Ingileif B. Hallgrímsdóttir and Lior S. Pachter

to be married on July 9th, 2005
in Reykjavík, Iceland

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Shortly after we were engaged ~10:30pm, July 17th, 2003

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Iðnó (at the far end of the pond)

Our wedding

The wedding will take place on Saturday, July 9th 2005 (sunrise 3:25am, sunset 11:39pm). The ceremony will be held at 5pm in the Iðnó theater which is in the center of Reykjavík. We will then celebrate with a reception at Perlan.

We are planning to organize a bus tour for all guests on Monday, July 11th. The tour will include visits to Gullfoss waterfall, the geysir Geysir (from which the English word was derived), Thingvellir national park, and Nesjavellir power plant. The hot water from the drill holes at Nesjavellir is pumped 60 km to Reykjavík where it is stored in the five water tanks below the Perlan restaurant and then distributed throughout the city.

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The Perlan dome and balcony

Traveling to Iceland

There is only one airline, Icelandair, that has flights between the US and Iceland. Starting May 2005 Icelandair will have direct flights between San Francisco (SFO) and Reykjavík, they also fly from Minneapolis (MSP), Baltimore (BWI), New York (JFK), Boston Logan Airport (BOS) and Orlando (MCO). To book tickets with Icelandair go to www.icelandair.com or call 1-800-223-5500 (9am-5pm EST).

If you need a connecting flight to an Icelandair flight you can book it through Icelandair over the phone (but not online). Make sure to ask what the price of the flight; it is sometimes cheaper to buy a connecting flight on your own.

If you are going somewhere else in Europe on the same trip consider that any Icelandair flight from one of their US destinations to anywhere in Europe includes a stop-over in Iceland, and you can stay for up to one week at no additional cost. To book such a ticket online use the 'multiple destinations' option and add one leg of the trip at a time. Also note that it is just as expensive to go to Iceland only, as it is to fly to London with a week stop-over in Iceland.

It may also be worthwhile to check fares to London, since both Icelandair and Iceland Express have twice daily (cheaper) flights from London. Note though that this might involve a change of airports, Icelandair flies to Heathrow and Iceland Express to Stansted and there are no flights from the US to Stansted.

If you plan to travel from Europe there are two airlines to choose from, Icelandair and Iceland Express. Iceland Express operates from London Stansted Airport, Copenhagen Kastrup Airport and Frankfurt. Tickets can only be booked online, at www.icelandexpress.com. Icelandair's European destinations are: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Copenhagen, London (Heathrow), Oslo, Paris and Stockholm and also (less frequent flights) Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Helsinki, Madrid, Milan, München and Zürich. For online booking go to www.icelandair.co.uk.

Finally, be on the lookout for special offers.

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The winter view near Geysir
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Thingvellir, site of the world's oldest democratic parliament

Accommodation

There are a large number of guest houses and bed & breakfasts in Reykjavík that are centrally located and pleasant to stay in. Hotels are significantly more expensive.

To find accommodation in Iceland, and other travel information, please visit the following websites:

[www.visitreykjavik.is] This website is maintained by the Reykjavík tourism board. Under accomodation you will find a list of every single hotel, licenced bed & breakfast and guest house in Reykjavík.

[www.hotel.is] Contains a list of hotels in and outside Reykjavík. Scroll down for other travel links.

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Jökulsárlón
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Djúpivogur in the east


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Skaftafell national park

Iceland

The major attraction in Iceland is the rugged, beautiful landscape. For those less inclined to leave Reykjavík, the city is interesting to visit, and has an incredible nightlife (despite the fact that there is no night during the summer). We would recommend staying a week-end in Reykjavík and then doing a short trip to visit a glacier or a national park. It is also possible to stay in Reykjavík and go on day trips from there. A few suggestions of what to do include: hiking (there are many beautiful hiking paths ranging from easy 2-3 hour hikes to several day hikes where one sleeps in huts along the way), a trip to a glacier (including skiing/snowboarding or a snowmobile ride), visits to some of the hot springs, geysirs and waterfalls, swimming in an Icelandic (fresh water) heated swimming pool, horseback riding on an Icelandic pony (which has a fifth gait), sea kayaking, .... , ...
We are not responsible for any broken limbs, bad weather, or life altering revelations to be discovered while roaming in isolation on the Icelandic highlands.

For more information visit the websites listed below:

[www.goiceland.org] A website maintained by the Icelandic tourist board in North America.

[www.iceland.com] General tourist information about Iceland.

[www.iceland.is] Comprehensive information on Iceland.

[www.icetourist.is] A collection of travel links. In Tours & Activities you will find a list of all tour companies offering tours in Iceland, including adventure and highland tours.

All photos on this page (with the exception of planet earth) were taken by Inga and Lior during visits to Iceland. The engagement photo is from Lakagígar, Iceland -- site of the largest lava flow ever produced by a volcanic eruption.