6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cocktail Attire: Wear cocktail dresses, LBDs, dressy jumpsuits, and dinner jackets and/dress shirts with slacks. Please be as expressive as you like with color, sequins and sexiness. Please no white or ivory.
Join Val and Ned at our Rehearsal Night Reception, kicking off the weekend at a place close to Ned's heart - the Museum of Science. As an inquisitive child, Ned would ride the subway into the city solo, spending entire days exploring the exhibits, asking questions, and falling even more in love with science. It's a place that helped shape him into who he is, and we are so excited to welcome you there for a night of celebration. We will have heavy hors d'oeuvres, (so don'tworry about dinner), and open bar, and music, as well as exclusive access to the exhibits of the Blue Wing. Yes, it includes the dinosaurs! Cocktail attire encouraged, and we hope you will have fun with it. Sparkle and shine, come in sexy black, or bold Ned-inspired color. Please, no white. Whatever you do, DO NOT LEAVE EARLY! There is a surprise event at 9pm.
Fri, Oct 24, 2025, 9:30 pm - Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 1:00 am
Come as you were, from the Museum of Science rehearsal night reception
Friday, after the surprise at the Museum of Science event, volunteers among our beloved Guests will lead the crowd to The Liberty for the Friday after party!! For guests not from Boston, The Liberty used to be a jail! It has been converted into an amazing hotel with really cool vibes. There is still a role for a guest to join those leading the group to the after-party: Please contact Ned or Val. (The Bride and Groom will not be attending the Friday after-party, but we will attend the Saturday one!)
Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 6:00 pm - Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 12:00 am
This event is black tie preferred. We suggest tuxedos for men and floor length dresses for women. Be as expressive as you like with color. Please no white or ivory.
Please be seated by 6pm for the ceremony in the Silver Ballroom. The ceremony will begin at 6:15pm. After the recessional, you will adjourn to the foyer where there will be a cocktail hour with passed hors d'oeuvres and an open bar. At 8pm, there will be a seated dinner in the Liberty Hall, followed by a DJ and dancing, approximately 10pm until midnight.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 11:45 pm - Sun, Oct 26, 2025, 2:00 am
Come as you are from the wedding! (Or change if more comfortable, of course.)
The Bride and Groom, proudly Dr. & Dr. Sahin, will attend the After Party - with bells on!! Let's keep the party going as long as Boston allows! (BTW, the timing is from the end of the wedding reception (midnight) until 2am. It is listed as starting at 11:45pm so the website shows it as a Saturday event not Sunday.) Location is pending. See you on the other side!
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Daytime Glam: Elevated brunch chic; please no white or ivory
Welcome back to the Museum of Science - Skyline Room for our Life-long Love Launch! This is one last window of time with our dearest friends as the weekend comes to a close. We will have an amazing buffet brunch along with mimosas, beer and wine to help clear out the cobwebs. Please share stories and photos -- and upload photos and videos to the app. We look forward to this opportunity with those who've come so far to celebrate with us and our east coast friends with whom we don't get to spend enough time. Adults only, please.