WEDDING: (venue) Jones River Trading Company

The Jones River Trading Company is located in Kingston and the food is supplied by Plymouth Bay Catering Company. The venue itself is pretty cool with an old wooden crew shell suspended from the ceiling. This is a huge draw for the two of us since we've been going to the Head of the Charles for the past 10-11 years and we both were on crew teams. We accidentally crashed my friend Theresa's wedding when we viewed the venue. Mark, the coordinator of Jones River, thought it would be best if we saw it set up for a wedding. Little did we know that Theresa was getting married there that day!

JONES RIVER TRADING COMPANY
Location: Kingston, MA
Capacity: up to 225 guests
Site fee: $1500
Food:  $41-$47 pp exclusively provided by Plymouth Bay Catering.
Alcohol: charged by consumption. They carry their own liquor license.
Extra fees: champagne toast is an extra $4
Taxes and labor: 6.25% meal tax + 18% commission; tip is not included.

PROS:

• rustic, nautical theme with crew shells and model ships
• there are alleys along the length of the building with comfy armchairs where people can hang out. this will be a great play area for the kids during the reception.
• there's an old wagon imported from Italy that is stationed at the entrance to hold the gifts and escort cards.
• the bar is imported from Dublin and is made of some sort of really rich, dark, and heavy wood.
• I really liked the water wheel that was part of the mill for pictures.
• There's an option for an ice-cream sundae bar!

CONS:

• in the alleys alongside the building are bunches of fake floral arrangements, some are in pots on the floor, others are in planters that are hanging on random doors that are just laying around. 
• I think that they will make these disappear if I ask them to do it.
• Plymouth Bay Catering doesn't offer food tastings!