Welcome to the AH/AB wedding site!

This page should provide you with all the information you need. After the wedding, we'll put up a link to all the pictures, as well.

What's the schedule again?

Thursday:

• Drinks open house: 8pm at The King's Arms, 40 Holywell Street, Oxford.

Friday:

• Ceremony: 3.40 for 4.00pm at Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's (map).
• Reception: Immediately following the ceremony, at Rhodes House, South Parks Road (map)--a 5 minute walk from the Town Hall).
• Carriages: 11.30pm (but we hear that some people are planning to continue on to Camera, at 28-31 St. Ebbes Street, Oxford).

How do I Rsvp?

We're pretty easy: a note in the post is fine, but so is an SMS, an email, a tweet or a Facebook message.

We don't mind how you respond, but please do respond by 1st August so that we know how many people need food and drink on the day.
Also, don't forget to remind us of any dietary restrictions you may have.

How do I get to Oxford?

From London: You can travel by bus or by train. There are two bus companies: Oxford Tube and Oxford Espress (sic.); both leave from Victoria and Marble Arch--check their websites for details on the bus stops they use. Trains are more expensive but don't get stuck in traffic. They leave regularly from Paddington Station--check to make sure you don't get on a local.

From Heathrow Airport: There's a bus that leaves every half hour from both the Heathrow Central bus station (for terminals 1-3) and from terminal 5. It takes about an hour to get to Oxford. You can find more information on The Oxford Airline website.

Where should I stay?

Oxford has lots of options, but do book early, as things do book out in the summer. Here are some ideas, ranged roughly from most affordable up:

• Oxford Rooms: Many of Oxford's 38 colleges rent their rooms out during the long vac in the summer; this is the central clearing house to book.
• Head of the River: Pub with rooms overlooking the River Isis and great English breakfasts.
• Eastgate Hotel: Just off the High Street and very central.
• Bath Place Hotel: Very quaint. A cluster of 17th-century cottages tucked away in the heart of Oxford, near the Turf and the Sheldonian.
• Malmaison Oxford: Adjacentj to the 11th-century Oxford Castle, this is Oxford's newest hotel and occupies a former prison (cool picture here).
• The Old Bank: On the High Street. Very central. Also where we're staying.
• The Old Parsonage: Actually an old parsonage. Lovely, and the closest hotel to Rhodes House.
• The Randolph: Giant Victorian luxury hotel just across the road from the Ashmolean museum.
• Le Manoir: Just outside Oxford. Obscenely nice. The restaurant has two Michelin stars.

What is there to do in Oxford?

If the weather is fine:

• Rent a punt from the northeast side of Magdalen Bridge. Take champagne and strawberries, but be ready to get wet and sweaty, so don't leave it too late before the wedding.
• Visit the Botanic Garden, which dates back to 1633. This is where we got engaged, and it has lovely views of the River Cherwell.
• Stroll around Christ Church Meadow. ChCh is Anthony's college, and the meadow stretches down to where Oxford's two rivers (the Cherwell and the Isis) meet. A surprisingly calm retreat moments from the centre of town.
• Visit the Port Meadow and the Trout pub. If you've got 3 or 4 hours to spare, head north through the buccolic Port Meadow, past the ruins of Godstow Abbey to the Trout.

If it looks like rain:

• The Ashmolean museum just had a major renovation, and it's quite cool. Like Oxford's other museums, it's free.
• The covered market has lots of cool stuff, including cookies, awesome butchers, and a woman who sells spheres of cheese.
• The natural history museum is cool because dinosaurs are cool.
• The Pitt Rivers museum is located at the back of the natural history museum. One of the strangest museums you'll ever visit, but cool. They have shrunket heads.
• Head to a pub (see below).

If you fancy a pint:

• The Bear on Bear Lane. Just around the corner from the Town Hall if you need a tipple before the ceremony. This pub dates to 1242 and has a fascinating collection of hundreds of clipped neckties.
• The King's Arms at the corner of Broad Street and Parks Road. Brennan worked here for a couple months in 2005. Fact.
• The Turf, off New College Lane. Quaint, but too Oxonian for its own good (i.e. always packed). This is where Bill Clinton did not inhale.
• The Eagle and Child on St Giles is famous for being the one-time haunt of the Inklings, a writers' group that included C S Lewis and J R R Tolkien.
• Head of the River: Pub at the bottom of St Aldates with a great patio overlooking the River Isis.

What am I supposed to wear?

Is Anthony's handwriting that bad? Probably: Lounge suit / cocktail dress.

Is there a wedding list / have your registered anywhere?

We've put together lists at

Oxford locations

The ceremony and reception venues are marked with blue pushpins.

Have other questions?

Send us an email.

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