If you know you cannot attend (prior trip planned, close to your wife's due date, don't like mountains or Dak & AJ) please text or call the bride and groom with your well wishes and regrets that you unfortunately wont be able to attend ASAP. Dakotah and AJ have a lot of friends around the country from all the places they have lived and paths they have crossed and unfortunately were not able to invite everyone they hold dear. While we will miss you, this will give a chance for someone else that loves Dak & AJ just as much! If you already know you can attend the wedding - great! Browse lodging options, wedding guest attire, think of your favorite memories of Dakotah and AJ and wait for your formal invite to arrive in the coming months.
While we love your little ones (both young and some almost adults) tremendously, this will be a kid free wedding. Dakotah and AJ want their friends and family to enjoy this time and treat it like a vacation! However, you are free to make this week a family trip! Dakotah and AJ know you all are taking a lot of time out of your busy schedules to celebrate them and know sometimes the littles need to tagalong. Feel free to invite parents, grandparents, babysitters along with to watch the kids while you let loose on Thursday at the wedding!
In short, ASAP. The fall season is the busiest time for tourists in this area. The changing of the leaves on the Smoky Mountains are one of the most beautiful things to witness! We know, it lends to Dak & AJ's moody wedding aesthetic.