Wedding Series - a Wedding on the Cape

For fourth of July weekend this year a group of us rented a great house in Chatham so we could all be on-hand to celebrate Tim & Mandy's wedding.  They were married at Ocean Edge in Brewster.  Unfortunately I do not have a ton of pictures (even after scouring facebook!) but I want to show you how beautiful this place was, so I grabbed a few shots from their website.  


The ceremony took place in a garden just down the street and then we moved to the resort for an incredible cocktail hour overlooking the ocean.  We continued down the hill to a semi-permanent tent where we proceeded to dance the night away!  And post wedding, there was a bar on-site so the party could keep going.

Jared & Sarah in this funky lounge chair on the patio

Cocktail hour!

A picture of the resort which dates back to the early 1900's

The ballroom

A concert on a yacht!

Most of you have probably heard of Gilt Groupe by now, it is pretty awesome.  And now they have launched Gilt City, bringing you great local deals.   Right now you can purchase tickets ($80) for the Travie McCoy concert, the artist behind "Billionaire," which will take place on October 18th.   What's unique is that the concert is on a yacht!  For three hours, cruise around, enjoy drinks & apps and some great music. 


To join Gilt City click on this link and keep an eye out for future deals:


http://www.giltcity.com/invite/ewilson41

Save the Date - Friday, November 5th - Room to Read Fundraiser

My friend Kate has been involved with Room to Read for over a year now and after attending last year's event and listening to John Wood speak, I am hooked as well.  I am looking forward to this year's event, so please be sure to mark Friday, November 5th off on your calendar and I will see you there!

For the Love of Literacy Gala 10 Years - 10,000 Libraries - 1,000 Schools - 10,000 Girls Educated Please join the Boston Chapter and John Wood, founder and board chair of Room to Read, to celebrate the organization's 10th anniversary year. In its first decade, Room to Read has impacted the lives of more than four million children in Asia and Africa. Help us achieve our goal of reaching 10 million children by 2015. The event will be co-hosted by NECN's Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson and will include cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and live and silent auctions. Friday, November 5, 2010 6:00 PM VIP Reception hosted by John Wood Doors open for General Admission at 7:00 PM Seaport Hotel - 1 Seaport Lane, Boston Cocktail attire suggested Friday, November 05, 2010 Tickets are $75 or $250 for VIP, to purchase click here.

Learn to 'Entertain with Style' at Your Local Pottery Barn Store

My friend Kate tipped me off to these great events at Pottery Barn locations around the country.  There are a few about decorating your home, which I know I would love as well, but I am very interested in the event "Entertaining with Style"  which will take place on October 14th and November 14th at 10am. How perfect as we are about to enter the holiday season.

Wedding Series - Kennebunkport, Maine

This is my third wedding post and after re-visiting photos from each wedding I feel so incredibly lucky to have great friends and to have gone to so many fantastic places this year.  I have a soft spot for this one as well since I was born in Maine and I think it is a gorgeous place. 


Alex and Ted were married in Kennebunkport in June 2010, it was a weekend of fun-filled festivities and there were a ton of young people at the wedding, even single ones which is rare these days! A lot of us stayed at the Colony  Hotel which was convenient to everything. That is definitely something to keep in mind if you have a lot of guests in town, make it easy for them.


Since this was a destination wedding, everyone was included in the rehearsal dinner on Friday night at the Kennebunk River Club Casino.  The tables were decked out in checkered  table clothes all made by the bride's mom!.  They served a delicious barbecue dinner and for dessert, a tray of large whoopie pies, which I can't believe I didn't get a picture of these because they were great.  I stole a tip from the passed hors d'oeuvres that night too, they passed around traditional mini lobster rolls and just sliced New England hot dog rolls.  That's we we then did for Lyssa & Joe's engagement party. 


On Saturday, Alex and Ted were married at St. Ann's Episcopal Church which is beautiful.  We then all went on over to the Kennebunk River Club Boathouse, an ideal spot for a wedding reception.  Imagine canoes hanging from the ceiling, wood beams and an amazing deck on the water for cocktail hour.  It was a weekend to remember!

The Colony Hotel, awesome pool overlooking the ocean (which you can't see here):

Kennebunk River Club Casino, location of the rehearsal dinner:

St. Ann's Episcopal Church:

The bride & groom walking into the reception:

Cocktails out back on the water:

I love this...

The room only required simple decorations and the lighting was perfect.

Cupcake tower

  

Free Boston Pops Concert Tomorrow on Boston Common

As part of the 125th anniversary celebration of the Boston Pops, Keith Lockhart and the Pops will be performing on Boston Common tomorrow at 3pm FOR FREE!  The concert will feature The Dream Live On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers.

Three Cheers for MDA - Thursday, September 30th in Boston

Head out on Thursday, September 30th to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.  The event will take place at Smith & Wollensky's so you know the food will be good.  There will also be some great auction items and for only $50, this is a deal so bid high when you go!