The most RI wedding ever? Olympian’s celebration featured special Ocean State touches

Rhode Island’s favorite Olympic swimmer got married earlier this month, and now People magazine offers a peek behind the scene at the festivities – including details about the Ocean State vendors the bride used.

Elizabeth Beisel, the Saunderstown native who competed in the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games, winning two medals and being named captain of the 2016 team, married Jack Nichting, whom she met when they were both contestants on “Survivor,” on Sept. 7 at Bonnet Shores Beach. A reception followed at Casey Farm in Saunderstown.

And if getting married barefoot on a beach in Narragansett isn’t enough, Beisel found other ways to highlight her home state during her festivities.

According to People, the reception featured a charcuterie table from Grapes and Gourmet in Jamestown, and an oyster and shrimp boat by Watch Hill Catering in Westerly. Dinner was catered by Perro Saldo, of Newport, which included some of the restaurant’s Mexican favorites like tostones, guacamole, burrito bowls and more. The cake, made by Nichting’s mom, was accompanied by ice cream from Baron’s in Narragansett.

The newlyweds also hosted an informal breakfast the day after the wedding at King Park in Newport, where guests were invited to enjoy a picnic of coffee, pastries and a beautiful view of the harbor.

Like true Rhode Islanders, the lovebirds included on their wedding website some suggestions for great spots for their guests to eat during their stay in Rhode Island. Nichting, who according to the site has also worked in the local service industry for years, recommends places like Matunuck Oyster Bar (where the couple celebrates every anniversary), Perro Salado in Newport, and even Frosty Freez in Middletown. And they encouraged visitors to check out Newport’s famed Cliff Walk, Ocean Drive, Norman Bird Sanctuary and the Gilded Age mansions on Bellevue Avenue.

The celebration attracted some famous guests, including fellow Olympians Katie Ledecky, Katie Hoff and Missy Franklin and Caeleb Dressel.

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Beisel wasn’t the only Rhode Island celeb to tie the knot this summer. She joins fellow Rhode Islanders who have tied the knot here this summer − Olivia Culpo, who wed San Francisco 49ers star Christian McCaffrey in June at a star-studded affair at the Ocean House in Westerly, and Billy Gilman, who married Anthony Carbone last month.