We're getting married in early October 2012 on a small boat out of Haddam on the CT River. Our original thought for post-wedding (same evening) is to have a casual, laid-back party at our house. However, we'll have 45-50 people as guests, and that's too many people for our house. Not to mention that we'd have the cleaning, decorating and food to take care of ahead of time, and cleaning up afterwards and putting our house back in order. We'd love to find an alternative to our house, but we don't want a typical restaurant, wedding/reception venue, etc. We're both getting married for the second time, and are not into the "typical" wedding traditions. We want someplace that's relaxing, conducive to socializing/mingling, perhaps with a fireplace where we can (probably) supply our own food and drinks to keep the expense down. A big open cabin with a fireplace would be perfect but they don't seem to exist in Connecticut! Any ideas would be SO appreciated!