Wedding Venue Weekend (September 26th & 27th, 2009) Preview

Katelyn and I finally got a free weekend to visit my parents in southern Maine, and we took advantage of the opportunity to visit a bunch of the venues we've been looking at through their websites.  Since we ended up visiting almost ten venues (!) over the two days, there's a lot to go over and I'll need a little bit of time to post pictures and reactions in the next few days.

In the meantime, I figured I would post the venues we visited in terms of our level of interest in them, along with some website links for all of you readers to check them out based on how they promote themselves.  Hopefully I'll be able to cover most of the venues in individual posts before the weekend.

One final note before I start listing the venues; all of the venues have been added to our Google Map of potential venues, and the color key has been updated to reflect our feelings after visiting many of the locations.



Place We're Really Interested In Red on Map
Venue: On the Marsh Restaurant in Kennebunk, ME
Website: http://www.onthemarsh.com/
Located about forty minutes from Portland, an hour and ten minutes from Lewiston, and two hours and forty-five minutes from Bangor.

Places We Might Potentially Use Yellow on Map
Venue: Dockside Guest Quarters in York, ME
Website: http://www.docksidegq.com/
Located about fifty minutes from Portland, an hour and twenty minutes from Lewiston, and two hours and fifty minutes from Bangor.

Venue: Spring Hill in South Berwick, ME
Website: http://www.springhillmaine.com/
Located about fifty-five minutes from Portland, an hour and a half from Lewiston, and three hours from Bangor.

Venue: Linekin Bay Resort in Boothbay Harbor, ME
Website: http://www.linekinbayresort.com/
Located about an hour and twenty minutes from Portland, one hour and twenty-five minutes from Lewiston, and two hours and twenty-five minutes from Bangor.

Places That Have Limited Potential Light Blue on Map
Venue: The Driftwood Inn in Bailey Island, ME
Website: http://www.thedriftwoodinnmaine.com/
Located about an hour and five minutes from Portland, an hour and ten minutes from Lewiston, and two hours and twenty minutes from Bangor.

Places That Won't Work For Us Blue on Map
These venues will probably be covered in one posting, with pictures for places we did decide to visit in person, and a quick summary of why they don't work for our particular ceremony requirements.

• Clay Hill Farm in Cape Neddick, ME
• Ocean Woods Resort in Kennebunkport, ME
• Fisherman's Wharf Inn in Boothbay Harbor, ME
• Camden Harbour Inn in Camden, ME
• Portland Schooner Company in Portland, ME
• Black Point Inn in Scarborough, ME

Check back soon (I hope!) for further information about places we visited, places that are off the table, and places that we're very excited about.