Travels in Tribeca

Location: Tribeca Rooftop, NYC

                                Dress:  Amsale

                                Shoes:  J.Crew 

                                After Dress:  J.Crew

                                Girls' Dresses:  J.Crew

                                Guys' Suits:  J.Crew

                                Suit:  J.Crew

                                Flowers:  Country Arts In Flowers

                                Officiant and church:  Fr. Vincent Biagi, Church of                                   St. Andrew

                                Band:  Frank Michaels Band

                                Cake:  Tribeca Rooftop

                                Ceremony music:   Cynthia Weinrich

                                Jewels:   borrowed from my sister & maid of honor,                                 Kerry

                                 Invites and paper stuff:  Bella Figura via Lion in                                      the Sun of Brooklyn

                                 Hair and Make Up:  Mala Elhassan of Layla Bridal

Brits in Brooklyn

Location and Caterer - The River Cafe - Brooklyn, NY
Dress - Vera Wang

Shoes - Christian Louboutin (Didn't wear) and Jimmy Choo (Did wear       but my Mother stole them)

Bridesmaids' Dresses - Vera Wang

Groom suit - Gieves and Hawkes - Saville Row, London

Groom tie - Ties from Hugo Boss

Cufflinks - Whale cufflinks from Etsy

Groomsmen's suits - no idea! - we let the guys wear anything as long as it was light grey.

Flowers - Brooch Bouquet  (My aunt's new business). 

                 As the River Cafe has such stunning floral arrangements, 

                 I wanted something different to compliment my  

                 surroundings.

Music - The Elements (Elan Artists)

Rings - Tiffany & Co

Invites - Jon! The invites were beyond cool. We sent everyone care- packs with Hershey bars etc. 

Hair and make up - Warren Tricomi at the Plaza

Transportation - The wonderful Peter Yanello at Film Cars

Cake - Giant Cupcake from Crumbs

Officiant - Rev. Annie Lawrence 

In Her Words--

After Jon proposed in Central Park on Christmas Eve, we both knew that New York was the perfect city for our nuptials. We'd booked the River Cafe for our Christmas Day meal and fell in love with it on the spot. On returning to the UK we set about searching the internet for the perfect vendors and were so lucky to eventually compile a list of people that we now class as friends. 

Planning a wedding from across the pond was certainly a challenge, but definitely a risk that paid off. We wanted a day that was elegant but unique, so getting married under the Brooklyn Bridge against such an incredible backdrop completely fitted the bill!

Our wedding day was the eleven-year anniversary of our first date, hence the reason for marrying on a Sunday. We had 31 friends and family join us in New York and inevitably, New York now has 31 more converts to the Big Apple way of life!

Love on the Lake

In Their Words:

We started planning our wedding on our first date, and I think we always knew we wanted to get married in my parents' "backyard."  Everything about the day was a dream come true.  We both had a very clear vision of the whole weekend in our minds, but it took hard work and dedication from everyone, especially from our parents and Ellie (our planner) to make it as beautiful, elegant, fun and special as it was.  

Planner - Ellie Clapp Celebrated Events

Location - Bride's family home on Lake Ontario, NY

Bride's Dress - Stephanie James Couture

Bride's Shoes - Prada

Groom's Suit - Mr. Ned Custom

Groom's Shoes - Crockett & Jones
Hair and Make Up - Special Occasion Hair Design

Flowers - Arena's Florist 

Bunting - Groom's mother

Caterer - Joe Prattico (with help from Dinosaur BBQ on Friday night)

Tent & Various rentals - Hank Parker

Lighting - Ed Hufsmith 

China, flatware, barware - Party Rental Ltd

Graphic Designer - James Leocadi

Printer - Mooney-Keehley

Band - Nik & the Nice Guys

Friday Night Location - Godparent's fishing cabin in Mumford, NY

Transportation - Golden Memories