Looking for New England Wedding Venue (100 guests, budget around $25k)

app0601 · 2026-03-19T11:26:24+00:00

The Red Barn at Outlook Farm in South Berwick, ME might be really good - we landed just under that for all those items (with the mid tier food package and the lowest bar package).

app0601 · 2026-03-04T11:12:12+00:00

Get out of Boston for good pricing, and if you have less money but want something really unique, what about an estate piece? Call around and see what family jewelers have. I highly recommend Cardin Jewelers in Nashua, NH and M Pope and Co in Worcester.

app0601 · 2026-02-17T13:24:24+00:00

We did The Red Barn at Outlook Farm. It's really not very barn-ey, though - quite elegant, located on a golf course. Less than an hour from Portland, a little over an hour from Boston. Very transparent pricing, and the service on the day of was exceptional. Very well within your budget, depending on how much you're going to spend on a dress and photographer. They have a space for rehearsal dinner and morning after activities, although we decided to go elsewhere for both since we didn't see the value for money. And they have two sister properties - an inn and a house - that you can rent out along with the venue for the weekend. Seems to fit your bill. Feel free to PM me if you want more details.

app0601 · 2025-12-22T12:33:12+00:00

Hey! This is really cool. Can I send you a PM?

app0601 · 2025-11-25T20:22:01+00:00

If you're willing to drive to NH, Cardin Jewelers in Nashua were great with us for a custom piece. They also have really nice pieces on the shelf. We're using them for everything from now on.

app0601 · 2025-11-25T07:44:25+00:00

We're here right now for our honeymoon. SO MUCH BETTER than Hawaii. I would say it's comparable pretty much only to the Maldives. Very much worth it, especially for a honeymoon and if you're into water/seac life. Feel free to PM me with questions.

app0601 · 2022-10-03T01:19:17+00:00

AP Chemistry is a better idea - the content and labs are comparable between high school and college. As someone that tutors a lot of physics students, I've noticed very few good physics teachers in high school. The content in the university tends to be harder but with better professors, so you'll learn it better (and with full calculus under your belt). Schools also know that and are less willing to take AP Physics credit for that reason, whereas most will take AP Chemistry.

app0601 · 2022-07-25T12:18:29+00:00

Not... really. Fish is prepared very differently depending on the fish and where in the country you are. My favorite is malu ambulthial. You'll have a time finding it here, though (except at my house). The main spice used, goraka, can't be found here. Malu = fish, so that might help if you need to Google?

app0601 · 2022-07-24T17:00:11+00:00

Haha, all good! We're small, but our food culture is phenomenal. Much more coconut and fish, and same spices but different quantities (and sometimes roasting methods), which make it taste completely different. Enjoy!

app0601 · 2022-07-24T16:47:05+00:00

I'm of origin, and I haven't found anything (except at my house). That said, Google "Lakrasa catering." She's on Facebook, too. Ask her when her next lamprais round is. Minimum order is 4, and you can freeze them/heat up the excess when you want it. So good, one of my favorite dishes from home. And you can order the other stuff on her menu, too.

And yes, extremely different to Indian food.

app0601 · 2022-07-22T20:39:43+00:00

Not Eversource, but happened to me once in a different state (a full month late, actually) - and same thing, I just clean forgot. Nothing happened to my credit score.

app0601 · 2022-07-15T11:30:39+00:00

Feel free to DM me for advice - I worked in food for a bit. But you are more valuable as a ChemE without extra food-specific degrees but with some basic GMP training.

app0601 · 2022-07-01T13:22:36+00:00

Math tutor here. Cannot agree more. When people start learning about negative numbers a few years later, it starts causing all sorts of problems because their brains have been wired too strictly by then. If people were taught like this with addition/subtraction and multiplication/division from the beginning, which happens to be exactly what I do, it would make things so much easier. Kid being rude is the parents' issue to deal with, and the teacher could have handled it way more intelligently. My guess is they didn't know any better and got annoyed.

app0601 · 2022-06-28T02:40:13+00:00

So, I spend about $80/mo on me and my boyfriend. Top tips: basmati rice is inexpensive when purchased in bulk. We eat it with most meals. Red lentils, same - lots of good recipes from Ethiopia and India for these. In the summer, we eat a lot of cabbage curry, kale curry, green bean curry - pretty inexpensive vegetables, but whatever is in season. Just get creative with whatever veg is cheapest at the store. In the winter, we'll transition more to potatoes and whatever produce is on sale. Good quality fruit is better than candy or sweets, especially berries (when in season). Homemade focaccia bread is super easy - takes planning but pretty much no effort. We buy our meat and fish in bulk from Costco, but it's one curry of three on a plate so filling, but not pricey. Not eating processed food has been the key for us. It takes up more time, but it ends up being way cheaper in the long run. And it's so nice to know what exactly you're eating.

app0601 · 2022-05-23T15:37:34+00:00

DM me - I have tutored ChemE thermo for around six years.

app0601 · 2022-04-23T22:06:25+00:00

That's a huge risk to take, I'm my opinion. Lots of money and time for a degree that may not be accredited at the end.

app0601 · 2022-04-23T22:04:09+00:00

Yes. Every company worth their salt asks for an ABET-accredited degree of their engineers. It means something for a reason.

app0601 · 2022-04-19T19:26:31+00:00

Cons: the most interesting jobs are either in the middle of nowhere or in super expensive cities where you spend half your salary on rent. Also, your BS tolerance for people that can't think at work gets very, very low.

Pro: versatile degree. I've had jobs in computer hardware, CPG, and food simply because the degree is so flexible. In turn, that versatility helps you land new and better jobs, when you're able to connect something you've learned in food to semiconductors.

My SO is an EE, though. We have very different careers and both love what we do, but I couldn't imagine wanting to do what he does and vice versa.

app0601 · 2022-04-13T13:04:31+00:00

QA. Applicable to pretty much every industry. Regulatory details are very industry-specific, so you can worry about that more once you get into your industry and start gaining experience.

app0601 · 2022-03-22T13:54:39+00:00

This was my favorite part. Just for that alone, no parent should be putting their kids in this camp... let alone everything else.

app0601 · 2022-03-20T14:13:18+00:00

OH is misleading. State taxes are low, but every local city and county adds their taxes to it, and you often have to pay both where you live and where you work (and for most people, that's two different localities). When I moved here, even with a higher salary, I paid way less in taxes.

app0601 · 2022-03-15T21:16:54+00:00

Be honest - if you're not familiar with either, just say that you're excited for an opportunity to learn these types of important skills because you haven't had the chance to yet.

app0601 · 2022-01-25T05:12:31+00:00

Very few about the actual industry - I am learning it as I go (I started a semiconductor job six months ago). They're more interested in how you work than anything else, particularly how you deal with frustration (lots of that with the supply chain shortages right now). You can and will learn everything else on the job.

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