I'll be honest-- if this is your first visit to Boston, and your visit will be short, I would recommend leaving the driving to others.

The ceremony will be on the Wellesley College campus, about 13 miles from downtown, where the reception will be. In between are a veritable maze of one-way streets, traffic circles, and toll highways. All seem to be inhabited by cab drivers intent on blocking your lane and pedestrians with death wishes and no peripheral vision. The patience of a Zen master is sometimes needed; other times the aggressiveness of a pit bull is all that will get you through a patch of gridlock.

If you do decide to rent a car (because you feel adventurous or will be making a longer stay), when making hotel arrangements be sure to inquire about the availability and/or cost of parking.