Please NO phones, pictures, or videos during the ceremony. We've hired someone to do that, and we don't want our professional ceremony photos to include guests hanging into the aisle with their smart phones. ;) Please be present with us and enjoy the moment (and feel free to help us by reminding those around you to please not take photos/videos). We want to look out and gaze upon your smiling faces, not a sea of cell phones. Taking photos to your heart's extent are welcome AFTER the ceremony.
Spouses and long-term partners are welcome; we hope that we already included their names on the invitations directly! Please no casual dates. Feel free to contact us with questions.
Due to necessity rather than choice, we unfortunately cannot accommodate children, although infants under 12 months are welcome (we can make sure to provide a comfortable lactation space, as needed). We hope you understand and take the opportunity to enjoy some well-earned time off! If you prefer to travel with your children and would like help finding a local babysitter for the ceremony & reception, let us know! Any children you do see in attendance are family members of the bride or groom or part of our wedding party.
Although we're having our wedding at a 500-acre, functioning ranch and vineyard, our wedding and reception will be dressy casual (think of an evening cocktail party). "Rustic-chic" is a new term we've learned in the planning process, so you can use that idea for inspiration. There will be a bit of a walk from the parking area to the ceremony site and from the ceremony site to the reception in the barn, so please wear shoes you can walk (and dance!) in comfortably (the venue does provide free flip flops for you to keep, in case you need them). Shuttle service is provided by the venue for guests needing assistance from the parking lot. It can also drop to 55-60 F when the sun goes down, so you will want to bring an extra layer.
We are so thankful for any gifts you want to give, but because we will be returning to Alaska after the wedding and then likely moving a few months later, PLEASE no physical gifts at the wedding. We’ve chosen Zola to manage our registry specifically because they will hold gifts and delay shipping until we are settled and ready for them. Cards are welcome. Thank you!