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Welcome to all of our wedding guests. This page has information about the wedding, along with driving directions, hotel, and registry information.

NEWS If you are coming from Knoxville or Maryville, please see the important driving directions below. TDOT is working on the Holston River Bridge, so you do not want to take I-40 out of Knoxville because of delays of an hour or more.

NEWS As of today (Sunday, August 10) there are still two rooms available in the hotel. We hope someone can use these rooms. If no one takes them, we'll still have to pay for them. Price with tax is $130.

Wedding Location

The wedding will be in historic Jonesborough, the oldest town in Tennessee. Driving directions are below.

The ceremony will be at the Gazebo in Mill Spring Park. We will gather beforehand at the Wedding Loft, a building and house from the 1840s, which is about one block from the park. Everything in Jonesborough is within easy walking distance of everything else.

In the event of rain, we will have the ceremony at the Wedding Loft. The reception will be in the courtyard and residence at the Wedding Loft.

Jonesborough is a wonderful town with many shops, restaurants and historic buildings. Come to town early and enjoy yourself before the wedding. The main, historical part of town is about six short blocks, so once you park your car you can go everywhere on foot. It's a sleepy town, so best explore it on Saturday afternoon when everything is open.

Phone Numbers and Help With Directions

If you need help with driving directions or locating the Wedding Loft or Mill Spring Park, please call the Wedding Loft.

Wedding Loft - (423) 753-2903
Eureka Hotel - (877) 734-6100 (toll-free)
Blair-Moore House - 888-453-0044 (toll-free)
The Bistro - 423-788-0244

Parking

There is free parking around the courthouse on the weekend, and there is a large, free parking lot between the courthouse and the railroad tracks.

Lodging

We have booked all of the rooms at the beautiful Eureka Hotel and Blair-Moore House, which are next to one another. Both are two short blocks from the Wedding Loft. A few rooms are still available for guests who would like to spend the night in Jonesborough.

Wedding Schedule

Thursday, August 14 (Groomsmen Only)

Groomsmen, father of the bride pick up tuxes from Wedding Wonderland

Friday, August 15 (Wedding Party Only)

3:00 PM - Check-in for guests of the Eureka Hotel and Blair-Moore House
6:00 PM - Rehearsal at the Wedding Loft
8:00 PM - Rehearsal dinner at the Bistro

Saturday, August 16 (Day of the Wedding)

3:00 PM - Check-in for guests of the Eureka Hotel and Blair-Moore House
6:00 PM - Wedding at the Wedding Loft
7:00 PM - Reception at the Wedding Loft
9:00 PM - Reception Ends

We have reserved the garden courtyard behind the Eureka Hotel, and can gather there after the formal reception. The hotel also has beautiful second-story balconies. We've reserved the entire hotel for guests of the wedding, so we won't be interrupting other guests.

Sunday, August 17

11:00 PM - Check-out for guests of the Blair-Moore House
12:00 PM Noon - Check-out for guests of the Eureka Hotel

Gifts and Wedding Registry

We are registered at Proffitt's and Target.

Another option is a check. That may be considered crass by some people, but really, a check and a nice card would be great. Weddings are expensive, and since we're in our thirties we're footing most of the bills, not our parents. When we get back from the honeymoon fall semester will start and it will be time to pay tuition. Needs before wants.

There's another difference when you get married in your thirties. We already had most of the necessities of domesticity. When we moved in together we had to combine two households worth of stuff and make it fit into one house. There's a limit to how many domestic possessions two people need, and we're pretty close to it.

Driving Directions

Warning for guests coming from Knoxville or Maryville - The Holston River bridge is under construction and there could be long delays on I-40E (just past Asheville Highway). Possible 1 hour delay on Saturday.

Alternate Route - John Sevier Highway to Straw Plains Pike. Turn right onto Straw Plains Pike to I-40E.

Take I-40E to exit 421. This will put you on I-81 North. Once on I-81 North go 23 miles and take exit 23 (the Greeneville/Bulls Gap exit). At the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Highway 11-E toward Greeneville. Take 11-E
approximately 35 miles through Greeneville then to Jonesborough.

At the signal light (at Shell Station) in Jonesborough, turn right onto Boone Street. Go approximately 3 blocks. At the stop sign, turn right onto Main Street.

The wedding will be at the gazebo in Mill Spring Park. This will be the first road on the left, but there is limited parking. There is a large parking lot behind the Court House and it is free parking (on the left on Main Street). The reception will be at the Wedding Loft. It is located on the right as you turn onto Main Street from Boone Street. It will be prior to the court house. In case of rain the wedding will be moved to the Wedding Loft.

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