Yep! We didn't want to keep doing the long-distance thing during a pandemic, so we got married last August in a small ceremony with just our families. But now that vaccines are a thing, we want to be able to celebrate with all of you!
As of right now it seems safe enough, so yes! Although, to quote a very good friend of mine, "if it becomes apparent that we can't carry out this here wedding plan under CDC guidelines, we will straight up not do it."
Please let us know whether or not you're coming by September 19, 2021. You can head over to the RSVP tab at the top of the page and take care of that right now!
Yes. For the safety of all our guests and the staff who will be helping us, we are requiring that you receive your final vaccine no later than October 2, 2021. This is non-negotiable - the vaccines have been repeatedly proven to be a safe and effective way of preventing serious disease and death from COVID-19 (and the Pfizer vaccine now has full approval from the FDA). If you won't or can't be vaccinated, we will celebrate with you at a later, less plague-ridden time!
We do trust you! But we're asking for proof for a couple reasons - most importantly because we don't want to spend our wedding day worrying that our party is going to kill one of our friends. Having a neat little folder of vaccination cards will help our brains fixate on that worry less. Second, some of our guests (and Jessi) have medical conditions that might put them at higher risk, and we want to do everything we can to protect those folks and make them feel comfortable.
Things seem to be changing pretty rapidly right now, and we aren't comfortable setting a formal mask policy in place yet - we'll let y'all know what we decide in late September when we have a better idea of what COVID looks like and what the CDC guidance is. Regardless of what we end up deciding, though, if you'd feel more comfortable wearing a mask, PLEASE do.
We're registered exclusively here on Zola. You can head over to the registry tab at the top of the page and check it out!
Party clothes! If you're anything like me, you have a dress (or suit, or sweet jacket, or killer pair of shoes...) that you're in love with but never have quite the right occasion to wear. I'm telling you right now to wear that! If you need a more "traditional" guideline, then I'd probably say semi-formal, cocktail, and formal are all fine - but honestly, I trust all y'all to know what you feel comfortable wearing to a wedding, and I'm telling you right now that whatever that is, it's fine.
We're going to do our best to get started promptly at 5:00 pm - so we'd recommend arriving 15-20 minutes early so you can park and get settled before things kick off!
As far as we know, most of you don't have kids - and if you're thinking of stealing one specifically for the wedding, we would like to remind you that kidnapping is extremely illegal. If you do have a child that actually belongs to you and you feel comfortable bringing, go for it!
Absolutely! Food is super important to us as a couple, and we want to make sure everyone eats well at our wedding. Please let us know what your issue is in your RSVP and we'll do our best to accommodate you.