Where the church ceremony is, in the church where Cassidy was baptized. Her mom’s side of the family are all from here! Often abbreviated to Old Orchard or OOB Has a nice beach, a pier, and an arcade and free-to-enter amusement park (the flume is great with a lovely view of the water!!) Best food options: Pier French Fries (please douse with malt vinegar and salt as is the custom) and Alex's Pizza (good standard fare) Cassidy's family spent a week or two every summer here :)
Where the rehearsal dinner and wedding reception are and where most of wedding party is staying The venue is a privately-owned vacation home that used to be called Hattie's Deli Mostly a vacation town - Biddeford is the real place 10 minutes north where people actually live, with cafés and other amenities Cassidy's grandmother grew up here Food options: will mostly be catered, though Goldwaithe's Lobster may still be open (a little shop 3 minutes' walk from the wedding venue)
5-10 minutes from Biddeford Pool and Old Orchard Beach; about 10-15 min from the highway What's here: The train station The welcome gathering is on Friday 7pm (Huot's) Food options: Huot's, of course--great seafood, including clam cakes, haddock and clams of any kind, and the crab salad
15-25 minutes northeast of Biddeford Pool The beach extends to here Notable for Bailey's Lobster Pound - best lobster in the area if you want to get a top notch lobster roll!
25-40min northeast of Biddeford Pool Where the airport is Hip, lots of breweries and cool places to visit; one of the top donut shops in the country is here (the Holy Donut)
At the very end of Biddeford Pool (Fletcher Neck)—has a short but spectacular trail along the perimeter of the point. Said to be one of the best birding locations in southern Maine.