Posts by: Remy
JULY 25th
NOON
This is the big day. We’re pretty excited about it. We’ve been planning this for a while. Pretty standard schedule of events: mingling, ceremony, food, cake, music, party, camping. Be there by noon, find a place to park, say hello to some other people, and we’ll get the ceremony started between one and two. We encourage you to bring food and drink to share with at least a few other people. Then we’ll break out some food and cake, have a few gong toasts (yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like), then party into the night. We’ve rented a private campground, so it’s ours for the whole weekend. If you’ve imbibed too much to drive home, we invite you to bring a tent and spend the night. If you plan on camping, we recommend you arrive at ten to set up your tent before the ceremony starts.
JULY 26th
LATE MORNING
Honestly, we’ll probably start the day off sluggishly nursing hangovers and scavenging for leftovers. Then, as the day starts wasting away, we’ll start packing up and cleaning. The site, not unlike Burning Man, has a “leave no trace” clause, so we’ll be scouring the grounds for garbage, picking up the previous night’s detritus, and breaking down, preparing to head back into the city. Or to the airport. Or to wherever you need to go. Hopefully, with enough hands on deck, we’ll wrap up early enough to leave a few hours of daylight for running around the forest or playing by the river. Anybody who has made it this far is welcome to pitch in, lend a hand, and keep the party going!
JULY 25th
NOON
This is the big day. We’re pretty excited about it. We’ve been planning this for a while. Pretty standard schedule of events: mingling, ceremony, food, cake, music, party, camping. Be there by noon, find a place to park, say hello to some other people, and we’ll get the ceremony started between one and two. We encourage you to bring food and drink to share with at least a few other people. Then we’ll break out some food and cake, have a few gong toasts (yes, that’s exactly what it sounds like), then party into the night. We’ve rented a private campground, so it’s ours for the whole weekend. If you’ve imbibed too much to drive home, we invite you to bring a tent and spend the night. If you plan on camping, we recommend you arrive at ten to set up your tent before the ceremony starts.
JULY 26th
LATE MORNING
Honestly, we’ll probably start the day off sluggishly nursing hangovers and scavenging for leftovers. Then, as the day starts wasting away, we’ll start packing up and cleaning. The site, not unlike Burning Man, has a “leave no trace” clause, so we’ll be scouring the grounds for garbage, picking up the previous night’s detritus, and breaking down, preparing to head back into the city. Or to the airport. Or to wherever you need to go. Hopefully, with enough hands on deck, we’ll wrap up early enough to leave a few hours of daylight for running around the forest or playing by the river. Anybody who has made it this far is welcome to pitch in, lend a hand, and keep the party going!
Please RSVP by June 25th
You are going to make your way to Shangri-La on the Green, an idyllic little private campground on the Enumclaw-Franklin Road, between Cumberland and Black Diamond. It’s an hour’s drive from Seattle or SeaTac Airport, and it’s absolutely beautiful.
It has bathrooms, showers, lots of parking and camping areas, and 10 RV hookups (if you’re into that). There’s a central sort of mess hall thing with a kitchen and refrigerator. Two ovens, a large griddle, and several grills outside. Oh, and there’s an additional walk-in refrigerator, so don’t worry about anything you bring having to sit out in the sun all day.
Click here for detailed directions.
Click here for a printable map.
Click here for turn-by-turn directions!
Word of Warning: Your cell phone will probably give up the ghost within 3-5 miles of the place. Reception is spotty around Black Diamond, and gets worse the further into the woods you drive, so either print these maps or commit them to memory. Do not count on being able to pull up these directions as you get closer. Plan ahead!
