Casual attire. September may be quite warm in the afternoon and expected to cool down in the evening.
Travel
Getting into Yakima isn’t easy and we both appreciate the time and effort!!!
Option #1
Direct flight into Yakima (YAK). Must go through Seattle on Alaska Airlines and only 2-3 flights/day.
Option #2
Fly to Seattle and make a beautiful 2:15 drive over Snoqualmine pass on I-80 and I-82 into Yakima. Roads are excellent in September.
Option #3
Fly into Pasco (PSC). Served direct by numerous airlines:
Alaska: LA, Burbank, Seattle, Portland
Allegiant: Las Vegas, Phoenix, Orange County (LA)
American: Phoenix
Delta: Minneapolis, Seattle, Salt Lake
United: Denver, San Fran
Easy drive up the valley 1:00 on I-82 through wine country to Yakima
Car rental available at all three locations.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved in downtown Yakima, 15 minutes from the winery and near many downtown restaurants
* Hilton Garden Inn, 401 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA. $169 per night.
Reservations for the event can be made by:
Calling the hotel direct at 509-454-1111.
Please ask for “Richards & Joseph Wedding” when making all reservations.
Reservations must be received on or before 08/04/2026 At the cut-off date, all unreserved rooms will be released. Reservation requests received after 08/04/2026 will be accepted on a space and rate available basis.
* Holiday Inn Yakima, 802 E Yakima Ave, Yakima WA, 509-494-7000 $ 150.00 per night
Please ask for “Mark & Kelley’s Wedding” when making all reservations.
Any rooms not guaranteed with a credit card will be released out of the group block on the cut-off date:
08/21/2026. Rooms reserved after the cut-off date may not be booked at the negotiated group rate and room
availability cannot be guaranteed.