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
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