RSVP date is coming up

We are now into march and as of today, March 3rd, I am still waiting on 35 RSVPs to get back. I must have them back by March 15th so that I can let Maggie Valley Club know how many people we will have attending our wedding. If by March 15th, I have not recieved an RSVP from you I will have to assume that you will not be attending. I hope you all can attend. Please get those RSVPs back. If you can't find your invitation and RSVP to send back you can RSVP here by leaving a comment. I will be looking for RSVPs in posts that talk about RSVP.

wedding planning update

It's amazing how things seem to fall together sometimes so quickly.  We pretty much only have four and a half months until the wedding.  Luckily, we have a lot done.  We have a location for the ceremony and the reception.  We have an officient that we will be meeting with over my Easter vacation.  We have catering at the country club as well as them doing the wedding cake.  A friend is going to DJ the reception for us which is saving a lot of money which is always nice.  I have my dress and shoes and hair stylist.  My bridesmaids have ordered their dresses.  The invitations have been sent out and the RSVPs are coming back.  Thank you to those who have already sent them back.  March 15th is the taste testing at the country club and we will then narrow down the buffet choices and the cake.  The only major things that we have left to handle is photography and florists.  The florist won't be that big of a deal since I don't need a whole lot of flowers.  Shawn and his best man and groomsman need to get their tuxes rented which Shawn tells me will be done at the end of March.  Things are coming along very nicely.  I hope everyone is looking forward to coming out and celebrating with us.  We look forward to seeing you there.

Just a few reminders

This is just a friendly reminder to everyone to send in their RSVPs by March 15th. I have heard from word of mouth about some people but I would really like to have the RSVP to confirm what I have heard so that I can give the most accurate count to the country club so they know how much food to order. Also be sure that you make your reservations for places to stay as soon as you know you are coming so that you are sure that you have a place to stay. If you want to stay at the Country Club be sure to give me a call so that I can send you the form that you need to send with your deposit to be able to get the discount on the condo.

If you want to book a condo at the country club

Hey everyone, some people are thinking about bookeing a condo at the country club to stay when you come in for the wedding in July.  There is a discounted rate if you are staying there from $299 a night with a 2 night minimum to a $250 a night with a 2 night minimum.  To be able to get this discounted rate though there is a registration form to fill out and send in with your deposit.  You can call into the country club and reserve your condo but then you need to call me so I can send you this registration form.  Give me a call here at home, 1-828-497-9642.  I will send out the form the very next day after you call me and tell me you need it.  Please make sure you make your reservations as soon as possible.  See you in July.

Buffet or Hor'Deurves

Shawn and I have been toying with a couple different food options for the wedding reception.  The wedding won't be until about 7:30 pm eastern time which means that people won't be making their way to the reception until about 8:00.  We are trying to get some opinions on whether or not to serve a buffet dinner or hor'deurves.  Both options cost about the same except with a buffet we will probably get more for the money.  A buffet would also elliminate guest from having to eat out before the wedding in the middle of the mountains' busy tourist season when wait times can get long.  Hor'deurves would have 2 or 3 options floating around the room for guests and would mainly be finger foods.  The buffet would offer 2 meat options, 2 vegitable options, 2 starch options, and house salad.  Please give us your feedback on what you think.

The Wedding Registry

Shawn and I have finally set up our wedding registry.  We decided that in the interest of making things easiest for everyone that we would set up our registry with Amazon.com.  With very few exceptions, everyone has access to the internet and the majority of the world shops online anyways.  If you don't like the idea of shopping online you can still look at what is on the registry and some items it will tell you if you can buy it a regular store like Target or Macy's.  Below is the link for the wedding registry.

Wedding Registry

You can also reach the registry by going to Amazon.com, clicking on wedding registries and search for Parsons/Winn Wedding Registry

The Guest List

OK, so this is what everyboy has been waiting for.  Here is the guest list.  Yes invitations will still be going out but this gives everybody a heads up here.  You can even RSVP here by posting a comment.  

The Guest List

Jane,       Miss Jessica Blair & Guest,       Miss Pamela Parsons,       Miss Savannah Johnson,       Miss Wendy Gerbrands,       Mr. & Mrs Peter Miller,       Mr. & Mrs. Ben Lurie & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Bob Gerbrands,       Mr. & Mrs. Brian Johnson,       Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Cerrato & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Chris Curtin & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Gerbrands,       Mr. & Mrs. Dan Verbonitz,       Mr. & Mrs. Dana Parsons,       Mr. & Mrs. David Hernand,       Mr. & Mrs. David Huestess & family,       Mr. & Mrs. David Quinn,       Mr. & Mrs. Fred Walker,       Mr. & Mrs. James Fitzgerald III,       Mr. & Mrs. James Huestess,       Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Gullion & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Parent,       Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Fitsgerald,       Mr. & Mrs. Kennith Conover,        Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Shuman & family,       Mr. & Mrs. LaMar Johnston & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Larry Batson,       Mr. & Mrs. Larry Weir,       Mr. & Mrs. Michael Frank,       Mr. & Mrs. Michael Parsons,       Mr. & Mrs. Mike May & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Pat Szuch & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Paul Solorio & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Peter Gayton,       Mr. & Mrs. Randy Wirt & family,          Mr. & Mrs. RL Sattlemyre,       Mr. & Mrs. Steve DeCrosta,       Mr. & Mrs. Steven Parsons & family,       Mr. & Mrs. Tim Brown & family,       Mr. Anthony Malaquias & Guest,       Mr. Bill Hedges & Angel,       Mr. Chris Phillips,       Mr. Chris Russell & Guest,       Mr. Eric Amaker,       Mr. Joey Bryant & family,       Mr. John Hoyt,       Mr. Jonathon Blair & Guest,       Mr. Lehman Springs,       Mr. Mrs Rich Starr & family,       Mr. Mrs. Jim Huestess,       Mr. &  Mrs. Keith Johnson,       Mr. Nathan Dawson,       Mr. Peter Parsons,       Mr. Robert Ellingsworth & Guest,       Mr. Robert Frank,       Mr. Roberto Robles,       Mr.& Mrs. Jeffery Parsons & family,                Ms. Amy O'Dea & family,       Ms. Catherine Bloodworth,       Ms. Dale King,       Ms. Dee Hansen,       Ms. Faye Peterson,       Ms. Laurel Lamb,       Ms. Linda Fitzgerald,       Ms. Lucy Parsons,       Ms. Nikki Clayton,       Ms. Trina Thomason,       Ms. Violet Winn,       SSG. Kevin Ames

If you are going to RSVP here please indicate whether you will or will not be attending as well as how many of the people on your invitation will be attending.  So if the invitation is to you and a guest but only you will be attending you would say just 1 attending.  This provides me with a head count to give to the country club for the food and knowing how many seats to have.

Posting Comments

Many of you may have noticed if you tried to post a comment to a post that it didn't allow you to unless you had a blogger account.  We have fixed that problem so that anyone can post.  Instead of using a blogger account you need to click on the circle besid Name/URL.  You can put your name there and not worry about the blogger account.  The URL part is optional.  Hopefully that will be less confusing in the future.

Wedding Invitations & Accomodations Information

Hey everybody.  It's been a while since I have been able to update the blog and since there has been anything new to include.  Wedding invitations should be going out by the end of this month.  In another post I will include a list of everyone who will be invited and you may RSVP here or on the RSVP cards that go out with the invitations.  Many of you will want to begin looking at and booking your accomadations as soon as possible since there is an Arts and Crafts Festival in town that weekend as well as other festivals and events in the immediately surrounding areas.  The Maggie Valley Country Club has condos available to rent if you would like.  If you decide to go with this option let them know that you are coming for the Parsons/Winn wedding and they should give you a discount.  The phone number for the country club is 1-828-926-1616.  This will give you the front desk and they will tansfer you to the appropriate person within the country club.  If you do not wish to stay at the county club or when you call there is no longer any vacancies you don't have to worry just yet.  Maggie Valley has a large variety of hotels, motels, cabins, cottages, bed&breakfasts, campgrounds, and resorts.  the website for the Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce has a large list of local accomodations.  I am attempting to keep everybody within the Maggie Valley city limits.  If you are looking for someplace that is very easy to get to, you may choose to look for someplace on Soco Road/HWY 19 since this is the main strip through town.  To get to the website, go to www.maggievalley.org and click on places to stay.  If you are looking to fly into the area, you will most likely want to fly into Asheville, NC.  This is a small airport which means you will most likely have to make a connecting flight somewhere between where you are traveling from to here.  I can get you easy directions from Asheville to Maggie Valley which is about a 45 min to an hour drive depending on the traffic.  I hope that this helps everyone with their plans and I looking foward to hearing from you soon.

We booked it!!!!!!!!!

Shawn and I have finally booked the Maggie Valley Country Club in Maggie Valley, NC as the location of our wedding and reception. For all of our out of town guests, which is the majority of you, it is very easy to get to. We also figured that having the wedding and reception at the same place would be easiest on everybody.