Leavenworth is a quaint town situated in the Cascade Mountains of central Washington. The entire town is Bavarian-themed, all the way down to the grocery stores. We hope our guests book some extra time out here to visit the local shops, go on a horse-drawn carriage ride, visit the wineries, or enjoy the nature.

During your trip out West, guests may also want to visit fabulous Whidbey Island or the San Juan Islands, Mount Rainier National Park, or the North Cascades National Park.

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Leavenworth is a very popular tourist destination, especially in the fall. There are a plethora of hotels and B&Bs that fit the full range of budgets.

Check out Leavenworth's website, which has ideas for accommodations and activities for the whole family: https://leavenworth.org/

Our suggestions: exploring downtown & local shops, visiting nearby wineries, Village Art in the Park (9am-6pm) in town center each day, live glass blowing (Saturdays, starting at 10am), and historic walking tours of Leavenworth (10am 9/25). For those into fall nature, there are many local hiking trails, camping grounds and river rafting opportunities.

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TRANSPORTATION:

We assume most guests will want to fly into SEA (Seattle-Tacoma International Airport). If you want to explore Seattle, you can go from SEA to downtown Seattle really easily with public transport- take the Link Light Rail, which is under $5 and simple to navigate from the airport.

If you are renting a car and want to drive to the wedding: Leavenworth is about a 2.5 hour drive from the SEA airport or 2.25 hours from downtown Seattle. There are many car rental options from SEA or downtown Seattle.

For those with less travel time, Leavenworth is 1 hour from EAT (Wenatchee) airport. This is a small airport, so flight costs would probably be higher than flying into SEA. It is possible to rent a car from here as well.

For those looking to minimize cost, you may consider taking a train or a bus which goes from Seattle right into downtown Leavenworth (https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Seattle/Leavenworth-WA-USA). You can easily get to downtown Seattle from the airport with the Link Light Rail. Then, the bus line 737 goes from Seattle to Leavenworth in the mornings for about $50 one way, taking about 3 hours. Or, if you're a train person, you can take the Amtrak train towards Chicago from Seattle to Leavenworth in the afternoons for about $30, taking about 3.5 hours. You should check these schedules ahead of your visit.

DRIVING ROUTES:

Weather should be OK in late September. However- note to my fellow East coasters- the mountains here are real. You can always check the state of the mountain passes here: https://www.wsdot.com/traffic/passes/default.aspx

* Suggested for gorgeous mountain scenery (2.5hrs from SEA airport): Route 2 (more north route)

* Suggested for driving ease (2.25hrs from SEA airport): use Snoqualmie Pass, Route 1-90

Registry

What we wish for the most is for our family and friends to come to our wedding! But for the traditional gift-givers out there, please find our registry and funds below. Note that 3% of every item from this Registry will go to Amnesty International.

What we wish for the most is for our family and friends to come to our wedding!

But for the traditional gift-givers out there, please find our registry and funds below.

Note that 3% of every item from this Registry will go to Amnesty International.