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Marie-Isabelle & Jarred's Wedding: ustopia fest
Our hope is that by attending our event your sense of joy, purpose, support, community, and beauty is strengthened.
Date and time
Location
Fontainebleau State Park
62883 Louisiana 1089 Mandeville, LA 70448About this event
Location
Fontainebleau State Park 62883 LA-1089, Mandeville, LA 70448
Group Camp 1, Site, Loop:GC001, Group Camp - Area 1
Schedule
ustopia fest : The nuptial campout and festival will be Friday May 20, 3p.m. to Monday May 23, 11a.m.
The wedding ceremony will be Saturday May 21 at 2 p.m. Reception to follow. (Please note the time of the ceremony has changed from 3 p.m. to 2 p.m.)
When you enter the State Park (to either attend the Ceremony or the campout/festival) tell the front gate that you are spending the night with the group at Group Camp 1 and you will be able to enter the State Park for free.
Travel
The closest airport is New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, LA.
New Orleans/ Kenner is 50 minutes, 40 miles away.
Lafayette, LA is 2.5 hours, 132 miles away.
Lodging
Onsite for free:
- Unlimited Camping Spots for tents . Bathroom, Showers, and Kitchen located on site.
- 88 bunkbeds are available (Please reserve through either this EventBrite RSVP, Jarred, or Marie-Isabelle. One bunk bed building will be reserved for night owls, and the other bunk bed building will be reserved for early birds. There are bathrooms and showers in the dorms, and a commercial kitchen that shares the same balcony. All buildings are accessible by wheelchair. See below for health and safety information.)
- See more info here: Group Camp 1, Site, Loop:GC001, Group Camp - Area 1
Offsite on your own:
- Short-term Rentals are available in Mandeville ( 3 miles ) and hotels are available in Covington (10 miles ) (Homewood Suites, Comfort Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn).
- Update: The Cabins next to Group Camp 1 were damaged by Hurricane Ida and are no longer available.
- RV or Tent Camping in the State Park: 1.5 miles away from the Group Camp, about at 2 minute drive. (We will check and see if the state park will allow RVs on site or parked within walking distance, please contact Marie-Isabelle or Jarred for more info closer to the event if you would like to bring an RV)
- Glamp Camping through Tentrr: Sites A, B, C are walking distance to Group Camp 1 (tempurpedic queen sized bed, permanent tent on a wooden platform, chairs, camping toilet, etc.)
Health and Safety
- The wedding ceremony and festivities will be outdoors . https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/outdoor-activities.html
- Registration for space in the dorms/bunkbeds will require either a negative covid test the week of the wedding or vaccination
Helping Hands, coup de main
To make the wedding and "ustopia fest" happen...
Some helping hands are needed for a variety of projects:
- driving people to/ from the airport
- setting up for the ceremony and meals
- cooking/ warming food
- clean-up
We are also welcoming people to bring and share supplies:
- firewood
- food and beverages
- lighting
We love how camp-out festival magic happens in surprising and spontaneous ways. We will send a follow-up email with more information. People will be able to sign-up to help in whatever way they feel inspired through a survey in the email.