more accommodation ideas

last weekend was my bridal shower, which was so incredible! please send me photos ladies!!!! it was really fun to spend that time with all the amazing women in my life!

this weekend, we were up in hudson so we picked up our incredible wedding bands (hurray!!!!!!!) and also had our final meeting with the venue. while pulling up the driveway, we ran into a newly married guy who had just had his wedding there the evening before. he was almost literally jumping up and down about how excited he was and how much fun everyone had. this is definitely a good sign and we're certain that you're all in for a great party.. particularly after reviewing all the details.

the weather authorities are predicting peak foliage for the catskills/woodstock the last two weekends of september, so hoards of leafers are booking up all the rooms! i have done some more research and if you still do not have a room, i'd recommend you book one asap! here are few places that are a bit further out (eg: you would have to use your own transportation), but may have availability left:

• Ashokan Dreams (West Shokan)
• Catskill Rose (Mount Tremper)
• Harmony House B&B (Saugerties)

logistics

just a friendly reminder to our beloved guests to please book your hotel rooms if you have not already done so! it's full on LEAFER season in woodstock next month so a few places are already sold out.

what's a leafer you may ask? here's a clip that explains it all.

also, if you are driving (which we do not recommend) but if you are, please use the following address for your GPS devices:

96 Piney Point Road

Boiceville NY 12412

phew!

i just made a bunch of lists: 1. things i have to do; 2. things p has to do; 3. things we need to work on together; and 4. final payments.

feel a ton better that i'm not overlooking anything and that everything is in order! silly how just putting it on paper can really elicit a feeling of serenity and calm. perhaps it's the ultimate example of feng shui.

now, late lunch over, back to work!

if you are traveling from NYC via public transport, please read!

just a quick note, if you are traveling from NYC by mass transit, we highly recommend that you 1. take the bus and 2. stay near the woodstock village green as the entire village will be available to you right outside your front door. this would include:

• village green b&b
• twin gables at woodstock
• wild rose inn
• woodstock lodge

this weekend, pat and i sat down and finalized our wedding ceremony. i was fine when we were working on it but when we decided to do a brief run through to check the time, i actually got all choked up and starting crying. i am hoping that i am not crying through the whole ceremony! but even if i am, so what, it's an emotional time and really, they are tears of joy.

in other news, all the dresses have arrived and so far so good! i am waiting to pick mine up so i can go with my mom but can't wait to put the gown on. it is so incredibly beautiful and lovely. oddly enough, i wound up picking the gown that i sent to my dear friend kate right after patrick and i got engaged. i guess when it's meant to be, it's meant to be (much like with your groom!).

it's all coming together!

PS here is one of my favorite photos from our engagement shoot, courtesy of our incredibly talented photographers:

time for LOTS of wedding updates!

hey guys

sorry i have not updated our wedding blog in so long. things have been very very very very busy at work and pat and i have been upstate a lot. to top it off, all THREE (count 'em!) of our laptops at home are completely non-functional right now, all for varying reasons. lovely!

at any rate, and on a happier note, we have started receiving lovely compliments on our invitations and so many of your response cards! thank you so much! it is such a nice change from the usual deluge of bills, williams-sonoma catalogues, postcards from DJ Stinky and letters about tax nonsense. i literally feel hugged every time i open our mailbox, so thank you.

as a general update, the planning is going really great. pat and i are finalizing some details for the wedding but obviously all the Big Stuff is taken care of. we had our engagement shoot this weekend, with our very talented photographers! planning the wedding has been a really great way to get to know a lot of really amazing people in the hudson/woodstock area. we both continue to be really impressed with the creativity, professionalism, dedication and passion of all the incredible people working to make our wedding become a reality.

several of you have asked us about places to stay and/or transportation. pat and i have decided to put together some FAQs on our wedding for you!

Q: Where do I stay?

A: That's entirely up to you! My dear, very talented friend mr. john agnesini has updated our accommodations page on the website. we have organized the locations by their proximity to the onteora mountain house. we would highly recommend that you book a room soon, if you have not already done so - one of the largest hotels in the area is already sold out (leafers!)! unfortunately, due to the nature of the area and the demand for lodging in the prime foliage months, we were unable to reserve a block of rooms for our guests at any local establishment.

Q: Where will the afterparty be?

The reception will be over at 10 p.m. so for those of you who are interested, the afterparty will be held at bar at the woodstock lodge, as it's the only place in a 20 mile radius that is open late!

Q: But I don't like B&Bs!

We have tried our best to provide you with enough choices on local lodging but if none of the options suggested seem suitable, please shoot patrick or i an email or give us a call and we will be happy to discuss your options. there are a few chain hotels (holiday inn, quality inn & suites, etc) in kingston, which are about 10-12 miles away.

Q: Will there be transport available to/from the wedding and reception?

We will be providing transport from a few locations (kate's lazy meadow, woodstock village green and woodstock lodge at the moment) to and from the wedding and reception - the recommendations we've made on the webpage are mainly centered around those areas, since they offer the most available accommodations in the smallest space.

Q: Will there be transport available from the afterparty?

Yes! If you are not staying at the Lodge, we will provide numbers of local taxi services. The Woodstock Village Green in less than a mile walk from the Lodge, but we'd recommend using a taxi late at night as the roads are very dark and windy.

Q: I don't have a car. How do I get there (and back?)

If you are not driving to woodstock, here is how to get there via public transportation from NYC:

Trains:

Amtrak [nearest station is Rhinecliff - approximately 20 miles from Woodstock]

Metro North [nearest station is Poughkeepsie - approximately 30 miles from Woodstock]

Bus:

Trailways of New York [drops off at Woodstock Village Green]

hopefully that answers most of the questions! more FAQs to follow - as they crop up. but as always, feel free to just ask us.

stay tuned for the next installment!

love,

pat & kat

dress shopping

i have my first wedding dress appointments!!! vera wang & kleinfeld's first up. très exciting.

now to figure how to not eat until february....

Hello World!

I am trying to integrate this blog with patkatwedding.com but have no clue how to do so… stay tuned.

At any rate, our wedding plans are coming along quite nicely. We just signed the contract on the venue and are confirmed for September 2010! I’m currently obsessing about tiny little details like colors, incorporating the history of the venue into the event and of course, flowers.