Sangeet
Festive Indian attire or colorful cocktail attire
Wedding/Reception
Formal Indian attire or black tie optional Western attire
Note
If you'd like to change after the ceremony, there will be time during cocktail hour.
If you're not familiar with Indian clothes, Eliza made this handy guide! LINK
The daily resort fee ($22) will be added to your room charge. It includes:
Daily hot breakfast
Daily guest cocktail reception with complimentary drinks and light snacks (4 pm)
Guest internet access
Resort pool and beach access
Resort activities
2 beach chairs and towels
2 hour bike rental
Daily yoga class, outdoors overlooking the beach
2 bottles of water daily
Local and toll free calls
All wedding events and meals will be held at the hotel, so a rental car is not needed. Ride share apps are readily available in the area and almost everything in St. Augustine Beach and historic/downtown St. Augustine is within a 15 minute drive from the hotel.
If you do prefer to rent a car, note that valet parking is required and is $29 per day.
If you are joining the baraat, please assemble in the hotel lobby at 2 pm.
If you are not attending the baraat, please be at the the Anastasia Ballroom before 3:30, which is when the ceremony will begin. Feel free to arrive outside the ballroom around 3 to watch the bride's family to welcome the groom's family!
Breakfast
The hotel provides a hot breakfast each morning and the cost is included in your resort fee. The breakfast includes items such as pancakes/french toast, eggs, hashbrowns, made-to-order omelettes, oatmeal, cereal, yogurt, fruit, etc.
Lunch
Friday, we will have boxed lunches available in the Osprey/Sandpiper room for our guests to grab-and-go and consume where they'd like (we recommend by the pool!). Guests can eat in the Osprey/Sandpiper room if they'd like.
Saturday, prior to the ceremony, a Gujarati lunch will be served (buffet style) in the Osprey/Sandpiper room from 11:30-1:30.
Dinners
Dinner at the Sangeet and reception will be a variety of our favorite Indian foods! All meals will be vegetarian. Jain meals will be available.
Please let us know of any additional dietary restrictions and allergies.
Feel free to contact us at ankeetandeliza@gmail.com at any time. Ankeet and Eliza both receive push notifications on our phones for these emails and one of us will respond quickly.
The sangeet will be indoors.
The wedding ceremony will be indoors.
Cocktail hour will be outdoors, weather permitting.
The reception will be indoors.