It’s officially February, which means we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day by spotlighting what park-goers love most about the People’s Park! Whether it’s remembering exchanging vows at Temple to Music or experiencing the beauty of walking paths with a loved one over the years, Roger Williams Park has been the setting of more than a few real-life love stories. Thanks to everyone who shared their stories with us! Here’s a few of the ways visitors romanticized their lives at the Park:

Married at the Temple to Music

Photo by Danielle Lefebvre Photography

“We held our wedding ceremony at the Temple to Music. I fell in love with that location the first time I had ever visited the park long before we were engaged and always thought it would make a beautiful setting for a wedding. We were married there in October 2011 and had visions of us on top of the steps with the grand columns and view of autumn leaves across the pond as our backdrop and our bridal party cascading down the steps and all of our guests seated in the grassy area below. Unfortunately the unpredictable weather of that time of year had other plans. The day of our wedding it rained hard all day. Our reception venue called us offering to move the ceremony inside there but I was determined to still have our ceremony at the park. We quickly scrambled to adjust our plans to moving all of the guests up inside the temple and to have the ceremony under there protected from the rain. We lucked out and the rain subsided just long enough for the ceremony to happen without everyone getting drenched. The sun even poked out from the clouds just before the ceremony started. We had planned to take our photos at various locations around the park afterwards but when the rain began again we moved to the Casino where we were able to take beautiful photos around the covered porch keeping us all out of the rain. This year we will be celebrating our 15-year anniversary. Roger Williams Park will always be special to us and is a huge part of our love story.”ย  – Jillian Quinn-Dickinson

Honeymoon Dreaming

“The Botanical Center is perfect for a wedding. Although I didnโ€™t have my wedding there, my husband and I go there, especially on cold winter days to pretend weโ€™re on our honeymoon.” – Elizabeth Golding

Photo by Christine Rockwell

Adventuring Over the Years

“We have lived in Edgewood for over 18 years. With each passing year, we have discovered more and more ways to fall in love with our beautiful park – either walking along the trails, enjoying the swan boats, attending a concert at the Temple to Music, helping with goat care at the Botanical Center, discovering whimsical installations, and on and on. RWP is a beloved treasure and we are so incredibly fortunate to have it in our tiny state!” – Christine Rockwell

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