Dress by Mikaella

Flowers by JoAnn

Shoes by Stuart Weitzman

Video by Jen Casarro of Masterpiece Video

Ceremony at St Mary’s, Washingtonville

Reception at The Clubhouse at Patriot Hills, Stony Point, NY

A touch of Irish and the NY Yankees wound it’s way around Erin and Dan’s late October wedding.  The Celtic cross decorated the church programs, menu cards and other elements of design in this beautiful fall wedding.  The grounds at Patriot Hills were gorgeous and popping with fall color.  Tall wheat colored grass with deep grey skies and the last light of the day made for a look that only the end of October light seems to create.  The bridal party and families were freezing after this chilly photo session, but that only seemed to give them more energy to generate some heat out on the dance floor as the party got going and kept going throughout the night.

Onteora Mountain House in Boiceville has always been a special place for me.  A romantic mountain retreat with amazing views of the Catskill Mountains.  Deborah and Jim’s wedding day had a steady drizzle all day, except for the one hour that the rain just completely stopped and allowed for the outdoor ceremony they had always wanted!  The ceremony was held under a beautiful Chuppah made of white birch with vines and sunflowers.  As the mist and rain settled back over the mountains, Deborah, Jim and their guests retreated into the toasty warmth of the heated pavillion while they dined and danced the evening away.

Dress by Romana Keveza

Music by Eric Ortner

Flowers by Steven Bruce Design

Ceremony by Rabbi Jaffe

Ceremony and Reception at Onteora Mountain House, Boiceville, NY

photos by Lori O’Toole

Margaret and Nick’s wedding was one I have been eagerly waiting for all year.  As the banquet manager at The Grandview, Margaret has seen hundreds, maybe even thousands of weddings.  So when you’ve seen it all, how do you top everything for your own wedding?  And as Nick is an executive chef, I was definitely looking forward to the food!  I knew they had been up til 3am Friday making homemade raviolis – I couldn’t wait.  The Grandview looks amazing on any day, but the stunning decor at this wedding just blew the roof off.  Black and white flock patterned napkins and tablecloths, black magic roses, red charger plates – the touches and color scheme was amazing.  The staff at The Grandview is always wonderful, but everyone really outdid themselves on this special day.

During the photo shoot, we almost had a snafu as my ladder wasn’t tall enough to get Margaret up on the old piano loading dock where I wanted her to be.  Nick stepped in and just swooped Margaret up 6 feet.  Then he just seemed to bounce up himself.  Thank you so much Nick!

Dress by Maggie Sottero

Flowers by David Anthony

Ceremony at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Poughkeepsie

Video by Best of Times

Music by MC Fish

Reception at The Grandview

1 of 5 Ringbearers!

The Ringbearers ate the rice instead of throwing it

Wedding Shoe Collection of 2008

I think that some of my favorite details of the day are almost always the shoes!  Pink shoes, red shoes, bright blue shoes, custom chucks.  Manolo, Jimmy Choo, Christian Louboutin…..I could go on forever.