We’ve provided a list of some of our favorite places in Lexington on our, “Things to Do” page of this website. If you want to be near the Reception venue, we’d recommend checking out the following places: For coffee: Nate’s Hideaway For a snack: Luna food truck, Fable Charcuterie and Wine, or Laura Lou Patisserie in the Grove, Zim’s Cafe For a drink: Harvey’s Bar and Biergartens Centro, The Thirsty Fox, Henry Clay’s Public House, Infinity Sky Bar, McCarthy’s Irish For art: The Museum at 21C, The Pam Miller Downtown Art Studio
The ceremony is exactly 1 mile from the reception and hotel block.
We hope our wedding will be a fun excuse to wear your best attire!
The ceremony will begin at 2pm on October 14th. We kindly ask guests to arrive to St. Peter Claver 15-20 minutes prior to get a seat and mingle with other guests.
Yes! This is a busy weekend in Lexington with Keeneland and a home football game, so we have a reserved a block of rooms at the Hilton Lexington/Downtown at a discounted price of $279 for our guests. To receive the discounted rate, use the link at the "Travel" tab on this website or call 859-231-9000 and mention the Wiard Meckes Wedding.
All of our guests are invited to join us for a tailgate on The Hill at Keeneland during the day on Friday as well as a welcome party at Ethereal Brewing Public House on the evening before our wedding.
Yes! Please reach out to Katie or Max to make sure they are aware, and we will make sure the catering team will accommodate you.
We love ALL of your children, however we have decided to make this an adults-only celebration. We hope you understand!
For the ceremony, there will be parking right next to the church. For the reception, any "LexPark" parking lot and all meters in the surrounding area will be free on the weekend.
Both of these plans usually require early booking! We will be tailgating outside of Keeneland on Friday at no cost to you, but if you want to go inside, you can purchase tickets at https://tickets.keeneland.com/. Distillery tours are in high demand lately! We recommend booking these as early as possible. Some of our favorites in the surrounding area are Castle and Key, Woodford Reserve, and Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company.
We kindly ask that all guests refrain from taking photos during the ceremony and be present in the special moment with us. We have arranged for professional photography, and we will be happy to share the photos on our website when they are available.