Archive for January, 2012

Live Stream/Skype Your Wedding

January 9th, 2012 by Karen Kelley

“Once in a while, in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale.”

Grandma remembers you as a little girl with big eyes and a booboo on your finger that always needed a kiss.  Her hand used to rest easily atop your head as you would bounce up and down at her side restlessly. It was a special relationship for you two.   You were Nana’s girl.  You baked cookies together, picked flowers, folded towels, and played Yahtzee together. But your childhood went fast and the teen years separated you for a while.  But even over the miles life brought you back together and this time in a whole new way, as women, laughing at life and commiserating over troubles. Your conversations were easy and full of love.

Now as your wedding day approaches it becomes apparent that Grandmother can’t attend. The miles between you are too much for her now.  You both grieve.

Here at the HideAway Country Inn we may have something that can resolve this issue. “We can Skype your wedding,” says owner, Debbie Miller. “Through the technology of WIFI (wireless) internet access and Skype, a free shelf software program.  we can live broadcast your wedding pretty much anywhere around the globe.  That means that if you have an invited guest who is not able to attend they can still have front row seats at your wedding by means of their own computer.”

Good wedding planners like those at the HideAway Inn prepare for the unexpected and will have the ability to Skype or live broadcast your wedding for situations like the one above.  All your long distance guests will need is a computer with a webcam or video camera, Internet connection, and a Skype account. The Skype website (www.skype.com) has a video tutorial for first time users that they might find beneficial.

We do suggest though that an insert that offers the Skype broadcast of your wedding and instructions on how to connect up with it be included with your wedding invitations.

Fairy tales can come true.

Follow this link to a great video primer that walks you through the Skype program step by step:  http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/features/allfeatures/video-call/

Live broadcast of weddings and special events is just one of many add-ons we offer.   Feel free to review our list of HideAway Country Inn package add-ons at this link: http://hideawayinn.com/specials/add-ons/

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Over the top Wedding Planning

January 9th, 2012 by Karen Kelley

Planning for a wedding should almost be as enjoyable as the day itself.  After all it is part of the process that leads up to your debut as husband and wife.   The HideAway Country Inn is a perfect location to setting the stage for this special occasion.  Our facility offers wedding planning, ceremony and reception area, rooming accommodations for guests and even a place for the new Mr. & Mrs. to stay either the first night before you take off on your honeymoon or …honeymoon right here.

We have several different wedding packages to choose from or can help customize one just for you.  Please give us a call now to reserve time with our wedding planner.   You want your wedding to be a keepsake memory and we have some ‘over the top’ features that make that dream come true.  Here are some features and options that you can add to our already wonderful wedding packages.

-   Six acres of private pristine photo ready grounds.
-   A horse drawn carriage can add charm to your wedding photos and/or provide rides for your guests at the wedding.

-   Skype (live stream) your wedding for those who are unable to attend.
-   Tethered hot air balloon – be the first of your friends to toss the bouquet from 100’ off the ground.
-   Fireworks – Let us add the spark to your first kiss as a married couple.  Color schemed fireworks can be timed to go off at that magical moment.
-   Wedding party gifts?  We have gift certificates for a bottle of wine, massages, a dinner or a cooking class with international Chef de Cuisine, Marc Sleeckx.
-  Thank Mom and Dad !  Include a stay at the HideAway for mom and dad after the wedding as a thank you for all their support and help. Ask about the Wedding Recovery package.

Do you have a date in mind for your wedding?  Call us now and see what is available.  (800) 570-8233

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Experiencing a Power Shortage?

January 7th, 2012 by Karen Kelley

There gets to be a point during the colder months where the battery that charges our body and spirit runs low.
The color outside has bleached away to whites, grays and tans. We are tired, have ache’s in places we didn’t know we had places.

When our cars grumble and grind trying to start on those cold days we know that it’s time to get out the jumper cables. Fastening the red alligator clamp to the positive terminal and the black to the frame we scurry back to the drivers seat to turn the ignition on. If all goes well the engine will jump to life and we are on our way.

But our physical bodies just don’t react well to a jumper cable fastened to each ear lobe when our own batteries are low. We power down, sometimes in the most unusual places.

Having decided against the jumper cable method some have found a better alternative to getting re-energized and one that seems to have a more lasting affect.

A Dead Sea Salt Slurry, a mixture of Dead Sea salt and aromatherapy oils, may be just what you need and no, you don’t drink it. It is massaged into the skin which accomplishes the following:

  • Cleans and removes old dead skin cells revealing a younger skin layer.
  • Cleans your pores which allows your skin to breathe more easily.
  • Firms up your skin tissues
  • Gets your blood to circulating better which removes toxins

Though some bath salts provide similar benefits, Dead Sea salt has a higher level of mineral compounds. At Livestrong.com, a website supported by the Lance Armstrong Foundation, it notes, “Dead Sea salt contains ten times more salt than other ocean waters, plus sulfur, magnesium, calcium, iodine, potassium, chlorine, and high bromides. These naturally occurring elements make Dead Sea salt the choice of many high end spa therapies and skin care products. Dead sea salt is also the medicinal salt of choice for dry skin disorders, acne, and musculoskeletal related pain and swelling.” Combine those benefits with soothing massage oil and you have something better than jumper cables, and this won’t leave a mark!

The Livestrong.com website also points to other benefits as well, “Dead Sea salts also have the ability to reduce stress. Soaking in a bath with these salts causes a drop in blood pressure and muscle relaxation. Dead Sea salts have also been found to increase circulation and remove toxins from the body, thereby allowing increased levels of relaxation. By allowing the body to become more relaxed, insomnia levels decrease and allow users to be more rested and rejuvenated.”

Well then that’s the ticket! So climb down off the dryer, pick your head up off the desk and find a place near you that gives a Dead Sea Salt massage. The spa at the HideAway Country Inn Bed and Breakfast in Bucyrus, OH not only offers this but when you are done you might be in time for a delicious meal in their restaurant. Che De Cuisine, Marc Sleeckx has built a solid reputation for offering guests an impressively varied menu of consistently superb cuisine. Top it all off with a glass of Cabernet Franc or Viognier-Rousanne wine.

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