Venue Focus: Mount Hope Farm

Today's venue is a beautiful retreat, with an Ocean view, and room for guests to spend the night-- Welcome to the Mount Hope Farm. Located in beautiful Bristol- it really fits the Vintage Bride perfectly. Decorated with mason jars, and paper lanterns-this place would really shine. Made up of the barn, the cabin, and the Gov. Bradford House for events- there are also 3 different types of rooms/places to stay on the property.

Mt. HOPE FARM

The Barn

The Cabin- which offers water views


Details:
Location: Bristol
Contact: www.http://www.mounthopefarm.org/ or  (877) 254-9300
Ceremony: Yes, it can be had on site
Reception: On site, in a choice of locations
Capacity: Cabin: 60 guests, Barn 140 Guests, Tent: up to 300 Guests
Accommodations: Some rooms on site, other hotels in nearby downtown Bristol
include the Bristol Harbor Inn
Price: $$
Other info: The Barn has AC, which is rare of these historic venues I have been featuring

 

Venue Focus: Glen Manor House

I picked the Glen Manor second because, well.. it was our 2nd choice venue. Really, this venue is my favvvortttie place in all of RI. But, as you know I am a self proclaimed "budget" bride by Rhode Island standards (take me to Atlanta and we have a different situation on our hands).

This was actually my first choice, but sometimes when you love something- you have to set it free....
Also, you have to listen to your purse strings (hey, I wanted to feed my guests too) and your fiances point of view too (imagine that!). TJ loved the Towers much more than Glen Manor and it was important we picked a place we BOTH loved.

I do still have a twinge of jealousy and a tear at my heart string when I hear of a bride getting married at the Glen Manor. But, I'm also really happy for her- knowing that this place is pure magic!

THE GLEN MANOR HOUSE

outside view

inside view (one room)

The Details:

http://www.glenmanorhouse.com/

Capacity: 200 guests (but this means some guests sit outside)

Contact: Katie and Don

info@glenmanorhouse.com

Ceremony: On site available, with an additional fee

Cocktail hour: Can be done on outside patios/in the garden

Getting Ready: Can be done on premise...an added bonus!

Price: $$$.

Personal note on price: I would say you can do Glen Manor on a "budget" but it might be really cutting other things from your wedding. It's also good to know everything is an added cost from valet, to security, to a mandatory $1m insurance policy. There are significant savings to be had on Friday nights and Sundays.

Location: Portsmouth, RI

Venue Focus: Towers Narragansett

Just the other day I was "tweeting" (er, I'm not a huge twitterer...) and I tweeted to a RI vendor... "check out my RI wedding blog!". Then I realized, this wasn't really a Rhode Island wedding blog, was it? However, most of my readers are from the good ol' little state. Then I thought of all the newly engaged ladies, scouting venues this summer for their 2012 and 2013 weddings (how fun!!). So I decided that this week I would feature different Venue options for those RI brides to be.

How could I not include my own venue as the very first Venue Focus:

The Towers Narragansett

Outside View

Inside View

Here's the scoop:

Location: Narragansett, RI

Cost: $$*

Capacity: technically 180, but 150 comfortably

Ceremony: Yup, it can be done inside

Cocktail hour: Can be held inside our outside

Rentals: Must be done through liberty rentals (table, chairs, etc)

Local Hotels: The Village Inn, The Ocean Rose, The Hampton Inn, the Blueberry Cove BnB

Contact: Kate Vivian, (401) 782-2597

http://www.thetowersri.com/

They've recently updated their site to include a video with tons of images!

Cost based on the following: $ super affordable, $$ affordable-average, $$$ pricier, $$$$ blow your budget