Wedding Timeline of Events

  • Welcome Party

    Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 7:30pm

    At Bar Piña in the Goodwin Hotel

    Food and alcohol will be available for purchase.

  • Wedding Ceremony

    Sunday, September 3, 2023 at 5:30pm

    1st Floor Atrium

    Hartford City Hall

    550 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103

    You will be able to enter from the Prospect Street entrance. Please arrive by 5:20pm to leave time to be seated as the ceremony will begin promptly at 5:30pm.

    Shuttle: A free shuttle will be available in front of the Goodwin Hotel, boarding at 4:55pm.The shuttle will leave promptly at 5:10pm to take guests to the ceremony. Following the ceremony, the shuttle will be available to take guests to the reception and at the end of the night (i.e., 11:25pm), back to the Goodwin Hotel.

    Parking: If you plan to drive, there is street parking available around City Hall. We recommend parking at the public library (500 Main Street Parking) at a rate of $1/hour. The library will be closed so there should be ample parking.

  • Cocktail Hour and Reception

    Sunday September 3, 2023 at 6:30pm

    At the Pond House Cafe

    1555 Asylum Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117

    Immediately following the wedding, a cocktail hour, dinner, and reception will be held at the Pond House Cafe. Parking is available on-site.

Getting to Hartford

The following airports are close to the venues:
  • Bradley International Airport in Hartford (~20 minutes away)
  • Rhode Island T. Greenfield International, in Providence, RI (~1.5 hours away)
  • Logan International in Boston, MA (~1.5 hours)
  • La Guardia in Queens, NY (~2 hours)
  • John F. Kennedy International in Queens, NY (~2.5 hours)
 Additionally, Hartford is served by Amtrak on the Hartford line via the Northeast Regional

Local Travel

Shuttles will be provided roundtrip from the Goodwin Hotel to the ceremony and reception. 

Where to stay

  • The Goodwin Hotel

    The wedding party will be staying at the Goodwin Hotel:

    1 Haynes Street, Hartford CT 06103

    Book you room here or call

    (860) 246-1881

    and reference the Toups/Rumper wedding for a discounted rate. Please book before August 1st to receive the discounted rate.

    A shuttle will be provided to take guests to Elizabeth Park and back to the hotel;

    however, other accommodations closer to the park at Blue Back Square are:

  • Delamar West Hartford

    1 Memorial Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107

    delamar.com

    (860) 937-2500

  • West Hartford Inn

    900 Farmington Ave, West Hartford, CT 06119

    westhartfordinn.com

    (860) 236-3221