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Stories and advice from Bernadette Smith, visionary owner of 14 Stories, the nation's first firm specializing in creating legal LGBT weddings. Our weddings are unique, personal, beautiful and still, historical. We have offices in Boston and New York.

Gay Weddings in Bed and Breakfasts

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Most gay weddings are smaller than straight weddings.  The average wedding size of 14 Stories clients is somewhere around 75 guests - but many gay weddings fall below 50 guests.

For small gay weddings, a bed and breakfast or an inn can be a great place for a wedding.  We've worked in the Taylor House in Jamaica Plain several times and have a wedding booked at the Kemble Inn in Lenox later this year.  Like many inns, these have nice sized dining room and foyer spaces and provide options for a beautiful ceremony backdrop and magnificent outdoor gardens.

Some things you should consider when having a gay wedding at a B&B or inn:
  • the best style reception is a cocktail reception or food stations
  • you'll have to buy out all of the guest rooms - so be prepared to host some guests overnight
  • you'll have to bring in lots of rentals - typically tables, chairs, china, flatware, stemware, etc
  • you'll need to bring in your own caterer and bartender
Still, having your gay wedding at B&B or inn can be a very affordable and elegant option.


Taylor House


Kemble Inn

Would you consider an Inn or B&B for your wedding venue?
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Jenn commented on 17-May-2010 03:20 PM
This is exactly what Bernadette helped us do in June of last year. Taylor House was wonderful and perfect for our ceremony with some of our family who could attend. Everything went off without a hitch. When we returned to Austin, our very good friends threw us an amazing party to help us celebrate with those who were not able to make the trip. It was the best of both worlds!
Laura commented on 14-Jun-2010 11:57 PM
We can't wait till later this year. Kemble Inn had exactly the space we were looking for.
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