Ceremony

Since it is going to be painfully cold, the ceremony will be at The Lodge. It will be seventeen degrees with a wind chill in the negatives, and the path is icy. Please dress warm and wear your grippiest boots.

The ceremony will be outdoors at Borderland State Park in North Easton (website)(map) in the early afternoon. Please get there by 1:30 to allow time to pay for parking and walk to the site. The ceremony will be starting at 2:00 – by which we mean “the officiant will start talking.” The park closes early during the winter, so we absolutely cannot start late.

Parking is $5 for MA residents and $20 for out of state visitors. You can pay with credit at parking kiosks near the edge of the lot, or in advance via the Yodel app. (Don’t try to park in the “wedding parking lot” that you might see on some maps – we’re getting married at a weird spot that’s actually closer to the public lot. Also, the “wedding” lot is actually going to be in use by a Disc Golf tournament, so you may be hit by rogue frisbees.)

We have two possible locations for the ceremony, depending on the weather. We’ll send emails/texts out to everyone and update this page the night before to announce the final location.

Since we’re getting married in the woods during a Massachusetts winter, classic wedding guest attire might not be the best choice. Check out the “Dress Code” page for more advice.

Sheila made this map. She’s very proud.

Plan A: The Ames Boulder

If it’s not completely unreasonable to be out in the open, we’ll be at the Ames Boulder little ways along the Boulder Trail (purple path on the map). It’s a about a quarter mile walk southeast from the parking lot. You’ll know you’re at the right place when you find the really big boulder.

Plan B: The Lodge

If the weather is miserable enough that we’ll require shelter, we’ll be at the Lodge (pink path on the map). It’s about a quarter mile east of the parking lot on the shore of the pond. It’s a small, mostly-enclosed building with a fireplace we’ll be lighting if it’s truly freezing.