Help find a wedding site in Boston
August 18, 2005 8:06 AM Subscribe
In the vein of an earlier question, I'm getting married, probably May/June 2006 in the Boston area. My girl would love an outdoor wedding some place with nice flowers and/or trees. We don't have a ton of money and are probably going to have about 100 people there. Anyone have any good suggestions of places to look at? Bonus if the wedding and reception could be there and if they have an indoor space as well.
No place for the reception, but you can have the ceremony for free at the Arnold Arboretum (see paragraph near the bottom about weddings). It should be beautiful in that spring/summer timeframe.
posted by gregchttm at 8:39 AM on August 18, 2005
posted by gregchttm at 8:39 AM on August 18, 2005
Look at the Fruitlands museum in Harvard MA.
There's a sculpture garden for the ceremony and there's indoor space in the form of a 200-year-old house.
But most of the reception generally takes place outdoors overlooking Wachusett mountain, on a brick patio under a semi-permanent tent. That part is huge-- you don't have to rent a tent (tent rental is expensive and a huge pain in the ass and you've never get a tent that spacious, high and nice either).
The catering is very reasonably priced (by Boston-area wedding standards) and of very high quality and the facility fee is very average.
posted by Mayor Curley at 8:45 AM on August 18, 2005
There's a sculpture garden for the ceremony and there's indoor space in the form of a 200-year-old house.
But most of the reception generally takes place outdoors overlooking Wachusett mountain, on a brick patio under a semi-permanent tent. That part is huge-- you don't have to rent a tent (tent rental is expensive and a huge pain in the ass and you've never get a tent that spacious, high and nice either).
The catering is very reasonably priced (by Boston-area wedding standards) and of very high quality and the facility fee is very average.
posted by Mayor Curley at 8:45 AM on August 18, 2005
The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln has a very nice facility and grounds, though it's not cheap. Gore Place in Waltham has beautiful grounds and rooms, but the website doesn't list its prices.
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge has outdoor facilities, and has the advantage of ballrooms with one of the best views of the Boston skyline anywhere. Hotels are also good places to hold weddings if you have a lot of out-of-town guests, because they it minimizes their travel in an unfamiliar city to get to the wedding.
You might also check out local country clubs, because they often have outdoor and indoor facilities. Some are likely not to be as nice as you'd like, but you never know.
posted by cerebus19 at 8:48 AM on August 18, 2005
The Hyatt Regency Cambridge has outdoor facilities, and has the advantage of ballrooms with one of the best views of the Boston skyline anywhere. Hotels are also good places to hold weddings if you have a lot of out-of-town guests, because they it minimizes their travel in an unfamiliar city to get to the wedding.
You might also check out local country clubs, because they often have outdoor and indoor facilities. Some are likely not to be as nice as you'd like, but you never know.
posted by cerebus19 at 8:48 AM on August 18, 2005
I don't know what the costs are, but a friend of mine had a really nice wedding reception at one of the boathouses (for rowing crew) along the Charles. As far as I know, he had no affiliation with the boathouse.
posted by landtuna at 8:57 AM on August 18, 2005
posted by landtuna at 8:57 AM on August 18, 2005
We got married a few years ago on the campus of Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill. Not sure about price but I don't think it was too expensive and the surroundings were beautiful.
Congrats & good luck
posted by birdsong at 9:11 AM on August 18, 2005
Congrats & good luck
posted by birdsong at 9:11 AM on August 18, 2005
It's kind of a stretch, but the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a little bit north of Harvard, is beautiful and very quiet. (It seems kind of... underutilized.)
posted by Aknaton at 9:14 AM on August 18, 2005
posted by Aknaton at 9:14 AM on August 18, 2005
Was just at an outdoor wedding with indoor reception at a local military arsenal base. Neither of the two getting married had any connections with the base. You can always check local sites for similar in the boston area.
posted by Mroz at 10:44 AM on August 18, 2005
posted by Mroz at 10:44 AM on August 18, 2005
If you are into old houses, SPNEA rents out the Lyman House. (I believe the Gore Place mentioned above is also their property.)
posted by of strange foe at 11:00 AM on August 18, 2005
posted by of strange foe at 11:00 AM on August 18, 2005
Friends of mine got married at the Newton Marriott. I remember a tree lined hill that led to the gazebo where the ceremony was performed. The reception was held in one of the ballrooms, and the whole wedding party stayed at the hotel for two nights. I believe the hotel is right off the Mass Pike (I don't live in MA, just visit often).
posted by dr. fresh at 2:51 PM on August 18, 2005
posted by dr. fresh at 2:51 PM on August 18, 2005
Does Longfellow's house in Cambridge allow this sort of thing?
I loved my visit there.
posted by brujita at 9:12 PM on August 18, 2005
I loved my visit there.
posted by brujita at 9:12 PM on August 18, 2005
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