Thursday, December 11 from 5-9pm at Avalon Grille
As a gesture of our gratitude to you for traveling to Catalina to celebrate us, please join us at the island favorite restaurant Avalon Grille as we welcome you and kick off the wedding weekend!
Allow us to wine and dine you as you meet, mix, and mingle with other guests, and Tyler and Kirsten look forward to having time and space to actually talk with each of you in a lower key, slower paced setting before everything kicks into gear.
There will be an open bar, snacks. tray passed appetizers, and a buffet station: there will be absolutely enough food for you to easily make a dinner of the offerings, but we are not technically serving a dinner.
Avalon Grille is right on the main drag in town, and directly across the street from the famous Green Pleasure Pier. You'll have to pass the restaurant as you make your way from the ferry to most hotels, so if you're arriving on that last 5pm ferry from Long Beach on Thursday, you'll see us! Come on by once you've checked in and changed into your party clothes :)

Saturday, December 13 at 3:30pm in the Avalon Theatre at the Catalina Casino

Please arrive between 3:00pm-3:15pm to get oriented to the space and to find your seats well before the start of the ceremony.

Shuttle service from Tour Plaza (near the main hotels) to the Casino begins at 2:45pm.

If this 3:30pm start time feels early, that is because this is a December wedding, which means the sun sets much earlier. Additionally, the Casino and the city of Avalon face east, so we lose light prior to actual sunset time. It is important that everything begins on time so that there will still be some light after the ceremony during cocktail hour.

The wedding party will be using the same entry to the theatre as the guests, so if you are late, you will not be permitted to enter the theatre until after the ENTIRE processional is completed. We love you, but we will not have you walking down the aisle with us :)

Saturday, December 13 immediately following the wedding ceremony, upstairs on the Catalina Casino ballroom's terrace, overlooking Avalon Harbor

to include an open bar, passed hors d’oeuvres, and grazing stations

Saturday, December 13 following cocktail hour, inside the Catalina Casino ballroom

to include a plated dinner, an open bar, dancing (a Music Dance Experience), and closes with a grand send-off at 10:30pm!

Additional food offerings will be brought out and available during the dancing portion of the evening at stations, so that you can help yourself to more fuel for your dancing!