Imagine our surprise when we found out our wedding venue was double-booked with Peoria Oktoberfest 🫨 After working through some extra accommodations, we’re ready to roll with it and have some fun! We’re calling it Wedtoberfest. Prost! 🍻

Our ceremony and reception will proceed at the original time and location. The ceremony will start at 1:00pm on the 3rd floor of the Gateway Building in Peoria, IL. The reception will start at 4:00pm in the same place. In between the ceremony and reception, feel free to grab a pretzel or a pint at Oktoberfest—all guests will have free entry! The Oktoberfest ticket booth will be directly below the Gateway Building. Just tell them you’re a guest of the Robert wedding.

We expect the area to be fairly crowded on Saturday. Please plan to arrive by 12:30pm at the latest to allow extra time for travel and parking. Reserved parking will be available along Water Street to the left of the Gateway Building (in front of the railroad tracks). There will be an area on the far right side under the Gateway Building sectioned off for the wedding entrance. Please review the Location, Parking, & Transportation page for updated information on where to park, enter the building, etc. You may also review our Schedule page that includes the key events for the day.

We can’t wait to celebrate and enjoy the big day with everyone! Please help us spread the word to other guests about Oktoberfest Wedtoberfest! We’re confident the day will go smoothly and be one to remember — we just want everyone to know about the extra festivities on the riverfront and where to park and enter.