A Beautiful Wedding on the Cape!

The final wedding I went to this summer was an amazing one, my friends Lyssa & Joe were married on the Cape.  It was a special wedding because I was out with Lyssa the night they met in Boston.  


The festivities began on Friday night with a rehearsal dinner at the Hyannis Yacht Club.  Sailing is important to Joe (and now Lyssa too!) so the the setting was perfect - a view of the water and nautical flags hanging above.  The dinner was very New England with clam chowder to start, yum!!!

The reception took place at Oyster Harbors Club, which is incredible.  When you are standing in the lobby you can look one way and see the golf course and the other to see the water.  Cocktail hour was outside and the bride and groom arrived in style, by boat.  They were glowing the entire night and Lyssa looked absolutely stunning in her dress.

One of my favorite details were the name cards, the starfish.  But rather than just laying them out on the table, Lyssa's Dad made wooden boxes which they filled with sand.  It was such a nice touch, it's all about those little details folks!  And each table had a name that meant something to Lyssa & Joe, I was thrilled to be seated at the Stowe table!  

Here are some more pictures from the wedding, enjoy!

The wedding cake 

The starfish in the sandboxes

Group shot with the bride & groom

Wedding Series - a Wedding on the Cape

For fourth of July weekend this year a group of us rented a great house in Chatham so we could all be on-hand to celebrate Tim & Mandy's wedding.  They were married at Ocean Edge in Brewster.  Unfortunately I do not have a ton of pictures (even after scouring facebook!) but I want to show you how beautiful this place was, so I grabbed a few shots from their website.  


The ceremony took place in a garden just down the street and then we moved to the resort for an incredible cocktail hour overlooking the ocean.  We continued down the hill to a semi-permanent tent where we proceeded to dance the night away!  And post wedding, there was a bar on-site so the party could keep going.

Jared & Sarah in this funky lounge chair on the patio

Cocktail hour!

A picture of the resort which dates back to the early 1900's

The ballroom

Wedding Series - Kennebunkport, Maine

This is my third wedding post and after re-visiting photos from each wedding I feel so incredibly lucky to have great friends and to have gone to so many fantastic places this year.  I have a soft spot for this one as well since I was born in Maine and I think it is a gorgeous place. 


Alex and Ted were married in Kennebunkport in June 2010, it was a weekend of fun-filled festivities and there were a ton of young people at the wedding, even single ones which is rare these days! A lot of us stayed at the Colony  Hotel which was convenient to everything. That is definitely something to keep in mind if you have a lot of guests in town, make it easy for them.


Since this was a destination wedding, everyone was included in the rehearsal dinner on Friday night at the Kennebunk River Club Casino.  The tables were decked out in checkered  table clothes all made by the bride's mom!.  They served a delicious barbecue dinner and for dessert, a tray of large whoopie pies, which I can't believe I didn't get a picture of these because they were great.  I stole a tip from the passed hors d'oeuvres that night too, they passed around traditional mini lobster rolls and just sliced New England hot dog rolls.  That's we we then did for Lyssa & Joe's engagement party. 


On Saturday, Alex and Ted were married at St. Ann's Episcopal Church which is beautiful.  We then all went on over to the Kennebunk River Club Boathouse, an ideal spot for a wedding reception.  Imagine canoes hanging from the ceiling, wood beams and an amazing deck on the water for cocktail hour.  It was a weekend to remember!

The Colony Hotel, awesome pool overlooking the ocean (which you can't see here):

Kennebunk River Club Casino, location of the rehearsal dinner:

St. Ann's Episcopal Church:

The bride & groom walking into the reception:

Cocktails out back on the water:

I love this...

The room only required simple decorations and the lighting was perfect.

Cupcake tower

  

Wedding Series - A North Shore Wedding

This past June, one of my very close friends was married on her grandmother's property in Essex, Massachusetts.  I was honored to be a bridesmaid and I am even more excited to share photos of this gorgeous day.  Aimee has a creative flair like no other and she worked on all of the details without the help of a wedding planner.  Weddings at a home are very special but can also require more planning and more work but Aimee did an incredible job and wait until you see the tent, it will knock your socks off!  People are still talking about it.   

Last week's post from Newport Life Magazine inspired me to get some more information from Aimee about vendors, etc. so this can really be a useful tool for others.  Below you will find some photos taken by friends and then I need to showcase shots from Mike and Aimee's photographer, the husband and wife duo from Our Labor of Love Photography. At first I thought they were crazy to fly them in from Atlanta, but now that I have seen the photos, I can see why. These are some of the greatest wedding photos I have seen, they add a little artistic touch to each shot. 

Enjoy these photos from Mike & Aimee's wedding!

The location of the wedding on the property was extra special since Mike & Aimee will be breaking ground on a new home there.

Photographs from Labor of Love: 

Aimee looked stunning in her Valentino dress.

Name cards were hanging when you walked into the tent, very simple but this added a touch of country charm. Aimee had the cards professionally written and then we tied the names and table numbers together with twine.

I loved that the flowers were simple yet beautiful.  Aimee used hundreds of vases that varied in shape and size combined with small candles.

There were hundreds (literally!) of candles hanging from the tent, which was amazing as the night went on.  To note, these were fake candles to avoid any potential disasters. You could not tell.

They used long, rectangular tables. 

There were two tents, one for cocktails (on the left) which also served as a late night lounge and the main tent to the right.  You can see how stunning the tents were and the lights made all the difference at night. 

Event details: 

Wedding Dress:  By Valentino, purchased at L'Elite on Newbury Street in Boston. 

Bridesmaid Dresses:  Designers varied, we were all asked to buy long dresses in shades of gray. Also bought at L'Elite.

Tent Company: Sperry Tents

Catering Company: TSH Catering, Tim Hopkins 

Cake: Traditional white cake with Butter Cream frosting from Mirabella's Bakery Tewksbury, MA

Rentals: Chairs, tables, china, benches, etc.  came from Be Our Guest in Boston

Hair & Makeup: Makeup, Lauren Genarossio from Sarra Studios, Boston.  Hair: Bliss Salon in Marblehead

Photographer: Husband and Wife team, Whitney and Jesse Chamberlin -  Our Labor Of Love Photography

Lighting Company: Boston Uplights

Advise from Aimee: "I think just to remember that it's your (couple's) wedding, not your parents, your planner, your caterer... etc. (you get the drift)-   So make your decisions based on that.   Mike and I wanted clean, modern, natural and formal.  I think we accomplished that!  It was so fun! "

A Newport Wedding - The Wedding Series

I went to six weddings this Spring/Summer and I plan on featuring one per week to help you come up with ideas for your own events.  I am going in chronological order, starting with a special day in Newport, Rhode Island. 


My close friend Genevieve and her husband were married this past April and their wedding was featured in the most recent issue of Newport Life Magazine, so be sure to grab a copy!  The weekend started out with dinner at Perro Salado on Friday night, just a short walk from the Viking Hotel. A few pitchers of margs and sangria are always a good way to get the party started.  On Saturday they were married at one of the most beautiful churches I have been to and the reception followed at the White Horse Tavern.  The after party was at Sky Bar and Genevieve so slyly brought a Philadelphia tradition to town - the oh so famous hats from the Charity Ball, customized for their special day.  Personal touches like that are always the most memorable.  It was an intimate weekend of celebrations and it does not surprise me in the least that they are featured in Newport Life Magazine.

Photos and spread from Newport Life Magazine.