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Meet my mother Bonita Tilton Brooks! I wanted to tell you about a very special person here at French’s Point… my mother, Bonnie. She’s a big part of what makes French’s Point so beautiful. Read on to find out how. Mom grew up in Sidney, Maine. She was the oldest of six children born to […]

We asked our friends at The Bar Association to help us help you better understand the Maine liquor license laws as they relate to weddings. They addressed some key questions below that relate to having liquor at your wedding. You want to be very careful about providing and serving alcohol for your wedding festivities (including the rehearsal dinner […]

When Marc and I set about finding a location for our wedding ceremony and reception we knew we wanted waterfront and we wanted to be in Maine, preferably not far from where we live, which is on Mount Desert Island. One of my bridesmaids recommended we tour French’s Point. So we called and they gave […]

Kathryn and Anthony wanted their wedding celebration to last all weekend long when they decided on French’s Point, and they certainly made sure it did! With an intimate lobster bake on Friday night with their closest friends and family, they kicked off the wedding weekend. Saturday afternoon was a backyard party with all of their […]

I don’t even know where to start – French’s Point was everything we could’ve asked for and more. I found them in a Destination Wedding magazine, went to the website, and fell in love. We took a lot of scary steps, planning a wedding from Texas and signing our contract “site-unseen” but every risk we […]

Shaken, not stirred. This James Bond-inspired wedding was one classy and elegant affair. The beautiful bride, Jess, knew exactly how she wanted the wedding celebration to unfold and stayed calm throughout the entire planning process, even though her groom, Dave, was deployed for a part of it. And their wedding day couldn’t have gone any […]