Miller and Nathan get hitched!

modified 08/12/2002

Welcome to the online resource for Miller and Nathan's nuptials and related events. Please check here for updates, as this site is likely to change without notice.

Places and Dates

• Wedding — Black Mountain, NC. August 24, 2002. Immediate family (parents, grandparents, siblings). Jump down to the details.
• Celebration — Seattle, WA. August 31, 2002. As many as our loved ones as can make it! Check out the celebration web page.

The Couple

• The Bride — Miller Hobbs Sherling, of Auburn, Alabama. Graduated Auburn High, Vanderbilt University with a Political Science and Spanish double major, and University of Washington's M.A. program in Spanish Literature. She is currently studying Comparative Religion at the UW's Jackson School, finishing up year one of three in June 2002.
• The Groom — Nathan Herring, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Graduated Brebeuf Preparatory and Dartmouth College with a Computer Science major and Engineering minor. He has been working at Microsoft since he graduated in 1995, and has spent the last four years in the Macintosh Business Unit producing most recently Office X for Mac OS X. He is also exercising his meager HTML skills for the first time in years in creating this web page.

Wedding — Black Mountain, NC

The wedding itself is going to be a small, immediate-family affair (parents, grandparents, and siblings only). The location is somewhat central to both the Sherling and Herring families, in Black Mountain, North Carolina. The small town is the home of Montreat Conference Center, a special place for Miller due to summer Presbyterian youth conferences there and many Sherling family vacations to the area. The area is part of the Smokey Mountains, and is incredibly beautiful.

Schedule (EDT)

• Friday, August 23^rd:
  • 12:00 PM — Earliest check-in time at the Inn on Mill Creek (see notes).
  • 5:15 PM — Rehearsal at the wedding site (see notes).
  • 6:30 PM — Rehearsal dinner at the Red Rocker Inn (see notes).
• Saturday, August 24^th:
  • 7:00 AM — Breakfast at the Inn on Mill Creek (see notes).
  • 10:00 AM — Wedding ceremony at the wedding site (see notes).
  • 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM — Free time to hike (see notes), picnic, play, or shop around in the area.
  • 6:00 PM — Reception dinner at the Inn on Mill Creek (see notes).
  • 8:30 PM — Dancing
• Sunday, August 25^th:
  • 8:00 AM — Breakfast at the Inn on Mill Creek (see notes).
  • 11:00 AM — Checkout time.

Information

• Inn on Mill Creek (map) — located east of Montreat. All attendees are being put up by Bill & Ellen Sherling.
• Wedding site (map) — in Montreat, at the uppermost part of Appalachian Way. There is a small site at the top before the road turns into forest access. Parking will be at a premium; make sure to leave access for the residents and the service vehicles. A hiking trail starts from here and connects to quite a few winding their way around Black Mountain.
• Red Rocker Inn (map directions) — a cozy inn, with fine dining. All attendees are invited to the rehearsal dinner here, courtesy of Malcolm & Suzy Herring.
• Area Hiking — There are a number of trails in the Black Mountain area. Maps will be available.