Events

Friday, September 15th

5pm REHEARSAL DINNER

The Kinner and Kay extended families and the wedding party joined the soon-to-be-weds on a dinner cruise aboard the M/V Thomas Leighton. The cruise through the Portsmouth Harbor and up the Piscataqua was blessed with a beautiful sunset. Mussels and lobsters were the hit of the menu.

8pm WELCOME PARTY

Amy and Taylor enjoyed catching up with new arrivals at the Portsmouth Brewery following the rehearsal dinner. It seemed like new faces walked in the door every few minutes up until we left at midnight. The Middlebury crew reigned in the front portico while the RPCVs played table skittles in the basement barroom.

Saturday, September 16th

3pm CEREMONY
The ceremony was held at the historic North Church in downtown Portsmouth in beautiful sunshine. The current church, built in 1857, is the third edifice to be named the North Church since the congregation first assembled in 1671. The steeple has long been a symbol of the City of Portsmouth and a landmark that can be seen throughout the city. The Kinner family has worshipped at the North Church for more than 25 years. Other notable worshippers through the years were Daniel Webster, John Paul Jones, George Washington, and Neil Armstrong. It was a beautiful site for the ceremony.

4pm RECEPTION

Not far from the North Church is the Governor John Langdon House . The reception - with a buffet-style dinner - took place in the garden of this house, whose namesake was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a New Hampshire governor.  Built in 1785, the house is now a museum.

In hindsight, maybe we should have gotten a larger dancefloor! Rachel Griffin, accompanied by Asher Platts on string bass, performed a number of her own enchanting songs as well as a beautiful rendition of the Bob Dylan ballad "Make You Feel My Love." It was our first dance as husband and wife!   The music dancing continued right up till 9pm when it was decided to

Sunday September 17th

10am BRUNCH

The Kinners hosted brunch at their home in nearby Greenland.   Parting with our guests was sad, but we are grateful to Pete and Betsy for putting on this last get-together.

12:30 HONEYMOON

Still buzzing from the fantastic weekend we departed Greenland for the St. George Peninsula in Maine. After a couple nights at the Craignair Inn and a beautiful day kayaking among the islands of Muscongus Bay, we boarded the Elizabeth Ann to Monhegan Island, a step back in time about 10 miles off the coast. During the summer this community thrives as an artist colony, with painters perched around every corner, while in the winter 60 souls work on lobster boats and await the thrice-weekly ferries from Port Clyde. The island was shrouded in fog when we arrived but burned off as we hiked to the far, wild side of the island where high cliffis offer views of perfectly empty sea. We were sad to leave but know we will be back!