Winterthur Museum & Country Estate

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Reception

Cocktail Hour

Summer

Our Wedding

Emily and Tomoyuki met at Samurai Papa, a ramen restaurant in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Samurai Papa was one of the only restaurants near Emily's apartment, so she was a regular customer. Not only did Emily love the ramen, but she also developed a crush on a particular manager (you can probably guess who). After a few months of frequenting the restaurant with no luck getting the manager's attention, Emily became sick of ramen and discouraged. Finally, she was faced with a decision: Give up and move on or ask the manager out on a date. Worst comes to worst, Samurai Papa had a sister restaurant called Samurai Mama nearby that she could frequent instead. Well, this website exists, so you can probably guess which one Emily chose. After a successful first date, Emily and Tomo have spent almost every day together visiting museums, antiquing, taking road trips, and simply enjoying each other's company. Emily and Tomo decided to get married in August 2020 underneath the Brooklyn Bridge, providing a moment of joy for themselves, a few friends, and an officiant found on Craigslist during the height of the pandemic. It was a beautiful day filled with love from friends, but something important was missing: family. The couple is beyond excited to finally host their friends and family to celebrate their wedding on July 22, 2022.

It All Started With Ramen

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Q + A

We selected the Wilmington, DE area as our wedding destination because it's halfway between Emily's family in Maryland and where we live in Brooklyn, NY. It's easily accessible from both Maryland and New York via bus, train, or rental car. The venue, Winterthur, is located in the beautiful Brandywine Valley region. The region is home to many restaurants, bars, gardens, parks, vineyards, and antique stores to explore during your stay. We hope you'll make our wedding a weekend trip to explore all that the region has to offer!

Wilmington, Delaware

Winterthur is a historic estate and garden located around 20 minutes outside of Wilmington, DE and in the beautiful Brandywine Valley. Each guest will receive a complimentary weekend pass to explore the Winterthur estate and gardens during their free time. To get your free pass, just call Winterthur and mention that you're coming to the Suzuki wedding - they'll help you out!

Winterthur

There are a ton of hotel and Airbnb options to choose from in downtown Wilmington. We highly recommend staying at the Hilton Homewood Suites on the waterfront, as this is where our families are staying and where the optional free shuttle bus will pick up and drop off guests on the day of the wedding. We suggest booking your hotel far in advance, as hotels in the area are popular. You can find the link to book via our room block at Homewood Suites below. Please note: this link automatically generates a 3-night stay, but you are absolutely not obligated to stay for 3 nights. To edit the number of nights for your stay, click the "Edit My Stay" button.<a href="https://bit.ly/SuzukiWB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/SuzukiWB</a>

Hotels

There will be an optional free shuttle bus to take guests to and from Winterthur on the day of the wedding. Pickup will be at the Hilton Homewood Suites hotel in downtown Wilmington beginning at 4:45 PM. The final run will be at 5:45 PM. Following the reception, the shuttle bus will drop off at the same location. Once your official invite arrives, please indicate how many guests in your party will be taking the shuttle bus on your response card. The Homewood Suites is in close proximity (walkable) to many other hotels in the area. We highly recommend taking the shuttle no matter where you choose to stay, as it avoids the hassle of driving and calling Ubers.

Shuttle Bus

Travel

We've created a custom Google Map to help you plan your trip to the Wilmington/Brandywine Valley area. On the map, you'll find recommendations for restaurants, bars, gardens, museums, historic sites, antique stores, and more. Visit the below link to get started! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=104BXYPN_kum6UAA7aEVxVbI2MWfZ_ECI&amp;usp=sharing

Emily & Tomoyuki

Emily & Tomoyuki

Registry

You'll notice that we don't have any physical objects on here, and that's on purpose! We're moving to Japan in fall 2022, and we likely won't be able to bring all of our belongings with us. Instead of physical gifts, we've included a few things we're saving for that we'd love your help with :)