The ceremony will take place at St. Thomas Aquinas Church (305 S 1st St, Waterford, WI 53185) at 1:30. The reception will be held at Cotton Exchange (345 Hickory Hollow Rd, Waterford, WI 53185), doors will open at 4:30.

Thank you for being conscientious! If you could refrain from wearing sage green or blush pink during the day that would be very much appreciated!

After the ceremony, the immediate family along with the bridal party will be taking pictures for an hour or two. On our "Things to Do" page, we have options for all of you to check out and do. We just ask that everyone get to the Cotton Exchange by 4:30, where we will have appetizers and a bar ready for all of you.

We are not providing any formal transportation for the events, our ceremony and reception are taking place 10 minutes away from each other. There is ample parking for those who feel comfortable driving, and a rideshare app is a great option for those who don’t.

We sure hope you’ll be able to join us for your special day. With your invitation, there is an RSVP card that you can scan that will take you directly to our website to RSVP. Or if that does not work please let us know your plans right here on our website.

Please get us your RSVP by May 25th.

Since we have huge extended families, we’ve chosen to limit our guest list to only our nieces and nephews and anyone fourteen-year-olds and over, and we hope you understand. Let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

We are at capacity within our budget which means we are sadly unable to accommodate additional guests. We will only be able to accommodate those listed on your invitation. If you have any questions, please reach out.

YES! We have a block at the Baymont in Waterford reserved from the 28th through the 30th under "Durand/Benavides Wedding." We recommend that you book your room by or before May 13th, 2024. If you have any issues doing so, please contact Annie at (262)210-0511.

We definitely want to make sure you enjoy your time and meal on our wedding day, please let us know when you RSVP about your dietary needs.

We will have an hour-long open bar before dinner, and then Coors Light, House Wines, and sodas will be on us the entire night. Please note that if you want any liquor outside of the hour open bar you will have to pay.

We love photos! We do ask that you refrain from taking photos during the ceremony, we’d like that time to be unplugged. For the rest of the wedding, we encourage guests to post pictures on our app for everyone to see and enjoy!