2014 Reflections: Love at The Doctors House

Couple gets engaged at our Newfoundland inn and spaWe’re ending our blogging year with reflections on our favourite moments from 2014. And of course, given that this year was the first we offered weddings at The Doctor’s House, our immediate thoughts turned to love! We were so honoured to play a big role in many couple’s journeys this year, from engagement all the way to betrothal and beyond.

First, above you’ll see Bradley proposing to Lisa. This was our first proposal (that we know of!) at The Doctor’s House, and thanks to some help from our Love Fairies (namely, our staff, Rosemary, Heather and Jessica, who decorated their room while they enjoyed spa treatments), it went off swimmingly.

Couple engaged at our Newfoundland cottagesStephen and Kayla also got engaged at The Doctor’s House, and, quite talented, they took and shared some gorgeous photos of their weekend. This picture was snapped on a walk down to the water for a picnic – which is just about the most romantic way we can think of to celebrate an engagement!

Newly engaged couple at our newfoundland cottagesAnd who could forget Danielle and Justin, who got engaged this summer, too. Danielle left us this incredibly sweet message on Facebook: “Was so happy with our stay the other night. what an amazing place, great animals who you can tell are so very loved, such cheery friendly people, and great food. But the lasting memory will always be getting engaged in your barn !! thanks for everything.”

Wedding couple at the doctor's house

Of course, thanks to the hard work of our dedicated team, and thanks to The Berry’s Vision, The Doctor’s House opened its magnificent doors and hosted several weddings this summer. We fell in love with the couples who shared their special days with us, and we’re happy to be able to share some of their lovely photos. Above is Christa and Bhasker. This truly beautiful photo of a truly beautiful couple was taken by MK Photography.

Couple getting married at The Doctor's HouseVictoria and Patrick from Glovertown were another sweet couple we were so excited to meet. Here they are in a carriage headed by none other than Clifford George. Find more pictures of this exquisite day on our blog.

Wedding at The Doctor's House NewfoundlandAnd this picture, amazingly captured on a camera-phone, caused quite the commotion this year. Doesn’t it look like a magazine shot? It’s actually from Danielle and Christan’s wedding, our most recent at The Doctors House. The little girl is their daughter, who is very sweet – not unlike her parents, a beautiful couple that you can’t help but fall in love with. Please see more pics of their gorgeous day on Facebook, but for now, look at that little dress, and those little helpers, and try not to swoon!

A big thank you and congratulations to all the countless couples that have celebrate events and milestones, big and little, with us and with The Doctor’s House this year. We’re looking forward to another busy wedding season, and can’t wait to make more dreams come true.

The Berry’s Vision Realized

Wedding reception hall at our Newfoundland inn and spaI’m a businessman at heart, so I see all the potentials for growth out here on the Baccalieu Trail, and at The Doctor’s House in particular – we have some big dreams, and we’re working hard to accomplish them. But all credit is due to The Berry for making our grounds and barn and reception hall for being as stunning as it is. I’m not sure where her ideas came from, but the result is truly beautiful, and has already made for some stunning weddings. She had the vision, we had some great people helping us, and we’re really happy with the results. That’s always a good feeling!Wedding aisle at our Newfoundland cottage rentalsThanks again to our good friends Albert Legge and Shirley George for the lovely photos (and find more photos of The Doctor’s House on our Pinterest page!)

Big Barn Update

Construction project for wedding venue in NewfoundlandWe’re offering weddings at The Doctor’s House in July 2014, and we have some construction projects to finish before then. So we’re using the blog to keep our brides and couples updated about our progress. Here’s the Big Barn. It was actually too cold to do too much work last week (thankfully, we’re still on schedule). So our team just finished the lower extension last week, and will get busy this week if it warms up!

If you’d like to see about the wedding services we offer, please see here. And stay tuned to the blog, as we’ll be announcing the winners of our Spa and Stay packages that we drew after our two recent Bridal Shows.

Progress on the Big Barn

Building a barn extension for our upscale Newfoundland wedding localAs we’re looking forward to our first wedding season and working hard to get The Doctor’s House ready for big parties, we’ve decided to keep our future brides updated of our progress through this blog. As you can see, our barn renovations are in full swing, with the extensions going up now. We’ve also installed a new floor upstairs in The Doctor’s Loft (you can see all of our wedding facilities here), and inside the barn is ready to add a kitchen.  So far we’ve hit our first milestones, and we’re on schedule and on budget. We know lots of happy couples will be ‘I do-ing’ in no time!

And speaking of weddings, if you or your friends have your own coming up, we hope you’ll us this Sunday at the Devotion Wedding Show. We’ll be doing a draw to win a one night stay in our honeymoon suite plus spa services, so don’t miss our booth!

Ultimate Wedding Show

Bridal Show in St. John's, NewfoundlandThis past weekend, our new Events Manager, Dana, and I had a fantastic time at the Ultimate Wedding Show at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland in St. John’s. ‘Utlimate’ was definitely the right word for it! We were there, of course, to spread the word about weddings at The Doctor’s House, which we’ll be hosting starting this summer. We had a fun, busy day – the wedding industry, like the tourism one was to us two years ago, is a new one for us to explore, and we’ve been loving it. So much enthusiasm, and so many great companies providing great services in the region. We’re happy to join the community, and can’t wait for our weddings to start this year!

And if you’re engaged or soon-to-be, and wondering if The Doctor’s House might be right for you, please sign up for our mailing list – we’ll use it to keep you posted about our weddings and plans for the coming year.