The US Merchant Marine Academy-Melville Hall Thread

Hello Melville Bridal Chicas!

Let's huddle together and share, share, share!! We're all brides of Richard, Great Neck area, USMMA fans so we should team up to exchange the joy in planning our weddings. I love seeing all the pictures of brides who have been married there and/or just had there reception there and can't wait to see and share more on LIW!

I'm looking forward to talking individually and through this thread with everyone, and viewing everyone's questions. All of the USMMA brides I've 'met' so far have been helpful especially since I am an OOT bride. So here's to us!

Cheers!!

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WOW! Our own thread- now we are offical!
Unfortunately, since there are only three of us, we will have to do a lot of posting to keep it alive!!!

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i love it

thanks Christian!

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Thanks Christian for posting the pics!!!!

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Wow - the Academy and Melville Hall are really beautiful!! I love the church - and the outside of the hall is really pretty - does anyone have a photo of the inside of the hall?

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Posted by takeoutcook

Wow - the Academy and Melville Hall are really beautiful!! I love the church - and the outside of the hall is really pretty - does anyone have a photo of the inside of the hall?

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this isn't a great picture, but the room is almost a half cirlcle., with the rounded side being all window looking out on the 2 bridges, the skyline and the water.

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here's the inside of the o'club- Melville Hall and inside of the chapel!!

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Well, since you need posts to keep it bumped up. I have a question.
Can anyone get married there? Youdon't need to be involved with the Merchant Marine Academy?

I never heard of of it (for weddings)till here.

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the chairs are SOOOOO ugly! BUT does anyone know if the chair cover they 'provide' i.e. you PAY for, are even OK? should i look for cute chair covers elsewhere? they really do make a big difference!!

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Posted by tourist

Well, since you need posts to keep it bumped up. I have a question.
Can anyone get married there? Youdon't need to be involved with the Merchant Marine Academy?

I never heard of of it (for weddings)till here.

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There needs to be some affiliation to the school or military. There a hierarchy of priority of who gets to use the chapel, and I think its the same for the Officer's club. Here's what is posted on the website:

ELIGIBILITY
Use of the Mariners Memorial Chapel will be determined as follows:

Priority I - Graduating Midshipmen
Priority II - Alumni and Academy personnel and their children
Priority III - Active or Retired Merchant Mariners and their children
Priority IV - Active Duty Military

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My brother & SIL got married at the chapel there. It was so pretty!! The reception was somewhere else, but they did have my niece's christening party there and her communion party will be there this May. It is so nice there. Your weddings are going to be so beautiful!!

I think you do have to have an affiliation to get married there, don't you? My brother is an alumni.

Oops - I didn't see your answer!

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Thanks. I didn't realize so many people would have affiliations with it ( ok, just 3, remeber I didn't know people even got married there at all)

so , what are your affiliations.

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This place looks great - to bad we already booked somewhere. David wold have loved it. He is a USM.

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Posted by tourist

Thanks. I didn't realize so many people would have affiliations with it ( ok, just 3, remeber I didn't know people even got married there at all)

so , what are your affiliations.

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My FI graduated from there and he is active duty Navy. I am a former Navy officer. It really is a neat place and its such a small world! I run into more folks than I ever thought I would who have some sort of tie to the school.

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My FH is a merchant marine, but his brother graduated from there and worked there. The brothers wife works there too.

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Posted by bluesashbride

the chairs are SOOOOO ugly! BUT does anyone know if the chair cover they 'provide' i.e. you PAY for, are even OK? should i look for cute chair covers elsewhere? they really do make a big difference!!

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i think its $3 a chair, but i'm going to ask for pictures of the ones that they use.

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Hi,
I just wanted to say my brother got married there 2 years ago and it was fantastic! My father was in the USMMA thousands of years ago and that is how he was able to have it there. Their wedding pictures are fantastic!

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Ladies...you are driving me so crazzzzzy!!!!!!

This is where I met my DH....right on campus...It brings back such wonderful memories.

We were going to use the chapel and hall, but fh did not speak up soon enough. But, anyway, that place is so gorgeous!!!!!!!!

We worked there for 3 years. I know Stancotti and his wife. His wife is a charm!!!!

I have to go there and visit the facility, they don't even know he and I married. They would all be so shocked

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Posted by DebMaher

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YEAH! Seriously DebM..I read all your posts-like the Dear Abby or Carrie of LIW-and you make this little thread official!