Please plan on cocktail attire, which in our book means more dressy than jeans and a t-shirt but less dressy than a ball gown. Remember that March in Arizona can already be quite warm. Also, feel free to add a little sci fi or fantasy flare!!!!
Please forgive us, to keep numbers manageable, we did not give out blanket plus ones to our single friends. If, between receiving an invitation and the day of the wedding someone enters your life who you'd be remiss to not bring to a wedding, let us know. We'll crunch the numbers!
We invite you to leave your children at home and to spend the evening imagining what it must feel like to be a D.I.N.K. For the sake of venue size and our budget, we're just not able to accommodate extra children at the wedding. BUT We can help you identify reliable Phoenix baby sitters if that's helpful! My parents house could also serve as a cool hangout with pizza and video games?? For Lowes/Ramsey, there will be a smaller family brunch on Sunday 3/2. Children are encouraged to attend!!
Will is an Episcopalian, the American branch of the Anglican communion, a fully LGBTQ affirming denomination. Will's particular parish (yes, we use that word) is "Anglo-Catholic" or "high church" which means a lot of "bells and smells." Be prepared for a lot of incense! Jordan is along for the ride
There will be a lot of incense
Baptized Christian of any denomination (including my LDS people) are welcome to take communion. To take communion, you can hold out your right hand and the priest will place it in your hand, at which point you should consume it. The altar server will then come with a chalice of wine. It is common practice to drink from the same shared cup, but if that really grosses you out you can: 1. Skip it entirely, the body of christ is fully present in both the body (wafer) and wine (blood) 2. We don't do "intinction" in our church because it's actually even less sanitary than just sharing the cup, BUT you can have the altar server intinct for you. This means the altar server will take your communion wafer for you, dip it in the wine, and then place it back on your tongue. If none of this is your jam, I encourage you to still get in line for communion, placing your hands across your chest in an X. This cues to the priest that you would just like a blessing instead. After communion you can then collect your little vial of bubbles!