Come Celebrate :: Laura & Giles 7.3.2010

Attire :: Country Cocktail

For the Ladies:

Lightweight Summer Evening dresses and shoes appropriate for a ceremony in the field and dinner and dancing in the Big Red Barn!

For the Gents:

Summer Suits and Boots!

Texas summers are hot even into the evenings! Please dress to be outside and comfortable.

Directions :: Maps

Graceland Ranch is just a few miles North of Jefferson on Highway 59. From the intersection of US 59 and Texas 49, at the light in town, go 4.5 miles. You will go up a small hill just before the turn off to the driveway. Pull off on to the right shoulder and watch traffic both ways as you make the left turn into Graceland. The drive is lined with Magnolia trees and a white fence.

Click on the links below for maps:

Jefferson to Graceland Ranch
DFW Airport to Jefferson
Shreveport Airport to Jefferson
East Texas Regional Airport to Jefferson

Gift Registry :: Our Home

Kitchen
http://www.williamsonoma.com/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/wedding/homepage
Silverware
http://www.fitzsu.com/
Formal Service Ware
http://www.niemanmarcus.com/
Bed + Bath
http://www.macys.com/

Things to Do :: Places to See

Historic Jefferson
www.jefferson-texas.com
www.jeffersontx.com
Caddo Lake
www.caddolake.org
www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/caddo_lake/
www.caddo-lake.net
Lake O’ the Pines
www.lakeothepines.com
4th of July Celebrations
www.jeffersontx.com/july4th
Golf

Coming soon!
Restaurants

We will add our favorites!

Travel :: Accommodation

Flights
The closest International Airport to Jefferson is Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). It is a 3 hour drive from Jefferson so you will need to rent a car at the airport.

If you don’t want such a long drive, you can fly into the East Texas Regional Airport near Longview, Texas (GGG) or Shreveport, Louisiana (SHV). Both airports are just over an hour drive from the ranch. Flights into GGG are operated by American Airlines and connect through DFW. Flights into SHV are operated by Continental Airlines and are typically routed through Houston.

Please book your flights soon as the wedding falls on a Holiday weekend and they may get pricey closer to the date. Once you have booked send us your flight info. If enough people are arriving at DFW or SHV/GGG close to the same time, we may try to arrange shuttles from the airport!

Bed & Breakfasts :: Hotels
Jefferson is filled with quaint B&B’s and Inns. The town is small and most places are within walking distance of the main town square. Here are some of the ones we like:

The Jefferson Hotel
www.historicjeffersonhotel.com

The Governor's House

www.thegovernorshouse.com
Captain’s Castle
www.captainscastle.com
Alley-McKay House
www.mckayhouse.com
The Carriage House
www.carriagehousejefferson.com
The Hale House Inn
www.thehalehouseinn.com
The Claiborne House
www.claibornehousebnb.com
Chez Lafayette
www.chezlafayette.com
Falling Leaves
www.fallingleavesinn.com
Stillwater Inn
www.stillwaterinn.com
Scarlett O'Hardy B&B
www.scarlettohardy.com/bandb.htm

Feel free to browse all the options and find the one you like here:
www.jefferson-texas.com
www.jeffersontx.com
www.visitjeffersontexas.com

Save the Date :: 3 July 2010

Our Texas Wedding will be held at Graceland Ranch, the McAlpine family farm in East Texas, on July, 3 2010! We hope you can join us for the celebration. Jefferson Texas is the first town my family lived in when arriving in America. It’s an old Steamboat town on the river in piney woods of the South. Do plan to stay on for Fourth of July celebrations in town on Sunday. Jefferson boasts one of the best fireworks shows in the State! We are very excited for this special weekend!

Engaged :: 14 February 2010

Giles proposed to me under an old Oak Tree up the Canyon from our house. A delicious picnic, bubbly, hummingbirds, books on trees, and abundant sunshine made the day blissful! A hand-whittled wood ring now adorns my finger; a placeholder while we design a ring together!