Countdown To The Wedding
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Schedule
Friday, August 30th
Welcome Drinks
6 – 9 pm
Arnot Forest
Casual / Festive Dress
Saturday, August 31st
Shuttle
4:30 pm
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Ithaca to Arnot Forest
Ceremony
5:15 pm
Reception
6 – 10 pm
Arnot Forest
Semi-Formal / Casual-Dressy / Festive
After Party
10 pm – Until we drop
Shuttle
10:30 & 12 am
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Arnot Forest to Ithaca
Sunday, September 1st
Family Brunch
10 am – 12 pm
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Owego-Brindley Room
Enter lobby and take elevator to lower level.
Parking garage free all weekend.
Friday, August 30th, 2024
5:30 & 6:30 pm
Shuttle
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Ithaca to Arnot Forest
6:00 – 9:00pm
Welcome Drinks
Arnot Forest
Casual/Festive Dress
9:00 & 10:00 pm
Shuttle
Arnot Forest to Ithaca
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Saturday, August 31st, 2024
3:40 & 5:00 pm
Shuttle
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Ithaca to Arnot Forest
5:15 pm
Ceremony
Arnot Forest
Semi-Formal / Casual-Dressy / Festive
6:00 – 10:00 pm
Reception
Arnot Forest
Mediterranean Dinner
V, VG, & GF Options
10:00 pm – 12:00 am
After Party
Arnot Forest
10:30 pm & 12:00 am
Shuttle
Arnot Forest to Ithaca
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Sunday, September 1st, 2024
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Family Brunch
Hilton Garden Inn Downtown
Owego-Brindley Room
Enter lobby and take elevator to lower level.
Parking garage free all weekend.
12:00 – 3:00 pm
Afternoon Hang
Arnot Forest
Venue
Arnot Forest
*Limited parking is available on site.*
Arnot Forest is a rustic campground where the entire event (ceremony, reception, and afterparty) will take place. We are inviting guests who are interested to stay at Arnot Forest overnight, either in the rustic cabins (shared space) or tent camping field (you must supply your own tent). Those who would like to stay at Arnot and are unable to tent camp will get preference for rustic cabins, which have limited availability. We will do our best to group cabin stayers with familiar faces! If you elect to stay at Arnot, you will receive an email in future with further details on what to bring and cabin/tent assignments.
Stay
Hotel
We have a block of 10 rooms reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Ithaca (130 E. Seneca Street, Ithaca, NY 14850). 5 are double queens and 5 are single kings.
The block will grant you a 12% discount on the price of the rooms for a two night stay (Friday 8/30/24 and Saturday 8/31/24).
If you plan to come for welcome drinks Friday night and the wedding on Saturday, this block is a good fit for you! If you only plan to stay one night, the block/discount is not an option.
Although only 10 rooms are reserved, as long as rooms are available folks will be able to continue to receive the discount when booking through the Richter-Barradas Wedding block. (Best to book ASAP as hotels can book up this weekend with parents dropping kids off at college.)
Ways to book in the block:
- Click this link to book online (if you need an online booking code for the block, it is: 92C)
- Call 607-277-8900 and request to book under “the Richter-Barradas Wedding Block“
The block/discount will expire 7/31/24.
Camping
Arnot Forest is a rustic campground where guests are able to stay if they are up for it! There will be limited availability to stay in groups in the rustic cabins as well as a large field for tent camping.
AirBnBs
Alternatively, we suggest looking for Airbnbs in the Ithaca to Van Etten area and suggest booking sooner rather than later, as they book up quick for the summer.
Attire
Semi-Formal / Casual-Dressy / Festive
Colorful attire is highly encouraged!
Wear shoes to navigate grass and slight hills.
Registry
Your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift, but if you wish to contribute in another way, a monetary gift would be sincerely appreciated.
Your gift will go towards our honeymoon fund and home upgrades (as we live in a row home with limited space/storage). The easiest way to provide a financial gift would be via Venmo, PayPal, or a personal check addressed to either of us.
Venmo
@rachael-richter
PayPal
rachael.richter@gmail.com
Zelle
rachael.richter@gmail.com
Things To Do
Drinks
- Argos/The Warehouse – Cozy ambiance and fancy cocktails
- Bike Bar – Bike themed bar with local beers and cocktails
- The Westy – Neighborhood watering hole with beautiful outdoor seating space; dog-friendly
- The Rhine House – Neighborhood watering hole with pool table; dog-friendly
Food/Coffee
- Gimme! Coffee – Two locations downtown (State St, Cayuga St)
- Collegetown Bagels / Ithaca Bakery – Good for breakfast and lunch
- Viva Taqueria – Good for a margarita and some Mexican-American cuisine
- Asia Cuisine – Delicious and filling Asian fusion food
- Taste of Thai – Delicious and filling Thai food
- Moosewood – Vegetarian food; home of the famous Moosewood Cookbook
Activities
- The Commons – Browse local shops downtown
- Cascadilla Falls – Nice walk up the Cascadilla gorge from downtown to Cornell’s campus
- Ithaca Falls – Easily accessible from downtown Ithaca; behind Ithaca High School (Lucas’s alma mater)
- Stewart Park – Easy drive from downtown Ithaca; view of Cayuga lake
- Buttermilk Falls State Park – Nice casual hike
