FAQs

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Will covid-19 tests or vaccinations be required?

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Yes. We ask all guests to be vaccinated in advance of the wedding. Please note that vaccines take about 2 weeks after vaccination for your body to build protection. If vaccination is not possible, please let us know immediately and take a covid-19 test the week of the wedding.

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Do I need to RSVP?

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YES, please! There will be a place on this website for you to RSVP once we send the invitations out, so stay tuned! Please RSVP by September 3.

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Have your wedding plans changed at all due to covid-19?

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We remain cautiously optimistic that we will be able to celebrate our wedding as planned. Our wedding celebration will be conducted in accordance with DC covid-19 guidelines, which currently requires indoor masking for vaccinated and unvaccinated persons. Our venue requires that all guests be masked when entering the hotel as well as in all common areas of the hotel, such as when walking from the ceremony to reception or on the way to the restroom. As our wedding was already planned to be a small and intimate affair, we see no reason that we cannot abide by these regulations. Our venue has been taking every precautionary measure possible to ensure the safety of both employees and guests, in compliance with DC guidelines. Sanitization stations with hand sanitizer are located throughout the hotel. We are closely monitoring the situation and will update our guests with any changes.

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Will there be pre-wedding events?

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YES! Everybody is invited to pre-wedding welcome drinks at a location to be determined. The wedding party will join you there by 8:30, after a rehearsal and a small dinner for immediate family. We would recommend you grab dinner first at one of DC's many amazing restaurants (a few are recommended on the Things to Do page!)

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May I take pictures during the ceremony?

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NO, please! We ask that there be no photography during the ceremony and invite you to be fully present. We kindly ask that you turn off your phone and keep it in your bag or pocket. We look forward to sharing professional photographs when they are ready. Additionally, please keep photography to a minimum during the speeches and formal dances at the reception. Following their conclusion, please take all the pictures, videos and boomerangs your camera phone will allow. Use our wedding hashtag #OngTrueLove on all forms of social media. This will help when it's time to gather all the pictures together.

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Is it an indoor or outdoor ceremony?

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The ceremony is going to be outside, weather pending. The reception will be indoors.

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Are the ceremony and reception at the same place?

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Yes, they are! Hotel Tabard Inn, Washington, DC.

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Are kids welcome?

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Yes, of course! Just make sure to include them when you RSVP. Please note that childcare will not be provided and music will not be censored.

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Is there a dress code?

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Please wear your best cocktail attire and be sure to bring those dancing shoes! For more information regarding cocktail attire, please see: https://theblacktux.com/blog/mens-cocktail-attire/ https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-guest-attire-cheat-sheet

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Where should I park for the wedding?

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As the Tabard Inn has no parking itself, and finding a parking spot in downtown Washington, DC can be quite a challenge, we strongly encourage you to use public transportation, Uber, or Lyft whenever possible. Metered spaces line N Street in front of Tabard Inn but are diligently enforced until 10:00 PM. BY METRO: Dupont Circle is the closest Metro stop. Exit to the south from the station and walk one block along 19th Street to N Street. Turn left on N Street, cross Connecticut Avenue and 18th Street, and continue on N Street. The Tabard Inn is located on the left mid-block between 18th and 17th Streets.