New Hotel Discount: Rialto Hotel!

Accent Inns and Four Points Sheraton are too far outside downtown Victoria, which is where all the best food and stuff to do is found, as well as the hotel where Nate and I will be staying (Chateau Victoria).

I’ve released half the rooms at Accent Inns and Four Points and gotten a block of rooms at a brand new boutique hotel downtown called Hotel Rialto.

Hotel Rialto

653 Pandora Ave
Victoria, BC V8W 1N8 Canada
Toll Free: 1-800-332-9981
Fax: (250) 383-2279
Email: stay@hotelrialto.ca

Deluxe Single Queen rooms, at a rate of $118.15CDN/night + taxes.

*Please reference the Magsalin/Luzod wedding when making your reservation.

Dates of reservation span from 8/27 – 8/31. Cancellation policy is 1 week. The release date corresponds with the cancellation policy.

The hotel is right downtown, a few blocks from the water, and about a 4-5 block walk from the Chateau Victoria Hotel.

Thanks to Everyone!

It was awesome and excellent to see so many people at the Detroit Shower. Thanks everyone who showed up, particularly those I haven’t seen in such a long time. Thanks to Marlene and Dad for hosting the party, to Mom for helping out with the food, to my soon-to-be-mother-in-law for coming all the way out from San Diego to attend, and to my sisters for helping to orchestrate the whole thing.

That was the last stop before the wedding. 50 something days and counting. Yikes!

Detroit Bridal Shower

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The date is set!

It is June 27th at 2PM.

It will be held at the Luzod household, and hosted by Nate’s lovely step-mum, Marlene Luzod.

Here is the address:
18203 REED ST
MELVINDALE MI 48122-1522

TO RSVP: Marlene Luzod
E-mail: maluzod@yahoo.com
Phone: 313-824-4154 (home) or 313-622-7839 (cell).
*Please do not use the “Online RSVP” function of this website to RSVP for the Bridal Shower. This function is to RSVP for the wedding only.

You may use the map above to get directions from your location to the Luzod Residence. Simply click on “Directions – To Here”.

IMPORTANT! Passport Required for Travel to Canada

As of June 1, 2009, the US Department of Homeland Security requires all travelers in the Western Hemisphere to present a Passport for entry or re-entry into the United States.

For Travel by Air: a valid US Passport booklet must be presented to gain entry or reentry into the US.

For Travel by Land or Sea: a valid US Passport booklet or Passport Card must be presented for entry or reentry into the US.

For full information of US travel regulations, please visit the US Department of State Travel site: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html.

To apply for a passport, please visit the Passport site at the US Department of State: http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738_2.html.

Rehearsal & Rehearsal Dinner & Out-of-Towner Get Together

Our Rehearsal is scheduled for Friday 8/28 at 10:30AM.

Rehearsal Dinner is scheduled for the evening of 8/28. A venue is yet to be determined. All our out of town guests, family and friends are invited to this event! If you’re in town on Friday night and want to hang out, come out and join us! We will let you know where the dinner will be held.

We would like to have a meet and greet over sumptuous snacks and (if you partake) cocktails (or soda and sparkling juices for the SDAs of us) on Saturday night in one of the lounges at our hotel, Chateau Victoria.

Clive’s Lounge
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More Registry Stuff

People have been asking, but we’ve unfortunately been pretty lazy about getting this put together. We’re slowly cobbling together a registry. We just added a few things to Crate & Barrel, for anyone who is interested. We’ll add a bit more stuff and more stores over the next week.

We’re also registered at Wrapables, Target, and Our Wishing Well. Please visit The Wedding section, and then click on “Registry Info” from the drop down menu to view links to our registries.

Thanks, y’all!

West Coast Wedding Shower

Hi! The West Coast Wedding Shower has been slated to the Calendar, so please mark yours!

West Coast Wedding Shower
Sunday, May 24
2PM
Venue: Bride’s family home (San Diego, CA)

RSVP: Jazelle Zabala (Maid of Honour), by E-Mail: Jazellezabala@gmail.com, or Call: 619.651.6302

Invites will be for all adult family members, females and males, and will be sent out in the next few weeks. Please check back here for additional details.

The Detroit Bridal Shower will be the weekend of June 27th, in Melvindale, MI–details to come!

Cheap Airfare!

The airfares are at all time lows now! Who knows how long this will last? Especially since the Summer Travel rush might be happening soon, in addition to gas hikes for the summer travel season.

Visit Kayak.com to compare airfare from all air lines from your city to Victoria, BC, Vancouver, BC, or Seattle, WA.

Now would also be a good time to book your tickets for the Washington State Ferry (Anacortes port), British Columbia Ferries (Vancouver-Tsawassen), and Car Rental.

I recommend the BC Ferries route. You may also want to consider adding GPS or Navigation to your car rental if it is reasonably priced. If not, consider buying a state map for WA and a Province Map BC which has a special focus on Vancouver Island. Maps will be necessary, as Victoria is small, but not 100% walkable.

–M

Hello & Save the Date

Hello friends, family, countrymen and women. By now you’ve probably received your “Save The Date” card (pictured, left). Apologies if they’re making it to your mailbox little later than we would have liked. Hopefully they’re not too late. From what we can tell, plane tickets are at an all-time low at the moment, so perhaps the timing is just right. Anyway – we only printed a few of these, and we sent out even fewer. We’re anticipating a not-too-big, enjoyably-sized, intimate wedding – so we’re hoping everyone who was notified can make it.

We’re really happy so many people have already verbally RSVP’d and are ready to make the trek to BC with us. Having just returned from my second trip there last month, I can honestly say it’s among the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. No matter where you are in life, we’re pretty sure you’ll be able to find something to love about BC and specifically Vancouver Island.

We’ll be posting more and more info here as the big day gets closer. Send us your email address (via “Get in Touch”) and we’ll keep you informed of updates, etc.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you there.

Bridal Shower

West Coast Bridal Shower tentative date set for Saturday May 23 or Sunday May 24 in San Diego, CA.

Will be hosted by Maid of Honour Jazelle Zabala, Friend of Honour Ricciee Baul, and Mother of Bride Mollie Magsalin.

West Coast bridal shower will be co-ed.

Detroit Bridal Shower date not yet set. Detroit Bridal Shower will not be co-ed.