Astoria Accomadations and Activities

With so much going on at the coast on our wedding weekend, Jay and I wanted to get as much info up here as we could right away, so that we can get everyone caught up on whats happening with the Wedding Plans...and hopefully help you all to make it a nice "End of Summer" beach weekend for you and your families...

Here are some great links to some resources which have been very helpful to us so far, and for those of you who just cant wait to book your travel until the invites get to you, go for it!!

Here is a great link to Astoria's web page featuring bed and breakfast info, attractions, and other great ideas for spending time in one of our favorite areas...

http://www.astoriaoregon.com/

And a web page for the long beach penninsula

http://www.funbeach.com/

...and for those of you Campers out there, One of my favorites is the KOA at Fort Stevens in Hammond (about 10 minutes from the Loft in Astoria). there are also some KOA's in Seaside, and on the Long Beach Side in Washington as well...check out this link...

www.koa.com/koacampgroundsearch/SearchResults.aspx?SearchString=warrenton+oregon

This KOA in Hammond is right accross the street from Fort Stevens State Park, which has lots of camping options as well...belive me, as Much as jay and I love to camp, we definately thought about just having a big Wedding Campout....ok, well I thought about having a "campout"...but theres just something about dirt floors and white wedding dresses that don't quite go together...and since Jay very graciously declined my idea to do the "Vegas" wedding...I guess we'll just have to enjoy hanging out with all of our friends and family, at one of the most scenic locations I have ever seen for a wedding...( I am sooo freaking excited!! )

I will get more info ASAP as well as web linls to the hotels where our group rates will be set up, and any intel I can get on them as far as how Nice or how "practical"...lol... they are.

Love you all...
Wayne-O


PS - for all you fishermen and women out there...this is "Prime Salmon Season" at Buoy 10, right out of either Hammond or Ilwaco, so theres a good chance you could get some "Fishin' Fever" taken care of on Friday, early Saturday morning and Sunday if you choose...

I will find some guide services and get them uploaded for any of you that are interested. Also, Let me know if you are and I will be happy to keep track of you and get a reservation for one of my favorite guide outfits down there if needed...(I also have some friends who will be fishing Buoy 10 that weekend who might just have an extra seat or two...for you early birds....)

I only ask that if get a nice one, you donate it to the caterers for BBQ at the reception...(JK)

"Fish On"
Wayne-O

Invitations Going Out Soon...

What does the date Saturday August 23rd, 2008 mean to you...?

Well for us...it means "Happy Wedding day"

Ready...Set...GO!!!

Invitations have been selected and will be ordered this week...(we think)

The location is AWESOME. The Loft at the Red Building is a fantastic and beautiful spot right on the Columbia River, overlooking the Astoria-Megler Bridge. It is directly next door to the Cannery Pier Hotel and very conveniently located to Seaside, Warrenton, Gearhart, Long Beach and Ilwaco. Perfect for all of our family and friends coming from out of town as it is closer for most than coming all the way to Portland.

Now, because we have heard some questions from some of you about"What were we thinking" when we booked that particular location and date..I have some responses to those FAQ's

For all who are wondering...yes, we KNOW it is Hood to Coast Weekend at the beach...Yes, we know it is the Long Beach Kite Festival....Yes we KNOW it is going to be a scramble to get rooms...we know...but we have good reason for picking this date. (you will just have to trust us on this one, and we will be happy to explain it in person anytime)

We also know you love us and wouldn't want to miss our special day so...right??

So, we are collecting all of the open rooms we can find at local hotels and reserving in advance as many as they will let us. In many cases, we are being limited to the number of rooms we are allowed to hold without paying a "guarantee fee", but in those cases, if our block of rooms gets reserved, just let them know you are coming for the "Rider-Ryan Wedding" and they will give you the group rate.

We will be sending out the info for Hotel / Motel booking with the invitations, but I will be uploading info here for other options such as Campgrounds, Bed and Breakfasts, as well as hopefully keeping track of anyone that would like to go in together on a suite or a house...

We love you all and can't wait to celebrate with you...we look forward to keeping everyone in the loop at least weekly on this site so please sign up for our updates or sign up to our feed and enjoy the journey with us.

Here is the info on the Loft, as well as some pics of the day we went to look at it with Jaylins folks and the Kids...

http://www.theredbuildingloft.com/


Love you all,

Wayne and Jay