Newport
Photograph by Kristin Spencer
LOCATION TO BOOK
Belle Mer’s four-season Water Salon offers breathtaking panoramas of Narragansett Bay—and two romantic fireplaces perfect for autumn and winter celebrations.
Photograph Courtesy of Rentals Unlimited
MUST-HIRE VENDOR
Set your tables in splendor with linens (silk tablecloths with organza overlays, anyone?), fine china, and crystal candlesticks from Rentals Unlimited.
Photograph Courtesy of the Preservation Society of Newport County
GUEST EXCURSION
A tour of the Gilded Age abodes on Bellevue Avenue always enchants. The Breakers, the Elms, and Marble House—open through January—are even decked out with poinsettias, pine wreaths, and evergreens for the holidays.
Photograph by iStockphoto
GATHERING SPOT
Treat ’maids to Southeast Asia-inspired treatments at Hotel Viking’s SpaTerre. Flower girls and ring bearers can even tag along—the facility offers “prince” and “princess” massages and manicures for little ones.
Photograph by Ryan Scott Johnson Photography
LOCAL FAVOR
Ocean Staters talk about Del’s frozen lemonade with religious fervor. Slip mix packets into gift bags to give guests a little taste of summer, no matter the season.
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