Category Archives: Maine wedding planning tips

How to maintain the spark at your reception

Some couples are blessed with friends or family who own property that’s ideal for a wedding and reception. If you are staging your celebration at a non-traditional venue, be sure to verify that the electric service available will be sufficient to handle the demands of your big day. Several years ago I photographed a lovely...

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The Great American Wedding Part 1: Rehearsal Dinner at Stewman’s Lobster Pound in Bar Harbor

Detroit natives Bianca and Michael had never even visited Maine when they picked the state for their wedding. Yet, they knew instinctively it would be perfect as they zeroed in on Bar Harbor (the Acadia Region), selecting the historic Bar Harbor Inn for the reception site. Like so many couples who plan a destination wedding in Maine,...

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Eloping in Maine: Cindy + Steve @ Inn by The Sea in Cape Elizabeth

Cindy and Steve wanted to elope. As in “sneaking off without telling family or friends and coming back hitched.” Surely no one would suspect. After all, they weren’t even engaged. They did a good job of keeping everything secret. Only Cindy’s sister suspected something might be up, asking “You’re not going up there to get...

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Brand-new Maine wedding planning resource

There’s a new resource out there for brides and grooms looking for help in planning their Maine wedding. It’s the Maine Wedding Message Board at MaineWeddingBoard.com . List administrator “weddingguy” who started the board offers it up as an alternative to The Knot, where Knot participants are often not allowed to say negative things about...

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Need a free clock for your wedding web site?

Many couples decide to put up web sites with all sorts of useful information for wedding guests headed to Maine.  If you’d like to add a countdown clock to your site, there are lots of spots on the web offering free clocks. The widest variety of clock styles seems to be at ClockLink. These clocks...

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