FAQs
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When should I RSVP by?
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Please let us know your plans by June 15th, 2025. If later your plans change, please let us know.
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What time should I arrive at the ceremony?
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Quick Answer: Between 5:30 and 6:30 Long Answer: We will start cocktail hour at 5:30pm in the pinball lounge. Come for a pre ceremony drink, some charcuterie, and arcade games. The ceremony will commence at 6:45pm, followed immediately by the reception in the same location. Please be on time for the ceremony.
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Anything I should bring/be prepared for?
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Bring a book! We love reading and if you do too you can participate in a book exchange! Bring a book you’ve recently read and loved (used is encouraged) and you will be able to bring a book home. Think those little free libraries you pass on walks but with curated books! Even if you forgot, we will have a book for you to take home! Think house party not wedding. There will be a lot going on and if you find a seat and don’t move until you’re ready to dance, you’ll miss out on a lot of the fun. Instead be ready to move and mingle. Prepare yourself to wander, try lots of activities and sample even more foods!
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Are you registered? Where?
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Please consider giving nothing but your thoughts and presence. If that doesn't seem like your style - read on. Just as our joy and love are overflowing, so too is our tiny house with grandma and grandpa’s heirlooms and thrift store finds, first apartment necessities, pottery, music, games and such. One day will come a larger abode, ready for matching plates and shiny appliances, fluffy towels, a blender or perhaps a grill. But not now, for we just aren’t ready, not in this tiny home. What gift then, you ask, would we like? Would it be crass, we wonder, to ask for cash? So that when the time comes we’ll shop together and buy the things we need for our new home, our new life, together, overflowing with love and joy.
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Is there a dress code?
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Please dress how you feel the most comfortable. Ian and Molly will be dressed as fancy as they've ever dressed, but you should feel comfortable to wear khakis, sandals, sundresses, polos, button-downs etc. We ask that you avoid t-shirts, jeans, and shorts. If you asked us to name the dress code, we would say: 'Dress like you boss's wife invited you to a summer BBQ on a rooftop in SOHO and when you ask your boss about the dress code he says 'IDK wear whatever'' or 'Dress like you are meeting your significant other's parents for the first time, and also you think that this person is 'THE ONE' so you want to make a good impression' or 'Dress like you are on a vacation and unexpectedly got invited to a fancy dinner so you have to find the nicest clothes in your suitcase BUT when you packed you thought you would just be hiking and beaching the whole time so it's going to have to be creative fancy' or 'Dress like you are going on a first date, but that date is a blind date to your best friend's wedding where their dress code is super confusing' or 'Dress like you are going to see the Cleveland Orchestra in Vienna, but you have to wear the same clothes while sightseeing all day. or 'Dress like you were dressed by a really famous stylist who happened to have an oculist appointment that morning, and ended up slightly blind for the day.' or 'Dress like you went to your favorite second hand shop, and the people at the front said - you can take home one outfit that you will wear out of the store right now for completely free. You have 60 minutes to shop - ready go!' Also, If you have an idea of how to explain this dress code, send it to us, we would love to hear what you come up with.
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Are kids welcome?
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Welcome - In fact they are encouraged! Take note that dinner will not be served until after the reception (after 7:00), so it will be late for the kids to eat. We also will not have sitters, so you will need to keep an eye on any children you decide to bring.
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I have a food allergy, can I make a special request?
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Yes, please! When you RSVP, please let us know about any dietary restrictions. So far we intend to have plenty of vegetarian, gluten free, and nut free options.
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Do you have any hotel recommendations?
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We did stay in this really cute hotel in Paris called "La Maison Gobert". It is highly recommended by us. Though we will be married at 78th Street Studios on the west side of Cleveland, so you should probably instead be looking for something in downtown Cleveland/Ohio City. We have rooms blocked at Drury Plaza and you can use the group code "10144880" OR the link below to get the group rate. https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=10144880
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Is there parking for the ceremony or reception?
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Yes, plenty. However, please do not drink and drive. Uber would be the easiest way to get to the venue. Taking the train to the bus then walking would be the hardest way to get to the venue.
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Will you have something you want to say?
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We will have no speeches, but if you want to write something about/for/with us, we would welcome it. It could be a limerick, essay, letter to the editor, comic, horoscope, arts and leisure... are you getting my drift yet? If you send it to us by June 15th you will have a significantly better chance of getting published than if you send it afterwards. You can send it to us at mmclark1031@gmail.com OR ianlawsonmurphy@gmail.com