A block of rooms has been reserved at the Graduate Hotel at a discounted rate for our wedding guests. The Graduate is a little less than a half-mile walk from St. Mary's and Old Brick.
To receive the wedding rate, your room must be booked by June 9, 2025.
**please note: when you click the link, it should take you to a direct portal specific to our wedding. If it does not take you to the portal, you can go to the Graduate Iowa City website and input the date(s) you are booking, and the block code under "special rates"
An additional block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn for our wedding guests. The Hilton Garden Inn is a little over a half mile walk from St. Mary's and Old Brick.
To receive the wedding rate, your room must be booked by June 9, 2025.
***please note: when you click the link, it should take you to a direct portal specific to rooms available for our wedding weekend with our specific rate. If it does not take you to the portal, you can go to the Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University website and input the date(s) you are booking, and the block code under "special rates"
Please let us know if you have any issues with booking a stay at either hotel: we are happy to help or answer any questions!
The bride and groom strongly encourage guests to walk and/or take an Uber to and from the festivities. The church and reception venue are less than a mile from the downtown hotel and the reception venue is three blocks from the church.
If you choose to drive yourself, there are two parking ramps nearby: one is on Clinton Street across the street from Old Brick, with limited parking space but free access to the public on Saturdays. The other is down the hill from Old Brick at the Iowa Memorial Union, with more spaces but an hourly fee. Limited street parking is available on most downtown streets. There is also a small lot across Linn Street from St. Mary's with handicapped parking.
The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is the nearest airport to Iowa City: 30 minutes from downtown!