At last, some details

Hello friends! Hope all of you are well. The wedding date is drawing near and we just wanted to give you some information now so you can start making plans if you’re coming. And we hope you are!

First things first, flight information. The wedding is still June 27th in Longview, TX at 7 pm. Yee-haw. Dallas/Ft. Worth is the closest major airport, it’s a 21/2-3 hour drive to Longview from there. You can actually fly into Longview at Gregg County Airport on American Airlines, the flights are generally about $100-$150 more and all stop over in DFW first. So that’s another option.

Another thing to consider is getting a bunch of people together to rent a car. Some of our friends in Seattle are going to all go in on a van or SUV together during the weekend, so it’s something that a group of you might consider.

The wedding is on Saturday, but you’re welcome to come on Thursday or Friday. On Friday night everyone is invited to the rehearsal dinner, which is actually a barbeque in a barn. We’re sure lots of you will come Friday, but we figured that IF anyone can and wants to come on Thursday, we can have fun going out in Dallas or Ft. Worth that night, kind of a little bachelor/bachelorette party. We’ll definitely be in Dallas that night so if you can join us, awesome, but don’t feel any pressure. If you decide that you’d like to come on Thursday just let us know as soon as you can so we can make some hotel reservations in Dallas or Ft. Worth. We think it’d be fun to hang out in Ft. Worth so we can go to THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HONKY-TONK, Billy Bob’s, and really play up the Texas kitsch. Thoughts? You should know that it has the world’s first mechanical bull.

Now, accommodations in Longview. We have blocked off lots of rooms at the brand-new La Quinta Inn. We have blocked off double rooms with 2 queen-sized beds and singles with king-sized beds, both for $89 per night. We also blocked some king suites which are $10 more per night. They will hold these rooms for us until 2 weeks before the wedding, after that they will give the rooms away. You can call and make reservations at this number:

La Quinta Inn
903.663.6611

There are lots of restaurants and stuff nearby. But we’ll be feeding you for the majority of your stay so don’t worry about that too much!

SO, we know that this is a lot of information. If all of these logistics haven’t scared you away yet, the easiest thing to do is talk amongst yourselves to discuss when to come, rental car, and hotel stuff. Then let us know your plans! Email us at paigeandryan@yahoo.com.