Picking out these photos by Cappy Hotchkiss reminded me of why I do not plan at typical banquet halls or hotel ballrooms. There are just so many things to be said for a tented or a barn wedding. I love creating custom environments/atmospheres for each couple that I work with. In this instance, it was a retro, 1950’s sort of vibe. I had such a hard time choosing which photos to display. I really loved working with their choice of color – oh those chairs – I love those saturated yellow chairs (I may be the only one). I really miss whom I referred to for a long time as “my girls”. Debbie & Cara were so easy and they really made me laugh a lot. They had such a friendly, easy-going vibe about them. Throughout the planning process, I had to be sure not to represent anything that may be “too precious” for Debbie – I say that all of the time now “hmmm is this or that just too precious”? HA! Makes me laugh every time. Their wedding took place at Audrey’s Farmhouse, overlooking the Shawangunks – what a view! Prior to the wedding it rained like it has never rained before, for days. They were blessed with one of the most beautiful days of the Summer on their wedding day and sometime around 1:00 AM (during their fire pit after party)– the rain came down again. Magic and they deserved that. I’d be a very wealthy woman if I could control the weather. I wish I could put that on special order for all of my clients, as the majority of my weddings take place outdoors. LOVE Deb’s dress and hair jewels. That bouquet could make me cry, it’s just so damn pretty and perfect! Remember the retro vibe? Oh those bouts – this is what a $12.00 bout gets you and worth every cent. Steven Bruce Design did a great job with the floral. I rarely get involved with attire, but I will put a shout out there to myself by finding those adorable flower girl dresses on J. Crew. I promised Deb & Cara that I would wrap their escort cards around a tree. That’s until I went to do it on wedding day and ooops – no appropriate tree. When isn’t there a tree standing around? I think they looked great on the picket fence around the pool and thanks to Audrey’s for taking all of their pool equipment down off the fence for me! Main Course catered this wedding. They specialize in a variety of cocktail parfaits, such as the tuna tartar represented here and they are all totally amazing. The sweet corn nage and red beet puree you see, well I could just sip on a bucket full – soooooooo scrumptious, sweet and refreshing – perfect Summer treat. The wedding cakes were by Maxine’s Bittersweet Bakers and can you believe that groom’s cake? I don’t think Duff himself could have done it any better. This cake rocked (no pun intended) – it was a replica of Deb’s own snare drum. Dave Leonard of JTD Productions was their DJ and as always, he did a superb job – the entire evening was vibealicious! Deb & Cara’s great friend Lyz Ward designed all of their print. Thanks to Deb & Cara for including me in their plans and entrusting me with their most special day.
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