Rental cars are available at the Dane County airport. That said, parking in downtown Madison is limited, especially on busy summer weekends. Madison does have Uber/Lyft, taxi services, and buses. The biggest taxi company in Madison is Union Cab: https://www.unioncab.com/ Madison is a very bike-friendly town! Check out the city wide bike share program: https://madison.bcycle.com/ If you like to walk all of our events (except the bonfire on Sun night, which is a little farther) are within a ~30 min walk of the Capitol Square.
We highly recommend staying in downtown Madison close to the Capitol square, on the narrow isthmus between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. See the "Travel & Lodging" tab for our hotel block options (we have blocks at 3 different hotels!) as well as some other recommendations. Summer in Madison gets busy with events and conferences so we recommend booking well in advance.
Hot! Humid! Sometimes rainy!
Dress cute, have fun, be comfortable. We love bright colors! Or just wear your favorite outfit. Do not feel like you have to wear a tux or a gown, this is not that kind of party. It will be hot & humid outside and our ceremony and party on Saturday are both indoor/outdoor. If our wedding had a theme it would be somewhere between "Spaghetti Western" and "Midwestern Kitsch".
We love your kids and they are included in your invitation! We kindly request that our daytime ceremony on Saturday is adults only, due to capacity restrictions at the Gates of Heaven park shelter. Your family is welcome to join us for a toast outside Gates of Heaven after the ceremony (the Ceremony will be indoors 3:00 - 3:45 pm and we will move outside around 3:45pm) The venues have somewhat limited space, especially the indoor spaces on Friday night and Saturday. At our party on Saturday night one portion of the venue, the bookstore at Leopold's, will be a no kid zone. Would love your help in making sure all kids are safe and show respect to Siena's family's businesses. ♥
We request your pets stay at home - the ceremony site and restaurants we're hosting events at don't allow pets indoors (exception for service animals of course.)
Please RSVP no later than June 1st. (Sooner is nice!)
We've created a Google Group so guests can chat about sharing resources: transportation, childcare, housing, etc. Go to this address and click "ask to join" https://groups.google.com/g/tim--siena-guest-resource-sharing/ Once you've joined feel free to reach out to other guests! Flying into Chicago and want to check if someone needs a ride to Madison in your rental car? Want to see if there's anyone who wants to share housing/a hotel room? Bringing kiddos and want to see if anyone wants to go halfsies on a sitter? Driving to Wisconsin and want a road trip buddy?