Weddingville 2007 Information

August 11, 2007

The Golf Club at Newcastle

Newcastle, WA

Here's some info you might want to know about the wedding...

Most of our guests will be arriving sometime on Friday, August 10th and leaving Sunday the 12th. If this fits your travel plans, here's the scoop; First of all, we recommend renting a car to drive to/from the airport to Bellevue and the golf club. The cost for a taxi to/from the airport is approx $45 per the website but can be much higher, especially if you arrive during rush hour (4-6:30pm or so). Therefore it might be more cost effective to rent a car. Keep in mind that you will probably pay for parking at your hotel.

Before diving into the hotels, here's the overall SOE (Schedule of Events) for the weekend. If you're part of the wedding party, we have a rehersal on Friday at the golf club at 3pm, then dinner that evening at Maggiano's in Bellevue from 6-9pm. The wedding is on Saturday at 11am at the golf club. The ceremony is formal, followed by the Weddingville reception (feel free to bring a hawaiin shirt) unitl 4pm. Between 4-7pm is your own time, but we suggest; eating dinner/napping/relaxing until 7pm at which time we will all meet up in hawaiin shirts at the Westin to go bar hopping. We have 2 in mind... Trader Vics, an island style bar and the Tap house. Trader Vic's is located in the Westin and the Tap house is 2 blocks away.

HOTELS in Bellevue

Carolyn and I will be staying at the Westin Fri and Sat nights. So far we're the only ones at the Westin as it is pretty pricey. The families have already booked their stay at the Courtyard by Marriott. We have a couple of hotels with a group rate, the Hyatt Regency and the Extended Stay America. (All prices besides the group rates are estimates from Hotels.com)

1. Westin -- No group rate. Around $200 per night. Call (425) 638-1000 for reservations.

2. Hyatt -- 1 Block from the Westin. Group rate $155 per night. Blocked 10 rooms for Fri night, 20 rooms for Sat night. Call 1-800-233-1234 and refer to the "Cockle Rawson Wedding." Book by July 10 to ensure rate.

3. Courtyard by Marriott -- 4 bloks to the Westin. Out of group rate rooms. Approx $170 per night. Call (425) 454-5888 for reservations.

4. Sheraton -- 6 blocks from Westin, long walk or short cab ride. No group rates. Approx $120 per night. (425) 455-3330 for reservations.

5. Extended Stay America -- A short cab ride to the Westin. Group rate $79-$89 depending on bed size. (425) 453-8186 for reservations.

There's a few more hotels in the area if none of these work for you. Use any search engine such as Hotels.com, Orbiz.com, etc to find more hotel info or better deals.

Registry Info We are registered at Macy's Home and Crate and Barrell. You can access both of these using www.weddingchannel.com and searching for either of our names. Once you see our names and wedding date, click on the "multiple regestries" link. It should be self explanitory from there.

Wedding Location The wedding is at The Golf Club at Newcastle in the Prestwick Terrace. Here is a link http://www.newcastlegolf.com/gallery.aspx?ID=44 and a link for driving directions http://www.newcastlegolf.com/Directions.aspx?SecID=369 When looking at the directions to the club, you will start out going South on 405 if staying in Bellevue on Friday night, or start out going North on 405 if staying in DuPont around our house.

Arriving Early Some of you will be arriving earlier in the week to hang out and party. If you're one of these brave people, there are 2 hotels right by our house;

1. The Liberty Inn -- (253) 912-8777

2. Guesthouse Inn & Suites -- (253) 912-8900

Not sure about prices or availability, however we do recommend these to stay at if you are coming earlier in the week. For those extra brave souls, we do have a couple blow-up beds and floor space if you want to save some cash.