Finding a Ceremony Site

After much debate, Adam & I chose the Towers in Narragansett, Rhode Island, as the reception venue for the wedding. Unfortunately the Towers was booked for every single Saturday in May, June, July, August & September 2011, so we tentatively booked the first Sunday in June - the 5th.

With the reception venue penciled in, now we need to find a ceremony site. Neither Adam nor I ever imagined that finding a church or outside venue or chapel would be so difficult. My mom requires that if we hold the wedding in the church then it has to be a Protestant church. I called so many churches in Narragansett. The South Ferry Church has very little parking and no bathrooms. The Church of Christ would allow us to have a wedding there, but not a Sunday wedding. The Presbyterian Church in Newport requires that someone in the family be a member of the church and requires pre-marital counseling. The list goes on and on with all of the various requirements and deficiencies. We did find a Protestant church that would allow us to have the wedding in their church on a Sunday; however, the church is located 30 minutes away from Narragansett! We do love the pastor from this church, though, and he is perfectly amenable to traveling a bit for the wedding, so at least that was a partial success.

With churches not really an option anymore, we started looking for outdoor venues. There is a small green next to the Towers that is sometimes used for the wedding ceremony. Unfortunately, there is a really busy road that runs right by it. We were there on a Thursday and it was packed with cars and people milling about and band playing - not what I would imagine for my wedding day. Then, we traveled down to the Point Judith Lighthouse. The pictures online of this location looked fabulous. When we get there, however, the lighthouse is surrounded by a fence and a nearby building is completely boarded up. There is a pretty gazebo up the hill from the lighthouse, but again I'd have to say this site is a bust.

Driving 2 hours back to Boston gave me plenty of time to think about the situation. Concerning the Towers, I feel like we're trying to fit our wedding into this location and it's just not working. So for now we may need to reconsider the Towers as the reception venue.