The Giddens Wedding
Photos are from Blue Spring boardwalk (including Cody and Bob two years ago). Bob, Lyuda, Tonya September 8, 2008 Blue Spring, Florida
Date: Monday, September 8, 2008
Arrive at 10:30 AM; The ceremony will start at 10:55 Suggested attire: Casual, comfortable walking clothes. Bring swim suits or wear underneath. It will be easier dress for swimming if your swim gear is underneath. Changing facilities are limited.
Get on I-4...(Orange City is between Daytona Beach and Orlando off to the west of I-4) ...from Daytona Beach (I-95) go approximately 16 miles west on I-4W toward Orlando ...from Orlando city center go approximately 24 miles north on I-4E toward Daytona Beach ...from Sanford go approximately 8 miles north on I-4E toward Daytona Beach
Take the Hwy 4146 exit to Orange City (you will be on W. Saxon Blvd.) Exit 111 if you are coming from the North; Exit 111B is you are coming from the South; Orange City is just west of the Interstate; it has more than one exit
Go 1.7 miles west to Enterprise Road and turn R on Enterprise
Go 0.9 miles northwest to Hwy 17/92 and turn R on 17/92
Go 2.1 miles north to French Ave. and turn L on French
Go 2.0 miles west to the Blue Spring State Park entrance
Proceed at a slow speed to the last parking lot and look for the Bob & Lyuda Wedding signs. Three weeks ago we saw a turkey trotting along this road ahead of us.
Wedding Date: Monday, September 8, 2008 Arrive at 10:30 AM; The ceremony will start at 10:55 Suggested attire: Casual, comfortable walking clothes Bring swim suits or wear underneath. It will be easier dress for swimming if your swim gear is underneath. Changing facilities are limited.
After the wedding a lunch will be served. The menu will include Shish-ka-Bob (pork), Shish-ka-Lyuda (beef), Shish-ka-Tonya (chicken) and fried rice. If you do not like romantic music, bring ear plugs. A grille will be fired up with simple fixin's for those who prefer burgers.
Bring your swim suit if you want to swim in the 70 degree water that afternoon. It is cold when you first get in, but even a southerner can stand 70 degrees once you are submerged. The day will be hot and there will be no rain.
The swim to the spring is in shallow water (3-4 feet) and takes 5 minutes. At the springs the water widens and is deep. Inner tubes can be rented for those who want to paddle and float to the Blue Spring. A free dive to 18 feet will put you at the level of a large log that lays over the flowing spring.
Bring some cash if you want to take a St. Johns River tour by tourist boat. I think a cruise leaves at 1:00 PM.
A boardwalk stroll of less than a mile will take you past 10 viewing areas and ultimately to the spring where you will see the swimmers. You will definitely see fish, including large gars. If you are lucky you will see an alligator, but don't worry about being eaten if you choose to swim. Blue Spring State Park has had hundreds of thousands of visitors and no one has been bitten by an alligator. Gators prefer the warmer, darker water downstream from the spring.
RSVP required by August 29th to Solarbair1@aol.com If you decide to come after this date, call Nicole at 407-333-1234. Wedding gifts... Gifts are not required, especially from my point of view (Bob speaking). In both America and Russia wedding gifts are a custom for young couples who are starting out their lives. We are not exactly in that category, but Lyuda is registered with Dillards.
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