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From the bride, Victoria:
The Ceremony –
Our ceremony was on a tiny pebble beach with Manhattan as the backdrop. The DUMBO area of Brooklyn, tucked into the shadows of the bridges with it’s cobblestone streets and Old-New York feel could not have been more perfect. As the trains went by in the distance and curious tourists looked on, all we could see was each other. It’s amazing how a ceremony in such a public place could feel so intimate and quiet.

The Reception –
After the ceremony, the guests walked down the street to reBar, which is in a beautiful loft space in an old reclaimed tea factory. The walls are filled with the work of local artists and are lit by antique chandeliers and candlelight. In the lounge area, they let us play an old Disney film we love from the 30′s called Flowers & Trees on loop. We filled the wooden shelves with childhood photos and wedding portraits of those who came before us. There was no assigned seating, no stuffy sit down dinner. Instead, we had an all night-long cocktail “hour” with all sorts of comfort food and strong drinks flowing throughout the evening. We had what I proudly claim to be the smallest wedding cake in history. It was the size of an old 45 and covered with rainbow sprinkles. Perfection.

My Favorite Moment -
My most treasured moment from a day filled with nothing but treasured moments, was when we had our first look at one another. As I walked towards him I felt like I was in a cloud. Everything seemed to be in a slight, beautiful blur. When I finally faced him it was surreal. It was him and I, all dressed up in our special grown up wedding clothes, giggling with each other that it was finally here, it was all happening. And in my mind, at that moment, staring at one another in awe, without saying anything at all, is when we really said “I do”.

Wedding Vendors (Brooklyn, NY):

Ceremony Site: Brooklyn Bridge Park / Reception Venue: reBar DUMBO, Brooklyn / Photographer: Julie Pepin Photographer / DJ: Duane Harriott / Floral Design: Santos Floral Design / Cupcakes: Sugar Sweet Sunshine NYC / Photobooth: Magnolia Photo Booth Company / Officiant: April Gismondi / Hair + Makeup: Dvir Salon, Salon Entourage, Jennifer Ann Cosmetics / Hotel: NU Hotel, Brooklyn / Dress: Marchesa Notte / Groom’s Suit: J Crew / Neckties: The Belle and the Beau / Bridesmaids and Groomsmen: J.Crew / Wedding Rings: Catbird NYC / Bride: Bario Neal, Blanca Monros Gomez / Groom: Bittersweets NYC / Bride’ Hairpiece: Untamed Petals / Jewelry: Vale Jewelry, Kritt Jewelry, Family heirloom / Day of Coordinator: Rebecca Carlo / Wedding Invitations: Minted / Save the Dates: Fine Sara

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We envisioned a warm and simple environment with a coziness for our guests. We knew this would be our chance to be around all of our loved ones at once and we wanted to create a special feeling environment. It also reflected our personal aesthetic as well. The rope was a nod to our love of water and sailing.









We used natural, wooden, and organic materials. Aside from the wood and rope we used touches of grey and coral. My fiance tied tons of monkey fists knots with rope and we used antique sugar molds, cheesecloth and airplants as the main decorations.My parents were a huge help collecting all the props. My maid of honor helped me make a garland of ribbon that hung in the entry. We used extra ribbon as accents on the aisle and the bride and grooms table. I asked friends and family set up decor for me and they literally read my mind and gave me my dream wedding. I am so lucky and very grateful!

We decided that we would love to get married in the neighborhood we live in. Our loved ones are so spread out to it was important to have them all gather and get to know the place we call home, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. When we stumbled on MyMoon and it was perfect. Beautiful outdoor patio and old brick walls. The staff was perfect. They are experienced with weddings and took great care of us. Kenan is the wedding guy there and he is amazing.

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now?

Just to not lose focus on the point of the celebration. You will have an endless stream of ideas and tiny details and you can easily become obsessed with the enormous to do lists. You have to sometimes be willing to prioritize and let some things go so you can stay focused on all the love. It will all come together in the end. I promise!

Wedding Songs:

Groom and Groomsmen: Horn – Nick Drake
Bridesmaids: That Dress Looks Good on You – Sufjan Stevens
Bride: Sea of Love – Cat Power
Recessional: Home – Edward Sharp
First Dance: That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding

Wedding Vendors and Venue (Brooklyn, NY):

Ceremony and reception venue: MyMoon / Florist: Denise Fasanello Did the bouquets and flowergirl wreath. We purchased the airplants from http://www.airplantsupplyco.com and our other table flowers from http://www.fiftyflowers.com / Photographer: Matt Miller / Wedding Dress: Ivy and Aster purchased at Lovely Bride / Wedding shoes and jewelry: J.Crew / Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew dresses / Groom’s suit: J.Crew / Groomsmen: their own grey suits / Caterer: mymoon / Wedding Cake (or other dessert): We served pies from our favorite pie shop The Blue Stove. We live close by and I knew i wanted the pie as soon as we started planning / Wedding invitations: My fiance and I did. We designed them and then letterpressed them at a studio here in Brooklyn called The Arm

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From the bride, Kim: we had such a wonderful time at our wedding as we viewed it as a celebration of our family and friends as much as it was a celebration of us. We included ‘Moth Style’ stories instead of toasts, had a ‘Terrarium Centerpiece Challenge’ that we issued to our friends and all the wedding guests got to vote on each of the terrariums. The winners were announced at the wedding and received prizes. We also included a DIY photo booth in the back. We also put up a website so that all the guests had a central place to go to, to get information on the wedding including the rules of the Terrarium Challenge and Moth stories.

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Wedding Vendors (Brooklyn, NY):

Venue: The Green Building / Photographers: MadeULook Photography / Caterer (Food Truck): Mexicue / Cupcakes: Sugar Sweet Sunshine / Groom’s Suit: Monkey Suit Vintage / Bride’s Dress & Necklace: BHLDN / Bride’s Fascinator: Ann Leslie Designs / Pinwheels : Rule42 / Bride’s bouquet: Ardesign / Invitations: LetterBox Ink / Wedding Band: Fabuluster / Guest Book Stones: The Papery Nook

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From the bride, Sara: Color is dominant! Each of my bridesmaids will be wearing dresses in the same gray shade, but they’ll be accessorizing and carrying flowers in their “assigned” color. Each of us accessorized in various shades of our color- monochromatic and layered- not all the same shade of blue, etc. We had multicolored blooms on the table, multi-colored fans for guests, a colorful candy buffet, and much more. As you can tell, I love color… However, I wanted to set the color against crisp white, so the table linens will be white, our cake is white with white sugar flowers, the gift boxes for guests are white with green ribbon. All in all it was a colorful and fun day!

Wedding Vision: Spring in Bloom with Color All Over (with retro details)

Wedding Vendors (New York, New York):

Venue: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens / Photographer: Jen Huang / Wedding Dress: Vineyard Collection, style Morgan / Wedding Shoes: Gwyneth Paulette Pump (dyed two shades of green) / Invitations: Designed by the bride Sara who is a Graphic Designer / Florals: Zuzu’s Petals of Park Slope / Catering: The Palm House / Band: The Gainsborough Trio / DJ: Dj Shakey aka Julie Covello / Cake: Ana Parzych / Groom’s Suit: Brooks Brothers / Bridesmaid Dresses: Shabby Apple

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From the photographer, Karen: At Erinn and Randall’s wedding I let the day carry me away. I loved the details and every part of their beautiful wedding. The flowers, the stationery, the color palette, the bride’s dress, the location, the amazing late September light and all the personal touches they added to their day that made it their own – loving and beautiful with style. Erinn and Randall married each other and in doing so blended their families into one. They had their children, her daughter and his son and daughter, participate in the day by having them part of the candle lighting ceremony. It was very touching.

From the bride, Erinn: Warm, elegant, romantic, intimate describe our day. I created a look book of ideas including flowers, stationery, table settings, clothing, accessories and overall look and feel. I shared this with everyone on the team so they could help me create the look and feel I wanted. Water was an important element in our wedding so we chose the River Cafe as our venue. Our colors were the reflected colors of the Manhattan skyline, the necklace lights of the Brooklyn Bridge on the water. Our colors were teal blue, black and metallic copper. Our invitations were a designed by a friend and featured copper stamping on black stock. We featured the Brooklyn Bridge and designed a logo that was carried over to all the DIY menus, programs, napkins and matches. I worked with Rory Kotkin as a calligrapher to pen all the invites, seating cards and dessert table cards: copper ink on black stock. I also had ribbon printed and used it to make a copper foil cupcake stand for the dessert table. The look was very rich and unusual.

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now? Make an inspiration folder or book. I used Powerpoint. Anytime I saw something I liked I put it in a folder. As I organized the information, it really helped me narrow down what was important. This helped save lots of time and got all the creative people excited about interpreting the vision. Also, get a day-of wedding coordinator! I work as a producer and am very detail-oriented, but on that day I was so happy to not have to think about the details. I just enjoyed my day. Finally, interview people in person! A phone call or email won’t give you a real picture of someone and whether they are right for you.

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Wedding Songs:
Processional: Cat Stevens, “Moonshadow” and Tom Petty, “Here Comes My Girl”
Ceremony: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”
Recessional: Etta James, “At Last”
First Dance: Chris Botti, “Ever Since We Met”

Wedding vendors (Brooklyn, NY):

Wedding venue and catering: The River Cafe / Wedding Photographer: Karen Hill / Wedding flowers: The Green Vase / Wedding dress: Vera Wang / Wedding veil and hair jewels: Brideshead Revisited / Wedding shoes: Jimmy Choo / Wedding jewelry: Maurice Jewelers / Groom’s suit: Armani / Wedding cupcakes: Magnolia Bakery / Wedding favors: La Maison du Chocolat / Wedding stationery: Leah Morgan Design / Calligrapher: Rory Kotkin / Day-of wedding planner: Exquisite Events / Wedding musician: Vida from Scratch Weddings

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Wedding vendors (New York City, New York):

Reception Venue: BAM in Brooklyn / Wedding Photographer: Belathée Photography / Wedding dress: designed by the bride / Shoes: Pour La Victoire / Caterer: Great Performaces / Wedding flowers: Poppies and Posies

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From the bride, Jessica. Perrin and I were engaged while on a walk in Fort Greene Park in our beloved Brooklyn neighborhood. We decided we wanted a fall wedding in New York City surrounded by our close friends; we wanted to host an event that felt inspired, personal and non-traditional but that paid homage to our old-world and classical aesthetics.

The Metropolitan Building in Long Island City, Queens, with its French chateau-inspired interior and eclectic antique furniture, turned out to be the perfect venue for us. The building is full of charming details that inspired the overall bohemian-chic aesthetic we wanted to create for the wedding.

Flanking the ceremony area were two large and urns blossoming with dahlias, olive branches, hydrangeas and roses, arranged within a soft tea-stained color palate. Floral artist Nicolette Camille created the larger arrangements, the bride’s and bridesmaids’ bouquets, as well as the boutonnières.

I brought my own antique touches to the overall muted tones of the décor by draping creamy lace with hints of silver over the guest tables; the lace helped to pick up on the soft glows of the mercury glass votives. Candlelight, white pumpkins and small apothecary jars of flowers made an appearance all throughout the venue. I designed the guest and reception table flower arrangements myself; I ordered flowers from NYC’s flower markets, purchased the antiqued urns several weeks before the wedding and my family assembled the arrangements the day before the event.

Wedding Vendors (New York, NY):

Photography: Heather of Oak Street Studio / Venue: The Metropolitan Building / Catering and Rentals: The Cleaver Company / Cake and desserts: Cheryl Kleinman / Bride’s dress: Anne Barge / Bride’s earings: Anthropologie / Bridesmaids’ dresses: Light in the Box / Bridesmaids’ hairpieces: Belle Epoch / Bouquets, boutonnières and larger floral arrangements: Nicolette Camille / All other florals: DIY by the bride and family / Music: A Hawk and A Hacksaw / Invitations and Paper Goods: Groom, Perrin

Oak Street Studio is a member of Blue Label and is currently offering discounts for Ruffled readers!

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From the bride. We wanted the wedding to look, feel and represent our personalities. I think if one saw the style of our apartment and the style of this event, they would clearly be able to see that the same design sensibility went into both spaces. We wanted it to be a fun, lively, intimate, comfortable, and personal event for ourselves and for every single one of our guests.



The wedding was a warm mix of vintage and modern. It was fun, romantic, accessible, yet sophisticated. It was a perfect reflection of our own personal style and design sensibility. We wanted to make sure there was lots of varied color, with interesting textures, character, and personality in the designs.


We definitely wanted to have our wedding in Brooklyn, and ideally have the ceremony and reception at the same venue with the ceremony happening outdoors. We narrowed our search to restaurants of the proper size to handle our 50 guests with a great backyard for the ceremony. iCi quickly became the best choice because of their great facility (backyard garden for the ceremony, downstairs dining room for dinner, and upstairs banquet room for dancing), their experience, professionalism, delicious locally sourced food, beautifully designed spaces, and the added bonus that it is only 2 blocks from our apartment.


We created the flower arrangements using antique glassware, milk glass, and vases from Kevin’s grandparent’s antique store in Maine. Kevin’s mom made the tablecloths and ring pillow from fabric we bought in Manhattan.

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now? Taking on so many DIY projects is very satisfying and you get to put your own stamp on the event, but make sure to not stretch yourself too much right before the event. Leave plenty of time to get ready and get some sleep the night before!

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Wedding Vendors (Brooklyn, NY):

Ceremony and Reception Location: iCi / Boutonnieres and bouquets: The River Garden at the Union Square Greenmarketn. Reception and Ceremony flowers: arranged by Bride and Groom created / Photographer: Kimberly Hurst / Wedding Dress and veil: Custom designed and made by Kathryn Conover / Shoes: Badgley Mischka / Hair and Makeup: Seiko Iizuka / Bridesmaid Dresses: Custom from Kathryn Conover / Groom’s Suit: Ted Baker / Groom’s tie: Paul Smith / Band: Lapis Luna / Caterer: iCi Restaurant / Cakes: Baked / Invitations: Bride and Groom

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From the bride.We were looking at a space in Dumbo to hold the reception and ceremony and the person showing us around said that a lot of couples had chosen to get married in the park next door. It was dark out when we went to look at the space; it was right on the water’s edge with stone amphitheater seating built into the hill. I started jumping up and down and told Alex that we had found the place we were going to get married.

We imagined our wedding would be vintage and rustic and as the day got closer we made it simpler and simpler. The color scheme we chose was red and turquoise. We wanted the day to be on the casual side. And we wanted it to reflect our love of books.

We hired our florist to do the bouquets and boutonnieres two weeks before the wedding with the idea that the bridesmaids and my aunt and I would do all of the other flowers. About a week before I started thinking that sounded a little crazy, so I called Kim, told her the budget I had set for the flowers and asked if she would do those as well. I am beyond thankful that she agreed to do them.

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now? Delegate. The friends and family who are offering to help really do want to help. I know that neither Alex nor I could have finished everything we had to do without the generosity of our friends and family. Be sure to do what you want to do, even if other people tell you it’s silly. If it’s how you imagine your wedding, then that’s all the justification you need. And if you are a shy bride (as I was) don’t lose too much sleep about being the center of attention. I worried incessantly about it, and on the day of, I could not believe how much it did not matter – all I could see was Alex.

Wedding Vendors (Brooklyn, NY):

Ceremony location: The Cove in Brooklyn Bridge Park/ Reception location: reBar/ Florist: Rose Red and Lavendar/ Photographer: Whitney and Dustin Deal from Oh, Darling! Photography / Wedding Dress: Melissa Sweet, Maddie style/ Shoes: Anthropologie/ Hair: Slope Suds/ Groom’s suit: Banana Republic/ Catering: reBar/ Cake Buffet: Nine Cakes/ Wedding invitations: Emily Kagan-Trenchard

Oh, Darling! Photography is a member of Blue Label.

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