Welcome to our Wedding Blog. We'll call it a Wog.
We're looking forward to celebrating with all of you - our loved ones - and hope you can all make it to the woods of CT.
The Location: Yelping Hill
We're looking forward to celebrating with all of you - our loved ones - and hope you can all make it to the woods of CT.
The Location: Yelping Hill
Yelping Hill is located in the Berkshire foothills in Northwest Connecticut just outside the town of West Cornwall. It is a collectively owned and operated community that was founded in 1922. There are approximately twenty families who hold leaseholds at Yelping Hill, some families for three generations.
This photo (above) is of the Riesman cabin, taken from the edge of the large meadow where the ceremony will take place.
In this photo, the Barn, where many of the weekend activities will take place, was originally the community's meeting house and kitchen. The cabins themselves were built without private kitchens and the members would all dine together in the Barn. Many of the cabins now do have functional kitchens, but the Barn is still the site of communal holiday weekend meals, plays, readings, music, etc. In August, there should be leaves on the trees.
Accomodations
There are a wide range of possibilities at Yelping Hill or in the surrounding areas. Ranging from camping in a tent-village at Yelping Hill (with bathroom nearby) to quaint Bed & Breakfasts, there are a lot of possibilities for every budget. Since it's sometimes difficult to figure out lodging from afar, Ben's sister, Amanda Riesman is serving as "housing coordinator" or perhaps "shepherd" is the right term. If you are thinking about trying to book a room, you are strongly encouraged to email her at amandadora@riesman.com
If you wish to snoop around on your own, here are a list of possibilities in the area:
Cathedral Pines
Cornwall Village
http://cathedralpinesfarm.com/
860-672-6747 John & Nancy Calhoun
$255 per night
Two rooms with private bath
Amy de Neergaard Buck
Cornwall Village
adbuck@optonline.net
860 672-6589
6 bedroom house
100/night per room
Cornwall Inn
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.cornwallinn.com/index.html
860.672.6884
13 rooms $169-$189 (2 brm suite $239) includes breakfast Stacy
Breadloaf Mountain Lodge
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.breadloafmountainlodge.com/
(860) 672-6064 Terri & Marty
5 cottages/1 lodge ~$300/night
The Amselhaus
Cornwall Bridge
http://theamselhaus.com/
860-248-3155
Robin Vogel
2 units, 3 bdrms each 600 & 675/wknd
Hitching Post
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.cthitchingpostmotel.com/
860-672-6219 12 bdrms $95-$125 2-night min
Mr. Petel
BEYOND CORNWALL
Mary Stuart House
Goshen http://www.marystuarthouse.com/index.html (860) 491-2260
Simmon's Way
Millerton, NY http://www.simmonsway.com (518) 789-6235
Wake Robin Inn
Lakeville http://www.wakerobininn.com/ 860-435-2000
Locust Tree
Canaan http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/connecticut-canaan-locusttreebedandbreakfast.html 860-824-7163
Hopkin's Inn
Warren http://www.thehopkinsinn.com/newsite/Welcome.html 860 868-7295
Order of Events
Friday, Aug13th 7pm
Dinner at the Barn, Music and Bonfire (weather permitting)
Everyone is invited, and encouraged to show up anytime on Friday. At Yelping Hill there's a longstanding tradition of playing music around the campfire, so If you are a musician, feel free to bring an instrument and a song, and if you are a music-lover, bring your love of music and be ready to have a good time. About the Dinner: We'll feed anyone and everyone who shows up (and it'll be good!). We'd love it if you could include in your RSVP a yes or no if you plan on coming for dinner on Friday for the right amount of food.
Saturday, Aug 14th 9-11am
Pancake Breakfast at the Barn. Hosted by friend and neighbor Dave Cadwell, famously and formerly of Cadwell's Corner, the best breakfast place this side of the Housatonic... Dave will serve up a wopping batch of his signature pancakes with real maple syrup (yes, he taps his own trees)
Croquet, Horseshoes, Swimming at the Lake, and other appetite-building activities will follow.
3:30pm Ceremony in the Riesman meadow.
4:30pm Reception begins down at the Barn.
Cocktails & Musical Toasts. Friends are encouraged to bring an instrument and dedicate a song to Ben and Catherine. All talent levels are encouraged to participate. A house guitar, mic and PA will be available. Collaborations with accompanists are possible. More info to follow.
6:30pm Dinner and revelry into the night.
Sunday, Aug 15th 9:30am
Breakfast at the Barn
Please join us at the lake before you leave
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RSVP!
We love you all and you are strongly encouraged to come and be with us for our weekend celebration. But if you can't make it, this is understood and you are forgiven in advance. Either way, Please Respond to birdsallriesman@gmail.com at your earliest convenience (hopefully before the 1st of May). Please also indicate whether or not you plan on coming on Friday night for dinner.
Thanks...
to Suzanne and Amanda Riesman, Mark and Laura Birdsall, and the entire Yelping Hill community. We'd also like to thank Josh Dubler and Lisa Cerami, who had a wonderful Wedding at Yelping Hill last summer, and from whom we are borrowing many things, including wine glasses, plates, as well as ideas and entire passages of text.
Cornwall Village
http://cathedralpinesfarm.com/
860-672-6747 John & Nancy Calhoun
$255 per night
Two rooms with private bath
Amy de Neergaard Buck
Cornwall Village
adbuck@optonline.net
860 672-6589
6 bedroom house
100/night per room
Cornwall Inn
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.cornwallinn.com/index.html
860.672.6884
13 rooms $169-$189 (2 brm suite $239) includes breakfast Stacy
Breadloaf Mountain Lodge
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.breadloafmountainlodge.com/
(860) 672-6064 Terri & Marty
5 cottages/1 lodge ~$300/night
The Amselhaus
Cornwall Bridge
http://theamselhaus.com/
860-248-3155
Robin Vogel
2 units, 3 bdrms each 600 & 675/wknd
Hitching Post
Cornwall Bridge
http://www.cthitchingpostmotel.com/
860-672-6219 12 bdrms $95-$125 2-night min
Mr. Petel
BEYOND CORNWALL
Mary Stuart House
Goshen http://www.marystuarthouse.com/index.html (860) 491-2260
Simmon's Way
Millerton, NY http://www.simmonsway.com (518) 789-6235
Wake Robin Inn
Lakeville http://www.wakerobininn.com/ 860-435-2000
Locust Tree
Canaan http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/connecticut-canaan-locusttreebedandbreakfast.html 860-824-7163
Hopkin's Inn
Warren http://www.thehopkinsinn.com/newsite/Welcome.html 860 868-7295
Order of Events
Friday, Aug13th 7pm
Dinner at the Barn, Music and Bonfire (weather permitting)
Everyone is invited, and encouraged to show up anytime on Friday. At Yelping Hill there's a longstanding tradition of playing music around the campfire, so If you are a musician, feel free to bring an instrument and a song, and if you are a music-lover, bring your love of music and be ready to have a good time. About the Dinner: We'll feed anyone and everyone who shows up (and it'll be good!). We'd love it if you could include in your RSVP a yes or no if you plan on coming for dinner on Friday for the right amount of food.
Saturday, Aug 14th 9-11am
Pancake Breakfast at the Barn. Hosted by friend and neighbor Dave Cadwell, famously and formerly of Cadwell's Corner, the best breakfast place this side of the Housatonic... Dave will serve up a wopping batch of his signature pancakes with real maple syrup (yes, he taps his own trees)
Croquet, Horseshoes, Swimming at the Lake, and other appetite-building activities will follow.
3:30pm Ceremony in the Riesman meadow.
4:30pm Reception begins down at the Barn.
Cocktails & Musical Toasts. Friends are encouraged to bring an instrument and dedicate a song to Ben and Catherine. All talent levels are encouraged to participate. A house guitar, mic and PA will be available. Collaborations with accompanists are possible. More info to follow.
6:30pm Dinner and revelry into the night.
Sunday, Aug 15th 9:30am
Breakfast at the Barn
Please join us at the lake before you leave
----
RSVP!
We love you all and you are strongly encouraged to come and be with us for our weekend celebration. But if you can't make it, this is understood and you are forgiven in advance. Either way, Please Respond to birdsallriesman@gmail.com at your earliest convenience (hopefully before the 1st of May). Please also indicate whether or not you plan on coming on Friday night for dinner.
Thanks...
to Suzanne and Amanda Riesman, Mark and Laura Birdsall, and the entire Yelping Hill community. We'd also like to thank Josh Dubler and Lisa Cerami, who had a wonderful Wedding at Yelping Hill last summer, and from whom we are borrowing many things, including wine glasses, plates, as well as ideas and entire passages of text.
