There is a strict guest count because of catering, chair rental, etc so we are giving our vendors a *specific* number of guests to expect. If you are allowed to bring a date, it will say so (either by name or “plus 1/Guest" ) on your invite. We ask that you DO NOT bring surprise guests or MORE people than what your invite says. If you do, they wont have food or a seat :) and we will be slightly annoyed LOL 😂
Please let us know if you are coming by September 5th, 2024. If you don’t, we will assume your answer is no, and you will not have a seat or food if you show up. This goes for immediate family as well lol If something changes after you say yes on your rsvp and then it turns out you cannot come, please let us know asap
Starting with a few further away: There are 2-3 hotels in Barboursville, at the mall. There is the Comfort Inn (4.0 rating) right there at the mall/in the mall parking lot, 40 minutes from the venue. There is a Delta Hotel by Marriott (4.4 rating) 40 minutes away, and there is a Hampton Inn (4.3 rating) beside Cracker Barrel, also about 40 minutes away. Now for the closest hotels: There is 1 hotel off the Hurricane exit and it is 28 min away from the venue. It is called the Wingate by Wyndam Hotel (Hurricane) with a 4.7 rating. There are 2-4 hotels off the Teays Valley exit which is 15-20 min away. I would suggest the Sleep Inn (winfield/teays valley) because Ive stayed there before with good experiences. It has a 4.8 rating and is 21 minutes from the venue. There is also a Holiday Inn Express (4.3 rating) 20 min from venue, and there is the Hampton Inn (4.2 rating) which is 24 min away, and Redroof Inn (3.7 rating/cheapest) also 21 min away. The next page of the website has links to a couple of these hotels/websites!
There's not a strict dress code. We suggest a mix of semi-formal or garden party attire. Light and airy materials, breezy, pretty dresses. Wear whatever you want to wear. We just ask that you look presentable and are freshly showered with deodorant LOL
You should have service, yes!
We ask that you arrive a few minutes before the ceremony to get parked and seated. The ceremony will begin at 5:00.
There is plenty of parking in a paved parking lot at the venue, and it is just a short flat walk to the ceremony spot.
5:00 Ceremony (please arrive by 4:45) 5:30 Cocktails, Appetizers, Games 6:00 First Dance 6:05 Dinner 6:45 Let’s Celebrate & Be Social 🎉 9:30 Last song
Then we will likely get wet LOL With an all outdoor plan, we are hoping for sunshine, but if it does rain, we are prepared to make the best of it and still have a fun time celebrating what's most important- our love. The ceremony will be on the grass out in the open yard, no matter what, as it is our only option. We will try to have a basket of extra umbrellas. Feel free to bring your own and a blanket or something to sit on if it looks like it will rain. The reception is also supposed to be in the yard but it can be moved under the tent on a paved area if the rain is just too heavy. In the event there is just a bad shower expected right around ceremony time that will pass, we may wait it out and start the ceremony a little later. Mainly, we are playing it by ear. We hope you will be flexible with us!
Sure, there will be some children present. The bride's family has lots of awesome, adorable kids. But your children are included in your guest counts. Plus 1 means a child or a date, Plus 2 can be both a date and a child.
No, pets are not allowed at the venue.
We are staying on theme with the Italian Garden Party and going with pasta ( + possibly pizza ) It will be buffet style with trays of things like: 5 cheese ziti, Fettuccini Alfredo, Chicken Tortellini, and breadsticks/salad. We understand not everyone might like this, but we can never please everyone and we love it!
We will have minimal, light options. We want to make home-made sangria with wine & fruit in it. Danny made it for Stacy's bridal shower and it was delicious. We aren't able to have an open bar due to venue restrictions.
We will have music for dancing, maybe corn hole, and of course the wedding events like cake cutting and our first dance. Anything else will be an extra lil surprise
We appreciate you just being a part of our special day, but if a gift is on your mind, we would graciously accept a monetary contribution for our honeymoon and to start our new life together. We will go ahead and list some options below cash app: $StacyParsley venmo: Stacy-Parsley-1 or cash works!