Yes! You may have noticed our wedding date and location have both changed. The new, correct date is Friday, December 10th, 2021, and it will now be taking place in Columbia, South Carolina.
To keep everyone as safe as possible, we respectfully request that all guests be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 2 weeks prior to the wedding. We will be providing and encouraging masks as an added precaution. Your health and safety is our top priority so we appreciate your cooperation.
We hope you understand how seriously we are taking the COVID-19 pandemic for our wedding. If you have not been fully vaccinated 2 weeks before the wedding, please do not attend. Same goes for symptoms of sickness—if you are unwell, please do not attend. Many of our loved ones are immunocompromised and/or extremely high-risk and we need to be sure we are doing everything possible to keep them (and you!) safe. If you feel more comfortable obtaining a negative test beforehand as well, we encourage you to do so!
We would love to see you in person, but unfortunately we are not able to make general exceptions at this time. If you are not fully vaccinated by the wedding, we invite you to participate by watching the livestream of our ceremony on Facebook! If you have further concerns regarding our vaccine requirement, please contact us and we’d be happy to provide more information!
Our ceremony will begin promptly at 4 pm. Please arrive between 3:30 pm and 3:45 pm so we can stay on track.
The venue grounds has a small parking lot that can accommodate about 1/3 of the cars we anticipate. There is a visitor’s center across a small road directly across from the venue grounds that will be available for additional parking.
We encourage you to bring cold weather clothing as you see fit for our December event. The ceremony will be outdoors and the reception will be both indoors and outdoors. We will also have heaters scattered along the grounds as needed. In years past, the average weather on December 10th in Columbia, SC has been between 44 and 63 degrees.
We have designated the number of seats we have reserved in your honor on your invitation. Plus-ones that have not been reserved by the Bride and Groom on invitations will not be permitted to attend.
This is an adult-only event. We have also limited invitations to older/teenage kids to only close family and loved ones. Otherwise, our event is tailored for guests 21+ in age.
We kindly ask that guests not utilize phones/cameras during the ceremony, especially if you are seated along the aisle. This is so that our photographer can capture the best shots without phones in the air.
Our venue allows any guests who may have had too much to drink to drive, to leave their cars at the venue overnight so you can make it safely home another way. All vehicles must be picked up no later than 10 am the next morning.
Please let us know of your reserved number of seats attending by October 10th, 2021, so we may adequately finalize our plans. Unfortunately, guests who do not RSVP will not be able to attend.
Black Tie / Formal is the preferred attire for our event. For ladies this generally means a floor-length gown or other form of formal attire, and for gentlemen this generally means a tuxedo or a dark formal suit.
We kindly ask that you please avoid wearing white (reserved for the Bride) or dusty blue/navy gowns (reserved for immediate family and the bridal party).
Yes! We will be live streaming via Facebook for loved ones who cannot make it to the wedding. If you aren’t friends with the Bride on Facebook, definitely send her a request!
Your presence at our celebration is the best gift of all, but if you are so inclined, we are registered here on Zola under the “Registry” tab as well as on Amazon (connected to our Zola registry for convenience).
OPEN Bar! All drinks are on us!