Wedding Announcement

Dear friends and family,

This is the blog where you will find important information about Sophie and my wedding. Click on all the blue underlined words. If you're having trouble viewing some of the links, make sure to email me at mkomaransky@drwuk.com.

Our wedding will occur in three parts, starting on the afternoon of September 1, 2007 in the small town of Maugio, a suburb of Montpellier, France. The first portion is the civil ceremony to be conducted by the mayor of Maugio at the Hotel de Ville. Here the mayor will register us in his wedding book as required by French law. I am told he was once an English teacher in a nearby school, so he will be able to please the entire crowd. Click on this website to see a picture of the Hotel de Ville and the mayor. After this short ceremony, we will walk about 100 yards across the town square to the church for our marriage. The priest is a lovely man, and the church is unlike anything you've seen in the States, so we're expecting a fantastic mass for both sides of the aisle.

Guests will have an hour or two after the mass to return to their hotels before they head to the reception. Sophie and I have chosen the wonderful Chateau d'Assas for the reception. The small castle is on top of a hill looking out over vineyards, pine trees and the Mediterranean in the distance. Here are four tiny pictures of the exterior of the castle. I can't give away too much for those people who are coming, so no more pictures of the reception!

Click on this cool map to find where exactly in France this is. A little blinking section of the map should catch your eye. This is Herault, the department (kind of like a county) of France where everything is taking place. Click on the blinking Herault to be taken further into the department. One more click on the blinking section and you will finally see the town of Assas. Click on this for a more detailed driving map.

Finally, we've reserved several rooms at the Victoria Garden Suites in Clapiers, about 5 minutes away from the reception. The rooms are reserved from August 30th until September 3rd. The rooms will be paid for for the night of September 1st., and the other nights are 90 Euros. Two of the rooms are large enough for four people. With a Rugby World Cup tournament in town, I expect the other hotels in the area to be nearly full, so hurry up and get back to me if you're interested!

Please check the updates posted at komaransky.blogspot.com! We're going to post new information including flight deals, car rentals and wedding updates on this blog, so make sure to visit occasionally. Why not leave a comment while you're here?

Thanks,
Mike and Sophie