Garden Party Cocktail!! In other words, this means colorful mid-length to long dresses for the ladies and jackets, button up and pants (with optional ties) for the gentlemen. We also ask that all ladies steer away from colors traditionally reserved for the bride such as whites, ivories, and creams! Instead, opt for bright colors, prints, and fun designs of the dresses - we can't wait to see what you come up with :) For ideas, here is a pinterest board to base your outfit on! https://pin.it/48Lt8YD24 * PLEASE no jeans, tennis shoes, tshirts or polos!! Instead opt for a button down shirt and khakis or dress pants!
We are happy to provide transportation for our guests to and from the venue. Please consider this option as the venue is a 40 minute drive from downtown and Uber and Lyft service is sparse. Pick up is 3:45 PM at Doubletree Riverfront (1201 Riverplace Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32207). Departure is from the venue at 10:15 PM. *PLEASE NOTE- There is only ONE pickup and ONE departure time!* Parking is available for non-hotel guests (garage and surface parking) at the corner of Riverplace Blvd. and Flagler Ave. (close to the hotel).
No. As we have found an incredible photographer and videographer to capture our day, we will be enforcing a phone/camera free ceremony. This not only allows for everyone to be fully present for such a special occasion, but this also maintains the sacred nature of a religious ceremony. While we want to maintain the sacred integrity of the ceremony, we invite you to take as many pictures of the reception as you can and share them with us on our photo share app that will be provided at the reception!
All of the music being played at the wedding will be family friendly up until 8:30 PM. From there, we will be playing more music that we heard throughout high school and college, to include songs with foul language and PG-13/R-rated content. Please plan for this in terms of transportation if needed and do not feel bad about leaving early if you need to put your little ones (or yourself) to bed early :) <3
We do! Please go to the registry tab on the website and it will take you to it. We are more than grateful for anything that you may gift to us as gifts are not required. Please feel free to pick whatever speaks to you (and thank you in advance!!)
The wedding mass will start promptly at 2:30 P.M. so we ask that all of our guests are seated at least 15 minutes in advance. All guests that arrive late will be asked to wait outside of the church so as to not disrupt the ceremony. If this happens, feel free to attend the reception beginning at 4:30!
We will officially be starting the cocktail hour at 4:30! You will only have about an hour in between the end of the mass and the beginning of the cocktail hour to arrive, so please consider timing to make sure you make it to the reception on time before we serve food/do our entrances.
The reception will end promptly at 10 PM! We hope that you stay and celebrate with us the whole time, but if you need to leave early, please plan ahead as the venue is quite far away from downtown and ubers are likely not available on demand! You are more than welcome to use our shuttle we will provide if you'd like to stay the whole time!
Yes, we invite you to share a toast with us with a drink offered at our open bar! We will have plenty of options for all tastes. Though this is a celebration, we expect our guests to drink responsibly and make the necessary arrangements to do so - including, but not limited to, hotel arrangements, pre-scheduled Uber rides, and other transportation options. That being said, you may leave your cars at the venue until 11:59 A.M. the next day so please be sure to make the safest decisions on travel plans if you decide to drink!
While we love all the kiddos, we ask that our guests only bring children listed on the invitations.
Due to the nature of our more intimate celebration, we are not allowing +1's unless formally invited. If you are given a +1, it will be listed on your invitation and RSVP. Thank you for understanding!