New York Weddings

I am really excited to share today’s real wedding with you, as it is such a beautiful compliment to yesterday’s featured affair. Sent to us by the insanely talented Kate Webber, the wedding took place in Sagaponack, NY this past September. With a really similar color palette to yesterday’s wedding, along with the same beach chic vibe, it’s so fun to see how different brides translate a very similar style…

The gorgeous dress is by Rivini from the Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier in New York and the bridesmaids dresses are Butter by Nadia. All of the paper products were designed by the oh-so-talented, Little Black Book member, Saima Says in Washington DC.

From the bride…

Ted and I met when they when we were seated next to each other by mistake at a wedding in Erie, Pennsylvania. I approached a table full of strangers not knowing that I was about to sit down next to my future husband. A friend of mine (also named Kate Webber, just like our photographer) had brought Ted along as a platonic date. After hitting it off immediately, we were inseparable the rest of the evening. Because I lived in New York City and Ted in Baltimore, I was worried I may never see him again—but 24 hours later we were talking on the phone as if we had known each other for years.

Before moving to New York City and Baltimore, Ted and I started our lives on opposite sides of the country; myself, a native of the Hamptons, New York and Tedof Anchorage, Alaska.   Following a year and a half and hundreds of emails and phone calls and countless train rides between Baltimore and New York City, I moved to Baltimore. Shortly thereafter, on a beautiful summer night in my hometown of Sagaponack, Ted lured me to the beach for a moonlit walk that ended with a proposal of marriage.

So much more to come!

A few more gorgeous photographs and some fun details from today’s featured affair…

Are you in love yet? Just wait until you hear about all of the lovely things that the bride incorporated into their day…

When it came to planning and execution, the couple looked to family members for creative expertise and guidance. Erin’s sister and maid of honor Lauren, a special-events professional, was declared “executive wedding planner.” Erin’s mother designed and made the flower girl dresses in white eyelet with yellow sashes, an eyelet table runner and 200 navy grosgrain and white eyelet ribbon napkin rings.  She also spent a year weaving traditional Nantucket baskets as gifts for the nine bridesmaids, each personalized with the bridesmaid’s monogram etched in scrimshaw. WOW.The flower girls also carried her woven baskets, filled with daisies for the ceremony.

The bride, Erin, loves beautiful papers and each element of her invitations were all custom designed and letterpressed by Saima Says. The ringbearer’s “pillow” was a gorgeous NAUTILUS shell that held the wedding bands neatly in its camerae (chambers).

As for the photography, Erin found Kate Webber before even having met Ted!  Erin was a bridesmaid in a friend’s wedding at Sea Ranch, California, 3 years earlier and after seeing Kate’s beautiful  images and remembering her personality at the wedding, Erin knew she was the one to tell her wedding story!  Kate is originally from outside New York and offers several “home markets” outside of her San Francisco base– New York, being one of them!

So, so, so much more to come!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Lyndsey Hamilton for sharing today’s featured wedding with us! It’s absolutely gorgeous and such a reflection of your talents. And Jake McBride of Christian Oth, well, your photographs are flawless!

From Lyndsey…

Kaitlin wanted to make a big exit, so we passed out sparklers to all guests and lit them as they ran thru the lines of family and friends.  We also lined a walkway with dozens of lanterns from the barn to the street–it was truly breathtaking!  This was one of my favorite weddings of last because of Kaitlin.  She was so wonderful to work with and just wanted a fun, laid-back, and non-fussy wedding!

Wedding Update: Kaitlin and Will’s Mulford Farm wedding is featured in the Hampton’s edition of Well Wed Bridal Magazine, just realeased yesterday!

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For those of you that are checking in on your afternoon coffee break, we are featuring the most lovely Hamptons wedding today, which was sent to us by the ever so talented Lyndsey Hamilton. Lyndsey plans events from New York to New England and back to California (and of course, everywhere in between) and her sense of style and design is always spot on. She brings the couple’s life into every element, making sure that the weddings she plans are a true reflection of the couple…

photographs by Jake McBride at Christian Oth / Florals by Matthew Robbins at Artfool

This reception…sigh. It’s so beautiful, it’s hard for me to find the right words. It’s got this effortless chic style going, with the flowers set in mason jars, the pretty silver lanterns, the craft paper menus and the sprigs of fresh rosemary. It’s a little bit French country, but not too much. A little bit Anthropologie, but not too much. It’s organic and fresh, it’s styled but not over-styled. Love, love, love.

From Lyndsey Hamilton…

For the reception, Kaitlin and I decided upon a blue and white color palette, with beautiful blue linens and bamboo folding chairs.  We wanted the flowers to be unfussy, with each arrangement in its own unique container, ranging from antique tins to milk bottles.  Kaitlin did not want a traditional wedding cake, but rather her childhood favorite: a “fudgy-the-whale” ice cream cake from Carvel, that we topped with two bride and groom rubber ducks.  Guests also snacked on a beautiful dessert table of local pies and cookies.

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When I see one of these barn inspired, Hampton-esque weddings, here is what I think about…Simple, natural flowers. Sweet, rustic details like wrought iron lanterns and shabby chic containers. Wonderful, organic food. And a sense of luxury and elegance. This wedding is that and so much more…

photos by Jake McBride at Christian Oth (and I am loving every single image)

The flowers for this wedding were done by one of my favorite designers, Matthew Robbins at Artfool. His sense of style is unmatched, really…with each design complimenting the whole to perfection. The catering was done by Thyme and Again and if it taste as good as Jake made it look…well, it must have been exquisite. Just wait until you see the absolutely gorgeous reception that Lyndsey designed. It’s FLAWLESS.

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Here’s a first look at the cocktail hour from today’s wedding that Lyndsey Hamilton sent us…

photos by Jake McBride of Christian Oth Studios

I love that the colors of the linens echo the colors of the bridesmaids dresses…a great way to tie the styles together without going overboard. More to come!

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One of the things that I love about today’s featured wedding is the completely laid back style. The wedding is gorgeous and it’s thoughtfully designed, and yet it seems like the planning was really seamless. Every element just flows. It’s got this Jackie Kennedy way about it…don’t you think?

photographs by Jake McBride of Christian Oth Studios

From Lyndsey….

The wedding was to be outdoor and tented.  We planned to use the various barns and structures located on the property for cocktail hour and also incorporate them as a unique element for the flow of the wedding.  Their ceremony was held at St. Luke’s church, directly next to Mulford Farm.  Guests then walked from the ceremony into beautiful gardens and passed thru an antique turnstile to Mulford Farm.

More to come!

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Loving today’s Lyndsey Hamilton planned event…it’s Hampton style at it’s best!

photographs from Jake McBride of Christian Oth Studios

From Lyndsey…

Kaitlin wanted a causal wedding and chose gorgeous silk skirts in varying bright colors for the bridesmaids.  Each bridesmaid wore her own white shirt.  We incorporated the bright colors of the bridesmaid skirts in the floral decor and linens for cocktail hour.

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We are featuring the absolutely gorgeous wedding that Lyndsey Hamilton sent us today…it’s all about the Hamptons. That picture perfect rustic charm that seems to permeate everything within this style. Love, love, love.

all of the lovely photographs shot by Jake McBride of Christian Oth Studios

That beautiful dress that the bride is wearing is a Monique Lhuillier and the vintage lace overlay, well…it’s perfection. There is something really sweet and timid about this wedding. Perhaps it is the understated elegance of the day or the  oh-so-pretty bride. Maybe it’s the fresh from the garden style of flowers. Whatever it is, it’s just beautiful.

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Lyndsey Hamilton is one of those planners that you book the minute she has an opening. She just has this way about the events that she crafts…they seem incredibly personal, incredibly real and always, incredibly beautiful. And to be honest, those are the traits that I look for when featuring a wedding on Style Me Pretty. I don’t like to show weddings that are overly designed or manufactured. I love weddings where the couple, the bride, the beauty of the day can really shine through.

So when Lyndsey send us today’s featured wedding, which just happened to be photographed by Jake McBride of Christian Oth (love), I swooned…

From Lyndsey…

Kaitlin & Will had chosen East Hampton as their wedding location when they were living in Hong Kong.  Kaitlin had spent summers in the Hamptons as a child, and her family owned a home directly across the street from Mulford Farm. Because there had never been a wedding held at Mulford Farm, which is maintained by the East Hampton Historical Society, Kaitlin knew that she needed to hire a planner to orchestrate the details and logistics–that was when she hired us!  We began planning the wedding in January for the following September.

So much more to come from this lovely wedding…

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Amanda at Orchard Cove Photography sent us several fun weddings from this past summer, and it was SO hard to choose just one to show you on today’s Little Black Book Blog. (I even resorted to asking her to help us choose!) But, as any great photographer would  say … she couldn’t! There is just no way to choose a favorite when you’re blessed to be in this industry that is filled with so many unique couples with such great personalities. So, we’ll just have to keep the other weddings for a later date … and urge you to visit Amanda’s website and blog to feast your eyes upon so many more creative weddings and detail shots.

Today’s LBB Real Wedding: Ben and Hedda, Greenport, NY in July 2008: from the bride … Ben and I were married on the North Fork of Long Island.  We wanted a Fourth of July weekend-wedding where our friends and family would feel relaxed and happy. Our wedding was small, about 80 people, no bridesmaids or groomsmen.

We picked sunflowers … this was the first and easiest starting point. The sunflower is simple, but brilliant. Our friend, Sarah, did an amazing job with the flowers!

Our invitation invited our guests to join us “on the lawn”.

Coliseum Catering specializes in Fourth of July BBQs, and we served huge ice cream sandwiches for dessert. They’re Biggy Iggy and Chewie Louies! Ben and I discovered them in New Hampshire and have deemed them the most amazing ice cream cookies EVER. We also had a fabulous local “Newgrass” band, Astrograss.

Our wedding goal was to simplify….. I think we pulled it off!

Well, Hedda and Ben may have simplified, but I can’t imagine a more beautiful wedding.

Amanda, a Connecticut and Vermont based photographer, traveled to Long Island to photograph Ben & Hedda’s wedding.  Thanks Amanda for sharing their special memories with us.

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