Merry Christmas!

This is a lie. Nebraska had no snow when we visited.

We are spending Christmas in Nebraska with Nicole's family.

On Christmas eve our invitations were hand delivered to Nicole's parents house.  They all look unique - they have different colors, backing patterns, and have different colored ribbons.  We are so excited to send them out (we primarily refers to Nicole in this instance).  A stop at the local Wahoo post office resulted in a purchase of wedding themed stamps, so we are definitely good to go!

We'll be handing out the invitations to the Benes family today (Nicole's mother's side).  Once we return to Virginia, we'll start sending out the rest.

Our Christmas trip also involved a full day of wedding planning.  We've finally decided on linens, and Nicole is very excited about her wedding hats.

Have a Happy Holidays wherever you are!

Hotel Information

We have reserved a block of hotel rooms at The Embassy Suites for our guests.  The price is $129 / night for either one king or two double beds.  In order to receive this rate, you'll need to book online using the link provided, or give them a call and mention the "Neff Sud Wedding Block."  You'll also need to book by April 26, 2012.  In comparison, the price on their website today is $170.

The Old Market Passageway

The hotel is located in downtown Omaha, in an area known as The Old Market, which has plenty of museums, restaurants, and shopping.

We toured a bunch of hotels downtown with our parents in June of 2010, and found this hotel to be centrally located, with nice rooms, amenities, free shuttle transportation, and also free breakfast!

The Old Market at Night

If you decide to choose another hotel, please consider the location when choosing.  Omaha is not known for having public transportation, and although it isn't a huge city in terms of population, it is quite large in size (you know - all that land in the Midwest).  The Old Market is the best area in terms of having multiple attractions within an easy walking distance.  Of course, if you rent a car, your lodging options expand greatly!

We are getting excited, and can't wait to see you all in Omaha!

Coming to Omaha

Welcome to Nebraska!

For our guests outside Nebraska, our guess is that this is likely your first time visiting one of those "fly-over"states. As you make your travel arrangements, here are some things you should keep in mind.

Downtown Omaha

The Omaha Airport
Omaha's Eppley airport is conveniently located close to downtown Omaha. Although Lincoln also has an airport, keep in mind that you would then need to pay a very expensive cab fare, or rent a car to get to Omaha. Typically the Omaha flights are more affordable anyway.

Ground Transportation
 If you are staying at our wedding hotel (more info on that to come in a later post), they have two airport shuttles that you can reserve. Otherwise, you can check out other ground transportation options here.
Keep in mind that if you are considering a shuttle vs. a taxi, the airport is so close to downtown the taxi may be cheaper, especially if you have more than one in your party.
You likely won't need to rent a car for the weekend. The wedding hotel is downtown, near some area attractions and a variety of restaurants and bars. We are also working on arranging a shuttle from the hotel to our wedding location, so you won't need to worry about driving. If you want to visit more of Nebraska (e.g. Wahoo, Lincoln, the local buffalo), then you'll need to rent a car.

Frontier Airlines
If you are flying from DC, we strongly recommend Frontier Airlines. They have direct flights from Reagan National (DCA) to Omaha (OMA). While connecting flights are available (and sometimes a bit cheaper), we find it takes significantly longer, as you are flying out of your way to a connecting airport, and then waiting around for your flight. As of today (Nov 11th, 2011) round trip tickets for the weekend of our wedding are about $400, but hopefully the price will go down as it gets closer.

If you and/or your significant other are planning to check bags, you may want to buy an upgraded, "Classic" rather than "Economy." Checked bags are $20, and the difference for the upgrade varies ($20-30) but it includes up to two checked bags. So keep an eye on this when deciding what to purchase. Nicole has had an instance where their premium seating, "Classic Plus" was priced the same as the other options - and that once includes free drinks as well!

Questions?
 If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment and we'll do our best to help you out.

Welcome to our Wedding Blog!

So if you haven't heard, Mohan and Nicole are tying the knot! At some point we'll post our engagement story, but for now, we wanted to at least put the basic details out so we could officially say we started our wedding blog!

This is the back of the club, where our ceremony will take place.

This is a view from the balcony of the reception hall.

Our ceremony and reception will be held on May, 26, 2012 at the Club at Indian Creek in Omaha, Nebraska.








We'll use this blog as a way to share information that our guests may find helpful. For instance, we'll attempt to answer the question, "What is there to do in Nebraska anyway?"

Feel free to email us with suggestions for content to include, or what questions you might have.

We look forward to seeing you all in May!