Our ceremony will promptly start at 3:30 in the afternoon. Cocktail hour will be from 4 to 5:15pm inside the Merrimon-Wynne House. The reception will follow and begin right after cocktail hour! The night should come to end at 9:30pm.

Because the Merrimon-Wynne House is located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, they do not have a set parking lot for their venue. We rented a parking lot for all our guests at a university a block away. There will be ample parking there! Please give yourself enough time to park and walk to the venue before the ceremony begins. See the "Parking Details" tab for the exact location of the parking lot

Please arrive 20 to 30 minutes before the ceremony begins. We would love if all of our guests could be seated and ready before the start of the ceremony.

January is one of the coldest winter months in North Carolina, so we are holding the ceremony and reception inside the Carriage House, which is temperature controlled. The cocktail hour will also be inside the main house, so no need to worry about being out in the cold weather for hours!

We are going for semi-formal wedding attire! So for ladies, that means any kind of dress or a nice top and skirt pairing. For gentleman, a suit or a blazer and dress pants, or anything along those lines. Please no jeans! Also, make sure to bring a coat or covering of some sort, as it will be chilly!

No, we will be having a dry bar. But there will be several signature mocktails that will be fun for all of our guests to sip on throughout the evening. We will also have hot drinks, such as apple cider and hot chocolate, to keep everybody warm!

We kindly ask you to refrain from bringing young children or a plus-one to our ceremony and reception, unless their name is specifically on the invitation you receive. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation on this!