A wedding was held here on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Tidying up on Sunday…Paul Goldfinger photograph. ©

By Paul Goldfinger,  Editor @Blogfinger.net

It is a wonderful place to hold a wedding.  We walked by on Saturday afternoon and saw that a beautiful event was in progress on a beautiful day in the Grove.   The house is one of the largest single family homes in town, at Heck/Main/Ocean Avenues.

The guests were sitting about on the porch and on the lawn, wearing masks,  holding drinks, and chatting.  Pictures were being taken, and it looked like a memorable time.

Across the street was the beach and the  Ocean, and on Sunday a car parked out front said  “Just Married.”

This dwelling has been made available by the owners for catered events.  In earlier years, the owners used to host reunions of Rutgers University and the Hudson Car Club.  It was fun to see those cars show up along Ocean Avenue. American cars are much more interesting than the British models.

Weddings in the Grove have been a sensitive subject since the 2007 angry clash at the Boardwalk Pavilion, although that was about a civil union.

There have been some weddings on the non-fishing pier, but since the Fishing Club was carried away during Sandy, that venue is now out of the question.

Some weddings have been held at the  OG beach in recent years, but usually only for photo shoots.

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