8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Coastal Cocktail
The most common question we’ve received over the last several months - what exactly is coastal cocktail? To which we’ve replied that coastal cocktail is more of a feeling than an exact science. This is your excuse to wear whatever you think encapsulates vacationing in a seaside town. We encourage you to grab dinner at one of Newport’s incredible restaurants (see our recommendations under the "Things to Do" tab) and then join us on the back patio at Stoneacre Garden for a nightcap!
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Black-tie optional.
We will have two yellow school buses (per the groom’s request) to pick-up our guests who are staying in downtown Newport. The bus schedule is below. 3:45 p.m.: Pick-up at Newport Marriott (25 America’s Cup Ave) 3:55 p.m.: Pick-up at Wyndham Long Wharf Resort (5 Washington Street) 4:00 p.m.: Pick-up at Hotel Viking (1 Bellevue Ave) Feel free to hop on the bus at the location most convenient to you! If none of the locations are convenient, you are welcome to drive or uber to the church. Mass will start promptly at 4:30 p.m., so please arrive 15 minutes early, unless you’d like to walk down the aisle with the bride.
5:45 pm - 10:45 pm
Black-tie optional.
Please note that there is no parking at the reception, so all guests will need to hop on a bus following the ceremony regardless of how you get to the church. Following the reception, there will be a bus to bring people back to the church in case you need to pick up your car (although you can always get your car in the morning!).
11:00 pm
Immediately following our reception, we will be hosting an after party right across the street at one of our favorite bars, the Newport Blues Café. There will be a live band – likely playing everyone’s favorite songs from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s - and it will be awesome. We have reserved a private room to the side of the stage and everyone will be able to skip the line (and the cover) by entering through the side door. The side door is around to the right of the building if you’re facing Blues from the street (across from the bank teller window in the shared parking lot with Santander). We will all be walking over together to keep the good vibes flowing into the night!
2:00 pm
This event is casual, come as you are for some hair of the dog!
The day after our wedding, we encourage you to sleep in, eat a large breakfast and explore Newport! When you are ready for some hair of the dog, we will be hanging out at one of our favorite bars, The Landing (at Bowen’s Wharf), beginning around 2:00 p.m. This will be very casual – feel free to just stop by for a little, listen to some live music, and share some of your favorite moments from the weekend with us.