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To Our Party People, We hope this note finds you well/thriving. We just celebrated our first year of marriage, but it was a year of COVID, which we think has to mean something more. So, we’ve been married for seven dog/COVID years. We are getting PUMPED UP for our upcoming celebration. Pre-gametime preparations include crossing T’s, dotting I’s, finalizing contracts, and spending hours on hours on hours wondering how we can make this as good and safe of an experience as possible for all involved. We are hopeful that this party can be a worry-free evening for all in attendance, including loved ones with delicate health considerations. While we anticipate having lots of space to spread out, our reception will be largely indoors. To that end, we’d like to ask those of you who are not vaccinated to find another time to celebrate with us. We promise, we will say yes. If you were invited to this celebration, it means we love you dearly, and if we had our way, we’d be celebrating with every single one of you until the literal break of dawn.

In addition, if you are vaccinated but have been in an environment with more exposure, frequent travel, etc., you may consider taking a PCR or antigen test in advance of Saturday’s reception. We realize that these tests are not airtight, and that it’s not a perfect solution, but we are hopeful that it provides a bit more peace of mind for both yourself and others attending. There are a lot of resources these days for testing, but should you need a self-test upon arrival in the District, we will have some available on Friday afternoon for those who are interested (just let us know). Masks are currently required while indoors in the District of Columbia unless eating or drinking. Regardless of the D.C. regulations at the time of the event, we hope everyone will feel comfortable wearing a mask should they choose to do so. Above all, we ask that if you are not feeling well leading up to this event that you skip it. We will not hesitate to send you leftover wedding cake, and again, if you want to party with us later, we will say yes. Finally, it is our biggest hope that everyone invited live their truth -- there is no pressure to attend should you have concerns that we were not able to address in this email. Please let us know if you’d like to talk through any questions! With all the love we have, Wes and Lauren