Furniture will be put into the brides’ and grooms’ rooms at Waveny House as preparations are made for what officials are calling an “off the charts” wedding schedule.
On Tuesday, the Board of Selectmen approved a $14,299.10 contract with Raymour & Flanigan to furnish Waveny House’s wedding rooms.
“We’ve done substantial updates on these rooms, including painting them a nice cashmere color,” Parks & Recreation Director John Howe told the selectmen at their regular meeting, held at Town Hall and via videoconference. “The next step is to get furniture in them.”
First Selectman Dionna Carlson and Selectmen Steve Karl and Amy Murphy Carroll voted 3-0 in favor of the contract. The project is covered in the bride and groom rooms update section of the town’s budget.
Parks & Recreation Office Manager Beatrice Watkins detailed the process of finalizing the contract.
“We only had a few vendors to work with due to our tax-exempt status,” she said. “We narrowed it down to Raymour & Flanigan due to them having the most product that we were interested in.”
Watkins continued: “They’ve been working with us diligently for a couple of months now, and we’re hoping to bring closure and update the rooms. We haven’t had any furniture updates in those rooms since 2012. It’s time.”
Watkins said that the public is “craving to come to Waveny,” and her department wants to “offer them the best look.”
When asked by Murphy Carroll if they would also incorporate existing pieces of furniture, Watkins said: “Yes—there’s large furniture that has been donated over the years that will remain in place.”
The selectmen also asked questions about the timing of the furniture delivery.
“A lot of the product you can get within five days; the others will be within three to five weeks,” Watkins said. “I think we’ll have enough to get started, and we’ll substitute with what we own.”
Available dates for weddings at the Waveny House can be found here.