5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Casual
Out of town friends and family members are welcome to come join our local friends and family for drinks and complimentary appetizers to kick off this wonderful celebration! (Walking distance from our house)
3:00 pm
Casual
If you're not staying in Walnut Creek area, please allow for extra driving time during commute hours. Use Wayz or Google Maps to help guide you in determining driving times. California commuting can be unexpected and very time consuming!
4:00 pm
The attire is semi-formal/dressy casual. Rethink stilettos due to grass in Redwood Grove being soft.
We are providing transportation to and from the wedding/reception. A shuttle will be leaving Lafayette Park Hotel promptly at 3:15pm for the wedding at St. Mary's. There will be a shuttle continuously going from St. Mary's College back to Lafayette Park Hotel starting at 9:30pm with the last departure of 12:30am. We are encouraging our guests to UBER or LYFT to the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa and take the complimentary shuttle bus to the wedding/reception at St. Mary's College. IF you decide to drive, please see the online map of the college campus and follow posted signs for "Mattson/Echelberry wedding." Ceremony will be in the REDWOOD GROVE area next to the soccer field, which is just behind the gymnasium on campus. Parking is near the SODA CENTER and by the soccer fields. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME for parking and arrival to the Redwood Grove, as students are still on campus.
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
There will be an outdoor cocktail hour immediately following the ceremony in the Redwood Grove area featuring musical selections by San Franciscan violinist, Kippy Marks. Check him out at: https://www.kippymarks.com/new-releases-cd-projects
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
St. Mary's Soda Center is a short walk from the Redwood Grove area. We are pleased to have DJ Rob Goldberg from East Bay Digital Sound! Check him out at: eastbaydigitalsound.com . Shuttles will be provided for those who need assistance. Parking is available just outside of the Soda Center for the reception. We are providing transportation to and from the wedding/reception. A shuttle will be leaving Lafayette Park Hotel promptly at 3:15pm for the wedding at St. Mary's. There will be a shuttle continuously going from St. Mary's College back to Lafayette Park Hotel starting at 9:30pm with the last departure of 12:30am. We are encouraging our guests to UBER or LYFT to the Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa and take the complimentary shuttle bus to the wedding/reception at St. Mary's College.