Please send your RSVP by April 15th.
The ceremony and reception will be black tie optional. Please wear tuxes or smart suits, evening gowns or mid to full length formal dresses. We kindly ask our guests refrain from wearing gowns in colors traditionally reserved for brides (i.e. white, ivory, cream, champagne, florals on backgrounds of white or the other colors listed here). The ceremony and reception will be outdoors. Most areas will be grassy or have foot paths. The cocktail and reception areas will be covered.
There is ample free parking at Shirley. We kindly request our guests to only park in designated parking areas.
Unfortunately, we can only accommodate the children of immediate family and closest friends. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. Please refer to your invitation and RSVP card.
If your invitation is addressed to you "and guest," then yes. Otherwise, we have put a lot of thought in to seating you with other guests you know.
The ceremony begins promptly at 4pm. Please arrive and find a seat by 3:30pm.
Yes! There are many hotels in the area, but the ones we personally recommend are listed under the "Travel" page on our wedding website.
Yes, we may be able to accommodate your food allergy. Please list it on your RSVP card, and be sure to include your name! Our food will already be peanut and tree nut free.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide transportation to and from the venue. Some hotels in the area provide a complimentary local shuttle service (check out the "Travel" page on our wedding website). We highly recommend that you make a reservation with a taxi or car service ahead of time because Uber and Lyft does not reliably service the Charles City area.
Shirley is a working farm and private residence. There are many farm animals and pets on the property. We kindly ask you to not bring your pet for the safety of it and others. Service animals are the only exception to this.
We kindly ask you to refrain from petting or feeding the farm animals.
Guests are free to walk through the gardens, and observe any open buildings. There are signs and markers for many historic areas of the property. We ask guests to respect the "restricted area" signage as this is a working farm and private residence, and want to ensure the safety of our guests and respect this historic site.
Check out the "Registry" tab on our wedding website. We do not have any other registries established at this time.