FAQs

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What should I wear?

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Cocktail attire for the wedding. Perhaps something festive and fun? The ceremony likely will be outdoors and the expected high in May is mid-60s, so you'll want a jacket and possibly a stadium cushion or something similar to sit on.

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Do I need to be vaccinated and test negative for Covid before coming?

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Yes, please. This is what the CDC says is best practice and we believe in science.

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Do I need to wear a mask?

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You can if you want to but the wedding venue is not asking everyone to do so and neither are we. We'll let you know if that changes.

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Do I need to show proof of vaccination?

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No, we don't have the capacity to check the vaccination status of every guest. You are our friends and family and we assume you're all vaccinated anyway, and if not then you would respect our request that all guests are vaccinated to the fullest extent of their age group. We have many vulnerable people among our friends and family, and have waited 2 years for this wedding so as to avoid killing them, and more generally to avoid hosting a super spreader event. We know nobody wants otherwise.

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Do I need to show proof of a negative covid test?

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No, we don't have the capacity to check everyone's covid test status. We just ask that you take a test before you leave your homes and head to NH. If that's not possible for some reason, Thad will have extra test kits available upon request.

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I am planning to bring my child/children. What should I know?

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That's great! We like children very much. There will be children of all ages in attendance. We will not have babysitting/childcare, or any special child events. There will not be high chairs or a children's menu. We ask that you keep an eye on your children (and possibly ours) and that your children are reasonably well-behaved. There will be a number of septuagenarians and we would like them, and all our guests, to feel comfortable walking around, maybe even dancing, without the danger of being knocked over by rowdy children or intimidated by gangs of hormonal tweens and teens who don't know where their bodies are in relation to other people when they're in a crowd. I'm not talking about your children or our children. Your children will be perfectly well-behaved, as will ours, I'm sure. I'm just saying in general.

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Do you have a wedding registry?

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That's so nice of you to ask. This link should get you there: https://www.zola.com/registry/lydiaandthad

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Your registry is weird. I want to buy you something. What do you actually want?

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Thank you. That is very kind. We really don't want anything. We're a couple in our 40's, not just starting out in life, so we already have the usual things younger couples need and politely ask for at weddings. And anyway, it's more fun for us to imagine you doing something nice for yourself or someone else with any money you thought you might spend on us. Unless you want to buy us a portrait of our dog, in which case, we can never have too many.

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Is there a hotel with a block of rooms reserved for your wedding?

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No.

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I have/my child has food allergies/dietary restrictions, what should I know?

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Please email Lydia or Thad before April 30th to let one of us know. We can make sure some dishes are edible for you. However, please note that while the kitchen says it is routinely careful with allergens, it is not free of allergens. So if you cannot eat food from a place where common allergens like diary, wheat, or nuts have been present, let us know and we will try to figure out a plan B for you.