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Visit my Harkness Memorial State Park Page for more information and more pictures.
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The Aquarium staff are very helpful. There are plenty of hotels and motels nearby, and more than enough local attractions for you and your guests to enjoy during your stay.
Visit my Mystic Aquarium Page for more information.
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Kimberly Aubin and her staff will help make your destination wedding a success. Nearby bed & breakfast accommodations, plus local hotels and motels, will help you and your guests relax and enjoy your stay.
Visit my Mystic Seaport Page for more information.
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Visit my Avery Point Page for more information on Avery Point weddings.
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You can have your wedding by the water, in a clearing in the woods, by a pond, overlooking the rocky portion of the beach, or several other places at Rocky Neck. It is one of the most versatile of the Connecticut State Parks. There is plenty of handicapped parking available. The stone pavilion at Rocky Neck is wheelchair-accessible, too.
The State of Connecticut Web Site (WWW.CT.Gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325256&depNav_GID=1650) has great details. (Special hint: Kim and Charles [my daughter-in-law and son] had their Rocky Neck State Park wedding overlooking the sea and rented the stone pavilion for their reception.)
If you are considering have your beach wedding at Rocky Neck State Park, the mailing address is P.O. Box 676, Niantic, CT 06357 (Niantic is a village in the Town of East Lyme). Rocky Neck State Park is located at 244 West Main Street (Route 156), East Lyme, CT 06333. Take Exit 72 off of I-95, then take the Rocky Neck Connector and follow the signs.
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Thanks to Jeannine and Ryan for a real wedding treat! It's not often a Justice of the Peace in his judicial robe gets to ride a carousel horse....
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Visit my Stonington, CT Page for more information.
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Visit my Gillette Castle Page for more information.
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Visit my Elizabeth Park Page for more information.
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In the meantime, a short description may help you. There is no admission charge and parking is free. Parking is very limited.
The Mohegan Park Rose Garden has a gazebo on the North side of the garden that is convenient for weddings. For a small group of people, having everyone inside for a gazebo wedding might be ideal.
For a larger group of guests, having your wedding ceremony by the sundial just outside the gazebo and having your guests watch from the garden might be a better solution. There is plenty of room for a large wedding party plus lots of space for friends.
Parking is limited to the streets. Carpooling is strongly urged.
The Mohegan Park Rose Garden is a small part of the much larger Mohegan Park, listed separately. Both are just a few minutes from the Mohegan Sun Casino and less than a half-hour from the Foxwoods Casino.
Back to Rose Garden Weddings Table of Contents Back to Locations Table of Contents Back to top of PageYour home wedding could be as simple as meeting in your living room to exchange your vows. Flowers, decorations, and other amenities are optional.
Some people have backyard weddings and rent tents to keep the sun (or rain) off of their guests. Your own garden might be your inspiration!
Please see the Home Weddings Page for ideas and suggestions.
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Maugle Sierra Vineyards & Winery, at 827 Route 117 in Ledyard, CT, has been growing wine grapes for a few years, but opened their doors for tastings recently. Owner Paul Maugle is happy to explain the subtleties of his wines and why he has made the choices he has made.
The Tasting Room would be appropriate for a wedding with twenty guests, and perhaps more (sorry, no photos yet). The patio and grounds could accommodate many more.
Maugle Sierra Vineyards & Winery is part of the Connecticut Wine Trail (WWW.CTWine.Com). Would it surprise you to know that there are about twenty wineries on the Connecticut Wine Trail?
Recently there has been construction going on, so there may be more room now at the winery! There will be more photos coming.
The Maugle Sierra Winery is currently open limited hours. You can visit their Web Site at WWW.MaugleSierraVineyards.Com for current hours, directions, and more photos. Please call (860) 464-2987 before you go!
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Allegra Farm, owned and operated by John Allegra, really belongs in its own category, but there's no "Barn Wedding" or "Hayride Wedding" category....
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Visit my Devil's Hopyard Page for more information.
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Visit my Mohegan Park Page for more information.
Mohegan Park also contains the Mohegan Park Rose Garden, listed separately.
Back to Park Weddings Table of Contents Back to Locations Table of Contents Back to top of PageIf you would like to elope, Bluff Point is perfect in warm weather. From the Groton Town Hall (where you would get your marriage license) to your Bluff Point, CT wedding would be less than a mile.
Access is by a dirt road. Once you and your guests are there, you can picnic, launch a boat, hike, and enjoy nature. How about a beach wedding and then a picnic reception under the trees?
If you would like to bring dogs, horses, and other animals to your wedding, Bluff Point may be just the place you're looking for. If you would like to get married on horseback, bring your horses in their trailer. A wedding with horses would be fun!
Not comfortable riding a horse to get married? Allegra Farm could provide a carriage or coach.
The State of Connecticut Web Site (WWW.CT.Gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325178&depNav_GID=1650) has different photos and details.
Chatfield Hollow State Park has a pond with waterwheel, a covered bridge, beaches, and shady groves, all good locations for wedding ceremonies and photographs.
Chatfield Hollow is one of the Connecticut State Parks that are not open all year. Please check the days and hours that the park is open before planning your wedding there.
Here I'm explaining the symbolism of a Sand Ceremony.
The State Web Site (WWW.CT.Gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?A=2716&Q=325182) gives information about shelter rental plus other data. Chatfield Hollow State Park is usually uncrowded and it is easy to find peaceful places such as this pond.
A National Historic Landmark, Roseland Cottage is a Gothic Revival house built in 1846. The rose color of the former summer home of Henry Chandler Bowen and his family makes the house stand out from its neighbors next to the Woodstock Village Green.
Tours of the house and gardens are given in the warm weather.
An Internet search for "Roseland Cottage Woodstock" will turn up a myriad of pictures, and probably a link to www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/roseland.htm.
Roseland Park weddings are held in historic Roseland Park, often near Roseland Lake. With more than 60 acres of woods and pleasant land, Roseland Park is seldom crowded. Visit the Town of Woodstock, CT Web Site (WWW.WoodstockCT.Gov) for more information. (If you do a Web search for "Roseland Park", be sure to include the word "Connecticut" or "CT".)
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It was an honor to marry Dana and Jonathan at their garden wedding. They had seen my Site and decided to come to Connecticut for a New England wedding. Dana, Jonathan, and their families were a real treat!
Janet Waterman and the staff provide outstanding service and help make your special day as carefree as possible.
Some of these photographs were taken at the beginning of Summer and some in the early Fall.
This photographic overview of the formal English garden only hints at its beauty. Please keep in mind that I am not a professional photographer.
From the ivy-covered wall and sundial at the north through the pergola to the gazebo and vista at the south, you and your guests will enjoy your outdoor wedding even more in these idyllic surroundings.
The views above show the harpist playing in the gazebo while Dana and Jonathan's guests were being seated.
While most couples choose to have a gazebo wedding, you could certainly have your ceremony anywhere that appeals to you! The choice is always yours.
There are no pictures of the ballroom yet because there have been other events going on when I was there.
A visit to WWW.MansionAtBaldHill.Com will show sample menus and photographs superior to those here. Highly recommended! (And of course I'd love to be your wedding celebrant there.)
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For the moment, the last stop in The Quiet Corner of Connecticut is in Putnam. The Mill River Park borders the river, from the bridge to the falls. (Yes, the river really was this calm when I took the picture!)
There is plenty of room for a wedding by the river and municipal parking is free. Handicapped parking is limited, but the park is fully accessible.
On the day that I visited to take pictures there was a band setting up in the riverside gazebo. If you would like to have your wedding at the gazebo, please check to be sure that it would be available for your wedding day and time.
There are many more photographs on the Putnam, CT official Web Site: WWW.PutnamCT.US.
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