Hello friends and family! (And random internet readers!)   We’ve come up with a wedding FAQ that we will continually update before the party, so be sure to check this post often for even more information!

Click here for the full post after the jump!

Where should we stay in Los Angeles? Is there a group booking?

The best and most economical way to book a room is via Expedia or Travelocity.  We discovered most hotels charged a premium for groups and much better rates could be secured online.  (Often $50-$60 less than a group discount.)

Below is a carefully crafted and researched list of venerable hospitality institutions that are within short distance from the wedding location.

• Days Inn Sunset (800) 381-2935
• Holiday Inn Express Walk of Fame (323) 850-8151
• Best Western Hollywood Hills (323) 464-5181
• Renaissance Hotel (at Hollywood & Highland)… (323) 856-1200
• Roosevelt Hotel (323) 466-7000
• Magic Castle Hotel (323) 851-0800
• Hollywood Celebrity Hotel (323) 850-6464
• Best Western Sunset Plaza (323) 654-0750

And lastly (but not leastly), we found out the Farmer’s Daughter Hotel down by the Farmer’s Market does offer a decent group rate, but it is only available if you book online by October 20.  If you would like more information about the rate or need the code to book, please let us know.

• Farmer’s Daughter Hotel- (323) 937-3930

Please let us know where you are staying while in Los Angeles visiting us!

Where should we stay in Pittsburgh if we attending the East Coast affair?

And for those of you who will be attending the party in Pittsburgh, Sarah’s mother has secured a group rate under the name “Kilgore” at the Crowne Plaza South (412) 833-5300.

Should we fly into LAX or the Burbank Airport? Is the Long Beach airport far away? What about the Ontario or John Wayne Airports?

Hollywood is central to both LAX and the Burbank/Bob Hope Airport, so you cannot go wrong with flights into either one.  (Even Jet Blue now flies into Burbank!) The Long Beach airport is a bit further away, so a car rental would be advised if flying into that airport.  Both the Ontario and John Wayne Airports are far from central Los Angeles.

Should we rent a car or take a taxi while in Los Angeles or Pittsburgh?

In Los Angeles, renting a car is advisable if you are not staying near Hollywood or if you want to avoid high taxi rates for the long drive from LAX.  (It’s also good if you want to head to beach during your trip!)

Another option is the SuperShuttle, which is a shared van service that runs between all Los Angeles and the airports.  Generally it is about $16-$20 from LAX to Hollywood per person.

If you are an adventurous traveller who is used to jumping from shuttles to subways around the world, you can also take the LAX FlyAway service to Union Station and then take the Red Line to Hollywood.  (The Green Line does not directly connect to LAX and requires a shuttle ride, so the FlyAway is a much better option.)

In Pittsburgh, a car would be recommended, but with so many people about, it shouldn’t be too difficult to ask someone for a ride.  Just let us know!

Will Missy be in the wedding?

Unfortunately no, as Missy would probably not make a good wedding guest.  Plus, as the bride, I refuse to let anything this cute into the wedding.

Really, I cannot compete with her.

So will Miss Piggy and Kermit be at the wedding?

No.  See above.

Are you guys leaving for your honeymoon right after the wedding?

No, but we will be taking a pre-honeymoon escape to Las Vegas for a few days after the wedding.

Did you know your wedding date is the same date as John F. Kennedy’s assassination?

Not until we gave a wedding invitation to one of our neighbors.  That guy is full of information! Let’s think in a more pleasant light, as it is also the birthdaysof Obrecht, Terry Gilliam, Rodney Dangerfield, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Did you make your own invitations?

Yep! We used a Japanese print system called Gocco, which is very popular.

Are you ever going to write your engagement story? How did it happen?

As soon as we are done planning the wedding, we will post our “story”.

Did we miss anything? Do you need more information? Please call, email, or post here if you have any questions!

We cannot wait to see everyone!

Current list of places we’ve either looked at or are looking at in the near future -

Marvimon House – Downtown LA

The Silent Movie Theatre - Fairfax District

Henson Studios (used to be Chaplin Studios) – Hollywood

Ciudad – Downtown LA

Oviatt Penthouse – Downtown LA

Union Station – Downtown LA (Either Traxx bar or the Fred Harvey Room)

01 Gallery – Downtown LA

Greystone Mansion – Beverly Hills

Il Cielo – Beverly Hills

Museum of Neon Art – Downtown LA They no longer can hold events.

And the following Las Vegas locations – The Venetian, Hard Rock, The Bellagio, Wynn, The Paris, and MGM.

Depending on the location and since we’re planning this on pretty short notice, we may be having either a Saturday day or Sunday wedding. That or we have to wait until 2009 to get married.

The “Getting to Know You” series will be a random posting of facts about our heroes – The Sarah and Bryan – so their extended friends and family can learn more about the each other’s other half.

They will not always be written in the third person.

Did you know that famed author Lee Child named a character after Bryan in his book, BAD LUCK AND TROUBLE? It’s true! (Although it is “Dave O’Donnell” and not “Bryan O’Donnell.”)

Child was finishing up character names for the book when he received an e-mail from Bryan regarding  business matters.  He knew he wanted an Irish name for one of Jack Reacher’s military compatriots and in a fortuitous set of circumstances, Bryan’s message (with his last name in the header) arrived in Lee’s Inbox.  And further, after they met at a London book party, Lee also developed “David O’Donnell,” as a “tall, blond, bold man who was as comfortable doing paperwork as he was carrying brass knuckles in one pocket and a switchblade in another.”

Bryan can speak for the paperwork and switchblade, but finds brass knuckles a tad obtrusive to lug around.

Around Thanksgiving? Weekend of or the weekend before? Or the beginning of December?

How does that sound?

Also -

If we say we’re going to Vegas in the next few weeks, that does not mean we’re getting married without you. It just means we like going to Vegas. (Which we do.) No need to panic.

Before the dishes, before the stemware, before the extra toaster THEY DO NOT NEED, there is one very important registry that cannot be overlooked.

The domain registry.

So what happens when Bryan and Sarah meet their match?

Sarah: ok

Sarah: WAIT!

Bryan: Wha…?

Sarah: sarahandbryan.com is taken

Bryan: Oh shoot my caboot!

Sarah: I looked it up the other week and it was availabke

Bryan: Oh damn.

Bryan: That sucks.

Sarah: BAH

Bryan: Bah indeed.

Sarah: The page is empty! They don’t even use it

Bryan: That’s bull-honkey.

Sarah: Well Bryan Tinsley of Boone NC who owns sarahandbryan.com and does not use

it, fuck you right in the ear.

Sarah: Boone is a town of like 1,000 people

Sarah: It’s near where my Aunt Deana has her glass studio

Sarah: I should have her go shake him down for the domain

Bryan: How many “sarahandbryan” websites are there?!

Bryan: We should do “sarahsandbryano.com”

Bryan: Most people won’t be typing that into their webbrowser anyways, they’ll just

follow a link we send.

Sarah: The Go Daddy suggestions are hilarious

Sarah: BryanSausage.com $599.00*

Sarah: BryanSpeedway.com $549.00*

Sarah: SARAHANDBRYANBLOG.COM $9.99*/yr

Sarah: WAIT!

Sarah: THEsarahandbryan is available

Bryan: BINGO!

Sarah: WE CAN BE THE DEFINITIVE SARAH AND BRYAN

Bryan: Make sure our faux enemies know who the REAL mofo’s are.

Bryan: Indeed!

Sarah: THE REST ARE IMPOSTORS!

Bryan: BAH-HA!

Sarah: Is it wrong that I just gleefully laughed in the face of our faux enemies?

Bryan: No, it’s not wrong if we mock and provoke our faux enemies.

Sarah: Hm, you know Sarahandbryan.net is available, but that sounds a little lame.

Bryan: .net is fine by me, but if you’d rather be more fashionnable with the .com, I like

the idea of THEsarahandbryan.com

Bryan: Maybe people will get confused with that dufus from middle-of-Nowhere NC

and buy us wedding presents, thinking he and faux enemy Sarah are getting

hitched.

Sarah: Bryan of NC has had that domain since 2002. Maybe their relationship fizzled.

Bryan: HA!

Bryan: We win.

Before the dishes, before the stemware, before the extra toaster THEY DO NOT NEED, there is one very important registry that cannot be overlooked.

The domain registry.

So what happens when Bryan and Sarah meet their match?

Sarah: OMG

Bryan: Que passe?

Sarah: Bryan and Sarah are a couple! Not brother sister!

Bryan: Ah ha!

Bryan: I thought so…

Sarah: They added a blogger link, or I didn’t notice it before

Sarah: and they are a couple!

Sarah: Who never update their blogs!

Bryan: Did you register for “sarahandbryan.com”?

Bryan: So we can compete against our faux-nemies?

Sarah: No, I haven’t had time.

Sarah: Will do it this week

Bryan: O.K.

Bryan: Doubt it’ll go fast.

Sarah: You never know

Sarah: Sarah and Bryan’s could be the new hot thing. Like “Brangelina”

Sarah: Saryan

Sarah: or

Sarah: Brarah

Sarah: (Since Brah is already taken by frat boys)

Bryan: Oh wow. Well, O.K. then.

Bryan: Let’s get crackin’!

Sarah: I already have three blogs (maybe more) blogs I ignore

Sarah: You run this one!

Sarah: You only have one blog you ignore

Bryan: I have three registered, all of which I ignore equally.

Bryan: I’ll take on a fourth.

Sarah: ok

Sarah: But I already know what I want to do for a post

Sarah: we should both post to it

Sarah: and send it to all of our families

Sarah: that will scare them from coming to our wedding

Bryan: O.K.

Bryan: I’m down with this plan.

Bryan: My lunch really upset my stomach, by the way.

Sarah: I am sorry.

Sarah: all I’ve had today was some cereal

Bryan: How’s your stomach holding up?

Sarah: OK

Sarah: My left eye hurts though.

Bryan: You’ve got problems,lady.

Sarah: I do.

Before the dishes, before the stemware, before the extra toaster THEY DO NOT NEED, there is one very important registry that cannot be overlooked.

The domain registry.

So what happens when Bryan and Sarah meet their match?

Sarah: BTW

Bryan: ?

Sarah: Bryanandsarah.com is registered

Sarah: we can get sarahandbryan.com

Bryan: Oh shoot. Thought you had grabbed it.

Sarah: http://bryanandsarah.com/

Bryan: Of course, get it if you think we might need it.

Sarah: we might

Bryan: I am bored by this couple on bryansarah.com.

Bryan: He’s worked at “FactSect” way too long to be interesting.

Sarah: Man

Sarah: This Bryan and Sarah seem much more interesting.

Sarah: They went to Guatamala.

Bryan: Who cares?

Bryan: They look boring. They work boring jobs.

Bryan: I can’t get any of their pictures to blow up.

Bryan: I bet they aren’t as good looking as we are.

Bryan: We should start a competitive web page with them and see who can out

BRYANANDSARAH Bryan and Sarah.

Bryan: I bet we’d win.

Sarah: LOL

Sarah: Now I think they might be brother and sister

Sarah: because there is a picture from “Sarah and Tae’s” wedding

Sarah: And ‘Tae’ would be an odd nickname for ‘Bryan’

Bryan: Oh weird. Why would you do a webpage like that with your sister?

Bryan: Also, this pictures would be SUPER creepy to take with your sister:

http://bryanandsarah.com/Content/Top 100 Pics of the Year/index.html

Bryan: If I ever had pictures like that of my brother on a website, it might create some

cause for concern in my family.

Sarah: There is one called “Oh Brother Where Art Thou”

Sarah: so yeah

Sarah: Brother and sister

Sarah: I don’t think I could work with my sister

Bryan: They work at the same company?!

Bryan: Ew!

Sarah: Lara would stab me in a week.

Sarah: And probably deservedly so

Bryan: Ahahahahaha.

Bryan: Cohn and I wouldn’t last a day working with one another, either.

Sarah: Maybe. Or people would just call you guys the wrong name all the time

Sarah: since you’re “twins”

Bryan: Oh, that would go over well.

Bryan: “Hey! Are you guys TWINS?!”

Bryan: <stab stab stab>

Bryan: “No.”

Sarah: LOL

Sarah: Now I am starting to be slightly envious of this pairing

Sarah: All nature and happiness pictures

Bryan: Ha.

Sarah: None of them facedown in a pile of vodka

Bryan: Hahahaha.

Bryan: Well, they haven’t updated since 2006.

Sarah: True.

Bryan: But where’s the fun in mountain bike riding all the time?

Sarah: 2007 was a rough year for the other Bryan and Sarah

Bryan: Ugh. “We went and did some hippy nature-like junk and look at how wondrous we are sitting in front of a bunch of rocks!”

Sarah: some pad goat while hiking through the African horn

Bryan: If you want to take pictures in front of more rocks, we can.

Bryan: I’m happy to involve more rocks and dirt in our photos, if necessary.

Sarah: Don’t we have some pictures of us with rocks?

Bryan: Somewhere.

Sarah: I seem to remember us going hiking… oh… last in 2005

Bryan: Are the rocks surrounded by vodka bottles?

Sarah: No.

Bryan: Hmm…

Bryan: Do traffic cones count?

Sarah: I think we were in Malibu. That counts right?

Bryan: Hey, Malibu is kind of roughing it.

Sarah: Right? The PCH is only two lanes in parts

Bryan: Ha.

Bryan: The local Ralph’s was nearly 10 miles away.

Sarah: They’ve got pictures in Death Valley.

Sarah: I am sure we have pictures in Barstow at the Alien candy place somewhere

Bryan: Buying Greek food. Sure. Or maybe at that Taco Bell we used to stop at on the way to fun places, like Las Vegas.

Bryan: Instead of in the heat and dirt.

Sarah: Las Vegas is in the middle of the heat and dirt.

Bryan: Hey! We camped on Catalina Island! I don’t see any pictures of them with

buffalo rubbing against their tents!

Bryan: Or cooking orange muffins, or cake in a coffee can!

Bryan: They suck!

Sarah: True. Nor do I see them making muffins in oranges

Bryan: Indeed.

Bryan: I bet you’d kick their butts in a campfire cook-off contest.

Sarah: AND? Not canoodaling at the rusty water tower.

Sarah: Although considering they are brother and sister… that is probably for the best

Bryan: I’m not entirely sure about that, though.

Bryan: It’s rather disturbing how much they go on these outings together.

Bryan: You and I are pretty good with our family and neither of us sees our siblings in at

least a year or even longer.

Bryan: Siblings who hang out a lot weird me out.

Sarah: You know? Normal people think we’re the weird ones here.

Bryan: Whatever! We’re not weird.

Sarah: BUT this is how films like “Home for the Holidays” and “The Family Stone” are

made

Bryan: Ha. True enough.

Bryan: If you want to register sarahandbryan.com, go for it.

Bryan: Maybe some of bryanandsarah’s friends will get confused.

Sarah: maybe

Bryan: “Hey! What the hell are you guys doing get married?!? Grandma is going to die

when she sees these pictures! AHHHHH!!!”

Sarah: Or: “Hey, when did you guys get less active?”

Sarah: “I don’t see a stitch of Patagonia on this couple.”

Bryan: Hahahaha.

Bryan: Just to throw them off, I say steal a couple of their photos and put them on our

website.

Bryan: That’ll mix things up.

Sarah: That’s just mean. And will probably confuse people in our families who have not

seen us in some time.

Bryan: I’m now fascinated by this alternate pair of sarahandbryan.

Bryan: It’s like the Bizarro World us.

Sarah: You know what it is?

Bryan: What?

Sarah: They are SOOOO NorCal Bryan and Sarah

Bryan: This is true.

Sarah: and we are SOOOO SoCal Bryan and Sarah

Bryan: This is also true.

Bryan: You could always rename our website to “bryanandbutton.com”

Sarah: ya

Bryan: Or: weddingforbutton.com.

Sarah: awww

Sarah: BUTTON!

Bryan: Yep.

Bryan: Button is getting married.

Bryan: Now she’ll become “MarriedButton.”

Sarah: heh

Bryan: Well, maybe I’m being presumtuous that button might actually marry me.

Bryan: She could change her mind and find someone better. With bigger biceps.

Sarah: I bet Sarah of that Bryan and Sarah does not have that good of a nickname.

Bryan: Um. Hope not.

Bryan: Best nickname I ever came up for Cohn was, “Dork.”

Bryan: Sisters and brothers– even twins– shouldn’t invent pet names for one another.

Bryan: Unless they’re in a David Lynch film and are doing something vaguely sinister

and disturbing.

Sarah: HA!

Sarah: Maybe they’ll find sarahandbryan.com and resent us.

Sarah: And eventually we exchange emails

Sarah: and become friends

Sarah: and then we have to invite them to the wedding.

Bryan: This is a weird, weird little world you’re creating here.

Sarah: ;-P

Sarah: OK back to work with me.

Bryan: O.K.