Hustling since the pandemic, Maine wedding industry veterans now fear the state has reached a saturation point.
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Wedding: Jenna Leigh Gordon and Jason Harold Packard of Peru
DIXFIELD — Jenna Leigh Gordon and Jason Harold Packard, both of Peru, were married at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at the Dixfield Seventh Day Adventist Church. Jason and Jenna first met at the Dixfield Seventh Day Adventist Church when they were children. They also attended Dirigo High School together. Jenna is the daughter […]
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Silver — McDade wedding
David S. Silver and Kate E. McDade were married in a sunrise ceremony on Monday, April 8, in Rangeley. David is the son of the late Victor Silver of The Bronx, New York, and the late Rachel Silver of Pembroke Pines, Florida. He attended New York University, where he earned a bachelor of fine arts […]
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Boston man nearly misses his own wedding after dog mangles passport
Politicians had to pull some strings to help the groom get to Italy on time.
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A big day, a small budget – but no Elvises at this Kittery wedding chapel
The average cost of a wedding in Maine is more than $29,000, but a new wedding chapel in the Kittery Outlets caters to couples who are looking for a deal.
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Maine weddings by the numbers
AVERAGE COSTS IN MAINE $25,000: Wedding total $12,200: Venue and catering $2,000: Flowers $2,000: Photographer $1,800: Wedding planner $3,400: Live band $1,000: DJ $1,200: Wedding dress $1.2 billion: Wedding industry contribution to Maine economy WEDDINGS IN THE U.S. No. 2: Maine’s ranking among states for destination weddings in 2021 (Hawaii was No. 1) 2.5 million: […]
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Vows? Wows! As COVID eases, Maine’s wedding industry is bonkers
Planners, venue owners and service providers say they are booking out to 2023 and beyond, and prices are rising, as 2022 appears to have caught the bouquet.
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Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Hallowell couple wed in virtual ceremony
More than 200 guests attended the union of Karen Tucker and Tom Knox via Zoom video conference, exactly 10 years to the day that they met.
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Thomas-Golding wedding
Meagan Thomas and Kyle Golding are announcing their marriage. The bride is the daughter of Lawrence Thomas Sr. and Diane Thomas of Lisbon, and the groom is the son of John Golding II of Freeport. The bride is a 2012 graduate of Lisbon High School and a 2016 graduate of the University of Southern Maine with a bachelor of science degree in […]
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Wedding Oops!
Spider bites. Broken ankles. Hot tub confinement. Runaway canoes. Often it’s not what went right at a wedding, but what didn’t that makes the best memories. Consider the bride who broke her ankle hours before her wedding. During a blizzard. While her husband-to-be was trapped in a hot tub. And the pirate-themed destination wedding nearly waylaid […]