Our Wedding Weekend and More Logistics

The countdown continues! We are past the 2-weeks-to-the-wedding mark. To help you prepare, here are some specifics about when to arrive, what to bring, what to wear, and where to find us:

When to Arrive

Friday

If you're planning on coming on Friday for the pizza party, feel free to show up anytime from 4 pm onward. Pizza prepping will begin ~4:00 or so, with the first pizzas coming out of the wood-fired oven ~6 pm. If you're camping on Friday night, coming before dinner would allow you to set up your tent and get settled a bit.

Saturday

If you're just coming for the wedding ceremony and reception, feel free to show up anytime after lunch (say ~ 1pm). This will give you a few hours to explore, swim in the pool, and hang out with friends before the ceremony begins at 4:30 pm (seating will begin between 4-4:15 pm).

Parking

There is a limited amount of parking on site, so this will take a little coordination and patience on everyone's part. We'll designate a parking section for those staying the night and a section for those who need to leave at the end of the evening. If at all possible, please carpool with friends. Let us know if we can hook you up with a carpool buddy. There is a parking lot at the bottom of N. Rodeo Gulch Road (on the corner of N. Rodeo Gulch and Soquel Dr., 2 miles from the site) where you could leave your car for the night if you are able to coordinate a ride up and down the hill with someone else.

When you arrive, you'll be given a card with your name on it to put on your windshield. Therefore, if you're blocking another car they'll be able to find you to move your car. We recognize that this might be a slight annoyance and are doing our best to plan the parking to avoid difficulties. Thank you for your cheerful cooperation!

Things to Bring

• Pizza toppings (if you're coming on Friday night and have signed up to bring something; see pending email from Sheila, who is organizing this dinner)
• Layered clothing (esp. if staying over; temps range from ~70-85+ during the day to ~50 at night)
• Musical instruments
• Towel
• Bathing suit
• Sunscreen
• Hat/parisol
• Water bottle
• Comfy shoes (you'll have to negotiate a "rustic" staircase down a steep hill to the somewhat uneven terrain of our ceremony site--trust us, it's a beautiful spot. Leave your stiletto pumps at the club.)  
• Clothes for the ceremony (see "Attire" below) and cozy clothes for cooler evenings
• Camping gear, if applicable (tent, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, headlamp or lantern...) 

Attire

Remember that we're spending pretty much the entire time outside-- so you want to be comfortable. The afternoon might be hot, but the evening will be cooler. Layers are essential.

Attire for the wedding ceremony and reception would probably fall under the "dressy casual" category. Suits and ties aren't required, unless you're called to wear them or are rushing in from the office and have no time to change (that means you, Scott). For the ladies, a summer dress is perfect (leave your evening gowns on the red carpet); just remember to have layers for when the sun goes down. It's important that you don't wear heels with any sort of spike, as you'll have to descend and ascend a pretty countrified staircase down a steep hillside to our rather sandy ceremony site. Flats or platform heels would be best. 

Directions to 858 Amigo Rd, Soquel, CA

 

If you don't feel like internetting this yourself, here are some links to directions to the wedding site: 

Click here for directions From Mission St, Santa Cruz, via Highway One [this route can have a LOT of traffic between ~3-6:30 pm on Friday]

Click here for directions From Mission St, Santa Cruz, via Soquel Ave/Soquel Dr: 

Easy peasy. Close to town, but a world away.

Do take care on Amigo Rd--it's narrow, somewhat steep and curvy (and occasionally a one-lane road). Follow signs to stay on Amigo Rd as you keep heading up, up, up, to the very end of the road and 858 Amigo Rd.


Can't wait! Call or email with questions.


Love,
Shauna and Alex

Our Wedding Registry

As our wedding date approaches, some folks have inquired about a gift registry.  Honestly and truly, the best possible gift you could give us is your presence at the wedding. Plain and simple: we want you (bow wrapped around yourself is optional). To provide an avenue for those who would like to give a gift, however, we've decided to establish a gift registry that will support our plans to escape to Hawaii for a honeymoon. We're planning on leaving the Monday after our wedding, and are starting to seriously daydream about tropical fish and sea turtles. This honeymoon gift registry is set up through Honeyfund, a website that will allow you to make gifts towards activities and adventures or even more practical matters such as airfare and accommodations. 

Click here to link to our Honeyfund site.

Please don't feel required to use this particular avenue, or any avenue at all, for a gift. Your friendship and love are what makes us rich.

Future blog posts in the weeks leading up to our August 6th wedding will include information about Friday night pizza making, what to expect weather-wise, directions to the wedding site, and recommendations for what to bring (e.g., towels and bathing suit for the pool and hot tub!). See you soon!

In just 44 days...

... we'll be tying the knot! The invitations are in the mail, and we've already started receiving your RSVPs. We can't wait to share this special day with you.

As you may have noticed, the reply card asks you to check "Staying Friday" and/or "Staying Saturday." If you decide to stay with us, keep in mind that we only have camping space available on site. You'll need to bring a tent with you (or just your sleeping bag and pad, if you prefer to sleep under the stars). If you're coming from out of town and you need suggestions for alternative accommodations, please email us at: alexandersubhashjones@gmail.com.

We'll provide a simple breakfast and lunch on Saturday for those staying over on Friday. We'll also provide breakfast on Sunday for those staying over Saturday. If you're not staying on Friday night, you're more than welcome to show up early on Saturday and spend the afternoon with us. The pool is lovely, there are a few hiking trails, and we think our friends and family are pretty good company.

Just 44 days!!!

Love,
Alex & Shauna

Our Wedding Weekend: A Rough Sketch

Dear Friends and Family,

We wanted to give you general sense of what's in store for our wedding weekend so you can start planning for the festivities. We can't wait to celebrate with you!

If you’re in town on the evening of Friday, August 5th we'd love for you to join us at the wedding site for pizza making in the outdoor wood-fired oven, music and libations by the fire.

All are welcome to spend Friday and/or Saturday night with us, camping out under the stars. We'll check in with you in a few weeks to see if you're planning on staying one or both nights-- this will help us to get a head count for food. The weekend is bound to be good fun and there's plenty to do on-site. In addition to mingling with friends new and old, there's a swimming pool and hot tub, hiking trails, and a Bocce ball court to enjoy.

More details to come as the date approaches. Please feel free to contact either of us with any wedding questions. Meanwhile, please remember to email us with your mailing address and be on the lookout for your invitation in the mail soon!

Love to you,

Alex and Shauna

We Hope You Can Join Us!

We nailed down a date, found the place, and can't wait! We hope you'll join us in a joyous celebration of our loooove. The ceremony and reception will be held at the Wellstone Retreat in Soquel, California. We plan to use this weblog to share wedding related news with you, so bookmark this page or click on the "submit" button below our picture to have postings emailed to you. More information and invitations soon to follow!