Hey friends and family!
We just posted lots of information, but if there is anything else you need to know, please send us an email at katyandwill@gmail.com. We're getting pretty excited about the wedding - we've been working hard on making invitations, and both picked out our wedding rings last week. See you all soon!
Lots of love,
Katy and Will
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Directions
The wedding will be held at 275 Flat Creek Road, Fairview, NC.
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Here are directions from some potential starting points:
From the Asheville airport:
(just over half an hour)
Head south towards Boylston Highway, approximately .4 miles. Take a slight right onto Fanning Bridge Road. In 2.2 miles, turn left onto Hendersonville Road. In .3 miles, take a right onto Cane Creek Road. You'll stay on Cane Creek Road for 8.6 miles - at one point, there is a slight jog in the road, but continue as straight as possible to stay on Cane Creek. When you reach US 74, turn right, and then take an almost immediate left onto Village Road, then another left onto Garren Creek Road. After a few miles, you will have to turn left to stay on Garren Creek. You will stay on Garren Creek for 6.5 miles, then turn left onto Flat Creek Road. The driveway is gravel and on the left, but the mailbox with the house number will be on the right hand side of the road. You cannot see the house from the road.
From the Charlotte airport:
(about 2 hours)
Follow the signs out of the airport to find I-85 South towards Gastonia. After 15 miles, take exit 17 US-321 towards Lincolnton. Stay on 321 for 32 miles, then take exit 43 to get on I-40 W towards Statesville and Asheville. From there, follow the directions below from I-40 and points east.
From downtown Asheville, I-240 and points west:
(about half an hour from town)
Take exit 9 from I-240 or exit 53 A from I-40. Both will put you on US-74 A East. From I-240, simple merge onto 74. From I-40, turn right at the end of the exit ramp. After almost 4 miles, turn left onto Old Fort Road. After 8 miles, turn right onto Flat Creek Road. After 1.3 miles, you will see the mailbox with the house number on the left hand side of the road. The gravel driveway is on the right. You cannot see the house from the entrance to the driveway.
From I-40 and points east:
Take exit 64 for NC-9 S. After .3 miles, turn left at NC-9. After another half mile, take a slight left to stay on NC-9, then continue for 4.7 miles. Turn right at Chestnut Hill Road, then, after 2.1 miles, turn left onto Flat Creek Road for 1.3 miles. The house is on the right, but the mailbox with the house number will be on the left hand side of the road. You cannot see the house from the entrance to the driveway.
If none of these help you out, please let us know and we will find you more specific directions!
This is an interactive Google map - you can zoom in and out, and use your mouse to drag it around.
View Larger Map
Here are directions from some potential starting points:
From the Asheville airport:
(just over half an hour)
Head south towards Boylston Highway, approximately .4 miles. Take a slight right onto Fanning Bridge Road. In 2.2 miles, turn left onto Hendersonville Road. In .3 miles, take a right onto Cane Creek Road. You'll stay on Cane Creek Road for 8.6 miles - at one point, there is a slight jog in the road, but continue as straight as possible to stay on Cane Creek. When you reach US 74, turn right, and then take an almost immediate left onto Village Road, then another left onto Garren Creek Road. After a few miles, you will have to turn left to stay on Garren Creek. You will stay on Garren Creek for 6.5 miles, then turn left onto Flat Creek Road. The driveway is gravel and on the left, but the mailbox with the house number will be on the right hand side of the road. You cannot see the house from the road.
From the Charlotte airport:
(about 2 hours)
Follow the signs out of the airport to find I-85 South towards Gastonia. After 15 miles, take exit 17 US-321 towards Lincolnton. Stay on 321 for 32 miles, then take exit 43 to get on I-40 W towards Statesville and Asheville. From there, follow the directions below from I-40 and points east.
From downtown Asheville, I-240 and points west:
(about half an hour from town)
Take exit 9 from I-240 or exit 53 A from I-40. Both will put you on US-74 A East. From I-240, simple merge onto 74. From I-40, turn right at the end of the exit ramp. After almost 4 miles, turn left onto Old Fort Road. After 8 miles, turn right onto Flat Creek Road. After 1.3 miles, you will see the mailbox with the house number on the left hand side of the road. The gravel driveway is on the right. You cannot see the house from the entrance to the driveway.
From I-40 and points east:
Take exit 64 for NC-9 S. After .3 miles, turn left at NC-9. After another half mile, take a slight left to stay on NC-9, then continue for 4.7 miles. Turn right at Chestnut Hill Road, then, after 2.1 miles, turn left onto Flat Creek Road for 1.3 miles. The house is on the right, but the mailbox with the house number will be on the left hand side of the road. You cannot see the house from the entrance to the driveway.
If none of these help you out, please let us know and we will find you more specific directions!
If you want to camp...
Will's parents, Barb and Bill Allen, have been kind enough to allow us to completely invade and take over their home for the weekend of the wedding. They live on a beautiful piece of land in Fairview, about half an hour from downtown Asheville, and anyone who would like to camp out on their property after the ceremony Saturday night is welcome to do so. There's lots of space, and we'll have a late-night campfire and lots of fun. Bring a tent, maybe a tarp in case it's wet, a sleeping bag and warm clothes for the evening. If you need to borrow any equipment, let us know and we'll see if we can find them for you!
A note on gifts.
We think the idea of registering for wedding gifts is great for couples who are moving in together and setting up a new household, and therefore, need lots of new stuff. But if you've seen our house, you already know several things: one, it's very small, and two, it's already very full of stuff. We really don't need anything, and probably couldn't fit it in the house if we did need it. And besides, the very best gift you can give us is showing us how much you love us by travelling all the way to Asheville to celebrate with us.
That said, if you really feel inspired to give us a wedding gift, we are trying to save money to go on a honeymoon, and we won't say no to donations to the honeymoon fund. We have our destination narrowed down to someplace Spanish-speaking with a beach. In other words, we still have thousands of miles of Central American, South American, Caribbean, and European coastline to choose from. If you've been somewhere beautiful that matches that description, let us know! We'd love recommendations.
That said, if you really feel inspired to give us a wedding gift, we are trying to save money to go on a honeymoon, and we won't say no to donations to the honeymoon fund. We have our destination narrowed down to someplace Spanish-speaking with a beach. In other words, we still have thousands of miles of Central American, South American, Caribbean, and European coastline to choose from. If you've been somewhere beautiful that matches that description, let us know! We'd love recommendations.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Happy holidays and new links!
Hey everyone,
Merry Christmas! We are relaxing at my parents' house in Baltimore, and wanted to take a minute to post some useful links for folks traveling to the Asheville area. The first one, www.ashevillenow.com, a site created by a friend of ours which has lots of information about the town, where to eat, where to stay, what to do while you're here, and great pictures of the beautiful mountains nearby. The others, www.ashevillecabinrental.com and www.asheville-cabins.com, are rental property sites for those thinking of staying for a long weekend and wanting a nice place to crash. You can also search for "Asheville rental cabins" on your favorite search engine and probably find more information than you know what to do with. The most convenient locations to stay would be in the Fairview or Lake Lure areas.
A few wedding updates: we picked a caterer, and a menu, which we'll be tasting early in January. It's going to be delicious! And speaking of delicious, we've also decided on a location for the rehearsal dinner. 12 Bones Smokehouse, a West Asheville phenomenon, was just given the honor of being called the best barbeque in the country on Good Morning America. And if there's one thing I always say about Good Morning America, it's this: they sure are the experts on barbeque.
Okay, that's it for now. I hope the winter holidays are treating you well and you are starting to look forward to a beautiful summer!
Love to all,
Katy
Merry Christmas! We are relaxing at my parents' house in Baltimore, and wanted to take a minute to post some useful links for folks traveling to the Asheville area. The first one, www.ashevillenow.com, a site created by a friend of ours which has lots of information about the town, where to eat, where to stay, what to do while you're here, and great pictures of the beautiful mountains nearby. The others, www.ashevillecabinrental.com and www.asheville-cabins.com, are rental property sites for those thinking of staying for a long weekend and wanting a nice place to crash. You can also search for "Asheville rental cabins" on your favorite search engine and probably find more information than you know what to do with. The most convenient locations to stay would be in the Fairview or Lake Lure areas.
A few wedding updates: we picked a caterer, and a menu, which we'll be tasting early in January. It's going to be delicious! And speaking of delicious, we've also decided on a location for the rehearsal dinner. 12 Bones Smokehouse, a West Asheville phenomenon, was just given the honor of being called the best barbeque in the country on Good Morning America. And if there's one thing I always say about Good Morning America, it's this: they sure are the experts on barbeque.
Okay, that's it for now. I hope the winter holidays are treating you well and you are starting to look forward to a beautiful summer!
Love to all,
Katy
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Two parties are better than one.
Instead of "save the date", we really should have said, "save one of the two following dates, or even, if you love us a lot, both." But that seemed kind of long and awkward for a postcard.
Just so you know, however, in addition to the actual wedding in North Carolina, Katy's parents will be hosting a reception in Maryland for friends and family who can't make the trip down to Asheville. We haven't set a time or place for this party yet, but we'll keep you posted.
Just so you know, however, in addition to the actual wedding in North Carolina, Katy's parents will be hosting a reception in Maryland for friends and family who can't make the trip down to Asheville. We haven't set a time or place for this party yet, but we'll keep you posted.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Welcome to the wedding blog.
Once upon a time, Will and Katy met.
This made a lot of people very angry and was generally considered to be a bad idea.
Despite some inauspicious beginnings, however, things have worked out for the best. And now, nine and a half years later, after much time together and much time apart, after three states and one foreign country, after two houses and one puppy and who knows how many plane tickets, we're finally getting married. We can't wait to celebrate with all of our friends and family, and this blog is where you can find all of the necessary details.
For now, just the basics: we invite you to join us on June 14, 2008, at the Allen family home in Fairview, North Carolina, to witness and celebrate our wedding.
Check back for more details, more stories, and possible embarrassing photos of us at 18...
This made a lot of people very angry and was generally considered to be a bad idea.
Despite some inauspicious beginnings, however, things have worked out for the best. And now, nine and a half years later, after much time together and much time apart, after three states and one foreign country, after two houses and one puppy and who knows how many plane tickets, we're finally getting married. We can't wait to celebrate with all of our friends and family, and this blog is where you can find all of the necessary details.
For now, just the basics: we invite you to join us on June 14, 2008, at the Allen family home in Fairview, North Carolina, to witness and celebrate our wedding.
Check back for more details, more stories, and possible embarrassing photos of us at 18...
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