1812 Hitching Post
Traditional
Elopement Package Options
Photography
Included with your
package are complete photojournalistic photographic coverage by
Wendy Waldron. You will receive a CD with full copyright to print your images. Your
images will be as shot and will be given to you the day of your
wedding or, if preferred, will be mailed to you within two weeks
of your wedding.
For the Traditional
Elopement, l start taking photos of the
two of you about 10 minutes before the ceremony. Photography
will cover the ceremony, first moments together afterward, cake
cutting, toast, and first dance (if you choose to have a first
dance). We'll also take some formal (posed) photos of the
two of you at several locations around the property. You are
welcome to suggest poses and locations. The average
number of images you can expect is around 100.
Photography
options
Custom re-touching is available
by request. We can remove unwanted
"flaws" and can add color to a black and white
photo. The charge for this service depends upon the
length of time it takes to fix the "flaw."
Wedding
album - Your photos can be posted online, if you request. If you wish, you
can design and purchase a wedding album and other prints and
products directly from the web site.
Slide show
- Your best 50 photos set to music and burned to DVD with pan and
zoom effects. $150 for first slide show; $20 for each
additional copy. These make great Christmas gifts!
Size it for FaceBook - we'll size up to 5 photos of your choice to use in
emails and/or to post on FaceBook. Free for the asking.
Photography shoot - add 1/2 hour shoot to your time. Ideal for
the bride or couple who wish to purchase a large portrait or
wedding album and want
some extra time and effort devoted to their photography and
lighting. - $150. Will receive $100 photography gift
certificate for that amount to purchase prints or albums online.
Wedding Cakes
At the 1812 Hitching
Post, we specialize in freshly made, never frozen cakes in popular
flavor choices. Cakes are frosted with our delicious butter
cream icing - we can
make it extra creamy and light if that is your preference.
Cakes are designed and decorated by professional designer, Patrick
Waldron.
With the Traditional Elopement Package, your cake will be a two
tier round cake. There is an extra charge for square cakes, fondant decorations, live flowers, or candy flowers. You
may bring a cake topper, arrange for fresh flowers (see "Bridal
Flowers," below), or we can top with silk flowers.
After your cake cutting, we'll wrap up the
top tier for you two to take with you to save until your first anniversary.
You are
welcome to email any cake design for consideration. Please
click on the link, below, to view examples of elopement cake
designs.
Every
bride has her own style. We encourage you to be as creative
and include personal items with meaning from your home, if you
desire.
Our
standard ceremony decoration includes an arbor next to the house
decorated with small white flowers and greenery. Colored
silk flowers will be added for no extra charge, if requested.
We'd be happy to consider any ideas that you suggest for your
wedding decorations.
We
recommend Cline's Florist in Taylorsville, NC, to order fresh
floral bouquets or decorations delivered directly to the 1812
Hitching Post. This can be arranged through Wendy or
directly with Cline's. You can email photo ideas for your
flowers to Tim Cline at clinesflorist@bellsouth.net.
Contact information for Cline's:
46 West Main Avenue
Taylorsville, NC 28681-2753
(828) 632-2104
Music
Choosing the right sounds for your
wedding can enhance your event considerably. Music helps
create magic. Every event at the 1812 Hitching Post includes
personally coordinated music. Our in-house DJ will plan your
music selections with you via email. We can also help you arrange for live musicians, if you choose.
You'll want to choose at
least a processional and
recessional. You may also wish to choose a first dance and
other music that is special to the two of you.
114 North Center Street
Statesville, NC 28677
(704) 924-8260
Tuxedo Rental
Plyler's Formal Wear
101 West Broad Street
Statesville, NC 28688
(704) 873-6021
Plyler's does not
have their own web site, but they rent tuxes from several
companies including Jim's Formalwear. See Jim's web site
here: http://www.jimsformalwear.com/
Accommodations
We are about six miles from the intersection of two
major interstates; I-77 and I-40. Statesville, North
Carolina, is the nearest town with lodging.
Up to date information about nearby accommodations can be found at
http://www.1812hitchingpost.com/lodging.html
Marriage
License
In NC, you can get a license in any county in the state. The
cost is $60. You can get your license up to two months
before the wedding date. The
two of you would need to be available on a week day during regular
business hours to go to the Register of Deeds in any NC
county. Bring your ID (driver’s license).
If you’ve previously been married, you will need to state the
month and year your prior marriage ended and the mode (divorce,
death, dissolution) and proof of divorce if the event happened
within the past 60 days.
You will need to have the name and address of the person who will
be officiating your ceremony. If we are providing the
officiate, you will list:
Reverend
Patrick Waldron
The address is:
1812 Hitching Post
2463 Turnersburg Hwy
Turnersburg,
NC
28688.
We are in
Iredell
County. The contact
information for our Register of Deeds here is:
Hall of Justice Annex
201
East Water Street
Statesville
,
NC
28677
(704) 872-7468
From
their web site:
Requirements For Obtaining A Marriage License
You
can get a marriage license in any county in the state and get
married in any county, but the license must be returned to the
county of issuance. Both parties must be present when
applying for the marriage license.
The
premarital physical is no longer required.
Both
bride and groom must present identification.
Applicants
18 years of age or above may use the following ID’s: driver’s
licenses, state issued ID card, passport or military ID
Applicants
16 or 17 years of age must have written parental consent,
certified copies of their birth certificate, and the same forms of
ID required for applicants 18 years of age and above in order to
acquire a license.
Both
bride and groom must provide their social security number.
(The card must be presented at time of application.)
If an individual has not been assigned a social security, an
affidavit must be completed.
Divorced
applicants must provide the month and year of their last divorce.
If the divorce was finalized within 30 days of applying for the
license, the applicant must provide an original or certified copy
of the divorce decree as well. There is no waiting
period between the divorce an applying for the new license.
The
license is good immediately upon issuance and is valid for 60
days.
The
fee for the license is $60.00.
Money
orders or cash will be accepted.
Marriage
licenses are issued between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM,
Monday through Friday. Allow at least 20 to 30 minutes to
process.
Dining
A reception meal can be added
to your package. What is
more romantic than private dining for just the two of you or you
and your parents or children at the
place where you were married? We will work with you to choose a
menu that is special for you; feel free to suggest anything from
our catering menu.
Base rate for table
set up with tablecloth and centerpiece customized for your
wedding look, romantic background music, and 1 hour private
dining time at main house - $90
Menu ideas (or may
design your own menu):
Shrimp cocktail
Baby green tossed salad
Rotisserie chicken
Long grain wild rice
Steamed broccoli
Dinner rolls
Drinks
................................ $ 24 each
Mini pizzas
House
salad
Grilled fillet mignon
Baked potatoes
Green beans
French bread loaf
Drinks
................................ $ 28 each
Cesar
salad
Bacon wrapped scallops
Parmesan encrusted chicken
Linguini with Alfredo sauce
Garlic bread
Drinks
................................ $ 20 each
Spanikopita
Baby green house
salad
Spaghetti with meat sauce
Garlic bread
Drinks
................................ $ 18 each
Elegant picnic by the lake - choose any meal and have it served
at your table set up by the lake with a fire. - additional
$60.
Fireside picnic by
the lake:
Roast hot dogs and marshmallows and rock in the rocking chairs or
fish our 5 acre lake. Picnic includes rocking chairs,
blanket, fire, roasting skewers plus a picnic basket with hot
dogs, buns, condiments, pasta salad or chips, fruit, drinks, and
marshmallows. Fishing poles and bait available or
may bring your own.
$120 for picnic for 2 with
one hour at lake with fire (weather permitting).
"No -fire" option - $60 for one hour picnic by lake with
hibachi.
Brunch:
Scrambled eggs with cheese
Bacon and sausage
Roasted potatoes
Biscuits
Fresh fruit salad garnished with mint
Juices - fresh squeezed orange juice,
cranberry juice, or tomato
juice
Tea and coffee
................................ $ 15 each
Off-site Dining
The following
restaurants in the Statesville area offer rehearsal dinners and are
romantic options for dining. There are also franchise
restaurants in the area such as Outback and Lonestar.
Olde Town Restaurant and
Bar
211 West Broad Street
Statesville NC 28677-5259
(704) 872-8978 | Fax: (704) 872-8067