Robert and I were married Oct 2019 - and had a blast.
From the getgo, it was important to us that we walk away from the event feeling like it was very much “us”. And that we hoped our guests would have that same recognition.
So what, exactly, would make an event “authentically us”?
1. We wanted it to feel like you knew it was an event, so not too informal, but not pressured about what you were going to wear, say, or dance like, so not stuffy.
2. We wanted it to feel recognizable, so retain roughly the structure of a ceremony, but wanted to create a meld of the cultures that run in our families, so not hew to any one tradition.
3. Many were traveling in to New York City to attend, and so when we were searching for a venue, we sought out a place that would feel like it could only really be in NYC.
The Metropolitan Building was the first piece in our puzzle that fell into place - it set our date (a neat, memorable pattern in either way we write dates: 10.19.2019 or 19.10.2019)
The logistics of it all:
Wedding planning could have been a huge headache… The generous gifts of many many many others who shared the fruits of hours of labor came to our rescue. I pulled a variety of pointers and examples together into a Template I am (perhaps overly?) excited to share with anyone who announces their engagement. Key for me was having a list of items laid out that I would not have even realized needed a decision.
Creating wedding touches made for a fun spread of projects, in a variety of media:
Take a listen through the initial playlists we handed over as general inspiration / soundboard to DJ Mulry, of 74 Events, who took it and added his own flair.
Once it got to dancing, he knew exactly how to keep us all going and read the room exceptionally well.
Here moments of the day - shot masterfully by Natasha Ilana Photography
And additional behind the scenes:
