Q: Can I bring a guest/plus one?

A: We have addressed the invitations to people we would love to come! Due to limited space, we are only able to accommodate the guests we have written on the invitation.

Q: Can I bring my children?

A: We love all of your little ones! Again, due to limited space we can only accommodate for the children listed on your invite. Thank you for understanding!

Q: Can I come up the day of the wedding?

A: Yes, you can if that is all your schedule allows for. We do encourage everyone to come up at least one day early to ensure attendance and to enjoy the island. Ferries are finicky and not always reliable. Please see the travel section of our website for more information on how to successfully plan your trip.

Q: Can I come early?

A: We encourage everyone to come up early and enjoy the beauty of the island. We will be on the island Tuesday October 4th through our wedding weekend. You can choose to stay at the venue or find other accommodations if you are coming early. Closer to the wedding week, we will add an itinerary to our website if you choose to come early and want to spend time with us.

Q: How can I get around on the island?

A: You will need to bring your own vehicle to get yourself around the island. There is no uber/lyft, taxis are rare and require a prescheduled drop off and pick up. Rental cars are very limited and not a popular option.

Q: What are the COVID restrictions and/or requirements for attendance?

A: We will be following both state and county protocols for our wedding. At this time, there are no restrictions for vaccinated or unvaccinated people in Washington State or Island County.

If you are unvaccinated:

The CDC and Washington State Department of Health recommend if you are unvaccinated to wear masks while in public spaces for your own safety. If you are unvaccinated and have had contact with someone who is positive for COVID-19, it is considered an exposure and we are asking that you stay home and quarantine, as recommended by the CDC and Washington State Department of Health. In addition, regardless of exposure, we are asking all unvaccinated guests to take daily rapids 3 days prior to travel to the island and daily while on the island.

If you are fully vaccinated:

The CDC and Washington State Department of Health recommend that if you had contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive, it is not considered an exposure so long as you do not have symptoms. We do ask that if you are vaccinated and have had contact with someone who is COVID-19 positive that you take a daily rapid while on the island.

At this time we are following the CDC's definition for fully vaccinated as "a person is fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving all recommended doses in the primary series of their COVID-19 vaccination".

The island is small and dear to us. We intend to make sure we do our part to not bring any illness into the community. We also care very deeply about the safety of all of our guests. Please stay home if you are ill or have any symptoms of illness. We encourage everyone to take daily rapids while on the island to ensure the safety of everyone locally and visiting. This is a small community and illness spreads quickly. We thank you for honoring our wishes and helping us keep everyone healthy.

Orcas Island is located in Island County, Washington State. Please visit the county and state webpages for up-to-date COVID-19 restrictions. Our venue will also be following the recommendations of both the state and county for indoor and outdoor protocols.

Island County:

https://www.islandcountywa.gov/Pages/Home.aspx

Washington State:

https://doh.wa.gov/emergencies/covid-19