WELCOME
Hello Family and Friends,
Welcome to our wedding blog! We're using this site to help share details and up-to-date information surrounding our special day. We welcome your comments and any questions. We are hoping to involve our musical friends on the evening, so if you would like to play please let us know! We'll continue to update this site as time goes on, so keep checking in!
Love Love,
Julie and John
Please read the information we have gathered below, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to email us at johnxlewis@gmail.com
THE BIG DAY
Saturday 15 August 2009
5pm
Angasi Restaurant
Binalong Bay - Bay of Fires
North-East Tasmania
Our wedding will be a cocktail style function and will not include a formal sit down meal. Instead we have chosen to have wandering savory delights and antipasto which will be served throughout the evening.
We will not have a professional photographer on the day and would love it if you could please bring your cameras and take lots of photos. We will have a memory card reader there to make sharing your shots nice and easy.
There will be heaters at Angasi but Tasmania can be quite chilly in winter and Angasi over looks the bay, so please make sure you bring appropriately warm clothing.
We have booked a coach to transport our guests from and to St Helens. If you would like to catch the coach please contact us with your accommodation details asap.
Please be aware that only the Telstra network will have phone reception at the Bay of Fires.
The next day: We would like to invite you to a relaxed Sunday lunch at Tidal Waters Resort restaurant/bistro from 12.30ish if you will be in the St Helens Binalong Bay area. Tidal Waters is 1 Quail Street, St Helens and has lunches ranging from $15 - $25.
WHERE TO STAY
If you are coming from out of town, you may wish to visit stayz.com.au for accommodation. There are a number of houses/holiday homes to rent that sleep up to six, so please consider organising a group to stay with.
Tidal Waters Resort
Tidal Waters Resort St Helens offers 60 guest rooms, located over two floors, each featuring a private balcony. Rooms are complemented by views of the ocean or over the landscaped gardens. The Deck on the Bay offers casual dining throughout the day including delicious gourmet pizzas, steamed mussels and freshly shucked oysters. The Ocean View Restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner. Indulge in exceptional Australian cuisine with an emphasis on seafood and fine Tasmanian produce. These restaurants are open 7 days and have access to a walk-in wine cellar showcasing a large selection of Tasmanian, Australian and International wines. Tidal Waters is located at Georges Bay, set amidst eight acres of natural lagoons gardens. This 4 1/2 star resort offers a relaxing weekend escape or an extended break for travelers to Tasmania’s East Coast.
Point Break
Point Break offers superb Beach House accommodation in Binalong Bay, five minutes from the sparkling white beach and Angasi restaurant. The house sleeps up to 8 people in four rooms overlooking the magnificent Bay of Fires. Sleeping can be arranged around 2 rooms with queen beds, 1 room of 3 singles, and a single and a cot in the remaining room. The main bedroom upstairs has its own ensuite. The downstairs bathroom has a shower, tub and a separate toilet.
Indoors there is a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, comfortable family sized lounge on a split level. Outdoors there is a gas BBQ, outdoor setting and deck chairs on the northerly and eastern decks and a roomy carport. Point Break is a modern newly built architecturally designed Beach House, set up for self catering and features dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, clothesline, microwave, refrigerator, iron/board, television/DVD/CD player, insect screened windows and doors throughout, reverse cycle heat pump and wall heaters.
Bay of Fires Character Cottages
Bay of Fires Character Cottages offers self-contained accommodation next to Angasi at Binalong Bay. Enjoy a memorable holiday in one of Tasmania’s most beautiful settings. Bay of Fires Cottages are designed to suit the local environment and are in keeping with the heritage value of the Binalong Bay village.
Bed in the Treetops
Bed in the Treetops is a luxuriously appointed Bed & Breakfast hideaway nestled high on an 80 acre property at the Bay of Fires, situated on Tasmania’s beautiful North East Coast. Bed in the Treetops has been architecturally designed and is constructed using whole Celery Top pine logs and various other Tasmanian timbers, perched 160 metres above sea level, and enjoys spectacular sweeping views of Binalong Bay, Moulting Bay, Georges Bay, St Helens Island and the Southern Ocean. Bed in the Treetops offers a choice of two private, luxury open plan spa suites, and can accommodate up to 6 guests. Both suites adjoin the hosts’ residence at ground floor level, and each has its’ own private entry and sun deck. During August there is an off peak nightly tariff, so make sure you ask for a good deal.
TRAVELLING
Virgin Blue and Jet Star fly into Launceston. Binalong Bay is just over two hours drive from there via St Helens.
Virgin Blue, Qantas, Tiger and Jet Star fly to Hobart. Binalong Bay is approx. three and half hours north of Hobart via Orford and Bicheno with stunning views of the east coast along the way.
We recommend Virgin Blue and Qantas as the most reliable.
We will be catching the Spirit of Tasmania. This is a great option for anyone who is going to stay for more than just the weekend, as it will enable you to bring your car. The Spirit travels from Melbourne to Devonport overnight during August, departing Melbourne at about 8pm. From Devonport it is approximately three and a half hours drive east to Binalong Bay, but we recommend you take your time and stop off for yummy treats along the way (we recommend the Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm in Elizabeth Town and D'Anvers at Latrobe) or even pop into Launceston overnight.
