How can we begin to describe Meaghan and Brendan’s glamourous, vintage and all out perfect wedding at the Dorrance in Providence? Oh wait, we just did! We started at the Hotel Providence where our couple was getting ready, ran into our fabulous former bride Kristen of Luniac Glamor who was beautifying Meaghan and her ladies. Then we brought in the groom so he and his bride could read love notes without catching a glimpse of each other. When everyone was ready it was onto the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul where they opened their doors for the first time since a major renovation. Guests were treated to a Rhode Island novelty of Del’s frozen lemonade and then off to The Dorrance for dinner and dancing. Meaghan was unbelievably gorgeous, and as we stated in their engagement session blog, Brendan (equally as handsome) was clearly smitten. Elaine’s flowers had the tables decked out with amazing tablescapes reflecting the ornate decor of The Dorrance. Their band, Splash, had guests dancing before dinner, which is always a great sign! It was an epic party celebrating this wonderful couple. Enjoy!

Reception Venue: The Dorrance in Providence

Lodging: Hotel Providence

Ceremony: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul

Florist: Elaine’s Florist

Cake: Sin Desserts

Wedding Band: Splash

Makeup: Kristen Marrah at Luniac Glamour

Hair: Lisa Goyette at Red Inc. Hair Salon

What could be more perfect than a seaside wedding in beautiful Bristol, RI?  Not much really.  Shelly and John would definitely agree to that.  Bristol Harbor Inn was the perfect setting for this ocean themed wedding.  Shelly picked beautiful blues and yellows as the colors for this event to set the tone.  Shelly’s mother is Japanese.  Family traveled from halfway across the globe to see these guys get married.  It is a Japanese tradition for a bride to be to fold 1,000 paper cranes for the wedding.  It is believed that if you have a special wish, fold one thousand origami cranes. By the time you finish this task, your wish will be granted. This is called Sembazuru, or the folding of one thousand cranes.  A future bride folds the cranes for a long and prosperous marriage.  The crane is a symbol of luck and longevity since they are said to live for a thousand years.  Cranes actually mate for life so it is the perfect symbol for a marriage!  So a big congrats to Shelly and John!  We wish you a thousand years of love and happiness!

Reception – Bristol Harbor Inn

Flowers – Flower Symphany

Everyone loves a beautiful bride but how about two beautiful brides?! This was the case a couple of weeks ago at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut. Alli & Amy’s wedding completely spoiled us. The amount of beauty and love throughout their wedding day choked us up repeatedly. As our brides prepped in the same room divided by a long wooden partition, they spoke to each other and laughed and shared their excitement without ever catching a glimpse of each other. Amy walked down the aisle first accompanied by her parents and waited as Alli came down a minute later with her parents. Tears of joy were shed by nearly every single guest. The day could not have been more beautiful! The grounds at the Hill-Stead Museum were incredibly picturesque and quite simply a photographer’s dream come true. Our brides were more than happy to go exploring and oblige us with our crazy requests, such as trekking through 4 foot high bluegrass! Impeccable planning by Sixpence For Your Shoe made everything run smoothly. Catering by Emily’s Catering was outstanding, they had a waffle station people! These two women planned every detail but their focus was always on each other. Watching two best friends become wives was a beautiful experience for us…and the milk and cookies for the ride home was pretty awesome too!

Wedding Venue – Hill-Stead Museum

Wedding Planner – Sixpence For Your Shoe

Dresses – White Dress by the Shore

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Catering – Emily’s Catering

DJ – Rob Waldron/Elegant Occasions

Flowers – Carey Leining Stems Flower Design

Makeup:  Shelly Dolan/ Jennie Fresa Makeup