Feature: Folks Coming to the Wedding

Brian "Always With Butter" Giehl and Jason "Maine Fresh" Steiner. Co-Best Man and Groomsman, exuberant shellfish.

Meet (but do not eat) Brian and Jason on October 10 at the Colony Palms Hotel (petty cab driver not included).

Feature: Folks Coming to the Wedding

Robert "Fat Sooley" Hirsch, father to the groom, cocktail napkin idea man, unchallenged supreme lothario of the 20th century, intrepid soul in flight to Palm Springs.

Meet Fat Sooley on October 10 at the Colony Palms Hotel.

Feature: Folks Coming to the Wedding

Matt "Bette Davis Eyes" Kitson. Friend and colleague.

Meet Matt on October 10 at the Colony Palms Hotel.

Colony Palms Room Availability

44 of 56 rooms at the Colony Palms Hotel now booked for the wedding weekend.

The hotel is the centerpiece for everything. Truly a great joint. You will roll out of bed into the pool and into the ceremony/reception. You will roll out of bed into the restaurant for breakfast and the bar for liquid dinner. Byrnes and I have negotiated the lowest possible rates for each level of room. Maximize your convenience. Act now while supplies last!

Feature: Folks Coming to the Wedding

Lawrence J. Bartelemucci, aka the "Mooch."

Meet the Mooch on October 10, 2009 at the Colony Palms.

But do not, I repeat, do not stare into his eye!

Feature: Folks Coming to the Wedding

Kevin "The Irish Assassin" McCarthy, groomsman.

Meet Kevin on October 10 at the Colony Palms.

Accommodations

We are getting married at the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs, CA.

Originally dubbed The Colonial House by reputed mobster owner Al Wertheimer, the Spanish Colonial style hotel began receiving guests in 1936 featuring plenty of sunshine, a good night's rest, as well as a legendary underground speakeasy and brothel. The hotel was renamed The Howard Manor in the late 1940's when Robert and Andrea Leeds Howard (owners of the champion thoroughbred Sea Biscuit) took possession. For the next 25 years the hotel was a haven for young Hollywood in Palms Springs. Having just re-opened after an extensive renovation, The Colony Palms Hotel, has regained its swagger as a stunning four-star boutique. The hotel was designed by Los Angeles based Martyn Lawrence-Bullard.

We have reserved the entire hotel (56 rooms) and negotiated special rates for our guests.

Reservations should be made by phone (800.557.2187). Be sure and mention you are with the Byrnes-Hirsch wedding.

The following rooms are available on a first-come-first-serve basis:

Superior King - $170/night
Deluxe King - $200/night
Deluxe Double - $200/night
Junior Suite - $295/night
Casita - $295/night
Winners Circle - $295/night

Room descriptions are available on the Colony Palms web site.