Luckily, Belmar and Asbury have countless bars, restaurants and cafés that you can visit between our ceremony and the start of the reception. Whether you're looking for a quick drink and appetizer to hold you over, or a coffee to get you through the night, the options are endless! Our favorite Belmar spots include Marina Grille, 10th Ave Burrito and Beach Haus Brewery. We also highly recommend The Columns in Avon. If you make your way towards Asbury, explore the dozens of bars located on Cookman Ave, right near our reception - including Lola's European Café, Asbury Ale House, Taka, and Asbury Park Distilling Co. Or grab a beachfront cocktail on the boardwalk!
We highly recommend using shared rides such as Uber or Lyft to travel to Cross & Orange. There are also well-known, local taxi services such as Wally's Transportation and Briggs Transportation if you would like to schedule your transportation ahead of time. If you would like to drive, Ocean Grove offers free parking. If you park along Asbury Avenue in Ocean Grove, it is a short 10 minute walk to Cross & Orange, utilizing the walking bridges to cross Wesley Lake. To park in Asbury, download the "Asbury PARK - parking app" to pay for parking. https://www.asburyparkapp.com/
We encourage everyone to wear cocktail party attire, along with comfortable dress shoes for plenty of dancing and mingling! Don't hesitate to pack your beach gear with high hopes of a beautiful June weekend at the shore!
Please arrive at Cross & Orange at 5:30pm to begin the reception. Come hungry and ready to party!
If your invitation includes a plus-one, they will be listed on your RSVP on this website.
We kindly request an adults-only celebration (18+), with the exception of the children in our bridal party. We love your little ones, but hope you can take the opportunity to enjoy the evening with little responsibilities. Thank you for understanding!
Although we are not offering a hotel block, we have many recommendations of local hotels and bed & breakfasts for our guests to stay as long as they please. Please see our "Accommodations" page on this website. We also highly recommend exploring Airbnb and Vrbo options in the area!
Join us at Johnny Macs for our after party! Located just a couple blocks away from Cross & Orange...we look forward to keeping the party going!