We really hope you can join us in celebrating our wedding next June. The reason for putting up this site is that there are a few things you should know about travel and accommodation. If you have questions about anything else, please contact my brother, Simon, at mcgough.simon@gmail.com or 0861595116

1. WHEN & WHERE:

Our wedding will take place in Holy Cross Church in the old centre of Natalia's home town of Jelenie Góra ("Deer Mountain") on the afternoon of Thursday June 7th. The reception is just 4-5 kilometres away, in Chata za Wsią Hotel (http://www.chata.dip.pl/o_hotelu)

2. DURATION:

Polish weddings are traditionally a two-day affair, the second day being also important, albeit a slightly less formal event of outdoor feasting together, so we need you there for both Thursday AND Friday :)

3. FLIGHTS/GETTING THERE:

Plan A: If you are flying from Dublin, the nearest airport to Jelenie Góra is Wroclaw. Flights can be booked with Ryanair. Jelenie Góra is normally just over 1 hour's drive away by car from Wroclaw airport (car hire available) or if you travel into the centre of Wroclaw a bus will take you to Jelenie Gora in about 1hr 45mins. Normally...
If enough of you all arrive on this flight, we hope to arrange transport for all of you.

Plan B: you could fly in and out of Prague with Aer Lingus but you will probably need to hire a car for this, as public transport from there to Jelenie Gora is complicated and lengthy. There is a train, but it involves some train changes (which can be fun if you don't speak Polish or Czech!) and a good few hours. Journey by car will be less than 3hours. We will send you detailed road directions upon request.

The reason we are celebrating our wedding on a Thursday is because this will be the feast of Corpus Christi in Poland, making Thu & Fri a national religious holiday, and therefore possibly the busiest holiday weekend of the early Polish summer. Everyone will be off work. Pity it's not the same in Ireland!
The point is that traffic will be very heavy (especially in Wroclaw which is normally disasterous anyway) for this reason, combined with the fact that thousands of people from around Europe will descend on this region at the same time to attend the UEFA Euro 2012 Championship. So, if you can go, we advise you book your flights early.

4. ACCOMMODATION:

We hope you can stay for both Thursday and Friday. The hotel is a short distance from the town of Jelenia Gora, about 4-5 kilometres away, in Chata za Wsią Hotel (http://www.chata.dip.pl/o_hotelu) There is tennis, a leisure centre, pool, etc.
If you decide to stay longer in the region, we can recommend some other beautiful places to visit, such as the mountain town of Karpacz, for example.

In any case, if you can attend, please email us to let us know what nights you wish to stay at the Chata za Wsią Hotel and we will make the reservation for you with the hotel and send you confirmation of that. paulmcgough@gmail.com

Note that another wedding will arrive at our hotel on Saturday 9th, so if you plan on staying longer than Saturday it may be hard to book a room there or you might have to change hotel.

6. COSTS:

Our invitation is in the traditional Polish sense, insofar as we cover the cost of your room on both Thursday and Friday night (bed and breakfast) and all food and drink for those two days of celebration. We're also glad to be able to offer this relief considering the expense of flights on our guests, so we hope it helps!
All other costs, extra nights (for those of you who arrive on Wednesday), etc, we hope you won't mind looking after yourself. Rooms at our hotel cost as around €20 per night.
This region of Poland is cheap, relatively speaking - a detail that always enhances the fun :)



Looking forward to your replies!

Regards,

Natalia & Paul