The Ballast

Wedding Day

Portland Schooner Company

Ceremony

Ballast

Reception

Our Wedding

We are so excited to celebrate our love with you all! As most of you know, Andrew and I first met in college at Husson but we were on different paths then. Fast forward a few years, we ended up playing on the same softball team and the rest is history! We have our beloved dog Reny, two cats , Mac and Tig and eight chickens who we love dearly. We enjoy the outdoors and we love the ocean, hence the sailboat. We wanted a small wedding that had a uniqueness to it, and to be quite honest, would have eloped but we have so many friends and family that we wanted to share this important milestone with. We look forward to having each and every one of you!!

Our Love Story 

Our Story

Photos

Meghan Russell

Kelsey Bryan

Taylor Shaw

Sophie Collins

Malcolm Clough

Emily Mckay

Morgan Dube

Jane Stevens

David White

Evan Marquis

Brian Deitchler

Zach Hill

Ben Staples

Sam Nisbett

Chris Allen

Dylan Oxley

Wedding Party

There are a ton of hotels and air bnbs located nearby to our wedding venue. We would highly recommend staying overnight! If you do plan on staying overnight, be sure to book your stay FAR in advance as we are getting married during Portland's busy season and they will book up fast. We will be staying at a local air bnb on Friday and Saturday nights. We will not have a hotel block but will have a wedding discount (link attached) at The Holiday Inn By The Bay for our guests to use to book rooms. The earlier you book, the cheaper it will be and the rooms do book up fast. <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ihg.com/redirect?path=hd&amp;brandCode=HI&amp;localeCode=en&amp;hotelCode=PWMDT&amp;rateCode=AE81N&amp;_PMID=99502056&amp;corpNum=787055017&amp;cn=no__;!!LQXXzXo!zX2pxZ3QIOOW-WxnHXBwUd6YOAea_-UDymA0z1YpZNsf6HgwZQcWxzRdq9wMTnJJ6W3r2U_btkYB5zP-kgo_v5F2XYHrgg$" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.ihg.com/redirect?path=hd&amp;brandCode=HI&amp;localeCode=en&amp;hotelCode=PWMDT&amp;rateCode=AE81N&amp;_PMID=99502056&amp;corpNum=787055017&amp;cn=no</a>Directions:-Choose your check in and check out dates.-Hit view prices on your desired room type. Please note that web page defaults to member rates. The discount is for non-member best flex rate that can be seen by sliding the toggle switch to non-member.-Use the select button on the wedding rate to select.-Complete your reservation. You can also call 1-800-HOLIDAY and refer to booking code: AE81N if that is your preferred method. A few options include:Holiday Inn By The Bay88 Spring St Portland, ME Hilton Garden Inn65 Commercial St Portland, ME AC Hotel158 Fore St Portland, ME Portland Regency Hotel20 Milk St Portland, ME PARKINGAs most of you know, parking in Portland is always a struggle. There are several parking garages located around the wedding venue including: Casco Bay Parking Garage54 Commercial St Portland, ME Custom House Square Parking Garage25 Pearl St Portland, ME Ocean Gateway Garage167 Fore St Portland, ME These are just a few options; there are many parking lots, street parking, and other garages located within walking distance. Give yourself extra time to find parking. We strongly encourage ubering to and from to save on parking and if you don’t plan on spending the night and are drinking!

Travel

Things to Do

Registry

Lauren & Andrew

Lauren & Andrew

Photos