Saturday, October 6th, 2018

Ceremony

Half-past five o'clock

Ceremony begins at six o'clock

Jardín los Lavaderos

Quinta Real Oaxaca

5 de Mayo 300, Centro Histórico

Calenda Procession

Following the ceremony, there will be a wild brass band-playing, fireworks-lighting, mezcal-drinking parade (aka calenda) through the streets to the site of the wedding reception.

Reception

Casa Oaxaca

Eight o'clock in the evening until three o'clock in the morning

Garcia Vigil 407, Centro Histórico

Other Events

Monte Albán - Thursday, October 4th

We are extremely lucky to have secured a private permit to visit Monte Albán at sunset on Thursday, October 4th from 5:30-8:00 p.m. - after the site is closed to visitors. Monte Albán is an important archaeological site dating from 500 C.E. and was the center of Zapotec cultural, economic, and political life for a thousand years. If you make it to Oaxaca a little early, please join us on this special trip.  

Departure: 5:30 p.m. from Hotel Quinta Real
Return: 8:30 p.m.
Includes: Mercedes Benz van, english speaking guide, ticket and payment to custodians.
Cost: $35 USD

Group Excursion - Friday, October 5th

We are working with a tour guide to lead a group trip to interesting locales outside of Oaxaca City. The trip will include a visit to: 

• The village of Santa María del Tule and stop to see the Árbol del Tule. This is one of the oldest trees in the world, and is the stoutest in the world (it takes 17 people with outstretched arms to encircle it's trunk);
• San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya. This small agricultural town is home to a breathtakingly beautiful attraction: the Temple and Ex-Convent of San Jerónimo.  Built in the 16th century, its decorations and carvings show both European and indigenous influences and are unlike almost any other in Oaxaca.
• Teotitlan del Valle. This is the regional epicenter of masterful Zapotec rug weavers. Take a look at this article, "A Rug Weaver Searching for Social Justice in Oaxaca."

Departure: 9.30AM from Hotel Quinta Real. Tickets will be sold at 9AM just before the departure of the tour at the same place.
Return: 1.00PM
Includes: Mercedes Benz van, english speaking guide, tickets to sites and church, hat and water.
Cost: $25USD per person.

Welcome Cocktails - Friday, October 5th

Please join us at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5th for welcome cocktails and snacks at the Arte de Oaxaca Galleria.

The Arte de Oaxaca Galleria showcases contemporary Oaxaca art - see their website here.

It is located at Murguía No. 105, Centro Histórico

Afterparty Brunch - Sunday, October 7th

We will be organizing a post-celebration brunch on Sunday, 10/7 from 11:00 a.m. to about 1:00 p.m. at the Casa Oaxaca Hotel (same place as the wedding reception). We will have light breakfast food, coffee, and juice.