Hello all,
Sorry to take up your time, but apparently there is a rumor afloat at least in this great little town of Newport that our wedding is an open invitation to the entire community. If you should hear this from some poor slob please make a correction to the misinformed! We are big enough and only dear family, friends and their guests were invited.
Thanks for your understanding.
Terry and Andrew
The wedding of Andrew Rodman and Terry Waldron, August 4th, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Here is some latest skinny from Nye Beach in advance of the big wedding shindig. Here you will find info on weather, potluck, wedding itinerary and errata.
Weather.
Be advised to dress appropriately for summer at the Oregon Coast. This can mean chilly winds and highs in the 50s. Think fleece, windbreaker and hat. It is generally 20 degrees colder at the Pacific than it is in the Valley, and likely more extreme of a difference if you are coming from afar. We want you all to be comfortable, peeps.
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:97365.1.99999
is a good link for weather forecast. I think Wunderground is a thinly veiled homage to the Weather Underground, itself an homage to a Dylan song. But i digress.
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/yhead/latest.c0.snap.jpg
is a webcam at Yaquina Head near the lighthouse, looking south at Newport, whereas
http://www.tripcheck.com/roadcams/cams/YaquinaBayJetty_pid645.jpg
is a cam atop the Yaquina Bay Bridge, looking west at the ocean. I like this one because it also gives the temp and windspeed, and is updated more frequently. When there is a heavy surf advisory, you can see a good waves being surfed from this cam as well. Not likely in the summer time.
Potluck/Food
Terry and i are providing albacore, champagne and wedding cake and some appetizers.
The albacore is an extremely clean fishery. Line-caught by hardworking local fisherfolk, who prove their mettle by occasionally sinking and feeding the aquatic food chain.
The champagne is top shelf, and the wedding cake will be handcrafted by Lori at Cafe Mundo, low glycemic, organic and eco-groovy on too many levels to mention.
Yes, the rest is up to you, dear attendees. This is a potluck. Bring a dish and keep it healthy. Be creative! Be not vexed by this ritual. For those who cannot travel with a dish from afar, there are scads of grocery stores nearby that offer up decent food to go. The Fred Meyers at the north end of town on 101 has a decent health food ghetto, and deli etc. For the full organic monty, there is Oceana Coop a few blocks SE from the intersection of Hwy 101 and 20. Also, on the Saturday prior to the big shindig, there is a way cool farmers market near City Hall.
Down on the Bayfront, there is fresh seafood to be had straight off the boat, and there is a great sushi restaurant, Sada's near Ripley's Believe it or Not at Mariner's square for take out platters, as well as the acclaimed Local Ocean restaurant at the east end of the strip, not to mention a wonderful Noodle Cafe at the west end. There is a decent Thai joint across the street from Noodles, and Sharks seafood, which features stream cooked seafood and an overbearing owner.
Libations
One of the reasons Cafe Mundo is so affordable to us is the no host bar. That means you pay a bartender. Mundo offers great beer pints, wines and a creative cocktail menu. If you are sipping on your own, please be discrete.
Wedding schedule in broad strokes at Cafe Mundo
4pm. Come and mingle.
5 - ceremony and post mingling
6 - dinner!
7 - cutting of the cake, toasts
Bands play 7-9, perhaps longer
Approx 10 - down to the beach, at the Nye Beach Turn around. for a bonfire and old-school beach party with music. This is a few blocks downhill from Cafe Mundo. Dress appropriately. Locals, bring firewood to throw on the pile!
Other Wedding Q&As
Gifts?
We don't need more store bought stuff, tho exemptions for handcrafted or artsy is A-OK, or donations to our honeymoon fund. If not, just your presence is present enough.
Ritual?
The ceremony will be a cultural mashup.
Wedding rings?
Not wanting to support the evil extractive mining industry, Terry and Andrew have scoured the yard-sales, estate sales and pawn shops and came up with some tasteful rings that are second hand, or fingered. Terry's engagement ring is a Rodman family heirloom, from Andrew's late grandmother Edith.
Does this mean you are settling down finally?
Terry and I will continue to maintain our original homes in N. Portland and Newport. Of the bouncing back and forth, and work travels et el, we foresee no change in lifestyle.
Rodman, normally you are the go-to person for freaky wedding toasts. Are you going to toast yourself and Terry?
There will be toast opportunity for celebrants, a kind of open mic, after the cutting of the cake. Be brief and punchy!
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What do i do in Newport?
Newport is interpretive center happy. For lighthouse buffs, there is a lighthouse interpretive center on Yaquina Head. My housemate Ernie stars as the lighthouse keeper in one of the film loops. At the actual lighthouse, overlooking the excellent seabird rookery there is a reproduction of a journal, showing a cross dressing lighthouse keeper.
On the way out there you will find a ADA compliant Tidepool Interpretive walk (to upper area of which you can view the surfers at Agate, which is where i surf). For maritime buffs, the newly opened Maritime Museum on the Bayfront is cool. For interested hikers the Mike Miller Interpretive Trail, in South Beach (directly east of Grey's Bargain Yard) is a great loop thru coastal forest zones. Also in S. Beach is the Oregon Coast Aquarium (about $15) and next door, for donation entry is the interactive Hatfield Marine Science Center Public Wing, outside of which there is a nice estuary walk interpretive trail.
If you want to get way from interpretive areas, the beach is a nice long walk from the N. Jetty at the South end of town (actually the N. Jetty) to Yaquina Head to the North. At the S. Beach Jetty, the access road is worth a trip to see up close boats coming in an out of the bar in the Pacific. There are paved and "primitive" trails at S. Jetty State Park. Safety Tip. Never turn your back on the ocean.
Newport has a working Bay front. This means there are legions of fish gut dripping forklifts weaving in an out of the tourist melee. The historic Bayhaven Tavern, and the Barge Inn are drenched in local color. This the 3rd largest deep sea port in the Oregon and hosts the largest fishing fleet in the NW. The non-denominational Fisherman's Memorial is atop the Yaquina Bay State Park attests to the body count, and there is also a great view of the N. Jetty, and down the stairs thru the woods, access to the a great state park near at the N. Jetty. If you want to get oriented on the doings of Newport, this is a decent site
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/
Food:
Cafe Mundo will be open for normal biz Fri and Sat prior to the Wedding. They offer "world beat cuisine," and feature live local music no cover. On Sat, world acclaimed visual artist Rick Bartow fronts his Americana blues band The Backseat Drivers. Across the street from Mundo is an excellent bakery/pizzaria Paninis, the owner of which just opened a wood-fired pizza joint on the bay front. Down the hill from Mundo a few blocks from the Nye Beach Turnaround, is the Nye Beach Market Deli, which has arguably the best breakfast and lunch in town. Clam Chowder? Stop asking about clam chowder! Nine miles east up the bay front is a great Oyster Farm.
The area
Way north of Newport and bit north of Lincoln City, Cascade Head is an excellent hike. Lincoln City has Devils Lake and boast the world's shortest river, the D river, so short they couldn't get all the Devil in there. Depoe bay has the world's smallest harbor and other Devils include Devil's Punchbowl at Otter Rock, and Devil's Churn south of Yachats. Get your Devil out.
Signed Andrew and Terry, newly conjoined.
Weather.
Be advised to dress appropriately for summer at the Oregon Coast. This can mean chilly winds and highs in the 50s. Think fleece, windbreaker and hat. It is generally 20 degrees colder at the Pacific than it is in the Valley, and likely more extreme of a difference if you are coming from afar. We want you all to be comfortable, peeps.
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:97365.1.99999
is a good link for weather forecast. I think Wunderground is a thinly veiled homage to the Weather Underground, itself an homage to a Dylan song. But i digress.
http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu/yhead/latest.c0.snap.jpg
is a webcam at Yaquina Head near the lighthouse, looking south at Newport, whereas
http://www.tripcheck.com/roadcams/cams/YaquinaBayJetty_pid645.jpg
is a cam atop the Yaquina Bay Bridge, looking west at the ocean. I like this one because it also gives the temp and windspeed, and is updated more frequently. When there is a heavy surf advisory, you can see a good waves being surfed from this cam as well. Not likely in the summer time.
Potluck/Food
Terry and i are providing albacore, champagne and wedding cake and some appetizers.
The albacore is an extremely clean fishery. Line-caught by hardworking local fisherfolk, who prove their mettle by occasionally sinking and feeding the aquatic food chain.
The champagne is top shelf, and the wedding cake will be handcrafted by Lori at Cafe Mundo, low glycemic, organic and eco-groovy on too many levels to mention.
Yes, the rest is up to you, dear attendees. This is a potluck. Bring a dish and keep it healthy. Be creative! Be not vexed by this ritual. For those who cannot travel with a dish from afar, there are scads of grocery stores nearby that offer up decent food to go. The Fred Meyers at the north end of town on 101 has a decent health food ghetto, and deli etc. For the full organic monty, there is Oceana Coop a few blocks SE from the intersection of Hwy 101 and 20. Also, on the Saturday prior to the big shindig, there is a way cool farmers market near City Hall.
Down on the Bayfront, there is fresh seafood to be had straight off the boat, and there is a great sushi restaurant, Sada's near Ripley's Believe it or Not at Mariner's square for take out platters, as well as the acclaimed Local Ocean restaurant at the east end of the strip, not to mention a wonderful Noodle Cafe at the west end. There is a decent Thai joint across the street from Noodles, and Sharks seafood, which features stream cooked seafood and an overbearing owner.
Libations
One of the reasons Cafe Mundo is so affordable to us is the no host bar. That means you pay a bartender. Mundo offers great beer pints, wines and a creative cocktail menu. If you are sipping on your own, please be discrete.
Wedding schedule in broad strokes at Cafe Mundo
4pm. Come and mingle.
5 - ceremony and post mingling
6 - dinner!
7 - cutting of the cake, toasts
Bands play 7-9, perhaps longer
Approx 10 - down to the beach, at the Nye Beach Turn around. for a bonfire and old-school beach party with music. This is a few blocks downhill from Cafe Mundo. Dress appropriately. Locals, bring firewood to throw on the pile!
Other Wedding Q&As
Gifts?
We don't need more store bought stuff, tho exemptions for handcrafted or artsy is A-OK, or donations to our honeymoon fund. If not, just your presence is present enough.
Ritual?
The ceremony will be a cultural mashup.
Wedding rings?
Not wanting to support the evil extractive mining industry, Terry and Andrew have scoured the yard-sales, estate sales and pawn shops and came up with some tasteful rings that are second hand, or fingered. Terry's engagement ring is a Rodman family heirloom, from Andrew's late grandmother Edith.
Does this mean you are settling down finally?
Terry and I will continue to maintain our original homes in N. Portland and Newport. Of the bouncing back and forth, and work travels et el, we foresee no change in lifestyle.
Rodman, normally you are the go-to person for freaky wedding toasts. Are you going to toast yourself and Terry?
There will be toast opportunity for celebrants, a kind of open mic, after the cutting of the cake. Be brief and punchy!
````````
What do i do in Newport?
Newport is interpretive center happy. For lighthouse buffs, there is a lighthouse interpretive center on Yaquina Head. My housemate Ernie stars as the lighthouse keeper in one of the film loops. At the actual lighthouse, overlooking the excellent seabird rookery there is a reproduction of a journal, showing a cross dressing lighthouse keeper.
On the way out there you will find a ADA compliant Tidepool Interpretive walk (to upper area of which you can view the surfers at Agate, which is where i surf). For maritime buffs, the newly opened Maritime Museum on the Bayfront is cool. For interested hikers the Mike Miller Interpretive Trail, in South Beach (directly east of Grey's Bargain Yard) is a great loop thru coastal forest zones. Also in S. Beach is the Oregon Coast Aquarium (about $15) and next door, for donation entry is the interactive Hatfield Marine Science Center Public Wing, outside of which there is a nice estuary walk interpretive trail.
If you want to get way from interpretive areas, the beach is a nice long walk from the N. Jetty at the South end of town (actually the N. Jetty) to Yaquina Head to the North. At the S. Beach Jetty, the access road is worth a trip to see up close boats coming in an out of the bar in the Pacific. There are paved and "primitive" trails at S. Jetty State Park. Safety Tip. Never turn your back on the ocean.
Newport has a working Bay front. This means there are legions of fish gut dripping forklifts weaving in an out of the tourist melee. The historic Bayhaven Tavern, and the Barge Inn are drenched in local color. This the 3rd largest deep sea port in the Oregon and hosts the largest fishing fleet in the NW. The non-denominational Fisherman's Memorial is atop the Yaquina Bay State Park attests to the body count, and there is also a great view of the N. Jetty, and down the stairs thru the woods, access to the a great state park near at the N. Jetty. If you want to get oriented on the doings of Newport, this is a decent site
http://www.newslincolncounty.com/
Food:
Cafe Mundo will be open for normal biz Fri and Sat prior to the Wedding. They offer "world beat cuisine," and feature live local music no cover. On Sat, world acclaimed visual artist Rick Bartow fronts his Americana blues band The Backseat Drivers. Across the street from Mundo is an excellent bakery/pizzaria Paninis, the owner of which just opened a wood-fired pizza joint on the bay front. Down the hill from Mundo a few blocks from the Nye Beach Turnaround, is the Nye Beach Market Deli, which has arguably the best breakfast and lunch in town. Clam Chowder? Stop asking about clam chowder! Nine miles east up the bay front is a great Oyster Farm.
The area
Way north of Newport and bit north of Lincoln City, Cascade Head is an excellent hike. Lincoln City has Devils Lake and boast the world's shortest river, the D river, so short they couldn't get all the Devil in there. Depoe bay has the world's smallest harbor and other Devils include Devil's Punchbowl at Otter Rock, and Devil's Churn south of Yachats. Get your Devil out.
Signed Andrew and Terry, newly conjoined.
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