EVERYTHING! If you see an event on this website, you are invited.
Cocktail chic, which means dressing your best while not being required to wear a tux. So men, please wear suits, ladies, wear an awesome dress or a killer pantsuit. And you don't have to wear anything specific even though it's a Jewish wedding!
Yes! Buses will be provided to transport guests from each of the wedding hotels (The Aloft Downtown, the Embassy Suites Arboretum, and the Hyatt Place Arboretum) to Barr Mansion. One bus will arrive at each hotel at 3:30pm, they will begin loading at 3:45pm, and they will leave at 4:00pm SHARP, so if you plan on taking the bus, don't be late! If you are planning on driving yourself, Barr Mansion has a parking lot and you are welcome to park there.
No - we are asking that guests find their own way to get to the rehearsal dinner. Please remember - it's ACL weekend (sorry again!!). Therefore, parking downtown, which is already limited, will be even worse this weekend. Taking a cab, lyft or Uber is going to be easiest! Rainey Street itself will likely be closed on Friday night, but a cab/lyft/Uber will be able to drop you off on either end of the street. The cross streets are River/Rainey and Driskill/Rainey, and Banger's is located in the middle, 11 buildings down from Driskill/Rainey, and about 7 buildings down from River/Rainey. And because it's ACL weekend, traffic will likely be even more annoying than usual, especially for folks coming from North Austin. Please check google traffic, and plan on the trip taking 45 minutes or longer if you're coming from North Austin.
The ceremony is on a lawn, so your heels might dig in there. But the cocktail hour and the rest of the night are not on grass, so you should be okay!
The Aloft Hotel downtown.
Let us know by emailing marsha@strongin.net and we'll do our best to accommodate you.
Small children are not invited. If you need childcare, email marsha@strongin.net and we'll try to get you contact information for babysitters in our area.
ACL is a music festival that takes place every year in Austin in October. It's a big deal - lots of cool bands come, and lots of people travel to Austin to go. It takes place at Zilker Park, which isn't exactly near Barr Mansion or North Austin, but it is close-ish to downtown Austin, so traffic, in particular for the rehearsal dinner, might be affected. Additionally, prices for the weekend - prices for hotels, airfare, uber/lyfts, etc, might also be affected. We know this is an inconvenience for everyone, so we really appreciate that you all are celebrating with us despite the fact that it's perhaps a somewhat difficult weekend to be visiting Austin!