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City Chic NY Wedding

Amanda — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:04:15 +0000

It’s safe to assume that any NYC wedding will be stylish, but this one shot by Three Nails Photography is that much more special. Dorigen & Jeff’s nuptials were filled with beautiful sweet details and with the kind of understated elegance that only a NYC wedding can have. We’re huge fans of anything Jenny Packham, so we can’t help but ooh and ah over Dorigen’s gorgeous gown. More to see in the gallery!

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Wedding Vendors + Venue (New York, NY):

Venue: 632 on Hudson / Caterer: Leslie from Marcey Brownstein / Wedding Planner: Annie of Daughter of Design / Photographer: Three Nails Photography / Photobooth: Sweetbooths / Hair and Makeup: Beau from Little Hair Shoppe / Officiant: Carissa Templeton of Two in love / Flowers: Sarah at Adore Floral / Veil: Twigs and Honey / Shoes: AK by Anne Klein / Cake: Momofuku through caterer / Cake toppers: DIYed by the bride / Ribbon wands: DIY (instructions) / Save the dates: DIY Western Union telegrams (download here) / Invitations: Printable Press did the graphic design. DIY Materials from Cards and Pockets / Wedding Dress: Jenny Packham “Cascade” / Afterparty dress: Priscilla of Boston / Tailor: Jean at Ghost Tailor

Green Building Brooklyn Wedding

Amanda — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:19:55 +0000

You can spot a Brooklyn wedding from miles away. Their creativity and amazing style are always a winner in my book and when Kim, the bride, sent over her wedding photos shot by MadeULook Photography, it was no exception. I could go on all morning yapping about how much I love her style, but before I drift away to wedding la la land let’s delve into Kim and Matt’s photos, shall we? We couldn’t fit all of the eye candy here, but there is so much more in the galleries just waiting for you to gawk over.

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

Spring in Bloom Brooklyn Wedding

Spring in Bloom Brooklyn Wedding

Amanda — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:16:47 +0000

It’s always a treat when we have a wedding to share shot by Jen Huang. Sarah and Ted wanted a “Spring in Bloom” mood with a retro 1950s feel, and I don’t think they could have chosen a more perfect venue than the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for their wedding day. The gorgeous vintage bride Sarah designed their own wedding invitations, and I’m loving them!

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

1950s Peacock-Inspired Wedding

Bethany — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:30:00 +0000

This New York City wedding reads as an expert’s guide to how to properly integrate pops of color into your wedding day. The bride, Bethany, used a gorgeous and rich teal motif throughout all details of her big day, right down to her very own wedding gown! If you’re a big fan of peacock feathers (and even if you’re not!), be sure to check out all the images from Joyeuse Photography.

From the bride, Bethany: We love all things vintage & handmade, so we wanted our wedding to reflect that. (especially 1950s & 1960s era!) We love that both vintage & handmade goods are more sustainable than buying things new and it is one of our values to be as sustainable and socially responsible as possible in terms how we shop, or decorate our home, or plan our wedding. Plus, we love the aesthetic. We also have an incredibly talented & close knit community and we wanted our wedding to be a reflection of our community as well. Almost every detail of our wedding was covered in the fingerprints of our friends & family, and that made it feel so much more special.

I love the deep rich colors in peacock feathers so we decided to use a peacock feather as our color inspiration. In terms of DIY projects, we tried to hand make as many elements as we could. Jerod drew our cameos and used them to design our save the dates & programs. He and I also handmade our invitations from tiny glass bottles we collected on a magical beach in Brooklyn. (We also used bottles that we found there as the vessels for the flower arrangements at the reception). As everyone came into the church for the ceremony, they received a tiny flag to wave which had been stamped with “b & j” or “love”, which friends and I made using letters from an antique printing press and a mix of vintage fabrics and scrap fabrics in peacock colors. We used the same fabrics to make the bunting, strung throughout the reception space. The garlands of crocheted yarn, strung from the ceiling of the reception space, were made by my aunt, my brother-in-law, one of my bridesmaids, and me.

As one of my bridesmaid gifts, I made 12 different hair pieces for each of the girls to wear (with help from my mom!). For the guestbook, we had the ribbon on my grandma’s antique typewriter replaced, and the hand-typed notes that we came home with were so special! The incredible boutonnieres for the groomsmen were made by my dear friend, bridesmaid and crafter, Kylie Fife. It was truly a community affair, which made it such an emotional and incredible experience to walk into the reception site for the first time and see all the beauty.

Jerod and I designed the “message in a bottle” invitations and made them using 200 tiny antique bottles we scavenged on a Brooklyn beach. We printed the paper invitation component ourselves on quarter sheets of teal paper, and tied and bottle neck with twine. We attempted to hand deliver as many as we could, but the ones that were mailed even managed to make it to South Africa intact!

Any advice for brides planning their weddings now? Accept help! Sometimes this can be difficult to ask for or accept, but once I began delegating and letting people help me, the load felt so much lighter, he the outcome so much more beautiful. Secondly, the wedding is so important, but ultimately, the wedding is a precursor to the marriage, so don’t lose sight of prioritizing that! Throughout our engagement, Jerod and I had at least 1 night a week in which we did not talk about the wedding planning at all, which was really refreshing and important for us.

And everyone says this, but try to really be present on the day of. So many people had told me that their wedding day felt like a blur and it was my desire to really be present, relish in it, and take it all in, especially because we had so many friends in from all over the world that we rarely get to see. After all, when again will you have all the people that you most treasure and love in the same room? I feel like we were really able to do this and it made the memories of the day so sweet and priceless.

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Wedding Songs:
Processional: “Sigh No More,” Mumford & Sons
Recessional: “Forever Young,” Bob Dylan
First dance: “When It Don’t Come Easy,” Patty Griffin

Wedding vendors (New York City, NY):

Ceremony venue: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn / Reception venue: 320 Studios / Wedding photographer: Tahni of Joyeuse Photography / Wedding flowers: Leeanne Rickey / Wedding dress: designed by bride, made by Heather Anderson / Makeup: Stephanie Wise / Wedding hair: Felicia Nelson / Groom’s suit: Calvin Klein / Wedding music: Jake Armerding, Gregory Essington, Laura Rogers, and Brian Miller / Wedding cake: Laura Huss / Wedding invitations: bride and groom

1920s Flapper Bachelorette Party

Amanda — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:35:01 +0000

If the idea of drinking speakeasy style cocktails, dancing the Charleston, and feeling glamorous in sassy flapper outfits sounds like the perfect party plan for you, then you’re in for a treat. The lovely ladies from Belathée Photography sent over the perfectly glamorous girls night out party, and I couldn’t wait to share it with you. I immediately thought of how fabulous a roaring twenties bachelorette party would be. Their dear friend Nadia recently co-launched Mice at Play, a Brooklyn based activity group for busy city women. Every few weeks they organize fun fêtes and photoshoots for women appropriately called playdates, each with a distinct vintage era. You just need to worry about finding the perfect vintage outfit! For this 1920s soiree, they found a brownstone in Harlem that used to belong to Josephine Baker, setting the perfect mood for the party. They also projected the movie The It Girl with Clara Bow against window sheers, which could be watched from both inside and outside the house. Thanks Nadia and Belathee for sharing!

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Offbeat New York City Wedding

Bethany — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:00:04 +0000

In a day where outdoor fêtes are becoming more and more common, it’s lovely to see the ballroom wedding still has its place! Lisa and Adam’s New York City wedding ties in elements of enchanted forests, Tim Burton style, and the most gorgeous, vibrant floral arrangements you could imagine. This has to be the most unique floral wedding cake we’ve seen in a long time, and we’re loving every detail shot by the fabulous Liesl Henrichsen of Photo Pink.

From the bride, Lisa: The inspiration behind the flowers, feathers and decorations was Tim Burton (I’m a huge fan of his) and Alice in Wonderland – we wanted to make it feel like an enchanted forest (with a little bit of a gothic feel, and the venue was perfect for that). The favor bags were filled with ground coffee from MUD coffee in the East Village. To go along with the Alice in Wonderland-esque theme, Adam wore clock cufflinks (his father’s) and set them to 11:20 for our wedding date.

From Sarah of Blossom and Branch Florists:
“The bride had a vision for a wedding inspired by Tim Burton’s film “Alice in Wonderland.” She wanted florals and decor that were colorful, whimsical, slightly gothic and included lots and lots of moss! The primary colors were orange and bright blue with deep red accents and the decorative elements included curiosities such as branches, crystals, lanterns, urns, birch rounds, birdcages and medicine bottles. She was very interested in texture and variety, so we created 4 categories of centerpieces, each slightly different.

For both ceremony and reception, we aimed for a romantic woodland feel and included masses of moss along with draping hanging amaranthus everywhere we could put it! Hanging amaranthus dangled form the chandeliers, as well as from the Chuppah. Moss lined the aisle. We used black tulle to drape the Chuppah, clusters of rich blooms along the front and dramatic, branchy urns at the base of each pole. We wanted the Chuppah to be magical feel other-wordly.

For the personal flowers, the bride requested feathers everywhere, so we used spotted guinea feathers, peacock feathers and blue pheasant feathers.”

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Vendor list (New York City, New York):

Ceremony and Reception Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation / Wedding Photographer: Liesl Henrichsen and Randy Ahart of Photo Pink / Flowers: Blossom and Branch / Hair and Makeup: Erica at 360 Beauty / Wedding Shoes: ModCloth / Wedding Gown and Long Veil: Melissa Sweet / Groom’s suit: Michael Andrews Bespoke / Wedding Favors: MUD coffee / Catering and Wedding Cake: Manna Catering / Pearl necklaces: Mother’s and Grandmother’s / Birdcage Veil: VintageBox1947 / Hairpiece: Bridal Veil Falls, NY / Owl Wedding Cake Topper: Kikuike / Ketubah: Jennifer Raichman / Wedding Planner: Private Receptions / Table Number Holders: Clareen’s Quirky Corner and This Fine Day

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Chic Manhattan Courthouse Wedding

Bethany — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 14:10:59 +0000

Trent Bailey Photography sent us this sweet snippet of summer by sharing the chic courthouse wedding of David and Raena in NYC last summer. Could this bride be more adorable in her Betsey Johnson dress? And those flowers… oh, those flowers from Poppies & Posies are just be-yond. All the more proof that weddings come in all shapes and sizes, but little, sweet touches help to make any special day all the more lovely.

Wedding Vendors (New York, NY):

Photographer: Trent Bailey Photography / Cocktail location: Gramercy Park Hotel / Bride’s dress: Betsey Johnson / Bride’s shoes: JCrew / Florals: Poppies & Posies

Trent Bailey Photography is a member of Blue Label.

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Brooklyn Wedding at the Metropolitan Building

Bethany — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:32:57 +0000

When two artistic people wed, the outcome is always something to ooh and ahh over. Combine that cunning artistic sensibility with an incredibly romantic venue, some dramatic florals and the photography of Oak Street Studio and you’ve got an event that’s sure to give you that ache of wedding romance in your chest. Dramatic and stylish, Jessica and Perrin’s New York wedding is the epitome of classic romance.

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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Brunch Courthouse Wedding in NYC

Bethany — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:56 +0000

Anybody planning a wedding knows that the purpose of the day (marrying your love) can easily get lost in the fuss of flowers, guests lists and red tape. However, a lovely wedding isn’t solely based on all the details. Instead, it’s found in the exchange of one’s vow for another to honor, love, and cherish. Today’s elopement has the best of both worlds: a simple union of two people in love and a little brunch reception with sweet design details. Big thanks to Jennifer Sosa for the fantastic photography!

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Kristin + Jeff's City Chic Wedding

Amanda — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:02:32 +0000

This wedding sent by Lindsey Thorne (who you may remember from this beautiful vintage wedding I posted a few months ago) is city chic at its best. Kristin wore a stunning silver gown and heels, with a black birdcage veil and feather piece. She wore a vintage fur stole to walk around the streets of New York City to take a few photos on the way to the reception. Her Old Hollywood Glamour gorgeous style is effortless. They had an intimate reception with the NYC skyline as their background at Water’s Edge, in Long Island City. It’s impossible to shoot a wedding in NYC without being a street photographer. Love seeing the people’s reaction around the bride, and how some don’t even notice them. So New York.

Amanda, from Stellina Events, shares a little bit about their wedding…

Kristin and Jeffrey met and fell in love in New York yet with Kristin being from Reykjavik, Iceland and Jeffrey’s whole family being from Johannesburg, South Africa (though he grew up in Los Angeles) almost all of their guests were flying in from all around the world to witness and celebrate their wedding.

As Jeffrey is a singer/songwriter and Kristin is a former model, they wanted to make their wedding elegant and glamorous yet fun and relaxed, and were inspired by the look and feel of the 1940s. They adored the Water’s Edge as we were able to turn the restaurant space into the perfect intimate celebration for their 65 guests. With floor to ceiling windows looking out onto the New York City skyline, guests were able to take in the view of the city that Kristin and Jeffrey love. Dozens of candles, gemstones and white roses were placed upon mirrored tablets to complement the twinkling lights of the skyline and evoke the same enchantment indoors as seen outdoors.

Kristin really wanted her look to be unique and knew that she had found her perfect wedding gown when she discovered her silver David Meister gown. Paired with black and silver Valentino heels, a white stole and black birdcage veil, her look was complete.

During the evening, Kristin and Jeffrey shared some of their favorite things with their guests. Throughout the night, guests enjoyed Icelandic Reyka vodka and wine from Argentina, where they got engaged, while at the end of the night, chocolates from Iceland and South Africa were given out as favors.

Wedding Vendors (New York City):

Venue: Water’s Edge / Wedding Planner & Designer: Stellina Events / Photographer: Lindsey Thorne for The Jason Groupp / Flowers: Belle Fleur NY / Wedding Band: New York City Swing / DJ: Geoff Cohen (631.262.3333) / Hair and Makeup Artist: Natalie Young / Wedding Dress: David Meister / Hairpiece and Veil: Artikal Millinery / Shoes: Valentino / Fur coat and stole: vintage

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