Extended Celebration Details

Friday

August 30, 2024

Saturday

August 31, 2024

Sunday

September 1, 2024

Accommodations

On-site & nearby options

Friday, August 30, 2024

Venue access beginning at 1 PM. Off-site activity earlier in the day. Potluck dinner.

Join us on Friday to jump-start the weekend before arriving at Bethany Birches!

Meet at Billings Farm (69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT) at 11 AM to explore the Sunflower House.

  • $19 per adult
  • $16 per senior 62+
  • $12 per child 3-15

Mikayla and Hans will be there from approximately 11 AM – 12:30 PM. Snacks & ice cream are available for purchase.

Please use this sheet to let us know your plans. Logistics are hard so we are no longer planning a hike. Sorry!

1 PM (and later) Arrive at Camp

We can access the venue beginning at 1 PM, although the duplex cabin may not be ready until 3 PM.

The address for Bethany Birches Camp is: 2610 Lynds Hill Rd, Plymouth, VT.

If you’re around, we would love help setting up tables, chairs, etc. in the main pavilion space.

6:30 PM Potluck Dinner (optional)

Please use this sheet to let us know what you plan to bring. If you do not wish to bring a dish to share, no worries – just bring your own food, instead.

Sign up here

8 PM Trivia/Movie Night

Evan Cuneo will be hosting a game of trivia in the pavilion for anyone who is interested. There will be questions about wedding history, Mikayla & Hans, and guests – plus prizes for the winners.

Alternatively, we will have a movie playing upstairs if you prefer.

Saturday, August 31, 2024

Morning activities. Afternoon ceremony. Evening reception.

Before we get to the primary celebration event, there will be plenty of time to relax, explore, and participate in activities. Bethany Birches Camp has a pond (with a waterslide), a disc golf course, a basketball court, and more. If you want to do yoga and/or cyanotype, please sign up here.

Lucia Longnecker will lead a gentle vinyasa flow on Saturday morning. Bring your own mat (or leave a note if you’d like to borrow one).

Sign up here

Penny Huynen will lead a cyanotype crafting activity on Saturday. This is a camera-less photographic printing technique that produces monochromatic, Prussian blue prints. Supplies will be provided.

Sign up here

The main event will begin at 4:30 PM. Things will quiet down around 10 PM but everyone is welcome to stay overnight or as long as you want!

Let us know if you are interested in staying on-site but didn’t indicate that when RSVPing – check here.

Sunday, September 1, 2024

Those staying on-site must leave the camp by 1 PM

We do not currently have an off-site, afternoon activity planned – let us know if you have a suggestion.

Otherwise, some of you may be interested in checking out the Hall Art Foundation in Reading, VT (544 VT Route 106). They are only open on the weekend and offer $18 tours at 10 AM or $15 self-guided visits with entry times every hour from 11 AM – 3 PM.

Accommodations

Friday, August 30, 2024
- Sunday, September 1, 2024

We have Bethany Birches Camp for the whole weekend, and you’re all invited to join us for an extended celebration on Friday through Sunday!

Please review the on-site sleeping assignments and tell us ASAP if anything has changed. There are still a few shelters available and there is plenty of space for tent camping.

General info for campers

  • The tap water at the venue comes from a well and is potable (tested quarterly)
  • You will have access to a rustic bathhouse with toilets & showers, plus a few toilet-only bathrooms inside the pavilion
  • There are several fire pits near the shelters (cooking grates available)

Shelter camping – 10 available

  • Mostly closed-in structures with a curtain covering the opening
  • Spacious – Bethany Birches Camp puts up to 7 of their campers per shelter
  • If you’re interested in staying in a shelter, let us know when you RSVP

Tent camping – unlimited space

  • Bring your own tent and set up on the property
  • Or if you have an RV, travel trailer, etc., you are welcome to stay in that on-site
    • There are two full hookups available for a small fee – contact us for details

If you have been invited to stay in an on-site building, see below for details. Note that the tap water at the venue comes from a well and is potable (tested quarterly).

Dale’s Lodge

  •  3-5 sleeping rooms
    • Bedroom with 1 king bed
    • Bedroom with 1 queen bed
    • Bedroom with 4 bunk beds (pictured here with 2 bunks + 1 full bed, which has since changed)
    • Living room with a pull-out couch
  • 2.5 bathrooms
  • Kitchen & laundry
 

Duplex Cabinview photo album

  • 3 sleeping rooms available on each side (6 total)
    • Bedroom with 2 queen beds + 1 single bed
    • Bedroom with 4 bunk beds
    • Attic room with 8 beds (1 queen + 7 single)
  • 1 bathroom on each side (shower, no tub – 2 total)
  • Kitchen on each side (2 total)
  • Basement lounge/game room

We are unable to offer a room block, but there are a variety of local inns and B&Bs to stay in if you are not interested in sleeping at the camp:

A bit farther out:

Primary Celebration

Saturday, August 31, 2024
4:30-10 PM

Review Your RSVP

View your arrival time & lodging, and sign up for activities & potluck contributions