Scent-Free Wedding

There are many people who experience unpleasant physical effects from scented products, such as perfumes and colognes. These scents can trigger headaches or nausea. A growing number of people suffer more severe reactions to these and many other types of products and chemicals. This condition is known as multiple chemical sensitivities (MCS) and involves people who have developed an acute sensitivity to various chemicals in the environment. People with MCS experience a range of debilitating physical reactions, some even life-threatening, to chemicals used in a variety of products, including fragrances and personal care products, deodorizers and cleaners, pesticides, wall and floor coverings, and building materials.

A number of our guests have MCS or MCS-type sensitivities. As a result, Jason and I are asking our wedding guests to PLEASE refrain from wearing scents! For our guests that smoke, we are insistent that you do so in the designated smoking areas. 

Thank you all for your help in making this an enjoyable weekend for everyone!!!

Extra Lodging

Due to limited space, we are unable to host everyone at the lodge. For our dear guests that we have not been able to house... and those of you who prefer to make accommodations on your own, here is a list of local hotels and inns:

Lyme is very near to Dartmouth College, so there is a good variety of lodging choices within a 30 minute drive. Here is information on a few hotels and inns, which we include for your convenience; except as noted with "J&L:", we have not been to any of them.

The Lyme Inn

Lyme, NH

(603) 795-4824

http://thelymeinn.com/

Residence Inn Marriott

Lebanon, NH

(603) 643-4511

Courtyard Marriott

Lebanon, NH

(603) 643-5600

Days Inn

Lebanon, NH

(603) 448-5070

[J&L: just your average motel]

Breakfast on the Connecticut (B&B)

Lyme, NH

(603) 353-4444

http://www.bbonline.com/nh/botc/

Dowds' Country Inn

Lyme, NH

(800) 482-4712

http://www.dowdscountryinn.com/

Hotel Coolidge

White River Junction, VT

(802) 295-3118

http://www.hotelcoolidge.com/

[J&L: A stately old hotel -- Jason attended a banquet here]

Loch Lyme Lodge

Loch Lyme Lodge

70 Orford Road, Lyme, NH 03768

Wow! It has been a while since I've posted! I wanted to put up some information about the location where we will be holding both the ceremony and the reception...

When Jason and I began talking about what we wanted for our wedding, we both agreed that due to all the traveling that many of our guests had to do, we wanted to make a weekend of it! We both love nature and being outdoors, so the location had to satisfy that need first! Next, we knew that we wanted our people around us, so we wanted a place with cabins (for that family camping trip feel). When our first choice of location fell through, I especially got discouraged. At the time, I didn't know New Hampshire well enough to scout out other options. On one of our adventures, Jason told me he wanted to show me a place that he had found to see if it would work for the wedding. As soon as we pulled up to Loch Lyme Lodge and I could see the little beach and all the cute cottages, I knew this was it!! Even better than our original location!  Jay, the inn keeper, told us to walk around and check out the grounds. It was easy to imagine a beautiful June day wedding there! We didn't have to look any further for a wedding site!

Jay and Amy, have been wonderful in directing us to wedding vendors and helping with the logistics. Their chef, Patrick, will be catering the weekend and he has a lot of yummy treats planned!