Nope! We'll still be Matthew Fink and Elizabeth Turrin.
We love your kiddos(!!), however, this will be a primarily kids-free wedding. If we listed your kid(s) on your invitation, they're invited! If not, we ask that you take this opportunity to enjoy a kids-free weekend.
Great question! One of the reasons we booked this venue is because it will allow us to hold most of the wedding outside, thus maximizing Covid safety. Here's the site breakdown for each aspect of the wedding: Ceremony: Weather permitting: totally outside. Inclement weather: in an outdoor tent with side flaps open (unless it's...sideways raining, in which case we will close some of the flaps) Cocktail Hour: Outside on the covered porch of Cope House, regardless of weather Reception (Dinner): In an outdoor tent with side flaps open (again, unless we need to close the flaps due to...sideways rain) Reception (Dancing): Dancing can take place both inside and outside! Due to a noise ordinance, our music needs to be set up inside of Cope House. This means that the main dance floor will be inside the dining room of Cope House. This room has huge windows that open from the ground up, which will provide some air flow. These windows also open directly onto the covered porch of Cope House, so people can also dance outside on the porch. We encourage people to dance wherever they feel most comfortable!
The dress code for the wedding will be garden party attire/dressy casual. Basically, not jeans, but no need for a tux or a gown. Above all, we want you to feel comfortable and wear what makes you feel good. The ceremony will be outside on grass, so please keep that in mind when selecting footwear.
If your invitation includes "and guest," please feel free to bring a date!
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Notary Hotel and at the Palomar Hotel located right in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. Under the "Travel" section of our website there is a button to click that will take you to each hotel's booking site to book under our room block. We will be providing a shuttle that will take all guests staying downtown to the venue. Please see the "Travel" section of our website for more information on the shuttle! If you wish to stay closer to the venue, the Chestnut Hill Hotel is only a ten minute drive from the venue. We do not have a block of rooms reserved here though, so please book at your own discretion.
The best way to get to the venue is by car (unfortunately, there aren't great public transit options to get there). For those driving to the venue, there will be parking on site--please see our FAQ on parking and the "Travel" of our website. For guests who need transportation to the venue from Center City, there will be a shuttle (read: big yellow school bus) leaving from the Notary Hotel to take guests to the venue. At the end of the night it will take folks back to the Notary. The shuttle will hold 48 people, and if there's more people than spots, we'll be providing an Uber code to those who couldn't get on. See the "Travel" section of our website for more details.
When you're approaching the Arboretum on Awbury Road, you will be directed turn off on Station Road to park. There isn't a parking lot-- rather, cars will park along the side of the road. We've been informed that there is ample parking along Station Road.
While we feel that your presence is gift enough(!), we realize that some folks might want to give a gift. There is a registry section of our website if you are so inclined. But no pressure!
We will be having a welcome for our out of town guests at the PHS Pop Up Beer Garden on South Street. Please see schedule for more details. This is totally optional, but if you are in town and so inclined we'd love to see you.
If you have a food allergy, or other dietary restriction, our caterer can accommodate you. Please just let us know about the allergy by the RSVP date (May 19) so we can inform our caterer ahead of time.
Unfortunately, no. Rudy lacks the "chill" to be in an environment full of lots of people/new friends and delicious food. He'll be celebrating separately by enjoying a nap in a sunbeam and an extra biscuit after dinner.