Please RSVP at your earliest convenience, but no later than 8.31.2025 using the RSVP tab in the menu above. If you do not RSVP by this time, you will be marked as declining.
You will be missed but we also understand! If you cannot attend our wedding, please indicate your regrets at your earliest ability on our RSVP tab so we can plan accordingly.
If we do not get an RSVP back by 8.31.2025, you will be marked as a "No". We will miss you celebrating with us, however, as we are offering a plated dinner, we have to provide total guest counts to the venue in a timely manner. Due to this, we cannot accept late RSVPs which means there will be no seating, food, or beverage accommodations for you.
The ceremony will begin promptly at 3:30pm in the chapel at Lutheran Church of Hope. Please arrive early enough to find a seat and socialize before the ceremony begins. The chapel doors will be closed during the ceremony and you will not be allowed to enter, so please try to arrive NO LATER than 15 minutes before the scheduled start time.
We'd love our friends and family to dress up with us! We are requesting formal, black tie optional attire. We encourage knee-length, midi, or floor-length dresses for the ladies and suits with ties for the gentlemen. Darker colors are preferred. Please avoid hues of white, ivory, champagne, or very light/almost white pastel colors such as "butter yellow".
We can only accommodate those guests formally invited on your wedding invitation. If you receive a plus one it will appear on your invite. We want to keep our wedding intimate with our closest family and friends.
We love your kiddos, but we are asking guests refrain from bringing kids unless otherwise stated on the invitation. We are hoping this is a much deserved date night for the parents.
There is parking available at the church and at the venue. A complementary valet is also available at the reception venue for those who would like to take advantage of drop off at the door.
Due to spacing limitations and overlap in scheduling with Saturday night worship services, the church does not allow receiving lines. Upon dismissal by our ushers, guests can immediately make their way to Glen Oaks for cocktail hour where drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. Additional details and directions will be available in the program provided upon your arrival at the church.
We will provide a hosted open bar for our guests. All drinks except for shots and top shelf liquor will be included on the hosted tab. If the hosted dollar limit is reached, guests will be invited to purchase drinks on their own. Self serve water, coffee, and lemonade will also be available. Please drink responsibly.
Yes! A gluten free and vegetarian option will be available as an alternative selection. Please indicate on your RSVP which meal option you would like.
A card box will be available at the church and reception venue. If you would like to provide a gift, we ask that you place it at the reception venue rather than the church. If you prefer to have a gift shipped, you can have it delivered to 14136 South Shore Dr. Clive, IA 50325.
Yes, we would love for our guests to take photos and/or videos at the wedding. Cards will be provided at the reception with directions for where you can send your photos and videos for the Bride and Groom to enjoy following their wedding day. We only ask that guests be respectful of the photographer and videographer on site and do not get in the way of professional photos or videos.
We sincerely appreciate all of our friends and family who are spending their time and money to travel in from out of town for our wedding; your extra efforts are not unnoticed! We have carefully selected two different hotel options and booked room blocks to help offer you the best possible rate. If you would like to book a room in one of our room blocks, use the links on the "travel" tab in the website menu above.
Please let us know once you've booked a room and where so that we can keep track of capacity. Feel free to share that information with either the Bride or Groom or any of their parents.