Meet our Team
With so many engaged couples looking for something special, small and simple, we felt like we had an amazing opportunity in our backyard. Close in proximity or profession: Lindsay as a wedding florist, Marianne as an officiant and Ethan as a lobsterman. We put together an experience that we each are so thrilled to be a part of, and hope that you will enjoy as much as us!
photo credit: katlyn mallet photographyCaptain Ethan
Ethan, your captain and local lobsterman, grew up fishing the waters around Fort Popham. A third generation fisherman, he knows these waters as well as anyone having been casting lines since he was big enough to carry his own tackle box. He spent 2 decades building and operating his own charter business, Fish’N Trips Charters, and started the Seguin Island Ferry, ferrying people out to the historic lighthouse. Over the past few years he has moved his focus to lobstering full time. He is a Master Maine Guide and US Coast Guard 100-ton captain. He loves to talk about the local history and share stories from the area. He offers the memorable experience you are looking for that only a genuine local can provide.
Officient, Marianne Vold
Your story is a unique, exciting and beautifully evolving one. I look forward to learning all about you two, your shared passions in life, and how you met and fell in love. I enjoy savoring the writing process of your ceremony, and the joy of celebrating and sharing with it what is truly ‘you’, with your family and dearest friends, - in a way that is all yours! Arctic lessons from growing up in Norway emphasized the lasting value of life partners aligning hearts and efforts in pursuing and discovering all of its adventures. With a passport in hand since the age of 2, I have enjoyed spending much of my adult life swapping tales with people residing on all 7 continents: From villagers in love in Vietnam’s countryside, to an engaged couple stationed at a research station in Antarctica, to senior lovers living year round on a sailboat in New England; The core of the stories rings the same: Happiness in love is a choice, and a celebration of everything you know, are and want to be, with the one who is the family you choose! From short and sweet, to long and evolved, outside on any elevation, to inside by a favored fireplace – your vision IS your ceremony to be.
So, let’s get creative, and start celebrating - I cannot wait to hear from you!
Florist, Lindsay DeBery
Growing up in the woods in Maine, Lindsay developed a deep appreciation for the native flora around her. After stuyding graphic design at the Savannah College of Art and Design she moved to NYC to pursue her interest in packaging design (and remain close enough to Maine to continue dating Captain Ethan!). After a couple of years walking on concrete and a decade in design, she was now living in Maine and had shifted her design focus to native plants through both landscape design and wedding florals. She provides conscientious floral design and is committed to creating designs that reflect Maines seasons and the native flora that surrounds our beautiful home. When necessary, she supplements florals sourced by her trusted wholesale partners in New England. She loves creating spaces that feel special and natural and thinking through the mechanics of complicated floral installations. You can see more of her work at eldeberyflowers.com
FOLLOW OUR JOURNEY @Just_Banded
From intimate vows with adventurous couples to daily moments as a Maine lobsterman, share our journey with us as we become coastal Maine’s luxury lobster boat elopement team.