Have you ever met someone who was so overwhelmingly cool that you just gravitated towards them? Well, that is exactly who Kristen and Evan are, and their City Winery wedding in Hudson Valley mirrored them perfectly!

To understand the joviality behind the elements of Kristen and Evan’s wedding, you must first understand them. Sneak peek: you’ll see disco balls, pizza, a band that would make you take your jacket off and wave it around your head, and just the right pops of color that make you rethink your whole wardrobe. Admittedly, I do that already, as Kristen is an incredible shoe designer. Check out some of her work, which she donned throughout her entire weekend — you’ll just about melt!

A Love Letter to Family

City Winery set the stage perfectly for their day and Hudson Valley for the full weekend. Aside from how obsessed we are with their design, we are even more infatuated with this couple and their guest group. I told you they were so overwhelmingly cool, and a significant part of that is attributed to their family.

Families come in all styles, shapes, sizes, and forms, but the defining feature is love. Around here, you know that’s what we are all about, and around this family, you are surrounded! In their presence, you’re family, no matter where you come from. There were friendships present that spanned decades, multiple schools, and even military tours overseas. The bond is palpable and the support even more. With comfort and kinship like that, it’s easy to be you and immerse yourself in a celebration built around you. In this case, Kristen and Evan!

Notable Mentions from this City Winery Wedding

Some of our favorite things about this City Winery wedding? The disco balls, for starters. In disco balls, we stan! A close second is the fashion! Between Kristen’s chic, pearl-studded sleeves and the bridesmaid’s array of green, magenta, and floral-print dresses. Honorable mention goes to the most fashionable Mother of the Bride!

We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention the couple’s alternative to their cake-cutting. Pizza is symbolic in their relationship, as it has been a part of their first date and weekly date nights since. Their sweet tooths are savory ones, and this was a perfect nod to something they love.

Lastly, our bride and groom! The best weddings truly reflect the people being celebrated, and this was top-tier. To Kristen, Evan, and their family and friends. We adore you and appreciate you, and we hope to be as cool as you one day!!

 

COOL KIDS CLUB:

Photography: Emily Delamater Photography
Ceremony & Reception Location: City Winery – Hudson Valley
Planning & Coordination: Jubilee Events
Flowers: The Wild Gyp
Music: Around Town Entertainment
Beauty: Erica Renee Beauty
Signage & Disco Balls: Created and provided by the couple!
Fashion: The Wedding Embassy

Mackenzie and Matt’s summer Hamptons wedding was the quintessential Hamptons weekend you hope for! It was sunny, clear blue skies and the most comfortable temperatures. The bride and groom are the perfect couple, so it only made sense that they had an absolutely perfect day. Truth be told, it didn’t look that way until the day their wedding weekend kicked off.

The week leading into their weekend was the one where New York was coated in the wildfire haze traveling down from Canada. On Wednesday of wedding week, the city was covered in an apocalyptic cloud, so confidence that we’d have the day we had been dreaming was not on our side. We immediately began working through Plan C: the wildfire plan.

Thankfully, all was well by Friday, and we hosted their celebration al fresco under a canopy of twinkle lights and disco balls. We are in our disco ball era, so being able to bring this to life is a dream for all of us!

Bringing to life their Hamptons wedding meant there were several details we needed to be sure to include: the perfect outdoor setting, summer cocktails, and an endless good time. We checked those boxes off quickly, and on top of that, their day was an abundance of everything we love most about weddings. We treated guests to energetic colors, so much food (we’re talking a walking raw bar, mini ice cream cones, and take-home burgers and fries), and the best guest of all. Feast your eyes on their story below. There’s much to fall in love with, and you can find some close-ups of those details here!

Mackenzie & Matt’s Hamptons Wedding in Photos

Mackenzie, Matt (and Martin!), thank you so much for giving us the most special opportunity to partake in this process! Even more, your unforgettable Hamptons wedding! We’ll be reliving all the special details and exceptionally fun moments for years to come!! XOXO

 

VENDOR TEAM WE COULD HUG FOREVER:

Photography: Joanna Fisher
Ceremony & Reception Location: Canoe Place
Design & Planning: Jubilee Events
Flowers: Flowers by Justine
Entertainment: Silver Pro Entertainment
Stationery: Karri Lee Designs
Cinema: Move Mountains Co.
Beauty: Bad Brides Club
Lighting & Decor: NY Lounge Decor
Linens: Stradley Davidson
Matchbooks: For Your Party
Polaroids: Inkifi
Dress: Kleinfeld

We had always been obsessed with the always-gorgeous photos of Troutbeck in Amenia, New York! Of course, this turned into dreams of producing an event at this stunner of a property.

Thankfully, this past summer, we had the opportunity to plan and design a full weekend with our couple, and we quickly fell in love with all of it! The entire property, for one (the possibilities to create here are endless), the food (that may need a separate post because we cannot gush enough here), and their team. Their team is undeniably good at what they do — they are fun, creative, intuitive, and helpful in collaborating on all the things needed to bring multiple days to life to life.

 

Morgan & Jesse’s Troutbeck Wedding

Troutbeck is a gem tucked away in the lush woods of Amenia, New York. You will travel nearly an hour of backroads to reach this venue, but every element of the property fits your dreams for the perfect space to rest, dine, and, most importantly, gather with your favorite person or people!

One of the best things about Troutbeck is the multitude of locations to host your event. Even if you host more than one celebration on the property! There are two barns, rolling lawns, the Walled Garden (this is my favorite!), and the indoor ballroom, amongst many other more intimate spaces for your weekend.

For Morgan and Jesse’s wedding, we opted to host their ceremony and cocktail hour outdoors in the Walled Garden, which is quintessential Troutbeck. Its well-manicured landscape and the perfect setup for 100+ guests welcome everyone to the wedding day beautifully. Later, guests dined and danced in the ballroom so they could enjoy the merriment until the wee hours of the morning!

Their intimate Welcome Party was set on the Gazebo Lawn facing the prominent main inn. We’ve been fortunate to plan and design so many kick-off events with our couples. Be sure to check out more here!

Now the food… As I said, I will need another post dedicated to this because every element was out-of-this-world! From the open-fire roast to kick off the weekend, the poolside BBQ and ice cream social during the wedding day, to the wedding dinner. Morgan and Jesse opted for a vegan lasagna (speaking as a non-vegan, I was dreaming about this lasagna for weeks after our tasting), and grilled trout. Again, the latter was a popular feature in my dreams post-tasting. From familiar to more unique, their culinary team treated everyone that weekend. Months later, it’s an element we are all still raving over!

 

An Ode to the Troutbeck Wedding Team

We cannot let this post go without giving our thanks to the team at Troutbeck! Vendor coordinators and managers are much different than wedding and event planners; however, all roles are equally vital. The balance we provide to the other allows every aspect of our events – and each person contributing to it – maintains the high level of service we are known for. Working with a team such as those behind Troutbeck made this process successful and one we look forward to revisiting with future creative opportunities!

 

Check out the incredible memories below for a sneak peek into their weekend. You’ll quickly agree with our battle of deciphering which was the scene-stealer: the property or the fashion!

 

wedding artists!

Photography: Berty Mandagie
Ceremony + Reception Location: Troutbeck
Event Planning + Design: Diana of Jubilee Events; Coordination: Alice & Kelsey
Flowers: Botanique
Entertainment: Ericalandia
Catering + Confections: Troutbeck
Cinema: Hello Super Studios
Beauty: Sam Brocato Salon
Rentals: Westside Party Rentals, BBJ La Tavola Linen
Ceremony Artists: Grammy Award-winner Samara Joy

Park Hyatt Hotel NYC Wedding with Spring Details

Jennifer and Joseph. Two people with permanent smiles on their face for one another, their eyes filled with complete adoration and excitement for every part of their adventure in life. This, of course, makes sense as they also had hearts of gold! Whenever speaking with Jennifer, you felt her warmth and kindness and it stayed with you. Before even meeting Joseph, we knew he would be just as wonderful as his partner in crime — it was widely seen in those nearest and dearest to them as the whole room was filled with smiles and love throughout the night!!

These two had the a day made for them, the perfect summer day right in the heart of Manhattan! Perfectly complementing the modern, gold structure of the Park Hyatt hotel, Jennifer introduced a soft color palette, merely highlighting every aspect of their day. Each aspect was just as beautiful as the next, though nothing could top these two. They literally stopped traffic, which is no easy fete in the city!

Treat your eyes to this romantic city wedding below, courtesy of Cly by Matthew, and send your love to two of the kindest, loveliest people we know!

Interested in seeing more New York Weddings? Hit up our archives!

CREDIT REEL

Photography: Cly by Matthew
Ceremony + Reception Location: Park Hyatt
Flowers: Designs by Ahn
Videography: Frank Ahn Films
Entertainment: Jimmy Dee Music
Beauty: Vicky C5
Cake: Lulu Cake Boutique
Officiant: Pastor Kerrick Thomas

We looooove a good love story and we adore one wrapped up in romance, smiles, and happiness! Thankfully, the wedding of Nika and Javier that is featured on Carats + Cake today features all of these notions in addition to gorgeous blooms and the most divine cake in the sweet setting of the Bedford Post Inn. Check them out and show this incredible couple some love!!

CREDIT REEL

Photography: Shaina Lee Photography
Ceremony + Reception Location: Bedford Post Inn
Event Planning + Design: Diana of Jubilee Events
Flowers: Jakkelyn Iris
Ceremony Music: Golden Scroll Soloists
DJ: DJ M.O.S.
Stationery: Coral Pheasant Stationery
Hair: Magnolia + Pearl
Makeup: LaToya Santos
Cake: But a Dream Custom Cakes
Bride’s Gown: BHLDN
Rentals: La Tavola Linen via Jubilee Events, PEAK Event Services

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We always chat about how we have the opportunity to work with so many wonderful couples from all over the globe. Some of our couples even reside outside the country and come back home to get married. This couple, Meghan and Ben, are professional globe-trotters. Actually, if constantly traveling all over the country was a full-time job, they would be the CEOs! During our time together, Meghan and Ben were anywhere from Connecticut to New York, from Florida to Arizona and beyond, as they both serve in the military. They are also one of the most endearing, sweetest couples you will ever get the chance to know. Meghan is one of those girls that you meet and instantly become friends with because she is just downright lovely! You may have gotten a peek at their wedding on Style Me Pretty, but check out the full scoop below!

Their wedding day was infused with a few of my favorite personal details, from naming the tables after different cities that were meaningful to their relationship (and we had city names to spare!) to the cake stand they made from a tree in their own backyard. Meghan literally fell head over heels for Ben as she climbed the stairs to find a seat in their Civil Procedures class in college. Instead of a snicker for her clumsiness, he quickly jumped to pick her up. The rest is history!

The biggest of thank yous to Robert and Kathleen for capturing their gorgeous day and to our fabulous team of the industry’s finest for making it just as memorable!! Meghan and Ben, we still fall deeply in love looking at these photos and wish you two all the best!! XO

Vendor Reel:

Photography: Robert & Kathleen

Videography: Vintage Cinema

Florist: Rountree Flowers

Stationary: Coral Pheasant Stationary

Ceremony Venue: St. Edward the Confessor, Syosset

Reception Venue: The Fox Hollow, Woodbury

Beauty: Lola Loves Makeup

Hair: Diane Cuomo

Bridal Gown: Kenneth Pool at Kleinfeld Bridal

Bridesmaid Dresses: JLM Occasions