Unfortunately with a heavy heart we had to make the decision to postpone our original wedding date of August 16, 2020. We look forward to 2021 with more optimism and to seeing everyone on our new date!
We hope to mail out formal invitations by late April of 2021. Please advise us of any address changes by no later than the end of March.
As your invitation stated, the deadline was June 11th. We have since disabled the RSVP page and not able to accommodate any further requests. All non-respondents have been marked as declined. If you previously declined but had a schedule change that allowed you to attend, please contact us at thenovakwedding21@gmail.com to see if we can still accommodate you.
With the rollout of the vaccine and the number of people who are fully vaccinated, we will try our best to maintain some sense of normalcy. We have added more space to our reception in case we need to spread out. The staff is prepared to take the extra steps to keep things safe and sanitary for all in attendance. We want our wedding to be celebrated to the fullest extent and in the safest ways possible. There will be mingling, laughing, dancing, and entertainment galore! So let's get this party started!
In an ideal world we would but unfortunately, we can't enforce that. However, our venue does follow the state's CDC public space guidelines. We will need to be following whatever the public rules are at that time. As things move forward we are seeing more public restrictions dropping but we need to make sure everyone is doing their part in protecting the most venerable. We are aware of a growing number of our invited guests that are fully vaccinated or are in the middle of getting vaccinated. Those that are choosing not to should take the extra steps to prevent themselves from catching and spreading this disease. We would like to encourage those individuals to keep social distancing and keeping up with staying Covid free by getting tested. We will keep you all up-to-date with what our venue is requiring our guests to do. There may be masks inforced, proof of vaccination needed, or a negative covid test required to enter the building. We won't know for sure until then.
Summer cocktail attire please.
Best summarized, cocktail attire is a balance between formal and casual and elegant and comfortable. It's a small step above semiformal though not as formal as black-tie optional or formal. No jeans, sneakers, ball caps, or street clothes permitted. Men examples: Formal neutral to dark colored suit (no white suits), dress shirt, and tie, or dress shirt with tie and dress pants, or sports coat, dress shirt and slacks. Ladies examples: Summer cocktail dress, dressy suit, dressy jumpsuit/romper, or fancy maxi dress. Still not sure what to wear? Check out this website for ideas: https://www.dressforthewedding.com/summer-cocktail-attire/
If your invitation says any number other than 1, then yes, if not, we would prefer if it was just you. Our meals are plated and the RSVP will only cover who is on the invitation.
Outside of our wedding party, we would like to keep this adults-only, with the exception of some 16 and up guests. We want you to have a day off to enjoy yourself!
Yay! First, congrats that USPS didn't lose your invitation! With the online RSVP, it should be easy to select who is coming and who is declining. There is an option to RSVP for everyone on the invitation, but you can also individually select who is coming and their meal choice. Just simply type in your name on the RSVP tab to pull up your household. There, you should see a list of all the plus ones. You can click the "WILL NOT ATTEND" button next to their name. Those that are attending, just click the "WILL ATTEND" button and you will be prompted to selecting their meal choice.
An unplugged ceremony is when all electric devices are prohibited from use during the ceremony. We want you to be present and in the moment with us.
We'd prefer that you not. We are having an unplugged ceremony. No filming or photography is permitted with any cell phone, tablet, digital camera, or other electric devices. You are more then welcome to film and selfie before the ceremony. Once the processional begins, please put away all electronic devices. There will be a paid photographer and videographer to capture the moments of our ceremony. We will be more than happy to share photos with you afterward, but we'd like to look back on our pictures and video and see your face and not your device.
Though we ask you to leave the documenting of our ceremony to the professionals, you're more then welcome to film and photograph throughout the cocktail hour and reception. For the tech savvy, be sure to hashtag all your photos and clips at: #NewlyNovak2021 on Facebook!
Yes. We have set up some things at both hotels for our guests but we can only track those booked under the block. If you booked outside of our block we are not aware you are there and you will miss out on our special incentives. Please let us know which of the hotels you are booked at and who's name is on the reservation so we can alert the hotel to add you to our wedding party list.
Yes, you can request a song at: (Song request link will open one month prior to the wedding)
As much as we love traditions, we unfortunately will not be partaking in a dollar dance.
As long as the deadline hasn't passed you may advise us of your new choice. Once the RSVP due date has passed there are no redos.
Of course! When RSVPing please make sure you note any special dietary requests with your meal selection. We will hand that off to our venue's chef to create a specialized meal for you.
We love that you enjoyed the food! As much as I love taking home leftovers, venues are not permitted to allow doggie bags due to health code violations. However, we will be providing boxes for take home cake.
We are registered with Amazon, Zola, and Cutco.
Thanks for shopping our registry, but we ask everyone to ship all gifts to us directly. We'd like to return home without having to check ten extra bags. If you still insist on bringing something, we will have a card box for enveloped sized gifts.
As stated before we will only be accepting card-sized gifts at the wedding. All other registry gifts are linked to our shipping address. We will gladly accept gift cards if you're not comfortable with monetary gifts. Here are the following gift cards we're happy to receive: Target, Amazon, Home Depot, Lowes, IKEA, eBay, Petco, Ralphs(Kroger brand store), Whole Foods, World Market/Cost Plus, Panera Bread, or AMC. We are mini-mooning at Disney World so a Disney gift card would be highly desired! A simple Visa gift card is also be appreciated. If you want to be creative bring lottery scratchers! The bride loves them!
Contact us ASAP(thenovakwedding21@gmail.com)! We may be able to fit you in if the dateline hasn't passed. Please do not attempt to just show up. There will be no seat or meal reserved for you. Otherwise, bring a chair and a sandwich!
Things happen, plans change. Sorry you can't make it, please let us know ASAP. We were looking forward to seeing you but it would be heartbreaking to look for you and find your seat empty.