A visit to the iconic Portland Head Light and surrounding Fort Williams Park for a classic Maine photo op is highly recommended! It's about a 15-minute drive from the wedding venue.
Every weekend you can find funky antique and vintage finds at the Flea-For-All. Great for shopping or just browsing! Right around the corner from the wedding venue, it's only a two-minute walk.
This 19th-century Italian villa–style home with an ornate interior offers tours & a museum shop. It's one of Anna Kendrick's favorite spots to visit when she's home in Maine and it's a seven-minute walk or three-minute drive from the wedding venue.
Christina the bibliophile recommends this great local bookshop in Monument Square, only a three-minute drive or nine-minute walk from the wedding venue.
Delicious desserts with fun flavors and clever names await you at Gelato Fiasco. (They also have dairy-free sorbettos, coffee, cookies, and board games to play while you enjoy your treats!) It's a five-minute drive or 12-minute walk from the wedding venue.
Imaginative donuts are made with potatoes & local ingredients at this artisanal dessert shop. The Food Network's Alton Brown is a fan and so are we! It's a six-minute drive or thirteen-minute walk from the wedding venue.
Only a four-minute walk or two-minute drive from the wedding venue, Taco Escobarr has indoor and outdoor seating and a yummy menu; it's also open until 1am every day. One of Aaron's favorites!
"THERE ARE TVs IN THE BOOTHS!" - Aaron
(It's a sports bar.)
Aaron enjoys just a regular pepperoni pie at Otto, but the pizza joint offers many creative concoctions, including mashed potato with bacon, three-cheese tortellini, and pulled pork. (They also have vegan pies.) It's only a three-minute walk from the wedding venue.
About a five-minute drive toward the water, Christina's favorite Old Port pizza is at Flatbread Company, down on Casco Bay. Flatbread offers all-natural wood-fired clay oven pizza using local and organic ingredients; Christina's recommendation is the classic Jay's Heart. (They also have vegan options.)
Eventide is popular with seafood fans and celebs traveling through Portland. Food Network's Alton Brown's take: "The best bite(s) of the day go to Eventide. And this is the first time where I’ve had multiple items that I just couldn’t choose from. If you twisted my arm, I would probably have to choose the Fried Oyster Bun. Unlike anything I’ve ever tasted and each layer was perfectly seasoned. Then I would have to go with their Brown Butter Lobster Roll. I’m not sure what I enjoyed more: the lobster or the bun. Yeah, their homemade buns are that good."
Eventide is open until midnight most days and is a four-minute drive or fifteen-minute walk from the wedding venue.