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Is Portland easy to get around without a car?
The Old Port is very walkable, with great restaurants, coffee shops, bars, and boutique shops all within a few blocks. For anything further, Ubers and Lyfts aren’t too hard to lock down.
Why Maine?
Maine is where Don grew up and where his parents still live, so it’s always been a special place for us. Over the years, Julia’s grown to love it just as much—we visit every summer and winter, and it’s become a second home. We especially love Peaks Island, where we’ve spent countless days golf-carting, walking, and watching the sunset over the water. It felt like the perfect place to celebrate with all of you and share a bit of Maine’s magic.
Not to mention, Maine is where Don asked Julia to be his girlfriend and (years later) where he asked her to marry him!
How do we get back and forth from the island?
We’ve got that covered! The day of the wedding, we’ll have a dedicated ferry (called “Aucocisco”) that will bring guests to Peaks Island. Just be sure to arrive at the Casco Bay Lines ferry station before 2:15PM, the boat will leave at 2:30PM.
A dedicated ferry will also bring guests back from the island to the mainland at the end of the night, both before the afterparty (10:30PM) and after the afterparty (12AM).
What’s the kid policy?
We can’t wait to celebrate with the whole family! Little ones are invited to the welcome and farewell gatherings. For the wedding itself, we kindly ask that only children ages 6 and up attend so everyone (parents included!) can fully enjoy the evening.
Can I keep partying after the wedding?
Oh yes, my friend. We’ll be hosting an A F T E R P A R T Y with pizza, an open bar, and maybe even a little karaoke. At 10:30PM we’ll all board a designated ferry that will both drop off guests staying on the mainland who want to head out, and keep the party going as we cruise around Casco Bay until midnight.
Shoutouts
Invitation suites created by Julia and her mom, Alice. Alice also painted the save the dates and drew the illustrations you see here on this website!
Photography by Don’s oldest friend, Thomas Higgins, from our trip to Italy.