Darien Wedding

Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.

As of the 2000 census, the town population was 19,607, but a July 1, 2002 Census estimate put the town's population at 19,887. Like its neighbor to the north, New Canaan, Darien is one of the most affluent small communities in the United States.

Two Metro North railroad stations serve Darien: Noroton Heights and Darien.

The part of Interstate 95 that runs through Darien is considered the most dangerous stretch of that highway in Connecticut. [1]

Both the 1975 and the 2004 versions of the film The Stepford Wives were filmed in part in Darien.

The public library in Darien, the Darien Library, has consistently ranked in the top ten of its category in the HAPLR (Hennen's American Public Library Ratings)Index of libraries.

The McDonald's restaurant located at the rest stop on Interstate 95 southbound, between exits 10 and 9, is the busiest McDonald's in the country.[2]

For more information, see: History of Darien, Connecticut