Of a Feather http://www.ofafeather.us Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Details, Details http://www.ofafeather.us/?p=10 http://www.ofafeather.us/?p=10#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:26:55 +0000 admin http://www.ofafeather.us/?p=10 Agenda for the Wedding Weekend:

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Friday, July 18, 2008

[ 4:00pm-11:00pm-ish ]

  • Chillin’, relaxin’, eatin’ at Sunshine Mountain Inn. Stop by for some casual food, board games, jacuzzi-dipping, campfire sing-a-longs, etc.
  • 8:00pm-ish swing dance lesson at Sunshine Mountain Lodge, led by David.
  • Estes Park is approximately 30 minutes away. Enjoy restaurants, a quaint stroll, etc.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

  • Enjoy a complimentary breakfast at your lodging site (Sunshine Mountain or Meeker Park Lodge).
  • Rocky Mountain National Park is nearby for hiking (or hike directly from Meeker Park Lodge).
  • Estes Park is approximately 30 minutes away. Enjoy restaurants, a quaint stroll, etc.

[ 4:30pm (different from wedding invite) ]

  • Outdoor ceremony at Meeker Park Lodge (bring your sunglasses!), officiated by our dear friend, Andy Dehnart.
  • Reception to follow at Sunshine Mountain Inn (approximately 6 miles away). Reception will include a Mexican Buffet (steak/chicken/vegetable fajitas, tamales, and make-your-own-quesadillas), dancing, campfire, board games, relaxing, etc. (bring your campfire instruments and your swimsuit if you want to go in the hot tub!). Please park on the shoulder of the road.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

  • Enjoy a complimentary breakfast at your lodging site (Sunshine Mountain or Meeker Park Lodge).
  • 10:00am yoga class at Sunshine Mountain Lodge, led by Camella Clements.
  • Stop by Sunshine Mountain Inn to say goodbye.
  • Rocky Mountain National Park is nearby for hiking (or hike directly from Meeker Park Lodge).
  • Estes Park is approximately 30 minutes away. Enjoy restaurants, a quaint stroll, etc.

Before or After the Wedding Weekend

  • You are welcome to turn the trek to our wedding into a vacation! The mountains of Colorado are a great place to be in the summer. Several people are planning to arrive early or stay later. Personally, our plan is to arrive around Wednesday, July 16, and leave on Monday, July 21 (these plans are tentative, due to our undetermined honeymoon plans and undetermined employment start dates).
  • You are welcome to stay at Sunshine Mountain Inn or Meeker Park Lodge by booking your own reservations. Please note that the rates at Sunshine Mountain Inn will be higher than they will be Friday or Saturday night (since we are renting out the entire place on those two nights).
  • Breakfast would still be provided at Sunshine Mountain Inn or Meeker Park Lodge, but you would be on your own for lunch and dinner.

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Travel:

  • Fly into the Denver International Airport (DEN)
  • Rent a car:
  1. Merge onto Pena Blvd. heading South towards I-70
  2. Take I-70 to exit 279 to merge on I-270 W toward Ft. Collins
  3. Take exit 0 to merge onto I-25 N toward Ft Collins
  4. Take exit 243 for CO-66 toward Platteville/Lyons/Longmont/Rocky Mtn National Park/Estes Park
  5. Turn left at CO-66/CR-30; Continue to follow CO-66
  6. Turn left at Main St
  7. Turn left at 5th Ave/CO-7; Continue to follow CO-7
  8. All of the suggested lodging are located on CO-7 (Sunshine Mountain Inn, then Meeker Park Lodge, then Marys Lake Lodge)
  • If you are interested in carpooling, please click on the link in the left-hand menu.
  • Or schedule a shuttle from Estes Park Shuttles for $85 round-trip.

Lodging:

  1. Sunshine Mountain Lodge: At the reception site (where Matt and Sara will be staying) in rustic cabins with up to 6 people in shared rooms for $35/person/night (includes breakfast). Book your room through Matt and Sara. You will pay the $35/person/night once you arrive. Our dear friend, Amy Cloud, is the Paymaster.
  2. Meeker Park Lodge: At the ceremony site approximately 6 miles away for $60-$246 per room or cabin, per night (includes breakfast). Book your accommodations directly through Meeker Park Lodge by calling (303) 747-2266.
  3. Allenspark Lodge: Approximately 2.5 miles from the ceremony site and 8.5 miles from the reception site for $95-$125 per night for a double for $150 for a 4-person apartment. Book your accommodations directly through Allenspark Lodge by calling (303) 747-2552.
  4. Marys Lake Lodge: An upscale resort and spa located 15 miles away from the reception site. Book your accommodations directly through Marys Lake Lodge by calling (877) 442-6279.

Things to Do:

  • Visit this Google Map for a host of scintillating recreational activities in the Estes Park area.

Attire:

  • Outdoor summer wedding attire (summer days in Colorado are in the 80s); khakis, collared shirts or button-downs, sun dresses, skirts, dressy capri pants, etc. (Read: Comfortable!)
  • Don’t forget your sunglasses…and your umbrella!
  • Evenings can be chilly in the mountains of Colorado.
  • Bring your bathing suit if you want to go in the hot tub!

Packing List:

  1. Sunglasses, sunscreen, water bottle, bathing suit, campfire instruments, and cameras (linens will be provided).
  2. An umbrella!
  3. Local guests: Please bring board games! Scrabble, Taboo, Cranium, Jenga, Sorry, a homemade Sequence game, cards, and Shoots and Ladders will already be provided.

Warning:

  • Once you go 8,000 ft. above sea level, you’re at risk for altitude sickness. We’ll be at approximately 8400 ft. The best thing you can do is to drink plenty of water and don’t exert too much physical effort at the beginning of your trip. If you need more information to fuel your hypochondria, visit the Family Doctor website.

A Small Request:

  1. Please mail us a piece of fabric that you like. The size can be as small as 1′ x 1′ or as big as 3′ x 3′. It will be incorporated into our wedding ceremony.
  2. Our address:
    • 2428 Benton Street
    • Edgewater, CO 80214
  3. Deadline = June 1, 2008. Thank you!
  4. If you have any questions, please e-mail Sara or Matt.

 

Gifts:

  1. Your presence (no pun intended) at our wedding is gift enough. Seriously. We utterly and completely appreciate your willingness to make the trek.
  2. If you stubbornly insist that a gift is necessary, you are welcome to view our registry by clicking on the link below. But honestly, your presence is more than enough. We’re not kidding!

Photographs:

Please share your photographs of the wedding weekend with us by uploading them to Flickr!

  1. Go to http://www.flickr.com and click “sign in” (upper right corner)
  2. Username = ofafeather2008
  3. Password = flockedtogether
  4. Click on “upload photos” (it is much, much faster if you download the uploading tool–you can upload multiple photos at once, rather than one by one)
  5. Once the photos are uploaded, edit the description to include your name (i.e., “by Your Name”), so we know who took them.
  6. Pat yourself on the back for doing us a huge favor!

If you just want to view other people’s photos, go to http://www.flickr.com/photos/ofafeather2008.

Contacts:

  1. Matt Bradford = 2428 Benton Street; Edgewater, CO 80214; 832.656.7946; macbradf@gmail.com
  2. Sara Cotner = 2428 Benton Street; Edgewater, CO 80214; 832.217.6239; saracotner@yahoo.com
  3. Sunshine Mountain Inn = 18078 State Hwy. 7; Lyons, CO 80540
  4. Meeker Park Lodge = 11733 State Hwy. 7; Allenspark, CO 80510; 303.747.2266
  5. Allenspark Lodge = 184 Main, Highway 7; Allenspark, Colorado 80510; (303) 747-2552
  6. Marys Lake Lodge = 2625 Marys Lake Road; Estes Park, CO 805517; 877.442.6279
  7. Estes Park Shuttle = 970.356.3366

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