St. Mary's church has a parking lot right behind the church. From Duke of Gloucester Street, you will turn right at the stoplight right in front of the school and church. You are also welcome to park offsite at a close garage or lot. See reception parking question below!
We would love for our friends and family to be truly present in this special moment for us as a couple and encourage guests to remain "unplugged" during the ceremony. After all, that is what our photographer is there for! We will happily share wedding photos with everyone after the event!
St. Mary's cannot accommodate parking during the wedding reception due to Saturday evening Masses. However, there are plenty of areas in downtown available for parking. There will be about an hour between the end of the ceremony and the beginning of the reception to allow plenty of time for everyone to find parking and make their way to the reception.
Parking can be very challenging in downtown Annapolis! We encourage carpool & using Uber/Lyft where possible. General parking information can be found below. For more details go to https://www.annapolisparking.com. Anyone staying at The Annapolis Waterfront hotel is already guaranteed a parking spot. Daily parkers are 1st come, 1st serve at $16 up to 4 hours, $20 after that. Paul's Parking lot is next door also $20. The City Dock parking lot (uses ParkMobile App) and is metered parking, just a block away from the reception. The Calvert Street Garage is FREE on the weekends (located at 19 St. John's Street) and is about a 5 min drive and 15 min walk back down to the reception. We recommend this! There is a free circulator bus that will pick up at this garage and drop you off by City Dock should you prefer it over walking. More information can be found at https://www.annapolisparking.com/circulator-alternative-transportation/. Finally, across the drawbridge in Eastport (about a 10-15 min walk) street parallel parking is FREE & does not require a permit unless otherwise noted. Be aware, these spots may be limited in the summer due to resident use and seasonal demand in this area.
Our reception venue has a small hotel block available and we have two hotel blocks at other local hotels right outside of downtown. Please check out the "Travel" section of the website for direct links to booking within those hotel blocks!
While we adore your little ones, unfortunately due to our venue's close proximity to the water, we cannot safely accommodate small children. We hope that by it being adult-only, you may enjoy a fun night off! A great local resource for childcare that was recommended by our venue is Naptown Nannies. Please visit https://naptownnannies.com/ or call (410) 897-7418 to work with them or find out more information!
Our venue will do its best to accommodate any food allergies or dietary restrictions. If this applies to you, we ask that you note your allergy or restriction on your RSVP and your entree will be modified to address the allergy or restriction, while keeping as close as possible to the original menu option.
You will be able to indicate your meal choice on the RSVP section of the website after finding your name. Options include: 1. Boneless breast of chicken, egg-dipped and sauteed, topped with a lemon sauce and capers, with wild rice pilaf and vegetable medley 2. Eight ounce filet mignon rolled in sun dried tomato bread crumbs, flavored with fresh herbs and parmesan cheese, then pan seared medium rare, accompanied by garlic smashed potatoes and steamed asparagus with mushroom cap garnish 3. Skip Jack Prawns, Jumbo Shrimp stuffed with crab imperial and wrapped in bacon, baked and presented with rum glaze. Accompanied by mushroom risotto and asparagus tips ** Please be sure to mark in dietary restrictions if you are vegetarian or vegan.
We are doing online RSVPs! The RSVP card you received in your invitation hopefully already brought you to our website. To scan it as the card says, you simply open your camera on your phone and hold it over the card. However, since you are already on the website, just click the RSVP tab at the top and begin typing your name! We appreciate receiving your response no later than June 10, 2022. Thanks!
UPDATE: There will be a bus to take guests from Springhill Suites and Doubletree hotel to the ceremony at St. Mary's Church. The bus will leave Springhill at 2:20pm and the Doubletree at 2:30pm on Saturday. The reception will be just down the street from the ceremony (a 2 minute walk.) The bus will return to the Annapolis Waterfront Hotel at the end of the reception and leave promptly at 9:15pm to transport those that are ready to return to the hotels. There will not be a bus returning to pickup guests after 9pm.