Something finally this way comes... or in this case, the invitations. Sorry folks. We have not sent them out yet. Trying, honest. They should be out sometime this weekend. We have had a serious case of InabilityToFunction. I know, it sounds bad, but really, it's not a killer, and can be completely cleared up with copious amounts of caffeine... and maybe an ointment or two. We are working our way back to good health and appreciate your patience at this trying time.
Seriously, we're getting them done. Lots of folding and sticking and prepping. Sigh. Soon.
Now that that is over with. Hi. :)
We hope everyone is getting excited! I know we are (after the goodness we're tired, there is always I can't wait!). Ah, to be a Golding. Honestly, I'm looking forward to it. I've been a Sheehan my whole life, and as wonderful and generally fun that has been, I'm up to the challenge of being a good Golding. Hmm, I'm not sure I liked the phrasing of that. Made me sound like a faithful puppy or something. HA! Wait, that's what I'll be basically. I'll be faithful (not the puppy part people, sheesh).
Hopefully everyone had a chance to check out the hotel and the website that they have given us for everyone to book from. If not, i'll post the site again here so you can check it out and get your rooms booked for the big day(s). Love you all.
http://www.radisson.com/goldingandsheehan
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Updated! Here is the link to book the rooms.
http://www.radisson.com/goldingandsheehan
Hello Everyone,
Okay. So we have blocked a minimum of 25 standard rooms at $96.00 per room. This is the wedding Group Rate at the Radisson Hotel Opryland for the nights of September 7 and 8, 2012. The rate also applies from September 4 through 11, 2012 so you can arrive 4 days before the wedding and stay 3 days after the wedding!
Each additional person above double occupancy to a room is $10.00. Children 12 years and under are free when occupying the same room as their parents. Sales and lodging tax or the current prevailing tax will apply to the room rate, which is currently a total of 15.25% plus a $2.50 city tax. (Sheesh)
All individual Room Block reservations must be received thirty (30) days prior to the wedding date. All individual reservations must be accompanied by one night's deposit plus tax or guaranteed by a major credit card (the Hotel will charge an attendee's credit card for one night's stay prior to arrival).
Room reservations received by this date will be confirmed at the group rate. After this date, they will be confirmed on a space-available basis at the prevailing rack rate (regular room price at the time of booking). Deposits are only refundable for cancellations occurring 24 hours prior to arrival.
The main reasons that we chose the Radisson Opryland are:
• It is a large newly renovated hotel with all of the large hotel amenities. (awesome bar!)
• It is convenient (15 minutes) to both downtown and the wedding location
• They provide complementary local transportation to Opryland, Gaylord Hotel, the Mall, etc.
• They provide transportation to and from the airport at a nominal charge.
• They provide two way transportation on a regularly scheduled basis between the hotel and
downtown at a nominal charge. Friday night “meet the bride and groom” is downtown.
• There are plenty of neat places to go and eat within walking distance.
• The guaranteed room rate is lower than comparable hotels downtown and in Opryland.
• We will arrange transportation to and from the hotel to the wedding at Spring Haven Mansion.
Group reservations can be made by calling the Radisson reservations line at 1-800-333-3333 or by
contacting the hotel directly at 615-889-0800. Reservations can also be made online. Please refer to
Golding - Sheehan Wedding to get the group rate
So here's the bottom line. :) We absolutely loved the hotel. The rooms are really nice, and the place, is so awesome.
There's an indoor pool. You can have a room that overlooks the interior... it's not a courtyard.... it's a huge open area with chairs and tables and a bar (think that has to be booked).
Or you can have a room with a balcony(ish), basically it's a room with a door to the outside. It's just so neat. We had the best time just walking around the place. The restaurant/bar is really well known. They have live music and great food. We fell in love with the hotel, and hope you will too.
You can check it out here:
http://www.radisson.com/nashville-hotel-tn-37214/tnnashop
http://www.radisson.com/goldingandsheehan
Hello Everyone,
Okay. So we have blocked a minimum of 25 standard rooms at $96.00 per room. This is the wedding Group Rate at the Radisson Hotel Opryland for the nights of September 7 and 8, 2012. The rate also applies from September 4 through 11, 2012 so you can arrive 4 days before the wedding and stay 3 days after the wedding!
Each additional person above double occupancy to a room is $10.00. Children 12 years and under are free when occupying the same room as their parents. Sales and lodging tax or the current prevailing tax will apply to the room rate, which is currently a total of 15.25% plus a $2.50 city tax. (Sheesh)
All individual Room Block reservations must be received thirty (30) days prior to the wedding date. All individual reservations must be accompanied by one night's deposit plus tax or guaranteed by a major credit card (the Hotel will charge an attendee's credit card for one night's stay prior to arrival).
Room reservations received by this date will be confirmed at the group rate. After this date, they will be confirmed on a space-available basis at the prevailing rack rate (regular room price at the time of booking). Deposits are only refundable for cancellations occurring 24 hours prior to arrival.
The main reasons that we chose the Radisson Opryland are:
• It is a large newly renovated hotel with all of the large hotel amenities. (awesome bar!)
• It is convenient (15 minutes) to both downtown and the wedding location
• They provide complementary local transportation to Opryland, Gaylord Hotel, the Mall, etc.
• They provide transportation to and from the airport at a nominal charge.
• They provide two way transportation on a regularly scheduled basis between the hotel and
downtown at a nominal charge. Friday night “meet the bride and groom” is downtown.
• There are plenty of neat places to go and eat within walking distance.
• The guaranteed room rate is lower than comparable hotels downtown and in Opryland.
• We will arrange transportation to and from the hotel to the wedding at Spring Haven Mansion.
Group reservations can be made by calling the Radisson reservations line at 1-800-333-3333 or by
contacting the hotel directly at 615-889-0800. Reservations can also be made online. Please refer to
Golding - Sheehan Wedding to get the group rate
So here's the bottom line. :) We absolutely loved the hotel. The rooms are really nice, and the place, is so awesome.
There's an indoor pool. You can have a room that overlooks the interior... it's not a courtyard.... it's a huge open area with chairs and tables and a bar (think that has to be booked).
Or you can have a room with a balcony(ish), basically it's a room with a door to the outside. It's just so neat. We had the best time just walking around the place. The restaurant/bar is really well known. They have live music and great food. We fell in love with the hotel, and hope you will too.
You can check it out here:
http://www.radisson.com/nashville-hotel-tn-37214/tnnashop
Friday, March 9, 2012
So my cousin Michael, who apparently has CRS (?), was kind enough to create maps of Nashville for those of us who will be visting the area for the first time. The first map "Nashville drinky linky" is the link to all good things drinkable in the city. There are a number of brewhouses and distilleries (HELLO JACK DANIELS?)
Blackstone Brewing is really good. We had the chance to eat and of course, drink there. Enjoyed it.
Now, Big River Grille has great food, and just a cool atmosphere. It's a brother to Gordon Biersch, which I believe is nationwide (maybe? who the hell knows). Basically it means good beer and good people. :)
There is this great Mexican place near my cousin Meg in Antioch. I can't for the life of me remember the name of it, but it is totally worth a drive. If my cousin likes you, she might even tell you the name of it if you ask nicely. :) She's wonderful like that.
Downtown Nashville is in itself just a fun place. This one place, Blue Moon or something, had a great band, heck, they all had really good music. The place is just an all around good time. I hope you all enjoy the maps Michael made and if you have questions, put them in the comments and I'll put the answers in the next post!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Hello Family and Friends,
We've done it, we ordered the invitations. It's official now, no turning back and running for freedom. Once it's in print, done, finite! We should get the invitations in the next few weeks and we will be sending them out to each and every household we hold dear. I'm telling you though, if one more person asks me when they will get their invitation, I might just throw them all out and everyone can draw straws. Hmmm, a cheaper and more environmentally friendly option. We'll have to think about that... wonder if we can cancel those invites now...
Okay, I wasn't honestly thinking about doing that. Well, maybe. :) So the invites are really cool. We went with a Goth style. All blacks and blood dripping. It's felt, with a heart on the front and a knife through it with Jay's initials. We LOVE it. Neither one of us are Goth, but there was just something disturbing and right about the invites. You'll understand when you see them. Awesome.
Let us know what you think of the invites when you get them! We never did like going with the traditional. I wish I had a picture of it to put here, but they were in this book and we couldn't get a clear picture of them.
Oh wait I found a picture of them! Scroll down!
You do know I'm kidding right? Goth? Us? COME ON!
We've done it, we ordered the invitations. It's official now, no turning back and running for freedom. Once it's in print, done, finite! We should get the invitations in the next few weeks and we will be sending them out to each and every household we hold dear. I'm telling you though, if one more person asks me when they will get their invitation, I might just throw them all out and everyone can draw straws. Hmmm, a cheaper and more environmentally friendly option. We'll have to think about that... wonder if we can cancel those invites now...
Okay, I wasn't honestly thinking about doing that. Well, maybe. :) So the invites are really cool. We went with a Goth style. All blacks and blood dripping. It's felt, with a heart on the front and a knife through it with Jay's initials. We LOVE it. Neither one of us are Goth, but there was just something disturbing and right about the invites. You'll understand when you see them. Awesome.
Let us know what you think of the invites when you get them! We never did like going with the traditional. I wish I had a picture of it to put here, but they were in this book and we couldn't get a clear picture of them.
Oh wait I found a picture of them! Scroll down!
You do know I'm kidding right? Goth? Us? COME ON!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Hello Sheehan Family, Golding Family and Friends. We are working on the finalizing of all things wedding at the moment, but so far, we have a good many things done for the party. I mean wedding!
The wedding is taking place at Spring Haven Mansion in Hendersonville, TN. You can click on the link below to see Spring Haven in all of it's glory. Luckily the colors for our wedding mesh perfectly with the Mansion. We really don't need to do a lot to give the place our colors. Green, black, silver and white. They have them all already. And the green, it's endless. Spring Haven Mansion is so beautiful, we can't wait to go back.
http://www.springhavenmansion.com/
My parents joined Jay and I in Nashville to check out our wedding venue, and a number of other places to drink and eat while everyone will be there. Believe me, we exhausted ourselves drinking and eating and partying. For you. We did it for you, our families. It was tough, but we knew it was important to do as much research as possible. That's love.
We will be updating this blog as much as we can with as much information as we can. There will under no circumstances be any pictures of wedding dresses. Sorry to disappoint, but they're copywrited. Just kidding. It's supposed to be a surprise people! No wedding dress till the wedding day. If you don't come to the wedding, you won't get to see it. I'll go all soup nazi on you and keep you from getting pictures too... well, probably not. But the threat is there, so come to the wedding!
We can't wait to see everybody. And we're pretty sure the Sheehans and Goldings will get along just fine. If you don't, that's okay. You all live on the East coast, and we're on the west. We can't hear the complaining from there.
The wedding is taking place at Spring Haven Mansion in Hendersonville, TN. You can click on the link below to see Spring Haven in all of it's glory. Luckily the colors for our wedding mesh perfectly with the Mansion. We really don't need to do a lot to give the place our colors. Green, black, silver and white. They have them all already. And the green, it's endless. Spring Haven Mansion is so beautiful, we can't wait to go back.
My parents joined Jay and I in Nashville to check out our wedding venue, and a number of other places to drink and eat while everyone will be there. Believe me, we exhausted ourselves drinking and eating and partying. For you. We did it for you, our families. It was tough, but we knew it was important to do as much research as possible. That's love.
We will be updating this blog as much as we can with as much information as we can. There will under no circumstances be any pictures of wedding dresses. Sorry to disappoint, but they're copywrited. Just kidding. It's supposed to be a surprise people! No wedding dress till the wedding day. If you don't come to the wedding, you won't get to see it. I'll go all soup nazi on you and keep you from getting pictures too... well, probably not. But the threat is there, so come to the wedding!
We can't wait to see everybody. And we're pretty sure the Sheehans and Goldings will get along just fine. If you don't, that's okay. You all live on the East coast, and we're on the west. We can't hear the complaining from there.
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