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The Ultimate Southern New England Wedding Venue Guide

The Ultimate Southern New England Wedding Venue Guide

The Providence Public Library. Photo by Brad Smith Photography.

Knowledge-Filled 📚

Some of us just love to learn, so why not share that curiosity with your guests, as well?

Hopelands by the Bay could be just the romantic, nostalgia-inducing location you’re looking for. Even if you didn’t meet on a campus, you’re sure to be enticed by the gorgeous eighty-four-acre waterfront property which offers several areas for tying the knot, including a dock, an outdoor amphitheater, luscious lawns and more. East greenwich, RI, hopelandbythebay.com.

If you’re in the market for a space with an atypical nautical theme (read: more shipbuilding, less blue and white stripes), the New Bedford Whaling Museum has everything you could possibly need. Dine and dance beneath the museum’s majestic (and massive) whale skeletons and enjoy access to the Lagoda, a.k.a. the world’s largest model ship and resident newlywed portrait backdrop. New Bedford, MA, whalingmuseum.org

Herreshoff Marine Museum: Bristol, RI, herreshoff.org.

Museum of Science: Boston, MA, mos.org.

Providence Public Library: Providence, RI, provlib.org.

Redwood Library and Athenaeum: Newport, RI, redwoodlibrary.org.


Luxurious 💎

It really doesn’t get more sophisticated than a giant, stately mansion, folks. 

Many couples are first charmed by Aldrich Mansion and Estate’s European architecture, on-site Catholic chapel and abundant water views, but it’s the exceptional service that stays with them long after the rings have been exchanged. The venue’s chef dazzles all with his delectable cuisine and the staff’s high-quality service is reminiscent of a time when butlers ruled the great houses of the Gilded Age. Warwick, RI, aldrichmansion.com

The Bradley Estate: Canton, MA, bradleyestateevents.com.

Edgewood Manor: Providence, RI, providence-lodging.com.

Glen Manor House: Portsmouth, RI, glenmanorhouse.com.

Linden Place: Bristol, RI, lindenplace.org.

Mansion at Bald Hill: Woodstock, CT, mansionatbaldhill.com.

Rosecliff: Newport, RI, newportmansions.org/weddings.


Modern ✨

Need a fashionable setting that can accommodate your geometric-filled vision? Look no further.

Kirkbrae Country Club custom tailors every wedding to their clients’ wants and needs with the help of their highly experienced, multi-time Best of Rhode Island award-winning on-site coordinator, Tiffany Marsocci. The multidimensional venue can accommodate up to 400 people inside their beautiful facilities or out on their expansive grounds, though they are also happy to cater to much smaller parties, as well. Lincoln, RI, kirkbrae.com

Franchesca’s at Waterplace: Providence, RI, franchescasfloraldesigns.com/venue.

Granite Links: Quincy, MA, granitelinks.com.

Lakeview Pavilion: Foxborough, MA, lakeviewpavilion.com.


Newport Experience ⛵

Anchors, sailboats, Gilded Age excellence…. These venues do it all and without reproach. 

Castle Hill Inn: Newport, RI, castlehillinn.com.

The Chanler at Cliff Walk: Newport, RI, thechanler.com.

Gurney’s Newport Resort and Marina: Newport, RI, gurneysresorts.com/newport.

Officers’ Club: Newport, RI, navymwrnewport.com.

Regatta Place: Newport, RI, newportexperience.com/regatta-place.


Off season ❄️

The East Coast is well known for its summer weddings, but believe it or not, some people actually like the snow. Here are some of the coziest venues around that also look pretty in the winter and spring.

The Squantum Association has hosted everyone from socialites to presidents to newlywed couples at its time-honored Colonial Revival-style clubhouse on the water. The piece de resistance, however, is the bronze canon which sits on the venue’s beautiful front lawn and is used to kick off each wedding reception with a (literal) bang. Riverside, RI, squantumassociation.com.

Agawam Hunt: East Providence, RI, agawamhunt.org.

Quidnessett Country Club: North Kingstown, RI, quidnessett.com.

Rhode Island Country Club: Barrington, RI, ricc.org.

Sweet Berry Farm: Middletown, RI, sweetberryfarmri.com.

Waterman Grille: Providence, RI, watermangrille.com

4 comments

  1. Rhode Island! what a wonderful place to organize weddings. The post above lists the various wedding venues in Rhode Island. The artsy, ballroom, and country club are perfect venues for the modern wedding. Recently I attended a destination wedding in Rhode Island, and it was a memorable experience to cherish for lifetime

  2. Rhode Island is the one of the best and wonderful place to organise to wedding plans. You have to shared this post such a nice and things. Thanks for your sharing.

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