Hello readers. Looks like we have some information for you.
Our story is now located in the winners circle:
Hooray! It feels official now!!
I will be getting some emails in the next few days re: our life for the next month. The ceremony will be at 2pm on Saturday February 13 at, where else? The Empire State Building!!
Invitations are just about done and we'll send them out early next week. Here's a hint - they are postcards, there is a familiar couple pictured on the front, and there is the Empire State Building...oh, and SNOW!
Timu was super helpful (as always) and together, we came up with hotel/car service/airport info. I know many of you got the email, but I'll copy it here for future reference:
There are two hotels in Brooklyn that do not cost a million dollars. They are both within 5 blocks of each other, and they are both Holiday Inn Expresses: http://www.expressbrooklyn.com/ There is also a Marriott in downtown Brooklyn, right near the bridge, if you’re looking for something a little schmanzier (and pricier—rooms run about 250 a night).
Unfortunately, we are not eligible for group rates anywhere because we do not have ten rooms’ worth of people. The more expensive of the two Holiday Inn Expresses is the Union Street one, with rooms running about 150 a night. The less expensive one is on Butler Street, which is closer to 100 a night. Olivia looked at the Marriott in Jersey City, and found their room prices to be comparable to the Butler St. Holiday Inn Express.
Unfortunately, we are not eligible for group rates anywhere because we do not have ten rooms’ worth of people. The more expensive of the two Holiday Inn Expresses is the Union Street one, with rooms running about 150 a night. The less expensive one is on Butler Street, which is closer to 100 a night. Olivia looked at the Marriott in Jersey City, and found their room prices to be comparable to the Butler St. Holiday Inn Express.
If you do stay in Brooklyn, your best airports to fly into are LGA or JFK. Newark is doable but it takes a long time and you have to ride the air train plus two other public transit systems. JFK will get you into Brooklyn the easiest on public transit, whereas if you do LGA you pretty much have to call a car service. Rates for car services are 30 from LGA and 35 from JFK. It’s a flat rate (plus gratuity) and the service we use is called Eastern: http://www.easterncarservice.com/. Their reservation number is 1.866.499.7177, and you can either arrange to have them pick you up ahead of time or just call once you land. Generally it takes 10 minutes or so for them to come, and they are reliable. I’ve found it doesn’t take much longer for them to show up if I call when I’m there than if I call ahead.
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