Local factors affecting Ames, on the weekend of the wedding: 

It's labour day weekend as well as the weekend of the first home football game at Iowa State - a busy, bustling weekend for the city. If you choose to stay in the South of the city, expect gridlocks on Saturday (remember the wedding is on Friday) after about 11am, as fans head out to tailgate. 

Accommodations

Make plans to find a place to stay as soon as possible.

We are having trouble blocking rooms for our use at this point for the night of the 29th. However, rooms are available on the 28th at multiple hotels. I would recommend the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center.

Feel free to contact us (or call us) to let us know if you would like help with that.

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More about Ames, IA

Ames is a beautiful place! It has a number of things you can do around it, along the lines of nature trails to hike and such. More information here to come up soon.