We want our wedding to be special, but we also want to protect the health and safety of everyone in attendance. If you or anyone you have been in contact with has tested positive in the past, we lovingly ask that you be tested, only attend if you have achieved a negative result, and have been symptom-free for *at least* three weeks prior to the wedding in the interest of protecting the health and safety of ourselves, and our immunocompromised guests. If you have any symptoms related to Covid-19, believe you've been exposed, or have cold or flu-like symptoms, we ask that you please stay home and rest. We will miss you, but we don’t want to take any chances. We are also contemplating having a wristband system. Green = I’m ok with hugs and high-fives; Yellow = I’m ok with elbow bumps/fist bumps; Red = I'm not comfortable with being too close to people; I’m ok with waving, bowing/curtsying We want an environment where everyone who is present to support and celebrate with us feels safe
If your invitation says “and Guest,” then yes. If not, we would prefer if it was just you.
If your invitation addresses your family, yes your children are invited. Other than that, *most* of the kids who are invited are those of our family members, some of which are in the wedding; or long distance relatives who will be traveling in from out of state, which makes getting someone to care for them a little harder. If you're not sure, you can always ask. If you want to take the night off, have fun, and get a babysitter all the power to you as well!
If you fail to reply by the deadline, we are assuming that you are not attending. We are paying per chair, per person. Please have some respect for how much goes into the cost of planning an event like this. ETA: We understand that there have been delays with the postal service due to a certain individual meddling in those affairs, so if you mail it by the first and we don't get it right away you'll still included in our headcount. If you want to alleviate us worrying about getting it in time, we do also have the option to RSVP online.
Semi-formal/ dressy casual/festive; feel free to add some whimsical flair into the mix. Since we're not sure how October is going to look for masking policies, and all of October is Halloween, we're going to have a masquerade themed reception. That way if anyone needs to wear a mask that covers their nose and mouth, or would feel safer wearing one they can jazz it up to be more fun and not feel or look as out of place. Have fun with it, and be creative! If you want to wear a plague doctor mask, go for it!
Think Phantom of the Opera, Steampunk, or even Burning Man. We want to see the more eccentric side of masquerade than what would traditionally come to mind for most. If you want to wear a mask with bunny ears, or antlers, go for it! If you really like a mask that is more mardi-gras style, then that's totally cool too though! *Nothing too scary, please! There will be younger kids there (our nieces and nephew) Please also note that we do not want anyone to come wearing a face covering making reference to ANY political candidate. If you show up in a Trump mask, I will ask you to leave and I will not ask nicely!