As of Tuesday, October 12, 2021: Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas - Face coverings required indoors Doubletree Hotel - Face coverings optional indoors for vaccinated guests We are continually monitoring health guidelines set by our venues and community. For the safety of us, our guests, and our vendors, we ask all guests eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine arrive fully vaccinated. We recommend guests check back to this page the week of our wedding for the most up-to-date guidance. If you are feeling ill on the day of our wedding, we ask you do not attend. If anyone is unable to attend based on vaccination status, illness, or health concerns, we appreciate your consideration, understand any tough decisions you need to make, and will celebrate with you from afar.
From the west: East on I-94, exit at Cretin Ave. Go right (south) about one mile and take a left onto Selby Ave. Drive two blocks and take a right onto Cleveland Ave. The chapel will be on your right. From the east: Take I-94 west to the Cretin/Vandalia exit. Go left (south) on Cretin Ave. about one mile and take a left onto Selby Ave. Drive two blocks and take a right onto Cleveland Ave. The chapel will be on your right. From the north: When I-35 splits, follow 35E. Take 35E to Exit I-94 going west. Take I-94 west to the Cretin/Vandalia exit. Go left (south) on Cretin Ave. about one mile and take a left onto Selby Ave. Drive two blocks and take a right onto Cleveland Ave. The chapel will be on your right. From the south: When I-35 splits, follow 35E. Take 35E north to the Randolph exit. Take a left on Randolph (crossing over 35E) and follow Randolph for approximately two miles to Cleveland Ave. Take a right on Cleveland Ave. The chapel will be on your left in about 1.5 miles.
Parking - All St. Thomas surface lots are free on weekends. Parking garages cost $2/hour. The closest parking to the ceremony is beneath Tommie North Residence Hall or Tommie East Residence Hall. These underground parking garages sit directly north and south of the chapel. You can access Tommie North and Tommie East's parking garages from Cleveland Ave. between Selby Ave. and Summit Ave. Copy/paste this URL for a PDF map - https://www.stthomas.edu/_media-library/_documents/main/st-paul-campus-map-by-building-name.pdf. The ramps above are marked as N1 and E1.
The Town Square Parking Ramp on Minnesota St. conveniently attaches to the DoubleTree. It costs $20 to park there between 3 - 24 hours. Otherwise, you can find metered spots or surface lots surrounding the hotel that offer lower rates! The hotel is also located in the downtown skyway system, though you may not be able to directly enter the reception space without going through the main lobby first.
It is not. We recommend using Summit Avenue back and forth if you want the scenic route!
Yes! Both places are indoors, have wheelchair-friendly seating, and have elevators. The St. Thomas chapel has an elevator at the main entrance, and the Doubletree hotel has an elevator in the main lobby (our reception is on floor two). If you require additional accommodations, please let us know so we can do our best to meet them.
If your invitation says “and Guest,” then yes, if not, we would prefer if it was just you.
We plan to keep the guest list to just those listed on the invitation. Please call us if you have any questions.
Thanks for asking! Our names (with the honorifics) will be Mr. Thomas Asp and Mrs. Keeley Norton.