Given the current church fiasco, I decided to take a break from ceremony preparations and focus on the rehearsal dinner. As previously mentioned, we have been looking at several different places, including a couple of vineyards and a modern lounge restaurant on the harbor. As it turns out, though, we won't be using any of these.
I loved the idea of a vineyard because it provided something unique -- it was an experience rather than just a dinner. I wanted something that would give visitors 
a "taste" of Newport, and I also wanted to do something different. Everyone has their rehearsal dinner at a restaurant, but a vineyard was a meshing of dinner and experience. However, there were a couple of problems with Newport Vineyards. First, the tent looked shabby. They hung Christmas lights inside, but it just felt a little .... cheap. I loved the tasting room and the vineyard itself, but the tent (where the dinner would be held) did not live up to the rest of the experience. Additionally, most of my family would not participate in the tasting since they don't drink. So, in the end, it'd just be a dinner at a vineyard.
a "taste" of Newport, and I also wanted to do something different. Everyone has their rehearsal dinner at a restaurant, but a vineyard was a meshing of dinner and experience. However, there were a couple of problems with Newport Vineyards. First, the tent looked shabby. They hung Christmas lights inside, but it just felt a little .... cheap. I loved the tasting room and the vineyard itself, but the tent (where the dinner would be held) did not live up to the rest of the experience. Additionally, most of my family would not participate in the tasting since they don't drink. So, in the end, it'd just be a dinner at a vineyard.At that point, I was leaning towards H2O. If I was going to do a restaurant, at least it'd be a cool restaurant that fit with our overall lounge-y theme. But, then I thought "what would be a quintessential Newport experience?" Of course, that'd be boating! Newport is home to the America's Cup yacht race and numerous marinas. Enter the Majestic:
(http://bayqueen.com/majestic08/home.asp) Yep, we're chartering a YACHT! It doesn't get much more "Newport" than this. After the rehearsal, everyone will board the Majestic at Bowen's Ferry, and then we're off on a 3 hour sunset cruise around the harbor. Dinner will be served inside the "cabin," and there'll be music and dancing on the upper deck.
I think it'll be a great way for our out-of-town guests to see Newport, and it'll be a great experience for everyone! It's definitely unique!
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