Litchfield Hills

Photograph Courtesy of Hopkins Vineyard

LOCATION TO BOOK

Oenophiles and teetotalers alike will marvel at Hopkins Vineyard’s bucolic, dreamlike setting. Cagginello suggests stringing LED-light globes and lanterns around the trees and pond—and snapping photos by the vine-covered silo.

Photograph by Jack Perry

GUEST EXCURSION

Friends and family can take in the region’s namesake hills and breathtaking foliage from above in an Aer Blarney balloon.

Photograph Courtesy of DJ Lion King

MUST-HIRE VENDOR

DJ Lion King is a real party animal, known for keeping guests on their feet into the wee hours.

Photograph Courtesy of Carmen Anthony Restaurant Group

GATHERING SPOT

Carmen Anthony Vacalebre’s simply named Fishhouse and Steakhouse restaurants cater to all tastes.

Photograph by Miki Duisterhof

LOCAL FAVOR

Whether you choose pain de campagne or another of Bantam Bread Company’s petite loaves (available by special order), guests will appreciate the gesture. They are a “tasty snack at the end of the evening after too many glasses of champagne,” Cagginello says.

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