Ella Fitzgerald and Jackie Kennedy are just two of the glamorous guests that have passed through Newport, RI’s Hotel Viking over the years. The award-winning and recently renovated mansion is situated atop Newport’s Historic Hill neighborhood and boasts breathtaking views of Bellevue Avenue as well as more than 14,000 square feet of meeting and wedding banquet facilities. The folks at the Hotel Viking were kind enough to answer a few of our wedding related questions and give us a taste of what guests can expect from this elegant boutique hotel. NWG: What is special about Hotel Viking in Newport, RI? HV: Having hosted weddings that range from large formal affairs to small casual gatherings, the Hotel Viking has over 85 years’ experience in creating dream weddings. Excellent food and beverage, attentive service and the upscale atmosphere of the recently renovated hotel combine to create a wonderful experience for the wedding couple and
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Photo Credits: Hotel Viking, Faith Dugan Photography
Happy Wednesday! One of our favorite cake shops, Confectionery Designs, has revamped their website and created a cake filled blog! Be sure to check out all of their gorgeous wedding cakes, sweets and specialties.  
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Credit: Confectionery Designs
Today we could not be more excited to share with our Newport Wedding Glam readers the very special and much anticipated wedding of Laura & Martin featured in the current issue of Bliss Celebrations Guide Magazine! You may recall their gorgeous engagement shot by Carrie Rodman Photography we featured here on NewportWeddingGlam.com. Laura & Martin worked with event planners, Raina Dawn Events, on their Newport Wedding Weekend of events, including a Schooner Sail on The Schooner Adirondack for the bridal party, a traditional New England Clambake Welcome Dinner at Eisenhower House with McGrath’s Clambakes and their over the top stunning wedding day at Castle Hill Inn, Newport Rhode Island! Vendors including Stoneblossom Florals, Confectionery Designs, Rentals Unlimited, Rockstar Limo, Ormonde Productions to name a few worked together to execute Laura & Martin’s dream Newport Wedding. Bliss Celebrations Guide did such a beautiful job featuring their wedding and color palette! I mean does it get
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We are so excited to kick this week off with an amazing giveaway! The Island Heron Yoga Studio is giving away a one month unlimited yoga pass! The winner will be able to start any time and then come to as many classes as they would like within 30 days. It is valued at $108. They have over 20 classes to choose from with 7 different teachers. What better way to de-stress and unwind from all the wedding planning than a whole month of yoga!? And the best part – getting in shape for your big day! So, here’s what you need to do: 1. You MUST “Like” the The Island Heron Facebook page and the NWGlam Facebook page 2. You MUST comment on this post on the NWGlam BLOG describing why you love to practice yoga 3. The contest will close on April 9th at 5:30 p.m and we
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Photo Credit: Snap! Photography
We are so excited to reveal a new feature here on NWGlam! Our “Top” lists will provide readers with visually engaging, easy to navigate, trend specific reference guides that are sure to wow and inspire even the most wedding weary brides and grooms. With wedding season fast approaching, we’d like to kick things off by sharing our Top Five Wedding Trends for 2012. In the very near future expect to see run-downs of our top ten wedding cakes, dresses, bridesmaids gifts and vintage details…just to name a few. So, without further ado, here’s the list: Feminine Wedding Dresses (ruffles, lace, florals, accentuated waists, flowy skirts) Old Hollywood Glamour Dessert Tables and Specialty Stations Photo Booths with Props Personalization & Branding Share with us some if you will have any of these trends in your upcoming wedding!
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Photo Credits from Top to Bottom, Left to Right: Breakfast at Yurman's Tumblr, Silvie Gill Photography via Style Me Pretty, Ivy Weddings via Style Me Pretty, Wedding Chicks, Judy Pak Photography via Style Me Pretty, Royal-Wedding Tumblr, Red Shoe Photography via Style Me Pretty, Maloman Photography via Elizabeth Anne Designs, Oscars 2012 Best Dressed, Rosie Huntington via Just Jared, Eat Drink Pretty, Michelle Warren Photography, Cat Mayer Studio, Moae Story, Sarah Yates Photography, Emmaline Bride, Say Cheese Paper Props, Carrie Rodman Photography, Sweet and Saucy Shop, Krissy Allori Photography, Martha Stewart Weddings, Julie Cate Photography
Thank you to all that liked the NWGlam and Kendra Phillip Facebook pages and also commented on the blog!!! We loved reading through all comments and are excited to announce the winner, so without further ado: The winner is… Liz Harvey! Congrats, Liz we hope you love the initial pendant necklace and KP tote bag as much as we do! Please email Kendra at info@KendraPhillip.com to claim your prize. Don’t forget to include your shipping information and phone number in the email! Thank you to everyone that participated and for all your likes and comments. Please be sure to follow along as we have other fabulous Giveaways coming up soon that we would love for you to vote for again and we will definitely consider those who follow us and vote often!!
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Today’s very special post features some insider info from one of our favorite wedding venues, Castle Hill Inn. They hooked us up with a fabulous interview full of super helpful wedding venue tips! So without further ado, here it is: NWG: What is so special about Castle Hill Inn in Newport, RI and why is it one of the top few places to get married in all of Newport, RI? CHI: Our guests come to celebrate, to escape, to relax and to rejuvenate. Castle Hill Inn offers a very special respite from the haste of everyday life. Situated on a forty-acre peninsula overlooking the immaculate waters of Narragansett Bay, Castle Hill Inn offers quality service matched with world-renown cuisine. With a backdrop of the Newport Bridge and a blue sea speckled with gorgeous sailboats passing by, Castle Hill Inn truly has something for everyone so be it an 8-course meal in
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Photo Credits: Castle Hill, Oggi Photo, Snap! Photography, Stoneblossom
What better way to start off the week than with a gorgeous fall engagement session with a gorgeous couple!? This E session was shot by Susan Sancomb Photography at Harkness State Park in New London, CT. Susan will also photograph their June 16, 2012 wedding at Belle Mer in Newport! A quote from the photographer: “They are a very sweet, affectionate couple who are a complete joy to be with and photograph. They also have a great sense of style which makes me incredibly excited about their wedding day. The engagement session location choice was perfect, providing us with a nice variety of settings in gardens and along the coast. They were easy to photograph because they are not only beautiful inside and out, but so sweet with each other, and when a couple is naturally affectionate, the warmth really comes through int he photographs.” Click here to view the
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Credits: Photographer: Susan Sancomb Photography, Venue: Harkness State Park
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Photo Credit: Sancomb Photography
Happy Thursday! What better way to experience this picturesque seaside town than aboard a schooner or sailboat? Particularly in Newport there are a ton of options for setting sail. Sail Newport is one of them – they offer both public sails and private charters aboard the Schooner Adirondack II, an elegant, 80-foot, turn-of-the-century-style pilot schooner. The Schooner Aurora is a popular vessel among the sea-loving set too. She can accommodate up to 75 passengers and is the perfect venue for private charters, corporate outings, educational sails and fundraisers. We think an afternoon sail on the Aurora would provide the perfect post-wedding treat to any newly married couple and their guests! Learn more about the Schooner Aurora by visiting The Newport Experience online. The windjammer sailing yacht Arabella, offered through Arabella Sailing Cruises, is a stunning 160 foot, tri-masted tall ship that combines the elegance of a classic windjammer experience with modern conveniences and amenities. She
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Photo Credits from Top to Bottom: Kardon.net, Carrie Rodman, Cruise Arabella
Hello Tuesday! Normally you are kind of “blah”, but not today. No, today you are FABULOUS because you are the day we chose to announce an unreal giveaway opportunity by one of our FAV jewelers, Kendra Phillip. What’s at stake is one monogrammed initial pendant necklace (the winner can choose the initial they want) and a Kendra Phillip tote bag. Initial pendants are classic, elegant and very popular right now! They make great gifts, but don’t feel like you can’t keep it for yourself either. (We won’t tell anyone). So, here’s what you need to do: 1. You MUST “Like” the Kendra Phillip Facebook page and the NWGlam Facebook page 2. You MUST comment on this post on the NWGlam BLOG with the initial you want and why 3. The contest will close on March 27th at 5:30 p.m and we announce the winner on the blog and on Facebook. Good luck and
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Today’s wedding film by Artistic Wedding Films highlights the adorable couple of Krissy and Joe who met on Match.com so it seemed fitting to feature their stunning wedding through the lens of the expert videographer team. After all, their love story began on screen, how perfect is it that their union was captured on one too?!  
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Credits: Photographer: Kristin Spencer, Videographer: Artistic Wedding Films, Venue: Hyatt Regency Newport, Stationery: Paper Moss, Flowers: Grandiflora, Transportation: Newport Wedding Trolley
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Credits: Photographer: One Two Snap Photography, Venue: Kinney Bungalow
Kendra Pariseault and Phillip Sowa are the super talented artisans behind Rhode Island-based jewelry company Kendra Phillip. We here at Newport Wedding Glam feel so grateful that the Narragansett-raised duo took a few moments to give us the inside scoop on what’s trending in wedding jewelry and tell us where we can buy their gorgeous, vintage-inspired, timeless collection. Keep an eye out in an upcoming post of a Kendra Phillip GIVEAWAY! Below are some of their signature pieces: NWG: What trends do you see in jewelry…specifically in wedding jewelry? KP: We see wedding jewelry trending towards classic and vintage inspired. Think sophisticated, simple and sweet; think Grace Kelly, a timeless portrait of beauty. Brides are looking out for their bridal party these days, making sure the girls are wearing keepsake jewelry that they can also wear everyday. NWG: Why did you start your line? KP: Phil has grown up with
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Hello pretties! We are currently obsessed with Brittany and Remi’s wedding photos by RAE Portraits! Literally, we can’t stop looking at them and when you consider that this radiant couple was forced to change venues NINE WEEKS before the event, the outcome was simply astounding! Bride Brittany said: “We had originally selected another venue with a new vendor, however, only 9 weeks before the wedding, our vendor said she could not longer host our wedding and I would need to find a new location. After a justified ‘freak out’ session, I frantically began my search for a new location. After hearing hysterical laughter from many venues when I said I would be looking for a Saturday in September in Newport, they all said they had no availability. Then I spoke with Galen at Regatta Place. I told her my story and I she said she would do whatever she could
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Credits: Photographer: RAE Photography, Venue: Regatta Place, Catering: Regatta Place, Wedding Dress: Helene's Bridal, Hair piece, Veil & Garter: Etsy, Flowers: Laurie Marshall Flowers, Cupcakes: Susan Pacheco, Band: Groove Authority, Uplighting: Golden Gate Studios, Tables: Pranzi Catering and Rentals, Ceremony: Sachuest Beach
