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PAGE AdvErtisEr WEbsitE MAin PhonE nuMbEr ACCoMModAtions 13 the 1661 inn and hotel Manisses www.blockislandresorts.com 800-626-4773/401-466-2421 back Cover Atlantic inn www.atlanticinn.com 401-466-5883inside back Cover ballard’s inn www.ballardsinn.com 401-466-2231 18 ballard hall real Estate www.blockislandproperty.com 401-466-8883 26 barrington inn/inn at block island www.theinnatblockisland.com 877-324-4667/401-466-5524 35 block island Accomodation service www.blockislandbedandbreakfast.com 401-466-2912 38 block island reservations www.blockislandreservations.com *800-825-6254 2 the blue dory inn www.blockislandinns.com 800-992-7290/401-466-5891 26 narragansett inn www.narragansettinn.net 401-466-2626 40 the national www.blockislandhotels.com 401-466-2901/800-225-2449 34 Payne’s harbor view inn www.paynesharborviewinn.com 401-466-4758 33 rose Farm inn www.rosefarminn.com 401-466-2034 39 seacrest inn www.seacrestinnbi.com 401-466-2882inside Front Cover spring house hotel www.springhousehotel.com 800-234-9263/401-466-5844 27 the sullivan house www.thesullivanhouse.com 401-466-5020
bAnQuEt/CAtErinG sErviCEs 13 the 1661 inn and hotel Manissess www.blockislandresorts.com 800-626-4773/401-466-2421 22 block island Gourmet www.blockislandgourmet.com 401-466-5672 40 Catering by Kimberly www.thebeachead.com 401-466-2249 4 sin desserts www.eatwicked.com 401-369-8427 34 sugar rush 401-741-0987
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Block Island Weddings 2012Publishers .................................. Fraser Lang/ Betty Rawls Lang
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WeDDInG STORIeS
9 Jacqueline Fontaine and William Hall 7.26.2011
10 Andrea Christensen and John Horvack 6.18.2011
13 Kate Duggan and Ron Marsland 9.10.2011
14 Liz Tinker and Dan Harris 9.17.2011
18 Monica Jackson and Sean Sullivan 7.30.2011
20 nicole LaPalme and Dave West 8.20.2011
23 Jessica Lauren Johnson and Timothy Landy 9.17.2011
24 Heather Lehman and Dave Fenity 6.4.2011
27 Maria Ferreira and Barry Graham 9.10.2011
28 Kara Lessard and Tom Damseaux 8.13.2011
32 Kaylan McAleer and Bain Transue 6.25.2011
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Photo by Robin Langsdorf, Block Island Wedding Photography.
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Why Choose Block Island for your Destination Wedding?
“The speed limit, everything seems to slow down there and it makes you feel like
your vacation is being extended.”Dave Fenity,
who married Heather Lehman 6.4.2011
“It’s a place like no other, it’s so laid back. You can’t have a stuffy wedding out there!”
Michael Malta,who married Cira Pace 6.12.2011
“I like the small town atmosphere, it’s a more relaxed setting for a wedding than
running around with limos and stuff.”William Hall,
who married Jacqueline Fontaine 7.26.2011
“The casual vibe of Block Island will take care of things for you!”
Nicole LaPalme,who married Dave West 8.20.2011
“When you’re there you feel like you could be in the Caribbean but it’s an hour and a half ferry ride away!”
Ron Marsland,who married Kate Duggan 9.10.2011
“Once you hop on that ferry you are away from everything. It puts you at ease. You feel miles
and miles away, but you’re just a stone’s throw from home. You can have a beautiful destination
wedding without incurring a huge expense.”Jessica Lauren Johnson,
who married Timothy Landy 9.17.2011
“Think what your dream wedding would be and that was it.”
Tom Damseaux,who married Kara Lessard 8.13.2011
“Once we were on the island I was in vacation mode, actually as soon as we got to the ferry!
I couldn’t even remember the things I thought I was supposed to worry about.”
Kara Lessard,who married Tom Damseaux 8.13.2011
“Everyone was there for the whole weekend, so you run into your guests everywhere. It’s like
your own little island for you and your friends.”Timothy Landy,
who married Jessica Lauren Johnson 9.17.2011
“I’ve known my whole life that that was where I was going to get married. Since I was a baby it’s been my
favorite place in the world. I’m not a local but I feel like one for that one week a year I’m out there.”
Liz Tinker,who married Dan Harris 9.17.2011
“It was so perfectly New England.” Maria Ferreira,
who married Barry Graham 9.10.2011
“Our guests all said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to. Friends from overseas called it
Americana at its best: a quaint small town. There aren’t many places like this left in the country, where
everything’s walkable and everybody’s friendly.”Monica Jackson and Sean Sullivan,
married 7.30.2011
“I feel like I’m so far away when I’m there. It’s so different and slower and so pretty. It was just really fun, a big party. I got so much help;
everyone on the island is willing to help you out.”Cira Pace,
who married Michael Malta 6.12.2011
Cira and Michael at the Spring House. Photo by Mia Campopiano.
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Jacqueline Fontaine and William HallPhotographs by Trevor Holden
The Atlantic Inn 7.26.2011
She: 27, unemployed, from Glastonbury, Connecticut.He: 30, service technician for a private water company,
from South Windsor, Connecticut.
Now live in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
How did you meet? Through mutual friends almost 10 years ago.
How did he/she propose? I talked to her dad first about it. Actually, I called her grandfather, her dad, and her brothers. I guess I’m kind of old fashioned. Her grandfather cried when I talked to him. Jackie: I was outside gardening and he came out on
the porch and said I have a question for you. He totally took me off guard.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? My family has a house on B.I. so it’s like a second home to me and as soon as we started dating Bill came out too. We wanted it to be part of our story. Bill: I like the small town atmosphere, it’s a more
relaxed setting for a wedding than running around with limos and stuff.
How many guests did you have? 17.How did Block Island make your wedding special? It wasn’t just, ‘Thanks for coming and see ‘ya later.’ We went shopping, hung out at the beach, went to Aldo’s for breakfast. It was very relaxed.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? They all loved the food.
Everyone’s favorite food item? The steak, it had some sort of au jus with it and then these little french fries. Bill: I don’t remember those. Jackie: That’s because I took yours off your plate when
you turned around.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Jackie: Walking down the aisle, even though I was
shaking. And when I messed up in my vows and then Bill flubbed up intentionally to ease the tension.
Bill: When we were [taking pictures] at the Southeast Light, Jackie and I had walked out by the flagpole 100 yards away from all the others and it was just a moment to look at each other and say ‘We did it,’ a moment to be Mr. and Mrs. on our own.
Where was your honeymoon? We spent the rest of the week out there with our family and one of best things was we could bring both our dogs, a pug and Boston terrier, they’re like family.
Did anything unexpected happen? The tailor sized my pants wrong. I spent the majority of the day literally holding my pants up.
Other highlights? I almost spaced on getting music for the ceremony. We were going over the schedule a day or two before and Brad [Marthens, owner of the Atlantic] said you don’t have music for walking down the aisle. I said, ‘Oh yeah I guess I should have music.’ He got his niece to come play the violin! Kinga [from Mark’s Beachcomber] did my hair. I gave her some photos and somehow she came up with an idea that incorporated all three of the looks I wanted! And Ray Torrey, who officiated, made it so special, so personal. It was like he was reading from the heart for someone he knew really well.
People are still talking about... the cake. Everyone said it was the best carrot cake they’d ever had. Even though we had such a small wedding I wanted a big cake. We ate it every night forever; it took up most of the frig.
Jackie’s favorite picture is the one of the couple in the tall grass (top right). One of their favorite parts of the day was tooling around the island with Trevor taking pictures. “We kept asking him, ‘Can you do this? Can you do that?’ says Jackie, “and he was so accomodating, up for anything — and great fun.”
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Mansion Beach 6.18.2011
She: 36, formerly in marketing, now stay-at-home mom of 2-year-old Sophia; from Wisconsin and Maryland.
He: John Horvack, 44, attorney in New Haven, from Milford, Connecticut.
Now live in Milford, Connecticut.
How did you meet? I was in Rockefeller Center for a seminar and I met John’s best friend from childhood. She said, ‘I think I found you a husband and set us up on a date!’
What was your first impression of him? I drove up from New Jersey and I was all dolled up and he showed up in a stained Tshirt and ripped shorts. I thought, ‘Okay, I guess he’s got nothing to prove!’Rebuttal: I was just trying to be myself !
What was your first impression of her? She talked on her cell phone the whole time.Rebuttal: It was about the person taking care of my dog!
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? It’s our special place. He took me there a few months after we started dating. It was pouring rain the whole time and still it was one of the most romantic dates ever. After that, we started coming out for a week every September.
How did you choose the Cushman House on Mansion Beach? We were on vacation out there walking on the beach and we saw this ginormous white tent over the dunes. I took a picture with my phone and emailed it to Sullivan Real Estate and said, ‘Tell me what house this is.’
How many guests did you have? 56.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? We tried to use as many local businesses as possible to support and thank the island. I loved working with Sean [Kivlehan, of Block Island Gourmet] and Mona [Dwyer, Block Island Wedding Planner]. And Suzanne [Nolter, of Blazing Star Farm] did a gorgeous job with the flowers from her farm, they were a little more wild than the usual.
Sean was amazing and I love love love Mona. If it wasn’t for her the day wouldn’t have been so perfect, so special. I actually cried when I said goodbye to her and I had to keep myself from calling her, telling myself, ‘She has other brides to focus on now.’
Everyone’s favorite food item? Apparently the raw bar, but I didn’t get any. By the time we got back [from taking pictures], everything was gone!
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding? I did a lot myself during Sophia’s naptimes. For souvenirs, I collected 60 big round rocks and painted them aqua with silhouettes of the island; I put a dot where the house was and wrote ‘BI 2011.’ I’m a perfectionist and I couldn’t get the color right; I wanted it to match the ribbons. I’m still finding aqua paint all over place. We also painted driftwood so each table had the name of a place we love out there.
Were the logistics of a beach wedding challenging? No, it was at three in the afternoon in June so there wasn’t really anyone on the beach right there. We rented the chairs and Sean had it all set up on the beach. We did spend a lot of time moving and throwing rocks to make an aisle.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? Oh they loved it. Most of them said it was the most beautiful wedding they had been to. Standing on the deck and lawn of that house was just breathtaking.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Andrea: That first moment he saw me when I walked
over the dunes. He peered up and started crying. It was such an amazing moment!
John: Walking back up the dunes after we’d said our vows.
Do you have advice for others who wed here? Get as many island businesses involved as you can, because that gives your wedding much more flavor. And no one tells you how bad your heart breaks when it’s over! I was just getting in the groove when Mona said it was time to wrap up.
Where was your honeymoon? Block Island was our honeymoon!
Will your bridesmaids wear their dresses again? My niece might.
Other highlights? Megan [Mitchell, a former B.I. student now at the Rhode Island School of Design] did our video. She was awesome. She was in love with my dress.
Where did you get your dress? Oh, it reminded me of the bubbling surf, that’s why I picked it out! I got it at Kleinfelds, it’s Romona Keveza. I tried on at least 20 dresses. I had Diane she’s on [the TV show] “Say Yes to the Dress” all the time. I picked out a Badgley Mischka dress and actually bought it. I met the designer and got caught up in the moment. A few days later I called and said, ‘Put a hold on it, I’m coming back in.’ I went back and I was working with my $6,000 budget and there just wasn’t anything I loved at that price range. You have to love it! I kept walking by this one, touching it and finally I said, ‘Bring me that dress.’ The girl I was working with said, ‘You’re gonna love it and you’re gonna kill me.” My mom helped me pay for it because if John knew how much that dress cost, he wouldn’t have married me.
Any regrets? Yes — when I look back at how quickly the day went. That’s the first time I’ve said that out loud. Still, it was such a central part of the wedding; everyone was so blown away by it, including me.
What was your most bridezilla moment? When the girl I’d signed a hair and makeup contract with backed out four weeks before the wedding. Things happen for a reason, though, because Michael Aaron [of Koru Ecospa] made the wedding day so much fun, so much better! He was fabulous. And we’re friends now, we stay in touch.
His most clueless groom moment? We spent a lot of time focusing on what shoes he was going to wear and finally found a really nice pair of white suede bucks for $400, the most he’s ever spent on shoes. We’re walking down the aisle and I look down and he’s wearing flip flops! But they were perfect, they matched the entire vibe of the wedding. Of course I wore Jimmy Choos… but that’s another thing.
People are still talking about...John: Her shoes.Andrea: The dress.
Andrea Christensen and John HorvackPhotographs by Mariah at Snap! Photography
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For a guest book, Andrea made a painting of Block Island and had everyone sign it (top left). A lot of rocks were moved to make an aisle (center). When daughter Sophia (left) sees wedding pictures she says, “Momma princess.”
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Kate Duggan and Ron MarslandPhotographs by Rose Schaller Photo
Rose Farm Inn 9.10.2011
She: 34, attorney, from North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
He: 34, works at Citizen’s Bank, from North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Now live in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
How did you meet? Ron and my brother were friends for years so we hung out. How do you cross that line with your brother’s friend? At another friend’s wedding as it turns out!
How did he/she propose? On Christmas Eve under the mistletoe. Ron: But I left the ring box on the bed so she kind of
saw it coming.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? Ron: I spent lots of summers there growing up and
Kate had come with us for the past couple years. We thought this would be a nice way to give back to our families, having them come for a week-long vacation.
Why did you choose the Rose Farm Inn? We really liked that we could stay on the property with our families and that we could have the ceremony and the reception right there. From the tent you could see
the ocean on one side and meadows and stone walls on both sides, so you got the best of both island worlds.
How many guests did you have? 80.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? When you’re there you feel like you could be in the Caribbean, but it’s an hour and a half ferry ride away!
Favorite food item? Everyone ranted and raved about the cheese fries at Dead Eye Dicks on Friday night.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day?Ron: After the ceremony Mona wanted us to hide for
a while so people would go up to the tent. She told us to go back to our hotel room, so we were hanging out on the back deck watching all our guests enjoy themselves from a distance. It was like an out-of-body experience.
Kate: Walking down the aisle, it surprised me how nervous I was; I think it was because of all the people looking at me. But as I came around the corner and saw Ron I was like, ‘These are my people!’ Seeing him really calmed me down.
Do you have advice for others who wed here?Ron: Do it!
Kate: And hire Mona. She was a lifesaver. From the moment we hired her I felt that everything was under control.
Other highlights? We went to the Kittens after our reception ended at 9. By the end of the night, Kate was on the stage with the band [Never in Vegas] in her wedding dress singing Journey [“Don’t Stop Believing”]. Kate: They invited me up. Did anything unexpected happen? My dad walked me down the aisle, shook Ron’s hand and then walked back to his seat. I said, ‘What about me?’ and he came back to give me a hug.
What was your most bridezilla moment? The morning of the wedding my mother suggested that my lip color ought to be a bit darker and I completely bit her head off. She said, ‘Why don’t you talk to her’ to my college roommate who made the same suggestion. I said ‘Okay.’ I felt really bad about that.
His most clueless groom moment? I left the rings at the house I was staying at. Also I didn’t know exactly when to slide the ring on her finger; she had to say, ‘Well aren’t you gonna put it on me?’
People are still talking about... the weather. There was literally not a cloud in the sky.
Kate and Ron added all sorts of island flavor to their wedding. For favors, they gave donations to the Block Island Conservancy; and guests signed a book of island postcards put out by The Nature Conservancy. Each table had a photo with a description and history of an iconic island place or figure.
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Payne’s Harborview Inn 9.17.2011
She: 27, in human resources for a pharmaceutical company, from Bristol, Connecticut.
He: 30, works in drug safety for Genuine, from Keene, New Hampshire.
Now live in Boston.
How did you meet? We both went to Keene State, but we didn’t know each other in college. When I moved to Boston one of my friends invited me to a housewarming and it turns out Dan was her neighbor. On our first date, we went to watch a Red Sox game at a pub around the corner. He didn’t put the car in park and it ended up rolling into that neighbor’s car. After a year we moved in together. After two years we knew we were in it for the long haul. He proposed four years later almost to the day.
How did he/she propose? We were home in Connecticut for a family barbecue and Dan asked my dad’s permission. The next day we went down to the diamond district in New York for a ring and he wouldn’t let me wear it. After we got home we were having dinner and he started saying the most amazing things and before I knew it he was down on one knee.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? I’ve known my whole life that that was where I was going to get married. Since I was a baby it’s been my favorite place in the world. I’m not a local, but I feel like one for that one week a year I’m out there.
Why did you choose Payne’s Harborview Inn? The bridal suite! We were like, ‘Oh, I could definitely spend a weekend in here!’ And it was just gorgeous out back with all the sailboats. It was the perfect size and affordable.
How many guests did you have? 120. A bunch of people told us, ‘Oh you’re having a Block Island wedding — you’ll have all your guests show up. Sure enough only five people rsvp’d no.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? Just the whole ambiance of the island and the fact that all our family and friends were together for the first time and could see why we love it so much.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? They just said it was the most fun wedding they’d ever been to and they loved the island. Dan: A lot of our friends had never been to Block
Island, had never heard of it, and now they’ve already made plans to come back. I’m like, ‘All our friends are gonna invade our peaceful little island.’
Everyone’s favorite food item?The Manisses catered it and everyone seemed to love the salmon mousse.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Dan: When it came time to see Liz and she was
standing at the altar arbor. That’s when the waterworks started. My wife did not cry once — and I cried the whole time.
Liz: For me it was the whole thing, there was just so much emotion and pure joy radiating through the whole day. We had everyone crying!
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding? My brother played a song on his guitar for us for our first dance; that was the first time I cried. And my grandfather married us.
Do you have advice for others who wed here?Dan: When you feel you’ve given your family and
friends enough info about the island, give them more. Otherwise you’ll get phone calls a week before.
Liz: Don’t worry about the small things; the day is going to go how it goes, but it’s all about the person you’re walking down the aisle toward. And take dance lessons. We didn’t!
Other highlights? Mark [of Mark’s Beachcomber] did our hair, which turned out beautifully and his personality is just so over the top and hilarious. The Manisses catered and Elizabeth was such a great consultant. I had all these ideas and she never shot them down; she’d just say ‘Here’s why you might want to consider this instead.’ And in every case she was 100 percent correct. Oh, and we did our rehearsal dinner at The Oar. That’s my favorite place on the island; I always stop there for a lobster roll and a Miami Vice, which is half daiquiri and half pina colada. We did a baggo tournament there.
What was your most bridezilla moment? I asked my maid of honor to make sure she got a French manicure before the wedding. I really did that! I mean does that really matter?
Your most clueless groom moment? Everything was pretty laid out for me. Liz: I asked his opinion, he gave it to me, and if he was
wrong I told him he was wrong!
People are still talking about... how much fun they had.
Would you have changed anything? Liz: Not a single thing. Dan: Nope, not one thing.
Liz Tinker and Dan HarrisPhotographs by John Fuller Photography
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Sullivan House 7.30.2011
She: 34, VP of Ralph Lauren in merchandising for Asia, from New Jersey.
He: 31, in banking for GE Capital, from Long Island.
Now live in New York City.
How did you meet? Through mutual colleagues.
How did he/she propose? We were on Block Island for a vacation week and the final day was my birthday, so we decided to go to Newport instead of driving home. He proposed on the hotel balcony overlooking the harbor. I never got a birthday present, just the ring!
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? One of the things we always wanted was a destination where guests could spend more than a couple hours in a room in a hotel. And Monica and I shared so many great memories on Block Island.
Why did you choose the Sullivan House? The Sullivan House was always the first thing we’d see coming in to the island on the ferry; it always looked so perfect up there. We booked it two weeks after the engagement. It was perfect. We loved how it’s perched on the hill, a wide open space with water on both sides. And the sunsets can’t be beat.
How many guests did you have? 175.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? They all said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to. Friends from overseas called it Americana at its best: a quaint small town. There aren’t many places like this left in the country, where everything’s walkable and everybody’s friendly.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? There was so much to do. Thursday night we had a casual dinner at The Oar. We hung out on the lawn all night playing Cornhole [or Baggo, the beanbag toss game]. People rented bikes and toured the little zoo. One couple rented a pontoon. A bunch of people painted The Rock...
Everyone’s favorite food item? The halibut. We did surf and turf, halibut and filet.
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding?Monica: To me, it was getting married right on the
harbor. When I came out of the Sullivan House all the people in boats were cheering and screaming, saying ‘Don’t do it’ to Sean.
Sean: The bonfire that went on for three hours. We all walked down to Scotch Beach after the reception, where we had a huge bonfire and pre-made s’mores all set up.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Sean: Monica walking out of the Sullivan House,
seeing her coming down to get married. Monica: When the sun was setting, light was coming
in the tent, people were inside dancing, people were outside relaxing. Just looking around at so many people who’d come from so far for us.
Do you have advice for others who wed here? Make a weekend of it. Better yet, get friends out there for the week. Come the day of the wedding, they’re all already friends.
Did anything unexpected happen? Because I work in the Asia division I had friends come in from Australia, China, Hong Kong. We had 40 guests, some of whom had flown in from Asia and Australia, on a particular train that broke down twice. They missed the New London ferry, but they made it in time for the wedding. Another couple who flew in from Hong Kong drove to Westerly to fly in but there was too much fog. They couldn’t drive to Point Judith or they’d miss their return flight. A stranger who saw their predicament drove them to the ferry.
Where was your honeymoon? Bora Bora for two weeks. We left Tuesday morning.
Will your bridesmaids wear their dresses again? Probably not. I had to buy all new bridesmaids dresses four weeks before the wedding. I’d ordered champagne satin and they came in tan polyester. Some of the girls only got their dresses a week before the wedding.
People are still talking about... the sunset at the Sullivan House.
Would you have changed anything? I would have convinced more people to share houses together. All the hotels were wonderful, but people who rented houses had an even better time. They all said they were going to come back every year with their families.
Monica Jackson and Sean SullivanPhotographs by John Freidah, B.K. Angeletti Photography
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One of Sean’s favorite things to do on Block Island is to get saltwater taffy (center) from Blocks of Fudge. With just a weeks notice, he says, they put together 40 pounds for the couple to give out as favors. “They even delivered it to us,” says Monica. “They were so nice!” In case that didn’t sate the sweet tooths Monica and Sean also put together make-your-own s’mores packets for guests to use at the post-reception bonfire on Scotch Beach (left). “My cousins from Scotland and friends from China had never been to a bonfire or eaten — or even heard of — s’mores before,” says Monica. “They just followed everyone else’s lead.”
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Sullivan House 8.20.2011
She: in pharmaceutical advertising for Juice, from Rockland County, New York.
He: in pharmaceutical advertising for Grey, an army brat who grew up in Japan, South Carolina, Germany, and West Point, New York.
Now live in New York City.
How did you meet? At work.
How did he/she propose? We were snowboarding in Mount Snow in Vermont. It was the last run of the day and I fell and hurt myself. I was on the verge of tears. He pulled out the ring and I forgot all about my “broken” leg.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? We’d gone to Block Island the past three years on vacation and it’s just the greatest place. We were in complete agreement.
Why did you choose the Sullivan House? It was December and we wanted to get married in the summer. We started calling everyone. The Sullivan House had August 20th and 27th available. We chose the 20th arbitrarily. If we’d chosen the 27th, it would have been Hurricane Irene! The Sullivan House was great. [Owners] Sean and Rosalee were amazing.
How many guests did you have? 60.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? My family is in Jersey and his is in upstate New York. It was so good to get them together. Over the course of the weekend we got to take them to all our favorite island places. We went to The National, had a rehearsal dinner at the Spring House, and went to the Atlantic to watch the sunset, have drinks and visit the animals. My brother has a shopping addiction, so he hit every store and loved it. Dave’s brother is training for a marathon, so he was out running all the time. At the end of the day they’d discuss whose afternoon had been more grueling.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? They didn’t want to leave. They said it was the most fun wedding. Even the ones who don’t like weddings said they liked this one!
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? When we went up to the [Southeast] Lighthouse to take pictures. It’s our favorite landmark on the island and not to brag, but we looked really good! So everyone was cheering us on and congratulating us like we were celebrities.
Did anything unexpected happen? We planned a bonfire on the beach and I forgot the money to pay the people who had set it up. I said I’d bring cash, but I had no pockets and I had a few other things on my mind. So we had to find them the next
day and pay them; they were really cool about it. They had set it up and cleaned it up. They brought a cooler down to us on Crescent Beach. I stayed in my dress the whole time. My mother was appalled but I didn’t want to take it off !
Do you have advice for others who wed here? I would say you get a little nervous because the island’s far away and you can’t see and touch everything. But everybody there is good at their jobs. You get there and it all falls into place. The casual vibe of Block Island will take care of things for you!
Will your bridesmaids wear their dresses again? Yes.
Where did you get your dress? J. Crew.
Other highlights? Aaron from Koru did my hair and makeup. He has a salon right near where I work in New York, a block away from my office. So we met up there. Jamie from La Bella Rose did the flowers. She was great, really patient with me. She helped me figure out what I was looking for. And Cody, our photographer and friend, said it looks nice if you throw rose petals for photos. So the day of the wedding I asked Jamie if she had extra rose petals; she got 10 bags together for us at the last minute.
Would you have changed anything? No.
Nicole LaPalme and Dave WestPhotographs by Cody Raisig Photography
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Photographer Cody told the couple it would look nice if they threw rose petals for photos (top left).While Aaron from Koru worked on her hair, Nicole made calls and finished writing her vows (center left inset). One of the couple’s favorite memories is when Dave came back to the house to get ready, first saw Nicole in all her made-up glory, and swept her into a hug (center left). Another was being cheered on by onlookers when taking pictures at the Southeast Light (above, bottom). By the end of the night, Nicole had grabbed the mic from D.J. Mark Scortino to belt out some Kelly Clarkson (above, center).
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Atlantic Inn 9.17.2011
She: 30, visual merchandiser, from Rhinebeck New York.
He: 33, salesman, from Long Island.
Now live in Tarrytown, New York.
How did you meet? Tim noticed me when I worked at this restaurant in Rhinebeck with an old high school friend of his. But I was dating someone else. Then one day I had a dream that Tim was sitting at my family’s Thanksgiving table and I was telling our mutual friend about it when Tim walked through the door. I told him and he knew he had me. Tim: I already knew I had her.
How did he/she propose? We were living in Atlanta until about four months ago and we decided to go to Asheville for the weekend. I woke her up early and said, ‘Let’s take a walk.’ I took her to the botanical gardens and I found the perfect spot up a little staircase. But she wouldn’t come up there. She wanted to stay in the shade, so she was like, ‘No — whatever you want to look at, go look at it.’ I finally coaxed her up and I’m like, ‘Hey, read this here.’ She turned around and I was down on one knee. She thought I’d hurt myself !
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? We’d planned to get married in Asheville this past fall but my company was bought by another company and we had an opportunity to move back to New York. We’d both been to B.I. with our families when we were younger and we had great memories of it.
How many guests did you have? 30. They all stayed at The Atlantic.
How did Block Island make your wedding special? Everyone was there for the whole weekend, so you run into your guests everywhere. It’s like your own little island for you and your friends.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? Everyone talked about how much they loved the feeling of getting on the boat and leaving everything behind. Once you hop on that ferry you are away from everything. It puts you at ease. You feel miles and miles away, but you’re just a stone’s throw from home. You can have a beautiful destination wedding without incurring a huge expense.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Tim: Standing under the arbor with the Atlantic in
the foreground and the ocean behind, watching
Jess walk down from the hotel to where I was. It’s something I’ll never forget.
Jess: Hearing his vows to me. They were really sincere and from the heart.
Do you have advice for others who wed here? Have the ceremony where the venue is. Right after the wedding we had drinks and appetizers ready, it just flowed.
Where was your honeymoon? We left for Italy the next day.
Other highlights?I thank God for Mona [Dwyer, wedding planner]. She was so wonderful, I would recommend her to anyone. She’s not pushy but gives great advice and is totally on top of things.
What was your most bridezilla moment? I didn’t really have any. My mom and my sister really helped me out, so a lot of my not freaking out was them being there to support me.
Your most clueless groom moment? I was out screwing around with my cousin at that animal farm looking at llamas and emus, and Mona comes tearing down the hill, saying, ‘You need to be outside in 15 minutes all dressed.’ I was still in shorts and flip flops.
The group throwing rose petals is Jess’s favorite photo because “it’s about me and Tim, but it’s also about all the loved ones, about bringing the two families together.” The Atlantic Inn made the cake. “It was delicious and beautiful,” says Jess. And the penguins topper? “I have always loved penguins and thought those particular ones were so sweet. Plus she had the same veil as me!” Jess found the topper on Etsy.
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Heather Lehman and Dave FenityPhotographs by Maaike Bernstrom Photography
Sunnyside, her family’s island home 6.4.2011
She: 36, massage therapist, from Greenwich, Connecticut.He: 38, environmental geologist, from Moraga, California.
Now live in Boulder, Colorado.
How did you meet? We met out here in Boulder. I came back from skiing and Dave was consoling my roommate who’d just gone through a breakup. My dog, who doesn’t like anyone, was curled up on the couch next to him, and so our relationship started.
How did he/she propose? Well I actually talked to [her dad] John Lehman first. We were repairing the front door at Sunnyside and we schemed together how to do it. He said, ‘Why not just do it today over lunch?’ which was like an hour away. It was Memorial Day, a traditional work weekend at Sunnyside so everyone was there, 16 family members. I dropped to one knee and asked her. Heather: I was shocked and amazed. I was also
sweaty and covered in paint.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? Heather: I’ve always wanted to get married out here. Dave: For Heather it’s always felt like home and it’s
such a beautiful atmosphere. It seemed perfect. When I was young I had fantasies about getting married on a mountaintop and having everyone choppered in. But that seems a bit unrealistic now.
How many guests did you have? 62 or 63.
How did Block Island make your wedding special?The speed limit, everything seems to slow down there and it makes you feel like your vacation is being extended.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? They liked the isolation, having to take a boat to get here. And they were all talking about coming back.
Everyone’s favorite food item? Kimberly [of Catering by Kimberly] did a knock-out job. Everyone loved the sliders. There were six different kinds, including lobster roll and crab cake. And the truffle mac and cheese was a huge hit.
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding? Our friend Eric got ordained online so he could marry us.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Heather: The ceremony. I felt like I was vibrating a
little bit. I loved what we said to each other.Dave: The moment I saw Heather right before the
ceremony, coming down the stairs with her dad. It was such an overwhelming feeling. It was just such a great day, the greatest day of my life.
Heather: He hadn’t seen the dress, so that worked to my advantage.
Did anything unexpected happen? The wind picked up right as we were getting married. I didn’t realize until we got the pictures back, because those things are so light you can’t feel them, but my veil was helicoptering around my head. I guess Eric ended up tucking it into the back of my dress.
Do you have advice for others who wed here? Pick up the B.I. Wedding Guide! I know that sounds so planned. But it’s a really great resource for people. It was nice to see what other people had done, lots of great ideas. I’m very simple and looking through other wedding magazines the things just didn’t resonate, they just showed me what I didn’t want. The B.I. guide did show me what I might like to do. Because I had my dad and Sharon, I didn’t need one but for others I think hiring someone who’s an islander would be a big help.
Other highlights? Heather: I liked the cake Aldo’s made. I worked for
them for years as a teenager and even now I have a penchant for getting off the ferry and going straight there for an éclair. So we had éclairs on top of the cake. While we were getting ready to do the cake cutting my dad snuck up and took a bite out of one of the éclairs!
Oh, and the bonfire at the end of Graces Cove. We had a great moonrise! We told people to bring jeans and sweatshirts and we had a bonfire with sparklers and s’mores for the kids. That’s a memory I’ve had forever of end-of-season bonfires on the beach, so I thought it would be nice for the kids to have that.
Where was your honeymoon? Kuai in November.
What was your most bridezilla moment? Apparently I wasn’t interested enough in the details of putting the flowers together. That’s what my sister told me afterward.
People are still talking about... the seafood. We have a lot of foodie friends and they loved Finns and Ernies and The Oar.
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Six variations on sliders were a favorite food item (top center) at the Lehman-Fenity wedding. The couple chose Catering by Kimberly (that’s Kimberly right center) because “she had a great variety and it wasn’t too ritzy or too the opposite, it was a nice mix,” says Dave. Their favors were jars of blackberry jam (at left) because, says Heather, “we used to make blackberry jam with my dad every summer.” A highlight of the day was taking photos down on the beach at the end of Graces Cove road. “We had the entire place to ourselves,” says Dave. They returned later for a bonfire with all their guests.
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The Manisses 9.10.2011
She: 43, manicurist, born in Portugal.He: 45, health care worker, from New Jersey.
Now live in East Providence, Rhode Island.
How did you meet? Back in ‘88 at Roger Williams Park in Providence. I was riding around with my friend and he was on the side of the road with his friends. He said ‘I just want one date’ and gave me his number.
How did he/she propose? On the beach in New Hampshire. I got down on one knee and said, ‘I will love you as long as the ocean is here.’ She started crying and said yes.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? That was all Maria’s doing. Maria: After 23 years together, I wanted small and
intimate, but a journey. I was looking through
magazines and saw the cliffs and sand. It was so perfectly New England.
Why did you choose The Manisses? Their gardens. And the farm, the animals, in back.
How many guests did you have? 65.
Everyone’s favorite food item? The candy station. The adults went crazy, they ran to it; there wasn’t one piece left! Barry: I was opting for a 22-foot-tall mechanical T-rex
but Maria wanted the candy.
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding? We had a caricaturist there.
Other highlights? Ray Torrey was wonderful. I got his name from the Block Island Wedding Show. I couldn’t have found a better officiant.
What was your most bridezilla moment? Oh, there were so many! I had personalized water bottle labels and I had a friend come over to help me rip off the original labels; I yelled at her when I noticed she wasn’t lining them up right. And then my invites were messages in bottles and our daughter and her friends helped me burn the invitation scrolls. I was putting them in Bad, Good or Great piles and I kept yelling at them, ‘That’s a bad burn!’
Your most clueless groom moment? It was the first time I’ve ever put on a tux. It was like getting into tactical gear for a SWAT team.
Would you have changed anything? I only wish the ferry left much later so everyone could have stayed longer.
Maria Ferreira and Barry GrahamPhotographs by Robert Hagan, WeddingRI.com
Maria’s niece, who’s just getting into the business, made the cake. “I almost didn’t let her,” says Maria. “I kept asking her, ‘Are you sure you can do this?’I owe her a big apology, she did a wonderful job!” Maria says she really loves the pictures of her in her wedding dress in the surf. She says she didn’t set out to “get in on the trash-the-dress trend.” She just meant to get some nice shots of herself in the water. So, after most of the guests left on the last ferry, she and Barry and the photographer headed over to Ballard’s beach. “Because there was a storm coming in, I guess the waves were kind of rough. I lost my balance and kind of fell in and then another wave came and it just knocked me on my bum. I was laughing so hard. I had sand everywhere; it’s still coming off!”
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1661 Inn 8.13.2011
She: 38, high school teacher in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
He: 37, works for Bose and is a student in web design in Connecticut.
Now live in Granby, Connecticut.
How did you meet? On Match.com.
How did he/she propose? I wanted to take her on a hike but Kara really wanted to go for a bike ride that day, so I ended up just proposing in the kitchen. Kara: I was training for a triathlon.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination? Tom: I loved the idea of people gathering there for the
weekend, getting to know one another. Kara: We wanted a true New England experience,
where people traveling from all across the country would get a real sense of place.
Why did you choose the 1661? Tom vacationed on the island as a kid, but I had never been. So I packed up the car one day and went out by myself; I had a great day talking to islanders and stuff. The 1661 was the only place I looked at. It’s charming, quaint, nothing fancy. As soon as I saw it I wanted it. I just popped in there and [owner] Rita was just so nice, so relaxed, so friendly. She was introducing me to the staff and, you know, the wedding industry is not usually like that.
How many guests did you have? 85
How did Block Island make your wedding special? Think what your dream wedding would be and that was it. Most of our friends stayed two or three days and that was fun, everyone got to spend time together.Tom: The staff [at the 1661] was just great. Anything
we needed they made happen. And the food was excellent. We had a barbecue for 80 guests for the night before and they made it work on such short notice. We’d plannned it the whole time and forgot to tell them! They made kid meals and gluten free meals for us. And they let us take over the lobby making gift bags. They were just so accommodating.
Kara: Elizabeth [the hotel’s operations manager] knows what she’s doing, how to plan the flow of things. We didn’t even know exactly where we were having the ceremony until that day and she told us, ‘Just let us know that morning; we’ll put the chairs where we need to.’ She was so calm about it. It was relaxing. She’d say, ‘It’s your weekend, your day. We’ll take care of it.’ All the vendors we dealt with on the island were like that.
Tom: And the food was excellent!
Everyone’s favorite food item? The sea bass with lobster sorrel sauce. It was just amazing.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward? Kara: My family is all from New England. We’ve been
to the Cape and the Vineyard but not here. They all thought this was really special. They can’t wait to go back.
What is your most beautiful memory of your wedding day? Tom: Kara came walking down the aisle and I was
blown away. It was what I expected but more — just amazing.
Kara: The sun was setting and everyone was dancing and having a good time on the patio and I remember looking around and thinking, ‘Wow,
how were we lucky enough to have this wedding right here?’
Do you have advice for others who wed here? Definitely use the local vendors. The people we used on the island knew the island and we got a really good feel of the island from working with them.
Will your bridesmaids wear their dresses again? I really think that they will. I know everyone says that!
Other highlights?Our D.J., Mark Scortino, was amazing. Tom says the best thing he did was to not play any of our choices! He just went with it, with the tone, and he had people of all ages boogying all night long. Coincidentally, he was my high school class president. I had heard he was out here and sure enough...Tom: Jamie from La Bella Rose did an awesome
job with flowers, she had a lot of bright yellow sunflowers that looked really beautiful against the blue sky that day.
What was your most bridezilla moment? Overpacking up the car. Once we were on the island I was in vacation mode, actually as soon as we got to the ferry! I couldn’t even remember the things I thought I was supposed to worry about.
His most clueless groom moment? Making fun of my purse: You bought a purse just for lipstick? What are you going do with it, carry it down the aisle?
People are still talking about... the location — being right on the water watching the moon come up on one side and the sun set on the other. It was a magical night.
Kara Lessard and Tom DamseauxPhotographs by Derek Goodwin Photography
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The Sullivan House
Block Island, Rhode Island - 401.466.5020 - www.TheSullivanHouse.com
Featured in Brides Magazine BEAUTIFUL venue ranked with top wedding spots in Ireland, Italy, South Africa and British Virgin Islands.
an island original
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Kaylan McAleer and Bain Transue Photographs by Lesley Ulrich, Block Island Wedding Photography
duPont Farmhouse on Beacon Hill and Yellow Kittens 6.25.2011
She: 27, realtor at Lila Delman, from Jamestown, Rhode Island.
He: 31, runs A. Transue Corporation, from Block Island.
Now live in Block Island.
How did you meet? At Yellow Kittens a couple summers ago when Bain was working as a bouncer. We knew who each other were because we were neighbors on Beacon Hill. But we didn’t know each other.
How did he/she propose?We were sitting on the beach just north of State. Kay got up all excited and stepped backward into dog poop. I guess the dog was so excited he pooped. Kaylan: Now we say we got all the crap out of the way
at the beginning. Bain: I was more praying than asking, but she said yes.
How did Block Island become your wedding destination?There was no other option.
How did you choose the duPont House and Yellow Kittens?Kaylan: Both places are really special. I grew up at the
duPont house, spent my childhood with some of those kids. And Kittens is where we met.
How many guests did you have?Everyone tells you that 30 percent of the people you invite to your wedding will say no. We invited 165 and had 180 show up!
How did Block Island make your wedding special?Bain: Because Block Island is so special to us. It’s our
home and we got to have our wedding at home. All the volunteers, too. I was an employee at Kittens, so they really took care of us.
Kaylan: Samantha and Hillary duPont and the Kelseys [McRae and McElroy] teamed up to decorate with twinkle lights and Chinese lanterns and vases. It was great, totally transformed. So many people wanted to help us out. Mary Anderson and Reta [Lehman] from The Glass Onion did all the flowers as a wedding present. Howie drove the bus and Adrian Pearce was the bus “monitor.”
Bain: Kay’s friend Keith did a rehearsal dinner. We rented a grill and he stood behind it for eight hours.
Kaylan: He and my brother did all the prep and all the cooking in our little kitchen on High Street.
Everyone’s favorite food item?Probably the lobster rollups. Mexican on the Deck [at Yellow Kittens] did the food for us and we had different wraps and a make-your-own taco bar.
What do you think was the most unique thing about your wedding?So many things. It wasn’t like any other wedding. We had it outside on a sunny day — if it had rained I guess we would have just gotten married in the rain. We had two officiants. Barbara MacDougall for the spiritual component. And Sean Corby, a very good friend who had gotten ordained online for another friend’s wedding a year before, offered to do ours. So we compromised and had both. Oh, and the dog walked my mom down the aisle.
What did guests tell you about the wedding afterward?They kept talking about how it was a cloudy day and the sun came out just as we walked down the aisle. Vaux [Finnimore] played “God Bless the Broken Road” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow” for us.
Do you have advice for others who wed here?Make sure your wedding is for you, not everyone else. Throw a wedding you’d want to go to. Kay is from a really religious family so she originally thought we’d have it in church. But we’re not religious and we wanted to be realistic to our life, to who we are. Kaylan: We just wanted it to be like a big party.
Will your bridesmaids wear their dresses again?One of them wore hers in the water that night, so I guess they double as wetsuits!
Other highlights? Lesley from Photo Dog. We wanted an island photographer. She was the best, we couldn’t have been happier! And the band! Never in Vegas played. Dan Cahill let us choose who would play at Kittens that weekend and they’re my favorite of everyone that comes to Kittens. They said they’d never done a wedding before. There was no formality at all. Everyone changed into shorts and Tshirts and had a really good time. The band and the music were just phenomenal. They sang “Marry Me” by Train and I still cry when I hear that song. They learned “Isn’t She Lovely” for the father-daughter dance.
People are still talking about...the vows. We were being really silly in the middle of it.
Did anything unexpected happen?We forgot the rings in the bunkhouse and Anna [Pearce] left the [bridesmaid line], ran through the background to get the rings and handed them off in time. Nothing about the wedding would have gone so well if Anna Pearce weren’t the super organizer that she is.
Would you have changed anything?Kay: I would have kept better track of the dog. We
lost him. I went home after the reception to check on him and he wasn’t there. I drove around the island for an hour and a half looking for him before I remembered saying something vague a week earlier to my friend Katie about watching him. Sure enough, Katie and Dave had come and gotten him, but they hadn’t left a note! They said the bald groomsman told them not to leave a note. The only problem is, there were three bald groomsmen!
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To Kay and Bain, it seemed like everyone on the island pitched in to make their wedding special, from baking cakes (Alicia Martin) to playing walk-down-the-aisle music (Vaux Finnimore) to transforming the Yellow Kittens bar into a reception hall fit for island royalty. Bain decided to wear his American Legion uniform in part because he and other members of the Legion had just formed the Danny Hart Memorial Honor Guard in memory of a dear friend. He says he no longer has his Army paratrooper uniform, so that wasn’t an option!
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Block Island • Newport • Rhode Island
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You know it’s a Block Island wedding when...
Left to right: Kara and Tom left flip flops for guests in a rubber basket on the 1661 Inn deck; Andrea and John had a pail waiting on the path to their beach wedding; Maria and Barry left trays of flip flops next to the dance floor; and Kay’s bridesmaids and Andrea’s groom got in on the act early. Photos by Derek Goodwin, Snap! Photography, WeddingRI.com, Lesley Ulrich.
Flip Flops Are Everywhere
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Romantic Wedding CeremoniesSimply Beautiful Photography
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Professional Highland Bagpiper Ensemble For All Occasions‘We make your event a truly memorable experience’
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WelcomeCredit Cards Accepted
Guest “Books” Could Row Your Boat
You know it’s a Block Island wedding when...
Couples leave two oars with instructions for all guests to sign both. The plan is for the bride and groom to hang one oar in The Oar restaurant on the island, and keep one oar for themselves. Invariably, they say, a number of guests only sign one oar and so the couple ends up keeping both for themselves! Photos by John Fuller, Mia Campopiano, Derek Goodwin.
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Tent Rentals Century - any sizes 40’x300’ and more
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Left: Andrea painted rocks blue and added black silhouettes of Block Island for her guests to take home as favors. She and John painted names of island places they love as table nameplates. Above: Heather and Dave also used driftwood signage and unpainted rocks to delineate pathways and as decorative elements all around. Photos by Snap! Photography, Maaike Bernstrom.
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You know it’s a Block Island wedding when...Veils Fly – no matter how many bobby pins you use
Left to right: For Monica, Nicole, Cira, and Heather, the island’s notorious wind gusts turned into moments of comic relief — and photo ops that resulted in some of their favorite wedding photos. Photos by John Freidah, Cody Raisig, Mia Campopiano, Maaike Bernstrom.
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Give Your Bridal Party a Special Memento of Your Special Day
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6-9 months outFinalize guest list
Create a save-the-date insert or e-mail
Your guests will require more information due to the special circumstances regarding a Block Island wedding. An informational insert or e-mail along with the save-the-date will urge them to make their travel arrangements early.
Things to include:
– Any other events outside of the wedding day that you would like to invite them to, such as a rehearsal dinner or Sunday brunch
– Transportation information – ferry, taxi or bus
– Room blocks or recommended accommodations
Send out a save-the-date
Book caterer and pay deposit
Book DJ or band and pay deposit
Book ceremony music and pay deposit
Book photographer and pay deposit
Book videographer and pay deposit
Book officiant and pay deposit
Book cake designer and pay deposit
Book florist and pay deposit
Book bride and groom accommodations
Book vendor accommodations
Book vendor ferry tickets f applicable
Order bridal gown and accessories
Book rehearsal d nner location
Begin researching invitations and word ng
If you are inviting all of your guests to the rehearsal dinner, consider integrating this into your invite and RSVP. Pocket-fold invitations are very useful for presenting info about multiple events as well as gathering RSVPs.
Shop for wedd ng bands and get ideas for engraving
Begin researching honeymoon spots
4-5 months outBook bride and groom ferry tickets
Book ha r stylist and/or makeup artist
Select and order Invitations
Order bridesmaid dresses and accessories
Select and order tuxes and accessories
Meet with ceremony officiant and begin plann ng ceremony
Meet with caterer and begin finalizing menu details
Give guest list to bridal shower hostess
Make honeymoon reservations
Purchase wedding rings
Select style for escort cards, place cards, table numbers, menus, and programs
Order what can be ordered ahead of t me
Schedule bridal gown fitt ngs
Write all payment and contract deadl nes on calendar
Balances due, final counts due, menu choices due, rental order due
10-12 months outCome up with an est mated guest count
Discuss a budget
Decide on three dates for your wedding and list in order of preference
Remember that June and September is peak wedding season on Block Island – venues may have restrictions that don’t meet your guest count or budget. July and August weddings – most hotels will have a three-night minimum required of your guests. If you are on a tight budget, consider having your wedding on a day other than Saturday.
Discuss what k nd of wedding you envision
– Formal or Casual?
– Tented or Indoor?
– Buffet or Served?
Discuss what your priorities are
– Food? Good Music? Decor? Location?
Book ceremony location and pay deposit
Book reception location and pay deposit
Reserve blocks of rooms for wedding guests
Beg n gathering ideas from bridal magaz nes and websites
See what your tastes are regard ng flowers, decor, cakes, dresses, invites
Gather pictures to show these vendors your vision
Select your bridal party
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2-3 months outMail Invitations
Mail rehearsal d nner nvites
Order l nen rentals
Order favors
Confirm that bridal attendants have purchased the r attire and accessories
Take rings for siz ng and engraving
Purchase g fts for bridal attendants and parents and don’t forget the person you will be marry ng :)
Decide who will be reading and/or performing in wedding ceremony
F nalize reception menu
Select ceremony music: attendants’ processional, bride’s processional, recessional
Select reception music: first dance, father/daughter dance, mother/son dance, Must Play and Do Not Play list; give all of this information to the DJ/Band
1-2 months outOrder w ne, liquor and/or champagne, if necessary
Select read ngs for ceremony
Meet with officiant to finalize ceremony details
Do trial runs for ha rstyles and makeup
Schedule pedicure and manicure for the day before the wedd ng
Schedule ceremony rehearsal t me
Decide when and where you will get your marriage license
If both the bride and groom are legal residents of Rhode Island, you must obtain the marriage license from your local town clerk. If out of state, you must obtain your license on Block Island (can be done as late as the Thursday before your wedding).
Be fitted for bridal gown
Select or write vows
Begin drawing up an it nerary of wedding day details
Think about when you would like the following events to take place: bride and groom’s first dance, parent dances, best man’s toast, maid of honor toast. Will you have a bouquet and garter toss? Are there special announcements or other special toasts that you would like to include in the reception events?
Begin writ ng ceremony program
Purchase ceremony accessories: unity candle, ring pillow, etc...
Purchase reception accessories: card box, toast ng glasses, guest book, cake kn fe, garter, etc.
Begin receiv ng RSVPs in mail
Track meal choices and accommodations
Write thank-you notes as you receive shower and/or wedding g fts
Arrange for a babysitter if necessary
Get a pre-wedding ha rcut
Create a Rain Contingency Plan
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Aldo’sA taste of Italy on Block Island Weldon’s Way
Old Harbor401-466-5871
The Leone and Papa families serving Block Islanders since 1970
www.aldosrestaurantblockisland.com
Pre-wedding dinner Place for families to gather after the wedding
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Block Island ReservationsLocated in the lobby of the Harborside Inn, directly across from the Old Harbor Ferry
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3-4 weeks outPick up wedding bands
F nal bridal gown fitt ng
Complete event schedules
F nalize event and table layout
Have wedd ng program printed
Have escort cards/chart, place cards, menus, ceremony program printed
Wrap attendant gifts and attach a note of thanks
Call guests who have not yet RSVP’d
Confirm head count for vendors
Confirm menu choices to vendors
Obtain marriage license
Purchase items for guest welcome bags
Create a welcome letter with nfo for guest bags
A welcome letter, schedule of events, transportation, what to do around Block Island, the couple’s favorite places
Compile a list of where guests are staying; this will make g ft bag distr bution much easier!
Plan order of processional and recessional
1-2 weeks outPrepare a must-have photo list for photographer and videographer
Check weather forecast – Rain Plan?
Call all vendors and confirm the details
Complete escort cards and table numbers – or send to pr nt
Plan ceremony seating
Groom ha rcut
Make sure all grooms attendants try on tuxes and have obta ned all accessories
Obtain/print final checks and prepare t p envelopes for vendors
F nalize seat ng chart for reception and rehearsal dinner if necessary
F nalize wedd ng-day t mel ne and distribute to vendors and wedding party
day before, day ofPick-up L nens
Decide f ra n plan will need to be put in place
Attend pedicure and manicure appointments
Inform attendants of the r duties
Gather ceremony and reception items
Rehearsal – br ng marriage license
Attend ha r and makeup appointments
Attend photography portrait sessions before wedding, if applicable
Provide snacks and dr nks for attendants
Bride and Groom! Don’t forget to eat and drink water.
Make sure to sign marriage license!
Courtesy of Mona Dwyer Helterline, blockislandweddingplanner.com
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FLOWERS
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Block Island
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The Third Annual ~ 2012
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