The wedding ceremony and reception are being held at the home and gardens of our friend Nigel Hall. 8717 Egg Farm Road, Kenwood, CA 95452.

For those of you unfamiliar with the area, here's a Yahoo map that you can expand or use to get directions. Kenwood is about half way between the towns of Sonoma and Santa Rosa on CA Highway 12. The address numbers on Egg Farm Road are the same as on Hwy 12, so its easy to find.

There's parking a-plenty in the field behind the house, just follow the road (and the signs) to the right around the house and you'll find it.

Posted by Peter at 10:48 AM | Permalink

So, after printing the invitations, I made the mistake of consulting Emily Post on invitation etiquette. I've addressed a couple of the invitations to individuals, hoping and assuming that they will bring their spouse, significant other, etc. Kids too are welcome.

Apparently, Ms. Post believes that everyone who is invited should be addressed on the envelope. I'd like to take this opportunity to apologize to anyone who isn't listed in the address, and make sure that all those loved ones that were left out accidentally know that they are more than welcome at our celebration! D'oh!

Posted by Peter at 1:19 PM | Permalink

Vacation Rentals in the area are plentiful and often comparible to hotel rates, especially for small groups. Here's a list of rentals in the Kenwood/Glen Ellen/Sonoma area. Here's a list of rentals closer to our house on the Russian River. Some of them have week minimums this time of year and are popular -so book sooner than later!

Posted by Peter at 12:33 PM | Permalink

Below are a handful of hotels, inns, and B&B's that we thought would be good choices for our guests. These are just suggestions - if there is something you are looking for that you don't see, feel free to contact us or go to www.sonoma.com/lodging for a very long list of lodging possibilities!

Our wedding is competing for rooms with the demolition derby and the Elvis impersonation contest at the Sonoma County Fair, as well as Lazy Bear weekend in Guerneville. Some of the hotels we have listed are already booked and some have a higher rate than listed.

We've been calling around and found rooms in Sebastopol, which is about halfway between our house and the wedding site. We have gone ahead and booked a block of rooms at the Holiday Inn Express there. It is newer and quite nice and even passing on a locals discount for these rooms! However, it is about a 30-40 minute drive to the wedding site.There are options closer to the wedding site in Santa Rosa available as well. The link above will show a lot of the possibilities.

Holiday Inn Express in Sebastopol:707.829.6677 The magic words are "Baker Wiggin wedding"

For those of you who are coming out for our wedding from a distance and will perhaps be here for a few days, know that you may also want to explore lodging on the coast and just drive over for the wedding. There are many beautiful areas of Sonoma County, from the coast, to the redwoods, the Russian River area (where we live) and the warmer inland areas near Sonoma and Kenwood. There is, of course, wine tasting and related wine country type activities to be had throughout. This wine road website is one of many that can guide the wine inspired traveler.

Posted by Emma at 12:35 PM | Permalink