Tonno Gloucester

Rehearsal Dinner

Cruiseport Gloucester

Wedding Day

Ceremony

Beauport Cruiselines

Cocktail Hour

Reception

Minglewood Harborside

After Party

Our Wedding

Our Story

Photos

Stephanie Busby

Jeffrey Russo

Sarah Austin

Christopher Russo

Marlena Nye

Timothy Keegan

Jayne Lyons

Connor Simon

Nicole Morris

Mitch Beyer

Chelsey Archer

Patrick Busby

Wedding Party

Q + A

Please see below for a list of scheduled hotel pick-up times. Transportation will be available to and from the after-party at Minglewood Harborside, with return service running to the listed hotels throughout the evening. · Rockport Inn &amp; Suites – 3:05pm · Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks – 3:20pm · The Hotel at Cape Ann Marina – 3:45pm · Beauport Hotel Gloucester – 4:00pm

Transportation

Travel

The closest airport is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) which is approximately 45 minutes to an hour (depending on traffic) away from Gloucester. You can Uber/Lyft from the airport, rent a car at the airport, or take an airport bus to Peabody, Massachusetts and Uber/Lyft from there, which is approximately 25 minutes away from Gloucester. If you would like to take public transportation from Boston, there is a commuter rail train (Newburyport/Rockport line) that stops 0.5 miles from our venue (5 minute drive). There will be complimentary parking available for our guests at our venue. Guests can leave their vehicles at our venue overnight as long as they are picked up by noon on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Parking is also available at the various hotels listed below.

Accommodations

Distance from our wedding venue: 0.8 miles (5 minute drive) Our room block at this hotel is filled; however, there are still rooms available outside of our room block. This hotel may have some availability on Thursday and/or Saturday if you would like to inquire about staying more than one night. Overnight guest parking is a $15 nightly charge. Check-in: 3:00 PM / Check-out: 11:00 AM This is the sister property of our wedding venue, Cruiseport Gloucester. This hotel features a rooftop pool and bar overlooking the ocean and has one of our favorite restaurants (1606 Restaurant &amp; Bar)!

Beauport Hotel Gloucester

Distance from our wedding venue: 3.2 miles (12 minute drive) Please call and request a room through the Busby/Russo wedding room block. Please let us know if the room block is filled when you call and we can inquire about adding additional rooms to our room block. This hotel may have some availability on Thursday and/or Saturday if you would like to inquire about staying more than one night. Overnight guest parking is free of charge. Check-in: 3:00 PM / Check-out: 11:00 AM – The hotel informed us they will do their best to have rooms ready as early as possible, but recommended guests call on the day of arrival around 12:00 PM to ask if the room can be ready prior to 3:00 PM. This hotel offers an indoor heated swimming pool and outdoor fire pit area.

Rockport Inn & Suites

Distance from our wedding venue: 1.8 miles (10 minute drive) This hotel features a heated outdoor pool and hot tub, outdoor fire pit and patio overlooking the Cape Ann coastline, and discounted access to the Bass Rocks Golf Club, a private 18-hole golf course located next to the hotel. Check-in: 4:00 PM / Check-out: 11:00 AM

Ocean House Hotel at Bass Rocks

Distance from our wedding venue: 1.7 miles (10 minute drive) This hotel offers a waterfront restaurant and bar and indoor pool and hot tub.

The Hotel at Cape Ann Marina

Distance from our wedding venue: 2.0 miles (10 minute drive)

Castle Manor Inn

Travel & Accommodations

·&nbsp;Tonno Gloucester – authentic Italian and seafood located at 2 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on their website and resy.com·&nbsp;Blue Collar Lobster – Fresh, locally caught seafood served harborside at 63 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA 01930 * this is one of our favorite spots in Gloucester·&nbsp;Oak to Ember –&nbsp;Coastal American located at 9 Rogers St, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on resy.com·&nbsp;Short &amp; Main –&nbsp;wood-fired pizza, oysters, and a raw bar located at 36 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on resy.com·&nbsp;The Franklin Cape Ann –&nbsp;Coastal American located at 118 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930; call to make reservations·&nbsp;1606 Restaurant &amp; Oyster Bar –&nbsp;American dining with ocean views located in the Beauport Hotel at 55 Commercial St, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on opentable.com·&nbsp;Yella on the Water –&nbsp;Mediterranean cuisine with farm-fresh ingredients and locally caught seafood located at 25 Western Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on resy.com·&nbsp;Mile Marker One –&nbsp;waterfront dining on the Cape Ann Marina property located at 75 Essex Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available online at https://capeannmarina.com/booktable/·&nbsp;Seaport Grille –&nbsp;waterfront eatery adjacent to our wedding venue located at 6 Rowe Sq, Gloucester, MA 01930; reservations available on opentable.com·&nbsp;DRIFT Gloucester –&nbsp;great for cocktails and live music located at 3 Main St, Gloucester, MA 01930

Restaurants

Cape Ann Whale Watch provides guaranteed whale sightings for every whale watching tour out to Stellwagen Bank, a national marine preserve about 12 miles off the coast of Gloucester.

Cape Ann Whale Watch

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House was the summer home of one of America's first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper.

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House

Hammond Castle Museum is open daily for guided and self-guided tours.

Hammond Castle Museum

The Cape Ann Museum showcases the art and cultural history of maritime New England.

Cape Ann Museum

The Rocky Neck Art Colony features exhibits, music, and independent art galleries. Dozens of working artists from painters, potters and textile designers to photographers and jewelry makers, display their work in Rocky Neck galleries during the summer months. There is a variety of restaurants available with live entertainment.

Rocky Neck Art Colony

Maritime Heritage Charters offers private and public sails on an authentic, traditionally built, Gloucester Schooner out of Gloucester's historic working waterfront.

Maritime Heritage Charters

Private and public sails on a 65-foot schooner out of Gloucester's harbor.

Schooner Thomas E. Lannon

Wingaersheek Beach offers flour soft white sand, tide pools, lighthouse views, calm water, lifeguards, food, changing rooms, and restrooms. There is no fee for parking after Labor Day.

Wingaersheek Beach

Good Harbor Beach is a beautiful flat beach with soft sand, restrooms and showers. There is no fee for parking after Labor Day. This is where our engagement photos were taken!

Good Harbor Beach

Gloucester Boat Rental offers a variety of boat rentals for 4 or 8 hours.

Gloucester Boat Rental

Woodman's of Essex is a seafood restaurant known internationally for inventing the fried clam.

Woodman's of Essex

Cape Ann Golf Club is a public nine hole golf course with spectacular views.

Cape Ann Golf Course

Rockport Golf Club is a semi-private nine hole course with beautiful fairways and greens with ocean breezes.

Christine & Michael

Christine & Michael

C&M

Wedding Day

4:30 PM–5:00 PM

Ceremony

5:00 PM–6:30 PM

Cocktail Hour

6:30 PM–10:30 PM

Reception

10:30 PM–12:30 AM

After Party

After Party