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Jennifer and her father at Allegra Farm in East Haddam Connecticut

Weddings at Allegra Farm
East Haddam, Connecticut

Connecticut Justice of the Peace
Ernest Adams
(860) 543-2334

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Have your meadow wedding at Allegra Farm. Or even a barn wedding!

If you're having your wedding elsewhere, John Allegra will bring the horses and carriage to you.

Escorted by her father, Jennifer comes from the coach for her barn wedding at Allegra Farm

Jennifer and Benjamin were married at Allegra Farm on the rainiest day of the summer. "Jen & Ben " had originally planned to have their meadow wedding by the pond, but Tropical Storm Danny said otherwise. This photograph shows Jennifer being escorted from her coach by her father for a barn wedding instead.

John Allegra, shown here in his role as coach driver, owns Allegra Farm. John is a very nice person, and a pleasure to work with.

John has many kinds of horse-drawn vehicles, from open-topped carriages to glass-windowed coaches to sleighs. Can you imagine arriving at your winter wedding in a horse-drawn sleigh?

My apologies to John Allegra for not knowing the proper names for his vehicles ("carriages", "coaches", and "sleighs" is all I remember).

For a barn wedding, where a Unity Candle would be unwise, a Sand Ceremony is perfect. A Sand Ceremony is perfect for a wedding in a barn where a Unity Candle could cause problems. Lola, Best Dog, escorted by Christian at Allegra Farm in East Haddam, CT

Lola, the Best Dog, lived up to her title. She treated all equally, saying "Hi!" with a wag of her tail.

Well-behaved dogs and other non-humans are always welcome when I perform a ceremony!

While Jennifer and Benjamin poured their sand in their Sand Ceremony, Karen and Kelly, two of Benjamin's sisters, sang "From This Moment". A Sand Ceremony is just one of many types of Unity Ceremonies that are symbolic of joining two people in marriage. If the weather had been better and Jennifer and Benjamin had a meadow wedding by the pond, we could have had a Celtic Pebble Toss, another kind of unity ceremony.

Todd Sun, who was the DJ for Jennifer and Benjamin's wedding and reception, is much more than a DJ. Todd builds digital systems for DJs and other people in need of professional entertainment equipment. Todd's setup was amazing. He had high-tech low-wattage lights, multiple sound systems (main, backup, and backup for the backup), and more computing power running things than some data centers. Yet all of it was unobtrusive, and Todd himself was nearly invisible. Todd is working on a project that will revolutionize the DJ world; as soon as he's ready to announce it there will be details on my Favorite Links Page. In the meantime, you can find him at WWW.DJrak.Com for music, video, and lighting.

Jennifer and Benjamin were smiling happily as they got into their coach. Jennifer couldn't resist a final wave to all of us.

Jennifer and Benjamin head off to happily ever after.

Please visit the Allegra Farm Site (WWW.AllegraFarm.Com) to see photographs and ask John Allegra for a full-color brochure.

Allegra Farm is highly recommended, whether you want a carriage for your wedding, a hayride, or a sleigh for your special event!

Many thanks to the anonymous gentleman guest who took these photographs. Please tell me your name so that you get the proper credit. Your help was much appreciated!

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