Swept Away

Nantucket

By Julie Suratt

Photos by Claudia Kronenberg.

Tying the knot on tony Nantucket is not an inexpensive undertaking. Yet it’s hard to find a more idyllic spot to host a weekend wedding getaway. Your guests don’t need cars, and island life cultivates a camaraderie you don’t always find at city weddings. Although the high-speed ferries zip there in an hour, it still feels remote—especially during what locals call “shoulder season” (spring and fall). September on Nantucket is especially lovely: Days are warm, evenings are cool, flowers abound, and blue skies are endless.

Venues
Rehearsal dinners: Small groups: Company of the Cauldron, 508-228-4016, companyofthecauldron.com; Galley Beach restaurant, 508-228-9641. Large groups: Straight Wharf, 508-228-4499, straightwharfrestaurant.com
Ceremony spots: Brant Point lighthouse, 508-228-0388
Reception sites: The Jetties, 508-228-2279, thejettiesnantucket.com; the Wauwinet (see caption below); Whaling Museum, 508-228-1894, nha.org
Honeymoon: The White Elephant, 508-228-2500, whiteelephanthotel.com

Vendors
Band: The Sultans of Swing, 508-627-3746, thesultansofswing.com
Cake: Lasting Impressions, 508-228-4545, jodiscakes.com
Caterer: Simply with Style Catering, 508-228-6248, simplywithstyle.com; A Taste of Nantucket, 508-228-9200, atasteofnantucket.com
Event/floral design: Soirée Floral, 508-257-6222, soireefloral.com
Favors: Cisco Brewers custom-labeled lager, 508-325-5929, ciscobrewers.com
DJ: DJ Fizzle, 508-558-2737, ackdj.com
Florist: Flowers on Chestnut, 508-228-6007, flowersonchestnut.com
Hair & makeup: Tresses & the Day Spa, 508-228-0024, nantucketspa.com
Photographer: Claudia Kronenberg, 508-228-1218, claudiak.com; Cary Hazlegrove, 508-257-9691, hazlegrove.com
Wedding planner: ACKtivities, 508-228-6648, acktivities.com

Photos from top: The Wauwinet's 35 guest rooms, cottages, and grounds become a private retreat for just two wedding parties a year. 508-228-0145, wauwinet.com. Guests staying at the Boat Basin are literally on the water. 508-325-1499, thecottagesnantucket.com. Have your ceremony on the beach at Brant Point Lighthouse. A tent at the Wauwinet.

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