There is! With that being said there is not a lot of parking spaces (maybe 30ish). We have about 200 lovely faces joining us for our special day, so please if you are driving - car pool with as many people that you know / can fit into your vehicle.
Yes! ...for some :) Because a certain state university selfishly decided to play their rivalry game on the day of our wedding, we were scrambling a bit for options - there will be a sprinter van and an SUV which will pick up guests at the AC Buckhead at 4:30 to head over to the venue. These will seat ~20 people in aggregate, and will only have time to make one run prior to the ceremony starting, so a few people will likely need to grab Ubers from the hotel (15min ride). Both vehicles will be dropping guests back off at the AC Buckhead every hour on the hour (roughly) from 10p til the party ends at 1am. If you are staying at the Marriot Suites, the drivers will try to accommodate drops where possible - for Air BnBers/locals, Uber is going to be your best option. The ceremony, reception, and after party are all in the same location, so no transport will be needed between events.
Everyone is welcome to join us for welcome drinks Friday night at Ormsby's, at 7:30 immediately following our rehearsal dinner. And there is likely to be some informal congregating at the AC Buckhead throughout the weekend. Otherwise, Saturday is the big show!
NO! While costumes are (highly) encouraged for the after-party, we ask that you not wear your costume to the Ceremony/Reception. What you can/should do is BRING your costume in a backpack, duffle, etc. We will have an area to hang/store your costumes. Close to the end of the Reception, we will do a "fake" Send-Off (for the pictures) after this we will bring out your costumes and there will be enough time to change either in the bathrooms or the bridal/groom suite. The Halloween After Party will begin shortly after the end of the Send-Off, and (most importantly) the bar will stay open.
Indoors! The venue has a breezeway, gets a lot of natural light, and (weather-permitting) a few sliding doors which we'll open up, but no need to worry about bringing turf shoes or shades.
This has weighed heavily on our (and everyone's) minds these past few months- while we'd all hoped we'd have the pandemic a bit further in our rearview mirror by this point, the reality is we need to treat COVID like the very real threat that is still currently is. As such, we are requiring that all guests either present proof of vaccination OR a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event in order to be permitted entry. We have several older family members attending, and we want everyone to be able to party and enjoy themselves as comfortably and as safely as possible. All staff working the event will have the same requirement, and we'll keep as much airflow going through the event as possible. Rapid tests are available at several locations in Midtown Atlanta, and information on getting your vaccine card digitized is available here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2021/09/11/digital-proof-of-vaccine-record-usa/?sh=611e759d5c47
While we love all of your children, as stated on the save the date and wedding invite, please find a sitter for them for the evening. We appreciate your understanding, and your compliance! Any children brought to the venue will be offered short-term positions at the neighboring distillery, so they can save up for the wedding gift they now owe us.