Fun formal attire *Ceremony will take place on grass
If your invitation says “and Guest,” then yes, if not, we would prefer if it was just you.
We love children (especially yours), but we’d like you to join in the celebration and enjoy a night off, so we’re requesting that the kiddos be left at home. We would be happy to assist with sitter services if needed.
We've hired photographers to capture out love for this day and we want your presence during our ceremony especially. Please keep your phones away for our vows but by all means, bust them out for the reception.
Set GPS to "Grant Avenue and Milnor Street" instead of 5001 Grant Avenue. Parking is available behind the mansion; follow the posted signs. Please drive slowly through the neighborhood and the estate's gates and roadways. Be mindful of pedestrians and wildlife, and be aware that the neighborhood streets surrounding Glen Foerd are all one way streets. Driving in the opposite direction or turning around is not permitted. More information can be found here: https://www.glenfoerd.org/directions
Transportation will be provided to and from the venue.
Many of Philadelphia’s first families built their country estates on the banks of the Delaware River. Glen Foerd is the only Delaware River estate located in Philadelphia that is open to the public and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Born in Philadelphia in 1798, Charles Macalester, Jr. built a three story Italianate riverfront house and called it Glengarry, after his family’s Scottish ancestral home in 1850. Macalester, Jr. was a respected businessman and broker in Philadelphia and was appointed government director of the Second Bank of the United States. He was also friend, and advisor to numerous United States presidents. In 1895, the mansion was purchased by Robert and Caroline Foerderer and after renovations by architect William McAuley of Philadelphia, the house was enlarged and enhanced with Classical Revival additions and renamed to Glen Foerd.