Is no news good news? For me, usually no. So in the hopes of creating a new beginning of sorts, I am returning to my little green blog. No longer a wedding info site. Now it's a real online journal! For a while...
New developments:
Sad stuff:
My stepfather died almost two months ago and because of this things have changed around here. I miss him terribly, more than I had imagined. And had I imagined what it would be like because he was very ill... My mother is staying with us. Not sure for how long. Maybe forever? Hmm. I love her dearly but it has been hard. We're in "adjustment mode."
Good stuff:
Ian has started shooting interviews for his long awaited, very exciting, Peter Ivers doc. Yay!
I am (sort of) studying for the GRE and getting ready to apply for a new MA program at USC...
I'm also fresh from to back to back MB projects, one in Vilnius, Lithuania and the other in NY. Check them out!
Also, two more in the works: Broke People's Baroque Peoples' Theater at GrandArts in KC, MO and a series of performances and video installation for MOCA's 30th Bday party...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Where we are.
Ian and I are staying at the London House Bed & Breakfast Saturday and Sunday nights. Here is a map.
Also here is a map of the Mill and the Music Centre.
Also here is a map of the Mill and the Music Centre.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Party!
210 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
Sandy & Jenny's Loft
- Upstairs from the Queen Mother Cafe
8pm-?
416-707-8399
Two nights before our wedding in Guelph, we are having a fun BYOB cocktail/dance party at our friend's loft in downtown Toronto to celebrate with our friends from Canada, NYC, Los Angeles and Europe, who will probably only be in the same place this one time... so in the words of Kevin Rowland and his group Dexys Midnight Runners (and The Emerald Express)... "Let's Make This Precious"!
Toronto, ON
Sandy & Jenny's Loft
- Upstairs from the Queen Mother Cafe
8pm-?
416-707-8399
Two nights before our wedding in Guelph, we are having a fun BYOB cocktail/dance party at our friend's loft in downtown Toronto to celebrate with our friends from Canada, NYC, Los Angeles and Europe, who will probably only be in the same place this one time... so in the words of Kevin Rowland and his group Dexys Midnight Runners (and The Emerald Express)... "Let's Make This Precious"!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Toronto Travel Tips From Anne Marshall
Thanks Anne!
Here's what she wrote...
Link to article about my neighborhood:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/travel/05surfacing.html
and here's the earlier one that gives a good rundown of things to do on a short trip to Toronto:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/travel/17hours.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt
The other Toronto "musts" I would personally recommend are:
- Kensington Market (and Chinatown) - particularly Jumbo Empanada and King's Cafe for the vegetarians
http://www.kensington-market.ca/Default.asp?id=1&l=1
- The Bata Shoe Museum on Bloor, just west of University (around the corner from the ROM) - the world's only footwear museum, and it's amazing how much you learn about a civilization from its shoes
http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/
- Casa Loma (truly awesome grande olde mansion, totally decadent turn o' the century living)
http://www.casaloma.org/
- The TTC - especially riding the streetcar along Queen from the Beaches to the Roncesvalles turnoff - takes 90 minutes for the entire journey and you see the entire city for $2.75 - if you buy a day pass you can hop on and off for something like $6
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/streetcar/4101.shtml
- shopping on Queen between Bathurst and Trinity Bellwoods Park at Gore Vale (Sandy's old street)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Street_West
- Roncesvalles from Marion up to Howard Park (little Poland, and fun shopping)
http://www.roncesvallesvillage.ca/
and finally, MY NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR GUESTS WHO WANT TO RECOVER FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S FESTIVITIES and a truly great time in the late afternoon-early evening in the summer in Toronto:
- Gypsy Jazz at the Communist's Daughter, 1149 Dundas St. West (just west of Ossington) Saturdays 4:30 - 8:00 pm - amazing Django Reinhardt-style quartet plays classic standards and jazz stuff, fronted by our friend Michael J., a singing, trumpet-playing bartender who performs as he waits on your table and uses the drink shaker as percussion. NO COVER but they do pass the hat.
Nighttime recommendations: good, non-shitty dancing fun on Saturday night can be found in various places.
IN KENSINGTON MARKET:
at The Boat (158 Augusta Ave.)
at Neutral (349A College St. - entrance on Augusta)
ON WEST QUEEN WEST:
at Wrongbar (1279 Queen St. West at Lansdowne)
at the Drake
IN "DUNDOSSINGTON" (Sandy's coinage, we like it)
at The Sparrow (92 Ossington halfway between Queen and Dundas)
at The Dakota Tavern (to live country/rock/soul, my favourite live venue & my friends' place, 249 Ossington just north of Dundas, diagonally across from the best tiny bar in Toronto, The Communist's Daughter)
My favourite restaurants in the city for vegetarians:
- Fresh (three locations - Spadina at Richmond, Bloor at Spadina, and Queen at Crawford)
http://www.freshrestaurants.ca/
- King's Cafe in Kensington Market
http://www.kingscafe.com/
- Live on Dupont (raw food place)
http://www.martiniboys.com/Toronto/Live-Organic-Food-Bar-review.html
Great Brunch Places:
- Easy (Queen and Roncesvalles)
http://easybreakfast.ca/
- Universal Grill (on Dupont, just a block north of Bloor & Ossington)
http://www.universalgrill.ca/
- The Swan (892 Queen W. at Crawford)
- The Queen Mother (not my favourite food-wise, but right below Sandy's apartment, literally - and they do greyhounds by the pitcher)
and for a rollicking pre-wedding treat on Sunday, the Bluegrass Brunch at the Dakota tavern starts at 11 am and is amazing for both food and music
http://www.thedakotatavern.com/
Hope this is helpful! Tell anyone you want that they can always call me if they need help or directions or recommendations of any kind.
love, Anne xoxo
Here's what she wrote...
Link to article about my neighborhood:
http://travel.nytimes.com/
and here's the earlier one that gives a good rundown of things to do on a short trip to Toronto:
http://travel.nytimes.com/
The other Toronto "musts" I would personally recommend are:
- Kensington Market (and Chinatown) - particularly Jumbo Empanada and King's Cafe for the vegetarians
http://www.kensington-market.
- The Bata Shoe Museum on Bloor, just west of University (around the corner from the ROM) - the world's only footwear museum, and it's amazing how much you learn about a civilization from its shoes
http://www.batashoemuseum.ca/
- Casa Loma (truly awesome grande olde mansion, totally decadent turn o' the century living)
http://www.casaloma.org/
- The TTC - especially riding the streetcar along Queen from the Beaches to the Roncesvalles turnoff - takes 90 minutes for the entire journey and you see the entire city for $2.75 - if you buy a day pass you can hop on and off for something like $6
http://transit.toronto.on.ca/
- shopping on Queen between Bathurst and Trinity Bellwoods Park at Gore Vale (Sandy's old street)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
- Roncesvalles from Marion up to Howard Park (little Poland, and fun shopping)
http://www.
and finally, MY NUMBER ONE RECOMMENDATION FOR YOUR GUESTS WHO WANT TO RECOVER FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S FESTIVITIES and a truly great time in the late afternoon-early evening in the summer in Toronto:
- Gypsy Jazz at the Communist's Daughter, 1149 Dundas St. West (just west of Ossington) Saturdays 4:30 - 8:00 pm - amazing Django Reinhardt-style quartet plays classic standards and jazz stuff, fronted by our friend Michael J., a singing, trumpet-playing bartender who performs as he waits on your table and uses the drink shaker as percussion. NO COVER but they do pass the hat.
Nighttime recommendations: good, non-shitty dancing fun on Saturday night can be found in various places.
IN KENSINGTON MARKET:
at The Boat (158 Augusta Ave.)
at Neutral (349A College St. - entrance on Augusta)
ON WEST QUEEN WEST:
at Wrongbar (1279 Queen St. West at Lansdowne)
at the Drake
IN "DUNDOSSINGTON" (Sandy's coinage, we like it)
at The Sparrow (92 Ossington halfway between Queen and Dundas)
at The Dakota Tavern (to live country/rock/soul, my favourite live venue & my friends' place, 249 Ossington just north of Dundas, diagonally across from the best tiny bar in Toronto, The Communist's Daughter)
My favourite restaurants in the city for vegetarians:
- Fresh (three locations - Spadina at Richmond, Bloor at Spadina, and Queen at Crawford)
http://www.freshrestaurants.
- King's Cafe in Kensington Market
http://www.kingscafe.com/
- Live on Dupont (raw food place)
http://www.martiniboys.com/
Great Brunch Places:
- Easy (Queen and Roncesvalles)
http://easybreakfast.ca/
- Universal Grill (on Dupont, just a block north of Bloor & Ossington)
http://www.universalgrill.ca/
- The Swan (892 Queen W. at Crawford)
- The Queen Mother (not my favourite food-wise, but right below Sandy's apartment, literally - and they do greyhounds by the pitcher)
and for a rollicking pre-wedding treat on Sunday, the Bluegrass Brunch at the Dakota tavern starts at 11 am and is amazing for both food and music
http://www.thedakotatavern.
Hope this is helpful! Tell anyone you want that they can always call me if they need help or directions or recommendations of any kind.
love, Anne xoxo
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
rental car...
This Canadian independent site is a lot cheaper than Priceline or Hotwire. Even with tax these come out to under $25/day:
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Gifts
Hello Wedding Invitees:
We have had a lot of inquiries about gifts for our upcoming wedding. We haven’t registered anywhere, partly because we are traveling to our own wedding and cannot really accommodate any gifts in our luggage and also because we already have a house full of everything we want or need here in Los Angeles. What we would really like is to take a trip together to the British Isles next June; something we’ve always talked about doing in our nine years together but haven’t been able to afford. Our plan is that we take our time, drive around the countryside from place to place and stay in nice ‘olde’ inns and things like that. So, we have opened a special savings account for this purpose and we would be very pleased and appreciative to accept gifts toward our belated-honeymoon fund. We know that a lot of you are traveling from far and wide to attend our wedding, so we are considering that to be a priceless gift in itself, but if you are still planning to give us something, helping to make this long-awaited voyage a reality would be a gift we would truly enjoy and cherish forever. Presentations will be accepted at the wedding reception or you can write ianandjadeshoneymoon@gmail.com to make other arrangements.
Sincerely,
Ian & Jade
Friday, June 5, 2009
Link to book directly online at Holiday Inn Guelph
Book a room at the Holiday Inn Guelph using the Gordon Marshall Wedding group rate.
Email: reservations@holidayinnguelph.ca
Or Call: 519-836-0231
Make sure you give the event code "GMW" and get the group rate ($104.99).
Book early to get rooms facing the pool / atrium area. There are other rooms that are less nice outside of the atrium tower and in the interior section of the building.
Email: reservations@holidayinnguelph.ca
Or Call: 519-836-0231
Make sure you give the event code "GMW" and get the group rate ($104.99).
Book early to get rooms facing the pool / atrium area. There are other rooms that are less nice outside of the atrium tower and in the interior section of the building.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wedding Info!
Wedding weekend July 24-26, 2009 schedule:
The wedding is at 3pm on Sunday the 26th, in Guelph at the Goldie Mill, 75 Cardigan Street. Reception will be next door at the Guelph Youth Music Centre...
We are going to have a big, co-ed bachelor/bachelorette dance party Friday night, the 24th, at our friend, Sandy Gordon's loft in downtown Toronto on Queen Street. All are welcome. We will post exact address and directions soon.
Saturday the 25th, Jade and Ian will be driving to Guelph for last minute preparations. Guests can choose to stay in Toronto for city sightseeing on Saturday or drive to the Guelph-area to see some of the Canadian countryside.
So, a great way to do the weekend would be to arrive in Toronto by Friday the 24th, come to the party at Sandy's and stay the night in Toronto. Saturday is a "free day" ideal for sightseeing around Toronto, Guelph or other parts of Southwestern Ontario (see below). One could stay the night in Toronto or Guelph on Saturday; they are 50 minutes apart, so it is possible to spend the day in Toronto and the night in Guelph and be well sorted for the wedding! You will want to stay in Guelph on Sunday night; the reception will run pretty late and there will probably be some of you who might want to go out afterward. Guelph is a fun college town with lots of bars.
There is a very popular outdoor music festival, Hillside Festival, with tons of bands (folk-oriented) happening at Guelph Lake all weekend; Buffy Sainte-Marie is headlining Saturday night. It is close to sold out, but if you act now you may be able to get tickets (try Craig's list, too). There are artisans selling stuff, a good organic-type food expo and Canadian adventure hippies in droves for your amusement.
If you're not getting a rental car and need to figure out how / when to get to Guelph, we are working on coordinating travel for the guests between Toronto and Guelph using carpooling or perhaps a rental passenger van. More on that later, but let us know if this is an issue for you and we'll be sure to help work something out.
Airport
We recommend Toronto Pearson YYZ
Hotels
Guelph:
Holiday Inn Guelph 80s Atrium style w/ pool, hot tub, sauna & gym; short, convenient cab ride to the wedding venue & downtown. Literally across the street from the giant, government-run liquor store and the mall- where you can score some food-court poutine!
They are giving us a special group rate of $104.99 Canadian per room (two double beds or one Queen with pull out); it doesn't matter if there's 1 or 4 of you in a room, the rate stays the same; so this can be done on the cheap if you Koozie and Skeleton Boy-types shack up together! We will have a direct link with the rate and everything set-up very soon, but if you want to book early you can call (519) 836-0231 and tell them you are with the Marshall-Gordon wedding w/ a special rate of $104 (as per Melody Lau). That's a bit less than 100 in US dollars; for you thrifty ones, split four ways it will probably run you 25 bucks a piece. Book sooner than later, especially if you're planning on staying Saturday the 25th night in Guelph. It's unlikely that Sun the 26th will sell out, but book in advance to be sure and get the cheap rate.
Delta A Brand new hotel close to our wedding venue.
Ramada Inn Guelph We heard they may be having a room sale if you book soon. Recently renovated and probably the closest of the three.
All of these are a cheap cab ride from the wedding venue / downtown Guelph (ie $10 or less).
Here are a couple of other links to hotels in the area:
Canadian Hotel Guide
Guelph B&Bs
Toronto:
Hilton
Literally stumbling distance from our pre-wedding party Friday night and in the middle of a fun/hip shopping area. This Hilton is on Peter Street; the other Hiltons are far away and not ideal.
Drake Hotel
A busy, very trendy hotel with a good restaurant. Kind of like The Standard (LA) or The Gramercy (NY) of Toronto. A short cab ride from Sandy & Jenny's pad.
Gladstone Hotel
Recently remodeled, very pretty place in fun area. Karaoke Saturday night! Right next to The Drake.
Royal York
If you want to go fancy and historic; think The Park Plaza... also a quick cab ride from Sandy's.
Some of you poor Angelenos / New Yorkers may want to consider staying the Toronto night(s) at Sandy & Jenny's place, they have room to sleep about 8 and have kindly offered to accommodate some of you... so let us know and we'll pencil you in.
Here are some links to some pretty towns nearby that are worth visiting if you are sick of the urban grind (and if you're renting a car):
Elora
Closest to Guelph, a very pretty town and home to the famous Elora Gorge and waterfalls. Spend the day tubing down the river. Fun and Relaxing! Bring your swimsuit!
http://www.elora.info/
Niagara Falls/Niagara-On-The-Lake (where they filmed The Dead Zone!)
A little out of the way, but an international tourist destination which takes about 90 minutes to get to from Toronto or Guelph (it's like a triangular trip, dude!)
See the falls and/or take a death-defying, wet ride on a jetboat! Eek! Fun!
http://www.infoniagara.com/
http://www.whirlpooljet.com/
St. Jacobs
Nice Mennonite town! Yummy baked goods, antiques, etc. 30ish minutes from Guelph.
http://www.stjacobs.com/
Stratford
Picturesque theatre town with lots of little artsy shops and restaurants! About an hour past Guelph (heading from Toronto).
http://www.welcometostratford.com/
It's a bit of a hike, but the most beautiful place to visit would be the Muskoka region and the lovely lakes up north (near Georgian Bay) if you want to make the extra effort.
More info to come!!!! Keep checking back for further details...
xoxoo J & I
The wedding is at 3pm on Sunday the 26th, in Guelph at the Goldie Mill, 75 Cardigan Street. Reception will be next door at the Guelph Youth Music Centre...
We are going to have a big, co-ed bachelor/bachelorette dance party Friday night, the 24th, at our friend, Sandy Gordon's loft in downtown Toronto on Queen Street. All are welcome. We will post exact address and directions soon.
Saturday the 25th, Jade and Ian will be driving to Guelph for last minute preparations. Guests can choose to stay in Toronto for city sightseeing on Saturday or drive to the Guelph-area to see some of the Canadian countryside.
So, a great way to do the weekend would be to arrive in Toronto by Friday the 24th, come to the party at Sandy's and stay the night in Toronto. Saturday is a "free day" ideal for sightseeing around Toronto, Guelph or other parts of Southwestern Ontario (see below). One could stay the night in Toronto or Guelph on Saturday; they are 50 minutes apart, so it is possible to spend the day in Toronto and the night in Guelph and be well sorted for the wedding! You will want to stay in Guelph on Sunday night; the reception will run pretty late and there will probably be some of you who might want to go out afterward. Guelph is a fun college town with lots of bars.
There is a very popular outdoor music festival, Hillside Festival, with tons of bands (folk-oriented) happening at Guelph Lake all weekend; Buffy Sainte-Marie is headlining Saturday night. It is close to sold out, but if you act now you may be able to get tickets (try Craig's list, too). There are artisans selling stuff, a good organic-type food expo and Canadian adventure hippies in droves for your amusement.
If you're not getting a rental car and need to figure out how / when to get to Guelph, we are working on coordinating travel for the guests between Toronto and Guelph using carpooling or perhaps a rental passenger van. More on that later, but let us know if this is an issue for you and we'll be sure to help work something out.
Airport
We recommend Toronto Pearson YYZ
Hotels
Guelph:
Holiday Inn Guelph 80s Atrium style w/ pool, hot tub, sauna & gym; short, convenient cab ride to the wedding venue & downtown. Literally across the street from the giant, government-run liquor store and the mall- where you can score some food-court poutine!
They are giving us a special group rate of $104.99 Canadian per room (two double beds or one Queen with pull out); it doesn't matter if there's 1 or 4 of you in a room, the rate stays the same; so this can be done on the cheap if you Koozie and Skeleton Boy-types shack up together! We will have a direct link with the rate and everything set-up very soon, but if you want to book early you can call (519) 836-0231 and tell them you are with the Marshall-Gordon wedding w/ a special rate of $104 (as per Melody Lau). That's a bit less than 100 in US dollars; for you thrifty ones, split four ways it will probably run you 25 bucks a piece. Book sooner than later, especially if you're planning on staying Saturday the 25th night in Guelph. It's unlikely that Sun the 26th will sell out, but book in advance to be sure and get the cheap rate.
Delta A Brand new hotel close to our wedding venue.
Ramada Inn Guelph We heard they may be having a room sale if you book soon. Recently renovated and probably the closest of the three.
All of these are a cheap cab ride from the wedding venue / downtown Guelph (ie $10 or less).
Here are a couple of other links to hotels in the area:
Canadian Hotel Guide
Guelph B&Bs
Toronto:
Hilton
Literally stumbling distance from our pre-wedding party Friday night and in the middle of a fun/hip shopping area. This Hilton is on Peter Street; the other Hiltons are far away and not ideal.
Drake Hotel
A busy, very trendy hotel with a good restaurant. Kind of like The Standard (LA) or The Gramercy (NY) of Toronto. A short cab ride from Sandy & Jenny's pad.
Gladstone Hotel
Recently remodeled, very pretty place in fun area. Karaoke Saturday night! Right next to The Drake.
Royal York
If you want to go fancy and historic; think The Park Plaza... also a quick cab ride from Sandy's.
Some of you poor Angelenos / New Yorkers may want to consider staying the Toronto night(s) at Sandy & Jenny's place, they have room to sleep about 8 and have kindly offered to accommodate some of you... so let us know and we'll pencil you in.
Here are some links to some pretty towns nearby that are worth visiting if you are sick of the urban grind (and if you're renting a car):
Elora
Closest to Guelph, a very pretty town and home to the famous Elora Gorge and waterfalls. Spend the day tubing down the river. Fun and Relaxing! Bring your swimsuit!
http://www.elora.info/
Niagara Falls/Niagara-On-The-Lake (where they filmed The Dead Zone!)
A little out of the way, but an international tourist destination which takes about 90 minutes to get to from Toronto or Guelph (it's like a triangular trip, dude!)
See the falls and/or take a death-defying, wet ride on a jetboat! Eek! Fun!
http://www.infoniagara.com/
http://www.whirlpooljet.com/
St. Jacobs
Nice Mennonite town! Yummy baked goods, antiques, etc. 30ish minutes from Guelph.
http://www.stjacobs.com/
Stratford
Picturesque theatre town with lots of little artsy shops and restaurants! About an hour past Guelph (heading from Toronto).
http://www.welcometostratford.
It's a bit of a hike, but the most beautiful place to visit would be the Muskoka region and the lovely lakes up north (near Georgian Bay) if you want to make the extra effort.
More info to come!!!! Keep checking back for further details...
xoxoo J & I
Sunday, April 5, 2009
More info to come!
I'm about to transform my blog into something new! Please check back for important wedding related updates! xo Jade
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