Transportation RSVP Required

Hiya Everyone! I know it seems a little soon after the last post, with the long update with the itinerary, but this one is around transport.

Basically we need to know what you need, so that no-one gets stranded, lost etc.

Friday 21st of May: First of all, big shout out to my sis, this will be her 19th birthday.


Transport will be departing Friday morning at 11-12. We are planning on picking people up at Blooms Hotel from downtown Dublin. We are then going to pick up the men, after their 'quiet' Thurs night drinks, fresh from their trip to Amsterdam . They will be staying depending on numbers, at Bewleys Hotel.

These will be the 2 pickup points on the Friday 21st for Transport to the castle.

For anyone arriving at the airport on Friday, and still needs transport to the castle, please get a cab to Bewleys Hotel or see if you can ride the hotel shuttle (around 10 euro for the cab ride, the shuttle might be free :)

Our bus will leave Bewleys Hotel on Friday 21st at 12:30pm for the castle. This is in plenty of time for any flights from the US arriving that day. Let me know asap if you will be landing later than this, and require transport, we might be able to do a later pickup.

WE NEED an RSVP for this transport, because we dont know how big the bus needs to be, ranging from a large van, to a full bus, we just don't know, so please let us know.

PADDYWAGON is picking up those who are going on this tour on Monday Morning. If you need or were counting on transport on Sunday for those not accompanying us, or need to get back to the airport, we need to know this too.

SO EVERYONE who will be travelling on either Friday to the Castle, or need transport on SUNDAY please RSVP HERE or on Facebook publicly or privately. We need to know this at the latest, by April the 18th. Anyone who has not let us know by then we cannot guarantee space to. Thanks for reading.

Gur a mile maith agat! (a thousand thanks!)

Sarah and Jason

First Notice Wedding Planning

This text was on my wedding web page when I first began it, and I did not want to lose any of the story of my planning from ages ago. This was written in the beginning of 2009 so this will not contain tips but will let you know how my planning went from start to finish.


Enjoy!


1st Planning Entry...

This is my first entry and I am currently concerned with addresses, names and emails, phone numbers and all other things guest list oriented. If you could leave a message on the guest book with your details I will be able to update your information. my first priority is doing this, so if you want to be invited I will definitely need that information. I plan on sending out a save the date card or magnet so that people can keep it on their fridge and remember the day, with more formal invitations going out some other time. The other thing i am working on is getting to know the lay of the land around the castle specifically where people will or can stay (especially for the folks that are coming for a week or so, and also for the people that are staying for the weekend). there is a lot of things to do and i will add events but we will save that for the next entry, any ideas are welcome, just post to the guest book, and I will read the comments, i will only make the message public if it is a general well wishing comment otherwise use it as enquiries or ideas and i will keep them private. So, first things first is to send me a message with your info, please forward the link to other family and friends too, and i will post pictures and link to better information soon, and thanks for visiting the site, I am planning on it being one of the most amazing and fun weeks of my life and hope you can join us for it! Love Sarah and Jason

Back Home From Ireland

So I had a great trip home, it was only for a week but MAN did I get a lot done. 

I just want to say thanks to everyone that made the time to come hang out with me, I know everybody can be busy with life, and I took a week to come and interrupt all of that but I saw some amazing castles, and had some great times with the people I love.

The first castle I saw was Humewood in Kiltegan, Co Wicklow. It was astonishing. 12 bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and a canopy over most of the beds and bath tubs. My cousin Ciara came with me and I discovered we have a lot in common, with a family like mine its a wonder I even have friends, because I could score a lifetime of best friends from this amazing group of people. They are my kindred spirits really, and I can't wait to see them all again.

We also looked at Barberstown castle in a small town called Straffan, Co Kildare. The reception venue looked amazing, stunning, truly, but, it felt like it was missing some warmth, or something, well it was hard to put my finger on it anyway, maybe it was the cost??

I found an amazing french baker who used to be a chef but now loves the artistry of decorating, which I think is the perfect combination for a wedding cake maker. His chocolate biscuit cake is amazing, and his ideas for incorporating our theme into the cake design have me really excited. I still have to talk to one other lady about cakes, who I really hit it off with, before I make my decision, but all in all I am in a much better position to make most of the wedding decisions than I was before my week in Ireland.

Being able to see my family too was the icing on the cake, and made the whole trip just that bit more sweet.