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The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Welcome
We’re so excited to celebrate our wedding surrounded by the people we love most, our family. On Friday, February 20th, 2026, we’ll be saying “I do” at the Hemingway Home and Museum in beautiful Key West, Florida, and we couldn’t imagine a more special group to share it with.
This website is just for you to help make the weekend easy and enjoyable. Below you’ll find the attire details, itinerary and some of our favorite things to do around Key West while we’re all together in paradise.
There’s no need to RSVP, since this celebration is just for our family, and no registry, because truly, your presence is the greatest gift we could ask for. We’re simply so grateful to have this time together to relax, celebrate, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
We can’t wait to share this unforgettable weekend of sunshine, love, and family with all of you.
Our story
Our story began on June 3rd, 2019, during the first week of our tech internship at Optum. By pure chance, we were placed on the same team and as it turned out, we were the team. Just the two of us! From day one, we spent the summer working side by side, sharing ideas, coding, problem-solving, more coding and quickly becoming great friends.
Life took us in different directions after that summer, and like everyone else, we navigated the challenges and uncertainty of the pandemic. Then, on July 25th, 2021, we met up for what would become our first official date at Cream & Amber, a cozy little coffee cottage in Hopkins, Minnesota. Surrounded by books, lattes, and easy conversation, something just clicked and we’ve been inseparable ever since.
From that quiet coffee shop to this next chapter in Key West, our story has been one of friendship, love, and a feeling of home that only grows stronger with time. Now, we can’t wait to begin the rest of our forever surrounded by the family who has supported us every step of the way.
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Attire
Find your comfort level between dressy casual and casual.
Itinerary
Wedding Day · Friday, February 20, 2026
- 6:00 PM
Ceremony at The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Gather in the garden as we say our vows. The ceremony will take place from 6:00 to 6:15 PM.
- 6:15 PM
Family Photos at The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Stay close for portraits around the grounds from 6:15 to 6:45 PM.
- 7:00 PM
Cocktail Hour at Mangoes
Head to Mangoes on Duval Street for cocktails and mingling from 7:00 to 7:30 PM.
- 7:30 PM
Dinner at Mangoes
Enjoy a celebratory dinner with us from 7:30 to 9:00 PM.
Post-Wedding · Saturday, February 21, 2026
- 10:00 AM
Breakfast at Blue Heaven
Join us for a morning meal to kick off the day.
- 4:45 PM
Sunset Cruise
Enjoy drinks and hors d'oeuvres as we sail into the sunset.
Things to Do
Museums
- Hemingway Home & Museum — daily tours
- Mel Fisher Maritime Museum — indoor; artifacts from a 17th century shipwreck
- Key West Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters Museum
Shopping
- Duval Street shopping
- Sunset Waterfront Shoppes — Seaport District
- Mallory Square — waterfront Plaza, street performers, shopping
General Attractions
- Southernmost Point Buoy — 90 miles to Cuba
- Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory — glass domed tropical habitat
- Hemingway Distillery — Papa's Pilar Rum
Beaches
- Higg's Beach — 16 acre public beach and Memorial pier, swimming
- Fort Zachary Taylor State Park — rent beach chairs and umbrellas, snorkel, nature, trails, Civil War history
- Conch Tour Train
Breakfast/Brunch
- Blue Heaven — breakfast and brunch, Caribbean outdoor dining, live music, key-lime meringue pie
- Cuban Coffee Queen — coffee, smoothies, breakfast and Cuban sandwiches
- Moondog Cafe and Bakery — café, bakery, breakfast and brunch
Lunch/Dinner
- El Siboney — cuban, Caribbean, sandwiches
- Santiago's Bodega — tapas, homemade sangria
- Hot Tin Roof — Latin, Caribbean food; Seaport District, first come first serve sunset pier dining
- Bagatelle — fine dining dinner, brunch, and 2 happy hours: breakfast hangover happy hour from 9-11:30am and afternoon happy hour from 4-6pm!
- Cafe Marquesa — fine dining - $$
Dessert
- Better Than Sex — dessert and wine bar
Old Town Dining
- Little Pearl — local seafood and wine bar
- Seven Fish — fish house and wine bar
Bar/Cocktail
- Sloppy Joe's Bar — burgers, pizza, seafood, cocktails, live music, Hemmingway connection
- Green Parrot Bar — nightly live music, no food, just bar
Grocery/Delivery
- Publix — north part of island, delivery option for a fee
Wellness
- IVs in the Keys — IV Hydration Therapy & Modern Wellness Spa; IV Therapy, IV Boosters, Oxygen, Red Light Therapy, Infrared Sauna, Cold Plunge, NAD+, HaloTherapy
- Evolve Key West — Yoga