Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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gourmet caterer shot gourmet caterer shot 98 Beauport Cruiselines, featuring a 124-foot- long vessel with an open-air cocktail deck and two lower dining decks, each with a dance f loor. "It's a unique venue for a couple that thinks outside the box," says Beauport Hospitality Group's director of events, Danielle Maccini. "They get the boat for four and a half hours and it cruises Gloucester Harbor, passing Sleeper-McCann House." "It has a full catering kitchen in the belly of the boat, so we can do any type of menu," says Bridget Jaramillo of Vinwood Caterers, Beauport Cruiselines' exclusive caterer. A raw bar is served in an antique dayboat and upscale lobster bakes with precracked lobsters and all the fixins. In a Rustic Retreat If a barn-style wedding in a farm-to-table restaurant nails your aesthetic, Grove at the Briar Barn Inn in Rowley has it all, including a spa and 30 guestrooms on the premises. "We're for the couple who wants a rustic aesthetic with all the comforts of a rural retreat," says Sarah Boucher, vice president of marketing and communications at the inn. The airy, window-filled post-and-beam barn restaurant seats 100 guests with room for dancing. Two adjacent spaces, The Burrow and The Bramble House, can be used for cocktails and dessert. "Most couples have their ceremony on the lower patio area outside the restaurant overlooking the forest," says Boucher. Should it rain or snow, however, couples can hold the ceremony in Grove, have cocktails in The Bramble House, and move back to Grove for dinner, where executive chef Ben Lightbody offers upscale comfort food, like braised beef short ribs over polenta with wild mushrooms and kale and homemade hand pies stuffed with local fruit. On the Stage Does tying the knot on an orchestral stage sound like music to your ears? Then consider the Shalin Liu Performance Center (SLPC) in Rockport. This soaring wood space with state-of-the-art acoustics has a performance stage with floor-to-ceiling windows Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (top left), sits on Gloucester Harbor and is a hidden gem on the North Shore. Capers (left) is a preferred caterer for the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport (above). Gourmet Caterers (bottom left) is the preferred caterer for the Peabody Essex Museum, offering amazing dishes for an elegant wedding. PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHARON'S STUDIO OF GLOUCESTER (SLEEPER-MCCANN HOUSE), BY CORREIRA PHOTOGRAPHY (ROCKPORT MUSIC), BY JASON WESSEL (GOURMET CATERERS, TOP), BY MEL TAING/ COURTESY OF PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM (GOURMET CATERERS, BOTTOM), AND BY BRIAN SAMUELS (CAPERS)