Grove Hotel to Host Weekend Wedding Celebration

The Grove Hotel, in collaboration with www.rainbowweddingclergy.com, will host Love & Marriage: A Weekend Wedding Celebration Sept. 16-18.

"Almost immediately after the [Marriage Equality] bill passed Rev. Alison Caiola contacted us. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect,” said Sal Piro, general manager of Grove Hotel in Cherry Grove. “We had already started to discuss the importance for us to create an event that would properly mark this momentous occasion."  

“Being a wedding officiant and the daughter of the first ministers to perform same-sex ceremonies after Stonewall, I wanted to come up with a way to celebrate with the community  and honor my parent’s work," explained Rev. Alison, an Interfaith Wedding Minister and owner of www.rainbowweddingclergy.com. “Since Cherry Grove is reputedly the nation's first and oldest LGBT community, and The Grove Hotel is the heart of the community, I knew it would be the perfect place to host a historic wedding event."

All weekend long, Rev Alison and her co-officiants will perform individual, personal beach wedding ceremonies for couples who want to get married and for those who want to renew their vows. The celebration will kick off with The Grove Hotel hosting a welcoming party on Sept. 16. For more information, e-mail loveandmarriage@grovehotel.com or call 597-6600.