For their wedding, Monique and Corey wanted to evoke the feel of a time that Corey lived in Maine, and “the moment we stepped on to the property, we knew.”.
Yes, it was December and yes, a third of the main lodge had been torn off, and no, they couldn’t really get into the dining room for a good look, but They Knew!
Corey spent part of his childhood in Maine. He lived in Buxton for a while, then right across the lake in Sebago, so they decided they were going to get married somewhere in Maine.
M) And we started looking on the internet for Maine venues and really, we only looked at two. This was our first choice right from the beginning. We reached out for some information and then came here in the middle of winter. It was actually his birthday...there was construction going on so we couldn’t get in everywhere but the moment we stepped on to the property we knew. We were both, like....
C) Robyn had told us to just go ahead, look around, help yourselves, look in some cabins. It was a nice winter, not too cold, so we walked all over, starting over by the Lake House, and looking at possible ceremony spots.
M) And we literally were peeking in windows and couldn’t tell 100% what the dining room looked like,
C) but what could see looked pretty and, well, lodgey looking. That’s a word, right? And we thought wow, this is perfect!
We also showed up in the middle of summer, after we had decided, and Heather, a server, was here and we told her we were getting married here and she said Great! I work weddings! And she showed us around; she was really excited for us.
M) We saw some photos on line of a wedding that was here in the fall a couple of years ago, two women, and they had fall foliage brought in and we asked Robyn “who did this?” and it was Marcia, your flower person, and she took care of it. It was so beautiful.
Monique and Corey had a whoopee pie competition; apparently Maine and Pennsylvania both claim sovereignty in this arena. So who won?
“We don’t know!” (Much back and forth.) “We had a voting jar, and we got busy...I do know Table One was unanimously for Pennsylvania, with one holdout. The Pennsylvania Dutch invented this treat, they claim...and the state senates got involved a few years ago, a Whoopie War, so we thought it would be fun. She gets all the credit for that; it was a her idea and it was a super big hit. We think it came out 50/50. Maybe we’ll set up a Facebook poll!”
M) And the cake of cheese? Another long time desire. A light Gouda, lighter white, a very soft one, a Spanish one. I’ve wanted this my whole life, and we loved it.
C) And Gabby, my six year old daughter, she had a blast. She tried on 20 dresses, shopping with my mother, and she twirled and danced and finally went up to bed...then came down and had one more dance, in her pajamas, before she gave up.
C) We decided on a sit down dinner. We worked it out over the phone, talking with Robyn and Maddy, and chef John. A nice touch was that they asked what we wanted for a salad and I said I didn’t want any, didn’t want it on my plate. Ever! And I mentioned deviled eggs...And when I got back from the extra photos after the cocktail hour I thought ‘I’m so hungry, and I’m going to have to eat that salad.’ But no! There they were. Deviled eggs! They remembered! And the carrots, they were great. (It’s funny what you remember.) And did you see the cake? The top?
M) A long time family friend came from Pennsylvania to officiate, and we wrote the vows. C) You can put in your notes that my vows were rated higher than hers. M) No fair! They set the bar higher for me! Now I guess we’ll have to set up another poll.
M) My ring is a Maine tourmaline, a rare Alice blue. Another Maine connection, and I had matching earrings that I wore for the ceremony.
“Everyone here was very easy to work with, so it was super nice. And we loved the photographer (Chris Reilly). He was relaxed and knew where to go and he kept us on time, in a really nice manner. He was really good about it. And something we didn’t expect, he had our whole crowd out front for a group picture, so we are going to love that, having the whole group. And now we can relax and go on our honeymoon. Our friends who are here are even taking our dog so we can go and really enjoy it.”
Thank you, Corey and Monique, for letting us provide the ‘perfect’ Maine place for you and your families and friends. Congratulations, and come visit us again.
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