dance scene, but there will be music and plenty of areas to boogie if your heart wills it. Feel free to encourage the bride to join :D
9:00 pm
Once the reception has wrapped up, the bride and groom will 'exit' to go change. During their brief absence, many guests will be departing while cleanup takes place. The cleanup is mainly to reduce work the next morning, so don't think the party is over just yet! We welcome those invited to this part of the day to stay for as little or as long as they'd like. We will play this part by ear and energy. There are plenty of party games we can play. We can have a projector movie night. We've got loads of group board and video games. Some fun things can be done on the property as well. Ultimately, this part of the wedding is meant to be a chance to hang with you all informally.