The night we became engaged I was chatting with Naomi, and I asked her in what kind of place her daddy and I should get married. She replied with an enthusiastic: "A Castle!" What a brilliant idea! I wish I'd thought of it. The more I thought about it, the more I fell in love with the idea. Jeff mentioned that there was a castle in Connecticut, Gillette Castle. I Googled it and found that it's on a state park which would be affordable, but it's closed for the season. We wouldn't be able to tour it until Memorial Day of 2014.
I continued to search for "castles in new england" and "castles for weddings" and one place in particular kept appearing at the top of the searches: Beardslee Castle. The photos of the location are so gorgeous that I stopped looking at it. I just figured it would be too much money and moved on, slightly sad that I might have to wait until the spring to tour the castles and find the right one.
The next morning I called my mom and told her Naomi's idea. She took it upon herself to google it and came up with the same result, Beardslee. It turns out that Beardslee is really close to my parents' house. They like the venue, and are willing to help pay for it!
I've since scoured their photos, their FAQ's and all the information on their website. I'm super excited about it. Naomi is super excited about it. Jeff said he's always thought it would be incredibly romantic to get married in a castle. So we're all agreed. Plus with it being in Little Falls, it means most of my family will not have to travel very far.
I have not booked it yet, however. It is unclear whether they accept event bookings more than a year in advance, as we are aiming for May 2015. I have attempted to get in touch with them, but it seems they are only open Thursdays through Sundays, so I will have to try again later in the week.
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