Actually, before The Day Of is … The Week Of!
THE WEEK OF
We encourage everyone to arrive as early as you can. We’ll be around and we mostly won’t put you to work setting up for the wedding. The area is wonderful for vacationing and October is well after the peak season.
THURSDAY
Come on over at dinnertime for a traditional low-country boil. We’ll be relaxing, cooking and eating.
FRIDAY
Our rehearsal dinner will be a *little* different. We’ll be gathering at The Emerald Club (8102 Emerald Dr, Emerald Isle, NC 28594) for a tiki bar talent show! Come on out to hear our loved ones serenade us with music, improv, stand-up, speeches and anything else they can swing that doesn’t violate too many health codes. Food and beverage will be provided!
SATURDAY
Our wedding will be Saturday, October 15 at the Octagon House (301 Masonic Avenue, Cedar Point, NC 28584). We will be joined by family and the bridal party for a small ceremony at 4 p.m. Jennifer thinks Adam will cry first, but he’s practicing with thumb tacks to hold all that mushy stuff in.
Then we encourage everyone to join us for the main event – the party! We’ll start off with a family-friendly celebration at 5 p.m. There will be games, food and fun for everyone. At 8 p.m. sharp, we will commence with more adult celebrations (beverages and lyrics not appropriate for kiddos) so we ask that all of our younger attendees depart by then. Karaoke and more shenanigans will roll on until you go home.
Two important notes for everyone attending:
1. We want you to be safe! We’ll provide transportation between the wedding venue and the areas where most people will be staying. If you plan to drink, please DON’T DRIVE. We’ll do our best to take care of you, and we ask that you make smart decisions.
2. Discussion of current politics is off limits. We’re not kidding. We’ll talk to you about politics the other 364 days of the year. But our wedding is a celebration of love and life and for us, that doesn’t include electioneering by anyone or at anyone. If you think you’ll have trouble going along with our intentions on this, we politely request that you do not attend. We can shoot the breeze about how to save the republic over beers another time. If you attend and have good intentions but fail to live up to this guideline, a number of polite groomsmen and friends of the bridal party will assist you in leaving.
We want everyone to have a good time and survive to tell the tale for a long time after. We look forward to seeing all of you there!
