22 Bowen's

Family Dinner

Newport Marriott

Welcome Dessert

OceanCliff

Wedding Day

Farewell Breakfast

Our Wedding

Rachel and Phil met in September 2021 when they were both living in NYC. Their first date was a walk in Central Park. Other favorite dates include going to the US Open Tennis Championships, seeing Broadway shows, ice skating in Central Park, skiing in Vermont, sailing in Cabo, visiting Israel, and watching lots of Yankee Games. After moving to Connecticut together, Phil proposed to Rachel on December 2, 2023 at Winvian Farm in Litchfield Hills. He also proposed to Rachel's dog, Daisy, with a toy ring. Both girls said yes!

Our Story

Photos

Newport Marriott Hotel & Spa

The Newport Marriott is our recommended hotel for the wedding weekend, as our welcome dessert reception will be held here and transportation will be provided to and from this hotel to OceanCliff on the day of the wedding. The Marriott offers valet parking at $35 per car, per night. For those coming to the hotel but not staying overnight, they offer non-overnight valet at $25 per car. The hotel is also located directly next door to the Newport Gateway Center, which is a city-run lot offering self-parking. This lot is complimentary for self-parking between the months of November-April.

There are a limited number of rooms at our wedding venue, OceanCliff. You are welcome to stay onsite at OceanCliff, but we do not have a room block at this hotel.

OceanCliff Hotel

Travel & Accommodations

Take a stroll along the Cliff Walk, a 3.5-mile paved trail with panoramic views of the ocean on one side and historic, Gilded Age mansions on the other. The Cliff Walk begins at Memorial Avenue and heads south until Bellevue Avenue. There are also entrances to the Cliff Walk along the way at Narragansett Avenue, Webster Street, Ruggles Avenue, Marine Avenue, and Ledge Road.

Cliff Walk

Newport is famous for its historic mansions. Experience life of high society in turn-of-the-century America inside the meticulously maintained&nbsp;former summer "cottages"&nbsp;of America’s wealthiest.&nbsp; The Cliff Walk actually passes by the mansions, so you could easily plan to do both the mansion tour and Cliff Walk around the same time.

Mansion Tours

The International Tennis Hall of Fame honors the best tennis players around the world and celebrates the history of the sport. It includes a museum with more than 1,900 tennis artifacts, indoor tennis courts, and outdoor grass courts.

International Tennis Hall Of Fame

A weekend in Newport should definitely include a walk along Thames Street and the streets that run parallel to it. Here you will find a wide array of restaurants and shops in quintessential New England architecture.

Rachel & Phillip

Rachel & Phillip

Registry