Sunday, May 31, 2009

Welcome to PJ & Avivas Wedding Blog

So this blog will (hopefully) provide you with information, both useless and pertinent about out upcoming wedding at the Tarrytown House in Tarrytown, NY, on Sunday, May 31st, 2009. Throughout this blog are posts detailing different parts of our wedding, where we are getting married, where we chose to register, our engagement photos, and other details. There will also be anecdotes about how we chose the things we chose, and other stories about the process, which you may find amusing. To find different details, just look on the left hand side of the blog, in the blog archive, to see different posts on all of these things and many others ... Please check back periodically for changes and updates, and if you want to know about our ongoing adventures together in New York and around the world, check out my blog Mumblepants for all the great stories.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Wedding Weekend Schedule

Here is a schedule for what is happening the weekend of our wedding ...



Friday, May 29

During the day - PJ, his groomsmen and anyone else who wants to join will be hanging out at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden in Astoria (http://www.bohemianhall.com/) all afternoon before meeting up with Aviva at Boucarro. There is no exact time for this, so let PJ know if you are going to be coming with him.

7 pm - The youngins’ are heading out to Boucaro Lounge (http://www.boucaroulounge.com/) in NYC!!! We will plan to leave the Tarrytown House Estate at 7pm and take Metro North into Manhattan. All are welcome to come, but be prepared to party!

Saturday, May 30 - All events on Saturday are at the Tarrytown House

11 am - Wedding ceremony rehearsal at the Tarrytown House - all wedding party members (parents, bridemaids, groomsmen, flower girls, ring bearer, chuppah holders) must be present.

12 pm - Picnic at the Tarrytown House - all out-of-town guests are invited. Feel free to hang out by the pool, play bocce , volleyball or tennis with us, or stir up whatever other kind of trouble you want. Order some food and drinks from the poolside menu - its on the bride and groom!

7 pm- Rehearsal dinner at the Tarrytown House Estate - wedding party only please.

Sunday, May 31 - All events on Sunday are at the Tarrytown House

8 am - Guys pictures start. All groomsmen present.

8:15 am - Bus departs from Chabad of Cherry Hill

9 am - Pictures - all wedding party present

11 am - Tisch and Bedeken. Babysitting for out-of-town guests at the wedding begins in hotel room TBD. Please feel free to bring your kids to hang out at the wedding reception but note that children are not invited to the wedding ceremony.

12 pm - Wedding ceremony

1 pm - Cocktail hour

2 pm - 5pm - Wedding reception

5:15 pm - bus heading back to Chabad of Cherry Hill, NJ will depart exactly at 5 pm. Please don’t be late.

5:00 pm - If you are staying at the hotel, please join us for drinks in the bar after the party!!!