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We cannot say enough how thankful we are that you are here to celebrate with us. Thank you, thank you, thank you, a million times over and then, thank you again.

We wanted to make sure you had a run down of when you needed to be where and where you needed to be! LOCATION! Lake Eden Events 377 Lake Eden Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711

Everything is happening at Lake Eden.

REHEARSAL DINNER! Friday, September 20th, 5:30PM - 10PM

Everyone is invited to dinner and we hope to see you there. You can stay as long as you want!  Our friends Simple Syrup are going to play some tunes and we'll have some lawn games out.  You will be responsible for getting yourself to and from Lake Eden tonight!

WEDDING!

Saturday, September 21st. Ceremony starts at 4PM, Cocktail hour at 4:45PM and then Dinner & Dancing will begin around 6PM.

SHUTTLE!

There will be a shuttle to Lake Eden and back to the Holiday Inn Biltmore East.  Shuttle will arrive at 3PM and leave the hotel at 3:15PM - no late comers!

The first shuttle back to the hotel will be at 9:30PM and then the last shuttle will leave at 11PM.

INSTAGRAM!

We'd love for you to take pictures and post them later.  We want to see our wedding through your eyes; it will all go by so fast that it will be amazing to see your photos.  Our instagram hastag is #roryjordanwedding

As a reminder, there is limited cell phone reception and no 4G or wireless.  We've been told if you have Verizon, you might have more luck than us At&t-ers.

ATTIRE! Rehearsal Dinner is a casual BBQ so dress comfortably and casual, Rory will probably wear a jacket and jeans and I am wearing a dress.  Saturday is semi-formal.  There is a possibility of rain on Friday and/or Saturday so bring something you can put on if it's cold. Stuff to do in Asheville!

We love Asheville and if you have time to explore, we suggest you do. If you need a place to eat breakfast can we suggest Early Girl Eatery (8 Wall St., Asheville, NC 28801). There's some great breweries in Asheville, we like Lexington Avenue Brewing (39 N Lexington Ave, Asheville, NC 28801) and Wedge (125B Roberts St., Asheville, NC 28801) to name a few.  Amazing BBQ - 12 Bones - so, so good. (5 Riverside Dr., Asheville, NC 28801) However, this will be the BBQ we have on Friday night. Go see the Biltmore (1 Lodge St. Asheville, NC 28803) if you have time (tickets: 7 days in advance $44, day of $59)!

Stuff to do in Black Mountain!

Black Mountain is small and you can probably cover the whole town in a morning or afternoon. 

We enjoy the coffee at The Dripolator (221 W State St., Black Mountain, NC 28711).

Really good BBQ - Okie Dokie's Smokehouse (2375 US Hwy 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778).

We haven't eaten enough places to suggest more places to go.  If you want to do some yoga, there is Black Mountain Yoga (116 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711).  Classes are $12 or $14, and you can rent mats. There aren't a ton of classes but check out their site: www.blackmountainyoga.com

This is all we can think of...we hope it gives you stuff to do!  We will be at Lake Eden the whole time so feel free to pop over whenever...I'm sure there's something we could use your help with.

... though we're not sure how long it will take us to get back to you!

We're at the 4 week mark now and I wanted to give you all a few reminders!

LODGING I just spoke with the Hotel and they have 2 rooms left at our rate!  However, just called the Quality Inn right there and they have tons of rooms.  And online it looks like the Days Inn has a ton of rooms!

Also, you if you are in need of the shuttle, the Holiday Inn said that you could park in their lot - they wouldn't know any different.

TRAVEL Once I have the shuttle situation ironed out I will let you know when we're doing pick ups from the Holiday Inn. Most likely pick up will be around 3/3:15pm and then they will do a few rounds from Lake Eden back, 9pm and then maybe two buses at 11pm.

CELL PHONES/INTERNET Sadly there is little to no cell or wireless on site. Our wedding planner says that Verizon works best out there so, those of you with Verizon... lucky. We will come up with a hashtag for the wedding and would love for you to take pictures and post them later.  We want to see what you saw - it will give Rory and I a different perspective of the days and events! SCHEDULE Rehearsal dinner starts at 5:30PM on Friday, September 20th and will go until 10PM.  You are on your own for getting to Lake Eden and back.

The ceremony will begin at 4PM on Saturday, September 21st.  Cocktail hour and dinner and dancing will follow in Lake Eden Field.

ATTIRE For Friday's rehearsal dinner we want you to be comfortable and casual. Think of it as a backyard BBQ.  For Saturday, we're going semi-formal so whatever that means to you...embrace it! Can't wait to see you all dolled up, it's so rare to see friends and family dressed up so I can't wait!!

LADIES - as we will be in grass most of the time, my suggestion is to wear flats or wedges...your heels will sink!

I just want to make sure you all know where the wedding is!  We're getting married at Lake Eden in Black Mountain, NC. It's a beautiful place. See. (This is someone else's wedding and I took the picture from Lake Eden's website...which you should check out because the place is amazing: www.lakeedeevents.com)

Our friend, Matthew Hemerlein, who will be doing the music for our ceremony was just featured on KCRW (one of LA’s NPR stations) with this song. Rory and I love it so we wanted to share! Enjoy!!

http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/tu/tu130801lo_fang_number_88

We’re also having a band from Greenville called Simple Syrup play on Friday night as a fun addition to our rehearsal/welcome party. Here’s a link to them playing as well!

I had to steal some of these photos from facebook...so if I took a your photo, I am sorry. I just want to introduce the men involved in our wedding to everyone!

This is my dad, Jeff.  He's giving me away AND turning 70 just after the wedding!

This is Matthew Hemerlein and he is playing the music for the ceremony.

This is Jay Hastings, he's a groomsman.

This is Andy Haynes, he's a groomsman.

This is Chris Kerely, he's also a groomsman.

This is Aadi Kaushik, Jordan's nephew and our ring bearer!

This is Jack Merry, it's an old picture and he's a groomsman.

This is Scott Moran, he's also a groomsman.

This is Kyle Rabe, you guessed it, he's a groomsman!

This is Danny Rouhier, yup, a groomsman.

This is Rory's brother, Chaz Scovel, also a groomsman.

This is Rory's other brother, Jordan Scovel (!), he's also a groomsman.

This is Rick Wege, he's also a groomsman.

This is Jeff Wisniewski and he will be performing the ceremony!

These are the women involved in our wedding. Again - I had to steal some of these photos from facebook.

This is my mother Judy, she's the Momma of the Bride!!

This is Laura B, she's a bridesmaid.

This is Cissy Fenwick, she's a bridesmaid.

This is Sarah Garrison, you will know her as Scare, she's also a bridesmaid.

This is Macy Harrell, my niece, she's a junior bridesmaid and this is Jennifer, my sister and her mom, who is also a bridesmaid.

This is Jessica Kaushik, my other sister and a bridesmaid.

This is Tiffany LaCombe, she is a bridesmaid.

This is Sarah Henrickson Parker, you'll know her as Sliz, she is my Maid/Matron of Honor.

This is Alice Walkup, she's a goof and a bridesmaid.

This is Emma, she's our flower girl and Rory's neice.

One thing that's both awesome and a pain about Lake Eden, our venue, is that there is NO cell phone reception once you get about a mile from the property.   This is amazing because you will, we will, be forced to unplug for a few days and boy is that SO nice sometimes. The tough part is that we won't be able to text and communicate so it is very important to keep up with all the scheduling details. 

Rory and I will do everything we possibly can to make sure that everyone has every detail that they need to be in the right place at the right time.  I just wanted to give you a heads up so that you can also be aware of it and keep track of yourself! :)

And for those of you concerned about instagram (I know, we are too!), we will create a hashtag and want you to take pictures but you'll have to post them #latergram if you want.

Falling in line with some traditions and some requests, we did register at a few places: Sur La Table, CB2 and Amazon.

Again - you being there = the best gift ever.

One of my bridesmaid's Scare (Sarah G.) found this lovely home rental group to work with in Black Mountain.  If you are interested in doing some more research for lodging, please check them out!

And, don't forget to check our post about lodging here! Scroll down or click this!

Greybeard Details Renda Barnes (p) 888.228.8008 (e) [email protected] www.greybeardrentals.com

AIRPORTS: Near and Far Asheville Regional Airport (16 miles to Holiday Inn Biltmore East, 1450 Tunnel Rd  Asheville, NC 28805) Charlotte Douglas International Airport (120 miles to Holiday Inn Biltmore East, 1450 Tunnel Rd  Asheville, NC 28805) Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (220 miles to Holiday Inn Biltmore East, 1450 Tunnel Rd  Asheville, NC 28805) HOTELS There are several options of where to stay in Asheville, NC or the surrounding areas.  The hotel that we have a room block for is the... Holiday Inn Biltmore East 1450 Tunnel Rd  Asheville, NC 28805 T: 888.298.5611 e: [email protected] w: www.biltmorehotels.com The cost is: $119.99/n + taxes (~$133.00 total per night) This is the discounted rate we are getting, which is avail to you when you reserve by using the Boughrum/Scovel wedding code: BSW.  There is also a Complimentary Hot Breakfast Buffet ( ! ) 

You must reserve before THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th to get this discount. The hotel is about 7.6 miles away from Lake Eden, where rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and the reception will take place.  A shuttle will be provided as transportation from the hotel to the ceremony /reception at Lake Eden on Saturday, September 21st. Other Lodging Options There are a few different hotels in the same area as the Holiday Inn - the Days Inn or the Quality Inn.  If you want to get a little fancier, you can do a B&B or rent a house/apt vbro.com or airbnb.com.  We love vbro.com, however the house you find may be further from the venue. Some B & B suggestions The Red Rocker Inn 136 N Dougherty Street Black Mountain, NC 28711-3326 Prices range from $105-$210/night Arbor House of Black Mountain 207 Rhododendron Ave. Black Mountain, NC 28711 Prices range from $144-$199/night

we're getting married! (photo courtesy of Mandee Johnson: http://www.mandeejohnson.com/)