Weekend Activities

And now for some fun events to check out that are taking place August 6th - 9th.

Center City Art Walk

Concert - Perpetual Groove

Asheville Quilt Show

Through the Years

Invitations

We sent out our invitations about 2 weeks ago, followed by the RSVP email (from pingg.com). If you haven't received your invitation or RSVP, please let me know. Email me at:

critchie84 at gmail dot com

Thursday and Friday activities

And by activities, I mean food.

For those of you that will be in Asheville on Thursday and/or Friday, here's a quick run down of some planned get togethers for our guests:

-Thursday evening, our families will be putting on a casual BBQ out of our parents' villas at the Crowne Plaza for all of you that are able to make it! We'd love for anybody driving, if able, to throw in a lawn-chair or two so we can spread out comfortably.

-Friday morning, Jerry Leeman will be serving his famous (or is it infamous?) biscuit and gravy breakfast, from their villa, for everybody.

Free food can't hurt, right??

GOLF

Attention golfers: I've made a block of tee times on Saturday, August 8th between 8 and 9am at the Crowne Plaza course. It will be 9 holes and cost around $30. If you plan to golf, please email me to make sure we have enough spots for everybody:

critchie84 at gmail dot com

Shameless plug.

Finley: Taylor and Stacy's 4 month old daughter.

Gift Registries, etc

Greetings! We would like to update you on our wedding plans and give you some info about our gift registry options. First, the registries:

GIFTS

Crate and Barrel

Macy's

Target


DONATIONS

City Year, where Shannon is currently employed, unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full time service giving them the skills and opportunities to change the world.

Appalachia Service Project, where Shannon and I met in 2001, is very near and dear to our heart. ASP provides vital housing services to low-income families living in Central Appalachia as well as transformational life experiences to those we serve, volunteers offering their service, congregations involved with ASP, and entire communities.


The wedding weekend itself is coming together nicely...

-Our amazing, incredibly talented arrangement of musical talent has been finalized: Joe Fox and Alex Newton on Guitar, Marit Johnson on Violin, and Emily Feuerstein on vocals.

-Let there be GOLF! For whoever is interested, there is a block of tee times at the Crowne Plaza Golf Course (~$30 green fee) on Saturday, August 8th between 8 and 9 am. I'll be there and so should you.

-For those who are staying for an extended weekend and want to check out the area, this is a great website to start your planning.

-Our ceremony is tentatively slated to start at 5 o'clock in the evening. Please note this when making travel arrangements.

Hotels

Crowne Plaza Resort

One Resort Drive

Asheville, NC 28806 [View Map]

Reservations: 1-800-733-3211 (refer to Philmon/Ritchie wedding)

Additional Info: The “Crowne” is a full-service resort just a few minutes away from downtown Asheville. We have reserved blocks of rooms ($139/night) and villas (studio, 1BR, & 2BR with prices ranging from $132 - $219/night) for our guests. You must speak to a representative at the hotel for these special rates.

Haywood Park Hotel

One Battery Park Avenue
Asheville NC 28801 [View Map]

Reservations: 1-800-228-2522

Additional Info: This is a great option if you are interested in staying in downtown Asheville. It is a beautiful, boutique hotel located within walking distance of the area’s finest restaurants, shops, coffee houses and galleries.

Holiday Inn – Biltmore West

435 Smokey Park Highway

Asheville, NC 28806 [View Map]

Reservations: 1-877-863-4780 (or via website)

Additional Info: This hotel is about 8 miles west of downtown. There are many attractions nearby such as the Biltmore Estate, NC Arboretum, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Chimney Rock State Park. This is ideal for guests who will be renting cars or driving.

On the road to...

It's been a while since I've updated the site so I thought I'd let you know where we stand with the planning process.

We've secured our officiant -- His name is Reverend Tim Auman and is the Chaplain at Wake Forest University, where Shannon attended. We're looking forward to working with him to develop our ceremony.

Speaking of the ceremony, two of our guests (so far) have generously offered to perform a ditty or two. Marit Johnson, my cousin, will be on violin and Emily Feuerstein, Shannon's cousin, will be singing.

And now, I'd like to introduce you to our wedding party!

Katie Curfman, Brittany Laughlin



Lori Fox



Sheila Kori



Kelsey Johnson (with her husband, Matt)



Michael Neff



Evan Philmon (with his Sister, Shannon)



Ryan Philmon



Patrick Ritchie



Taylor Ritchie (with his wife, Stacy)



Alexis Rollins



Christopher Schroeck (with his wife, Kerri)



Gabe Vogler



Ben Wiegers


*special thanks to Facebook for the pictures

The Band

No, not that band.

We've selected our entertainment for the evening. We are pretty sure they will sufficiently rock the barn and get you all on the dance floor.

Orange Krush



Hotel info will be coming soon...

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