Welcome to our Wedding Site

We hope you can join us in celebrating our lives together. The following information should be of use in planning your trip to Ithaca. If you can come for the long weekend, there's lots to do and see in the Ithaca area, and the foliage should be just about peak. We hope you will enjoy the wedding reception, which we have planned to be fun and relaxed. However, we know that it can be hard to get to Ithaca and we understand that some family and friends who would love to celebrate with us won't be able to make it that weekend. Most of all, we thank you for your friendship and love which help sustain us.

Love, Tamar & Lars

Contact Information

Friday, October 09th, 2009

For the people who are already in town we invite you to a cocktail hour (open-house and campus tour) 5-7pm at our house (303 Wyckoff Ave, Ithaca). There is street parking in the neighborhood.

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

There are many things to do in Ithaca - some recommendations are listed below. We also invite you to join us on an afternoon boat cruise on Cayuga Lake. The tour is from 2-4 pm and it boards at 708 West Buffalo St., Ithaca, NY. The cost is $15, and there is a cash bar on board. You can find out more and reserve a spot at Cocktail Cruise.

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

• Wedding Ceremony at 1pm
• Church: Sage Chapel
• Minister: Rev. Janet Shortall
• Organist: Tim Pyper
• Wedding Reception (following service)
• G10 Biotechnology Building (Conference Room)
• Catered by Dinosaur Bar-B-Q (Syracuse, NY)

Rev. Janet Shortall	Brie Larsen	Daniel Pressel
Minister	Maid of Honor	Best Man

Sage Chapel	Biotechnology Building

Where is Ithaca, NY?

Ithaca is about halfway between Boston, MA and Ann Arbor, MI!

Transportation

Cornell has a great transportation page Getting to Ithaca. Especially the page Air Travel is useful - it talks about the different airports and car rentals. The closest airport is Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) which is small, but only 10 minutes away from most hotels. Within 1 ½ hours is the largest airport in the area, Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). Other airport (like Elmira-Corning Regional Airport (ELM) 1 hour, Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) 1 ¼ hours, Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) 2 hours) are pretty small. New York City is 4 ½ hours away and there is a direct bus, named Campus to Campus bus! All airports have car rentals on site.

If you are planning on driving, the Cornell page Driving Directions has some advice, but Google or Mapquest is probably easier to use. Ithaca is surrounded by highways, but the last hour will consist of smaller, winding roads with 45mph or less speed limits and the road signs will not always mention Ithaca. We strongly recommend to have printed directions and a map/GPS.

Free parking is available either in the university parking garage, next to the stadium, or in any parking space that is not designated as a 24 hour reserved space. The parking garage is a 10 minute walk from the Chapel and the reception hall and the distance between the Chapel and the reception is a 10 minute walk. Ithaca Airport Limo will provide a 24 person bus to transport guests between the parking garage, Sage Chapel and the Biotechnology Building. Please give priority to mobility impaired guests. The bus will depart from the parking garage at 12:30pm and make a second trip at approximately 12:45pm. The bus will pick guests up in the Day Hall parking lot, near Sage Chapel, at 1:45pm for transport to the recpetion. We encourage carpooling and, due to the hillly terrain, wearing comfortable shoes. Ladies, high heels at your own risk!

Of course you can always call a cab 607-277-7777 or go on-line Ithaca Dispatch.

Accommodations

Here is a list of some places you could stay:

Econo Lodge Ithaca	2303 N Triphammer Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850	(607) 257-1400
Comfort Inn Ithaca	356 Elmira Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850	(607) 272-0100
Super 8 Ithaca	400 South Meadow St, Ithaca, NY 14850	(607) 273-8088
Clarion University Hotel	1 Sheraton Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850	(607) 257-2000
Rogue's Harbor Inn		(607) 533-3535
Inn on Columbia		(607) 272-0204
Cayuga Lake Country Inn		(607) 533-4804

For those of you who would like a Bed and Breakfast or Inn to stay at, there are many, many great places in Ithaca and neighboring towns. Check out Visit Ithaca for a complete list. Cornell has one of the best hotel schools in the country. Their flag ship is the Statler Hotel - expensive, but great. Another alternative is camping. Here is a list of all the State Parks in New York.

Map of the Area

The map below shows the location of the chapel and reception, as well as local hotels and attractions. You can pan and zoom. You can also click here for a larger map.

Things To Do

Check out Visit Ithaca - it is a great resource. Here are some suggestions:

• Ithaca has a fantastic Farmers Market on the weekends. It is right next to the lake and the view is great.
• October 10-12 is the Friends of the Library Booksale Project. This is a great way to get inexpensive used books and there is a huge selection.
• Hiking, hiking, and hiking! Bring some comfortable shoes and explore the parks and waterfalls.
• Ithaca Falls
• Taughannock Falls State Park
• Buttermilk Falls State Park
• Robert H. Treman State Park (Lucifer Falls)
• Watkins Glen State Park (fantastic, but 1 hour drive)
• Museums
• The Johnson Museum of Art offers free admission and the best view of Cayuga Lake from the fifth floor observatory. Great permanent collection and interesting rotating exhibits. Not to be missed. At least take the elevator up for the view.
• The Sciencenter is hands-on educational
• The Museum of the Earth showcases Natural History
• Food and Restaurants - there are tons of good restaurants in the neighborhood. Check out: IthacaRestaurantReview. It's also a lot of fun to take a drive on the country roads up the lakes and so we've recommended a few great places about an hour outside of town
• The famous Moosewood Restaurant is in Ithaca (warning to the carnivores - it is a vegetarian restaurant)
• Banfi (at the Statler Hotel) has a great all-you-can-eat brunch on Sunday morning (but don't miss the ceremony)
• Madeline's - best for desserts
• Fine Line Bistro modern American cuisine
• Good and inexpensive Thai food Taste of Thai and Taste of Thai Express
• Boatyard Grill - lakefront view, classic American and seafood
• Hazelnut Kitchen - New American Restaurant in the nearby charming village of Trumansburg
• Cayuga Lake Creamery - ice cream!
• Simply Red Bistro great fix-priced 3 course dinner with a beautiful view of the lake. Pair with wines from their vineyard (45 minutes away).
• Dano's Heuriger On Seneca Austrian and German food on a hill overlooking Seneca Lake (1 hour away)
• The Stonecat Cafe - organic seasonal New American and great BBQ with an outdoor patio overlooking a gorgeous garden (1 hour away)
• Wine Trails - each Finger Lake has dozens of vineyards and hard cider makers. They usually offer tastings and for a couple of bucks you can try half a dozen of tasty beverages.
• Cayuga Lake
• Seneca Lake
• Bars, Brew Pups, & Breweries
• Chapter House - best beer selection in Ithaca. Rustic and no food (but free popcorn!)
• Felicia's Atomic Lounge - best innovative mixed drinks in town and reasonably priced
• Ithaca Beer Company
• Rooster Fish Brewing (1 hour away)
• Middle Ages Brewing Comp (Syracuse)
• Empire Brewing Co (Syracuse)
• Landmark Brewing Co

Registry

All our registries are at www.weddingchannel.com