On Feb. 23, 2008, I officiated the wedding of Rich and Deanna at the historic Smithville Inn in Smithville, NJ, 15 miles from Atlantic City. A lit fireplace can add unbelievable warmth and atmosphere to a wedding ceremony, and the blazing hearth glowing behind us during this wedding made for a truly breathtaking effect! Not to mention, the love between Deanna and Rich as they looked in each others' eyes was very palpable, and had the whole room hypnotized.
Bottom line: The Smithville Inn is a great place for a fireplace wedding, easily in my top 5 locations where I've performed a ceremony.
The others are (in no particular order):
1) on the beach at The Water's Edge, Sea Bright NJ;
2) on the beach at The Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch NJ;
3) Woodland Chapel at Stroudsmoor Country Inn, Stroudsburg, PA; (an amazing grove in the woods above a waterfall)
4) The Brownstone, Paterson NJ, on a cold day in front of a lit fireplace.
Also, I would love to perform a ceremony at Columcille Park in Bangor, PA.
This place is inspired by ancient Ireland and there's nowhere like it.
So if you're getting married there, please let me know!
www.columcille.org
Bottom line: The Smithville Inn is a great place for a fireplace wedding, easily in my top 5 locations where I've performed a ceremony.
The others are (in no particular order):
1) on the beach at The Water's Edge, Sea Bright NJ;
2) on the beach at The Ocean Place Resort, Long Branch NJ;
3) Woodland Chapel at Stroudsmoor Country Inn, Stroudsburg, PA; (an amazing grove in the woods above a waterfall)
4) The Brownstone, Paterson NJ, on a cold day in front of a lit fireplace.
Also, I would love to perform a ceremony at Columcille Park in Bangor, PA.
This place is inspired by ancient Ireland and there's nowhere like it.
So if you're getting married there, please let me know!
www.columcille.org