Connecticut Wedding of Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 – The Ceremony

Weddings

Tory and Monica were married on the lawn of Hayden’s Point. With the river and trees as the backdrop for there ceremony there was such a beautiful simplicity to it. It’s all that was really needed. The couple, their bridal party and their photographer were all barefoot in the grass. Tory’s dad walked the brides to the minister. After the ceremony the couple went off to the boathouse for a little alone-time as married women. Their guests were invited to another tent to begin the reception festivities. More to come!
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Connecticut Wedding of Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 – Some Portraits

Weddings

Tory and Monica wanted to do a few portraits prior to their wedding ceremony. I particularly loved their wedding shoes, barefoot in the grass. One of my favorites. They chose very different bridal bouquets, artfully done by Joe Marini of River. The bridal party wore lovely navy blue J.Crew dresses combined with summery yellow bouquets. The couple and their bridal party retired to the home while their guests were treated to a cocktail hour prior to the ceremony. More to come!
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Connecticut Wedding of Victoria + Monica 07.04.10 – The Preperations

Weddings

What a fabulous 4th of July I had this year! Can you imagine, not one, but TWO Claire Pettibone gowns! I must be dreaming, someone pinch me! While shopping for their gowns with Tory’s mom at Kleinfeld Bridal in NYC the couple both fell in love with the gowns of Claire Pettibone, though very different styles. How perfect! There was no other date than July 4th for Tory and Monica to be married. It was the date of their first kiss 4 years ago and it was the date they have always celebrated as their anniversary. The wedding was held at Tory’s family’s riverfront estate in Connecticut, Hayden’s Point. Everyone’s makeup and hair was beautifully done by Kerry-Lou Brehm of New York City. While everyone prepared upstairs, Torys aunt was busy making the couples cake in the basement! Both brides dressed separately with their bridal party and met privately on the lawn of Hayden’s Point for some pictures. Stay tuned for more beauty and romance to come!
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Hello from Vienna!

My So-Called Life, Travel

OK, so I have not fallen off the face of the earth, but I have been having the time of my life. So much to see and so little to do I thought it best to forgo sharing my wonderful trip with everyone until I return. We have been to Berlin, Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Bratislava and now Vienna.We still have Prague to go. Can’t wait to share our travels with everyone. Most touching was traveling through the homeland of my ancestors, Slovakia.
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