Monday, February 27, 2006
our new toy
To save some money, we decided to make our own invitations.. the gocco was a bit of an investment, but I'll be able to use it for other things in my shop as well...
Here's Marcel working his printing skills:
Here are some of the cards we made last night:
And a close up. I found this line drawing of a lily (a wood lily!) on the nearctica website. so many pretty images!
Here's Marcel working his printing skills:
Here are some of the cards we made last night:
And a close up. I found this line drawing of a lily (a wood lily!) on the nearctica website. so many pretty images!
Friday, February 03, 2006
hotels
We've had our eyes out for hotels for a while now, and none are standing out so well. You see, hotels in Silver Spring are either very expensive or sketchy. We don't really want to subject guests to either! The hotel we're likely going with in Silver Spring seems pretty nice (we're visiting it soon!), and has just been remodeled. It has all the usual amenities, fridge, pool, and fitness center. They're giving us a rate of $119 a night, from their usual $200-300 (!!!) rate..
The advantage to being right in Silver Spring is not needing a car, and thus- not spending $10 a day parking, like many hotels seem to have! And the nicer hotels all have free shuttles within 3 miles of the hotel. This covers metro, the wedding, and all of downtown Silver Spring.
The disadvantage is the cost. It's really a bunch of money. and breakfast isn't even included!! And parking.. though there's free street and garage parking evenings and weekends, so maybe that's not an issue?
Soooo.. we're looking elsewhere as well. The city of Bethesda is maybe a ten minute drive away, and also has a metro stop (though it's a looooong ride to get to Silver Spring!) and a huge downtown area with tons of restaurants and shopping. There are a couple of hotel options there, and one has free parking. It looks to be a bit cheaper on weekends- I think mostly business people stay in Bethesda. So I'm hoping it turns out to be a viable option for those with cars... or willing to cab it over to the fun!
The common denominator: tastee diner! Where else can you get a great diner breakfast for under $5? Both are pretty close to hotels in downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring!
The advantage to being right in Silver Spring is not needing a car, and thus- not spending $10 a day parking, like many hotels seem to have! And the nicer hotels all have free shuttles within 3 miles of the hotel. This covers metro, the wedding, and all of downtown Silver Spring.
The disadvantage is the cost. It's really a bunch of money. and breakfast isn't even included!! And parking.. though there's free street and garage parking evenings and weekends, so maybe that's not an issue?
Soooo.. we're looking elsewhere as well. The city of Bethesda is maybe a ten minute drive away, and also has a metro stop (though it's a looooong ride to get to Silver Spring!) and a huge downtown area with tons of restaurants and shopping. There are a couple of hotel options there, and one has free parking. It looks to be a bit cheaper on weekends- I think mostly business people stay in Bethesda. So I'm hoping it turns out to be a viable option for those with cars... or willing to cab it over to the fun!
The common denominator: tastee diner! Where else can you get a great diner breakfast for under $5? Both are pretty close to hotels in downtown Bethesda and Silver Spring!
