With a natural landscape so diverse and its distinctive seasonal attitude, Maine truly offers something for every bride and groom for picture perfect weddings.

There are many reasons why Maine weddings offer an ideal location with its natural amenities, less expenses, and more season and venue options. At the end of the day, you know when you say I do in Maine, you’ve not only committed to your lifetime partner, but beautiful memories of your wedding as well.

Location

Where to host your Maine wedding? Covering enough landmass, larger than all of the other states in New England combined, Maine offers a variety of landscapes. In Maine, there are expansive forested wilderness, beautiful pastoral countryside, rocky coastal vistas, white sandy beaches, mountainous terrain, crystal clear lakes, vibrant city scenes and charming small town atmospheres. Brides that prefer a more intimate wedding at York Harbor Inn featuring backdrops of York Harbor Beach and stunning ocean views.

For more outdoorsy, rustic wedding features, brides may consider a wedding in the Western Lakes and Mountains region like Point Sebago where the reception can host an outdoor BBQ on 5 private beaches or in the grove. With two major airports in Bangor and Portland and nearby Boston just an hour and a half or Manchester in an hour, Maine makes for an appealing affordable attractive destination wedding as well.

Season

Maine’s seasons are unique as they are beautiful. Summertime is a popular time of year for unions when outdoor weddings can celebrate the beauty of a lifetime commitment amid the Maine landscapes. Fall is a more trendy season for weddings with the brilliant fall foliage highlighting the grandeur of an outdoor wedding.

Though Spring and Winter are often considered more thrifty seasons for a wedding, the wintry landscape blanketed by white snow or the awakening of Spring’s green foliage are beautiful. There is also more lodging availability in hotels during these seasons.The wintertime is the perfect time for a wedding at a ski resort where the ceremony can be held on the mountain summit, or a less expensive oceanfront resort wedding.

Expense

Compared to weddings in other North Eastern states, Maine is a less expensive choice than a wedding in Manhattan or Boston, for example. Learn more about Maine Wedding Costs. Shoulder season, off season and winter weddings can be considerably less expensive than prime summer which can be doubled in price.

Many hotels and resorts often offer wedding packages and large discounts on lodging. Rustic barn weddings are less than more formal oceanfront resort weddings. You can host a weekend destination wedding in Maine for less than a wedding reception at some city ballroom venues.

Browse our Maine Wedding Directory for ideas on when and where to have your wedding and find wedding reception venues.