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September 17, 2022
Big Bear, California

Jim & Amy

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The Wedding Website of Jim Martz and Amy Coughlin
BIG BEAR LAKE, CA Big Bear is a great tourist mountain and lake town with a lot to offer. It's definitely a bit of a trek to get there, so hopefully this information makes it easier for you to plan your trip! WEDDING WEEKEND WITH KIDS To allow all wedding guests, including parents, a night of relaxation and uninhibited revelry, we respectfully ask that no children attend the wedding on Saturday. We would be happy to see your little ones at the other weekend events! If anyone needs help with making arrangements for child care in Big Bear, please let us know and we will be happy to assist. Thank you so much for your understanding, and we can't wait to celebrate with all of you! COVID PRECAUTIONS In the interest of ensuring the safety of all guests, vendors, and venue employees, this wedding will be a vaccinated-only event. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Hotel

The Lodge at Big Bear Lake Holiday Inn Resort, an IHG Hotel

40650 Village Drive
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
 (909) 866-3121

The group rate for a deluxe room with One King Bed or Two Queen Beds will be $200.00 + 18.99% tax each night for Friday and Saturday. Booking through this link will give you access to the discount we have arranged for those dates. Please be aware, the hotel is only able to allocate a limited number of rooms at this rate. If you have questions, please contact Cynthia, their director of sales, at cynthia@thelodgebbl.com

House Or Rental

AirBNB

There are MANY lovely short-term rentals in the area through AirBnB. This is an especially good way to go if a few couples or a group would like to share a house together. Recommended Neighborhoods: Big Bear Lake (ideally, close to "The Village"), Boulder Bay, Lower Moonridge Not Recommended Neighborhoods: Sugarloaf, Fawnskin, Big Bear City. (Essentially you do NOT want to stay on the north side of the lake or east of Moonridge).

Flight

Palm Springs International Airport

89 miles (~2hr drive)

Flight

Ontario International Airport

61 miles (~1.5hr drive) STRONGLY RECOMMEND FLYING INTO THIS AIRPORT IF IT IS FEASIBLE FOR YOU SINCE YOU WILL AVOID ANY LA TRAFFIC

Shuttle

Shuttle From the Holiday Inn Big Bear to Cienega Creek Ranch

September 17, 2022 2:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Time Itinerary 2:00 PM Bus 1 Arrives at Hotel 2:15 PM Bus 2 Arrives at Hotel 2:30 PM Bus 1 Departs Hotel for Venue 2:45 PM Bus 2 Departs Hotel for Venue 3:00 PM Bus 1 Arrives at Venue 3:15 PM Bus 2 Arrives at Venue 8:15 PM Bus 1 Departs for Hotel (Early) 8:45 PM Bus 1 Arrives at Hotel 9:00 PM Bus 1 Returns to Venue 9:30 PM Bus 1 Arrives at Venue 9:45 PM Bus 1&2 depart for Bowling & Hotel 10:15 PM Bus 1&2 arrive at Bowling & Hotel 10:30 PM Bus 1 Ends service 12:00 AM Last Bus returns to Venue 12:30 AM Bus 2 Ends service

Flight

LAX

117 miles (~2.5hr drive, but can take as long as 4-5hrs on a Friday afternoon in terrible LA traffic)

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