Maine Country Wedding Ideas

Maine Country Wedding Ideas

 
Here are some shots from a beautiful wedding at Kingsley Pines

The bride was going for a laid back country look.  We really love the wild flowers in the galvanized buckets.

 
 

Maine Fall Wedding Decor & Flower Ideas

All photos courtesy of Cunningham Photography

Maine Wedding Venue Spotlight

Our Newest Maine Wedding Venue: The Banquet Center at Val Halla

 We would like to introduce our newest preferred venue for Maine Weddings!  The Banquet Center at Val Halla Golf Course in Cumberland, ME is a beautiful space. Perfect for the chic and traditional bride.  The indoor space receives tons of natural light from the many large windows overlooking a golf course. 

A small outdoor porch gives guests a place to mingle in fair weather,  while the inside is spacious enough to comfortably hold everyone in inclement weather.  The neutral colored walls and dark blue carpet work well with just about any color scheme you may choose while the large dance floor provides ample room for guests to have fun.  All in all, The Banquet Center at Val Halla provides couples an elegant and traditional wedding venue for a fraction of the price of your usual country club rental.  

When you use Belle Fete as the caterer, facility rental is as low as $500 for a space that can comfortably seat 160 people.  

Contact us for more information at 800-791-4530 or sales@bellefetegroup.com

Maine Wedding Tip - Fun S'mores Bar Idea

 

Maine Wedding S'more Toasting

This is super fun idea from many Maine weddings that we were a part of this past season. It is the perfect way to end an evening.  It works great at venues that have indoor fireplaces such as Cliffside Lodge or outdoor fireplaces at venues such as Kingsley Pines.

Maine Wedding Fireplace

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 Start gathering long sticks a few months before your wedding.  If you are going with a birch theme, gather all birch sticks.  Make sure that each stick is at least 24” long.  These can be displayed in galvanized buckets, antique milk cans or long baskets depending on the style you are going for.

 Maine Wedding S'more Setup

One bride created individual packages with chocolate and marshmallows and tied them with a raffia ribbon.  She displayed them in an old wooden box next to the roasting sticks.

 Maine Wedding S'mores Box

 

 

If you are going for a more contemporary feel.  Gather different clear glass containers in various heights and shapes.  Create labels with a monogram and tie to the containers with grosgrain ribbon.

 

Be creative with your ingredients.  At one Maine wedding we created a S’mores bar with different types of chocolate chip cookies, peppermint patties, and several types of chocolate. The results were fantastic.

Maine Wedding Cakes - Vendor Spotlight

Lighthouse Cake

The Bankery

 By Audrey Schoenthaler, Belle Fete Events & Catering

Today I had the pleasure to visit The Bankery, a small bakery in Skowhegan, ME located in a restored 1864 bank.  Co-owners Michael Hunt and Matthew Dubois transformed the  space into a quaint and cheery space with loads of character.  The old vaults have been turned into walk-in refrigerators and freezers.  Old safety deposit boxes help make up the counters, and the old bank clock outside is topped with a stylish “The Bankery” sign. 

 

Since their opening in August of 2008, The Bankery has quickly become the talk of the town, known best for their amazing wedding cakes.  Dubois, a trained pastry chef,  makes rich, moist, delicious cakes while Hunt, an artist turned cake designer, gives each cake the attention of a master sculptor.  Everything is made fresh from scratch daily from recipes the men have spent years perfecting.  Prices at The Bankery are more than reasonable.  A typical wedding cake runs between $2-$5 per serving with custom designs priced after consultation.  To conclude, The Bankery is a great place to get a delicious, masterly crafted wedding cake that is sure to impress.

  

 

             Where to find them: 87 Water St. Skowhegan, ME 04976

                                     (207) 474-BAKE

                                     thebankery@gmail.com

 

Visit their Website at: www.thebankerycakes.com

 

Vendor Spotlight is created by Maine Wedding Caterer Belle Fete Events & Catering