A whirlwind wedding … literally.

As if their lovely Long Island venue setting wasn’t spectacular enough, a hurricane developed on Eric and Danielle’s New York wedding too. Perhaps a photographer’s dream, and a bride’s worst nightmare … Eric and Danielle did not let a mere hurricane threaten the joy, peace and happiness of their big day. And there’s incredible photography to prove it! A beautiful adventure for a beautiful couple. Enjoy …

“We literally got married through a hurricane! We had to switch the entire day up and couldn’t even see driving out to our hall! My husband and I decided during cocktail hour that we were going to make the most of it and most of our photos were in the pouring rain- I even went ankle-high in mud just to “get the shot!” To this day, my dress wears the residue of our wedding–from grass stains to mud!” Danielle

Wedding Style Our wedding style was fun and casual but classy!
Wedding Colors Sapphire Blue
Ceremony & Reception Windows on the Lake in Lake Ronkonkoma, NY
Photographer Zac Thomas
Save the Date & Thank You Card MagnetStreet Weddings

“First Look” Pictures!

Best part of the whole wedding day Becoming Mrs. Eric Levine!

Advice you’d like to give

Remember what this day is about–you can’t make every single person happy, but you are marrying the love of your life . . .  and really, that’s all that matters in the end, so treat it that way!

About Zac Thomas

Zac Thomas was amazing! We scouted him online and flew him in all the way from Utah because his work just stunned us! He immediately became one of our best friends and the day would’ve never been the same without him!

Save the Date: “Made for Each Other”

Thank You Card: “Classic Kiss”

Thanks for sharing Eric & Danielle–your wedding photos are spectacular–severe weather and all! Although your “Plan B” didn’t involve storm-chasing–you handled it so gracefully! Congratulations! We’re glad everything turned out so well!

xo

We have such a gorgeous Florida beach wedding for you today–chocked full of inspiration! Are you planning a beach-themed wedding? Look no further. Yasmin and Blake make a stunning couple and their wedding has so many lovely ideas to get your inspiration on. From a vibrant color scheme and a starfish motif, to dressed-up pets, gorgeous tablescapes, fire-breathing entertainers and more … enjoy this beautiful beach wedding!

Wedding Style: Beach
Colors: Purple, Kiwi Green and Ivory
Ceremony & Reception: Hilton on Singer Island, Florida
Wedding Decor: Celebrations by Kathy
Photographer: Palm Beach Photography
Thank You Cards: MagnetStreet Weddings

Highlights of the day: Seeing the rainbow before the ceremony.

Advice you’re glad you took: Renting Photo Booth

Advice you’d like to give: Create timelines for your photographer, DJ and Hotel Coordinator – this will save you headaches.

Best part of the whole wedding day: Marrying my wonderful husband

Vendor Shout Outs:

Palm Beach Photography
Tonya Laker gives her 110% attention to her clients. She’s prompt, creative and a hard worker.  I had so much fun with her–especially with the props we used. I absolutely love and adore her!

Hilton Hotel {coordinator/caterer}
Nickole D’Angelo made my life easier. She is one of the best coordinators I have dealt with. She was attentive to all my needs and I highly recommend her. The food at Hilton was scrumptious and I have no complaints.

Celebrations by Kathy Wedding Decor
Kathy did an amazing job with my decor. She was on time and attentive to all my requests.

MagnetStreet Weddings
I love MagnetStreet Design! The personalization tool is user friendly and the colors were vivid and beautiful.

*Thanks Yasmin and Blake–for sharing your special day with us! We wish you the best of everything!*

xo

We have a very lovely wedding with a very gorgeous couple from across the pond today. Irene and Aaron got married in the United Kingdom and their ceremony and reception were held in a romantic wine vault that dates back to the 14th century! And if that isn’t rich enough in history for you–Irene and Aaron had their pictures taken outside of Rochester Cathedral and Castle–England’s second oldest cathedral–founded in 604 AD. So cool. But, here’s beautiful Irene to tell us more about their day and their relationship.

Wedding Style: Blending British and Nigerian influences
Colours: Purple and White
Ceremony & Reception: a 14th century bar called The George Vaults.
Photographer: Mamun Humayun of m24instudio
Thank You Cards: MagnetStreet Weddings

Traveling alone, Aaron and I met in the Philippines in 2009. Since then we have traveled to many countries together and maintained a long distance relationship before getting married 14 August 2011. It was an intimate wedding of about 50 people. I’m British and my family is Nigerian so this had a lot of influence on the theme of the wedding, as most of my family wore native Nigerian clothing. However it also had a traditional English influence as it took place in Kent, UK.

The wedding took place in a bar called the George Vaults which has as a 14th-century vault in the basement. There was a very romantic atmosphere as it was small and intimate and lit up with candles. The ceremony and reception were in the same place. They just rearranged the tables and chairs.

The best part of the day …

was when we were announced husband and wife and I walked out of there with my new husband. Taking pictures was also a lovely experience. We were able to take pictures outside Rochester Cathedral and Castle as the venue is opposite those two sites. The reception was also a lot of fun as we love to dance.

Highlights of the day:

The speeches from my brother-in-law, father and my 11 year-old sister were all amazing. My little sister surprised everyone and did a toast for us. The ceremony itself was also very beautiful and went really well.

The venue took care of the catering and decorations and it was so much easier having the ceremony and reception in the same place. Most of my family came down from London so they didn’t know the area. It would have been a lot of hassle having the reception in a different location. I’m glad we didn’t have to worry about finding a separate caterer and decorator. It was very straightforward doing it that way.

Advice I wish I had taken:

Check and double-check bookings over and over to ensure people who say they were going to do something don’t let you down at the last minute. Relying on family and friends helps to cut costs but sometimes it can cause more stress than it’s worth.

Advice I would give:

Compromise as much as you are willing to–in order to keep family members happy–but once you have reached that point don’t budge, or you will end up having the type of wedding you never wanted. Keep it simple and don’t let people pressure you into doing what you don’t want. People are still shocked that we managed to have a small intimate wedding considering my Nigerian background. Weddings in Nigeria are usually like carnivals!

Don’t lose sight of what the day is really about and remember, it’s yours and your spouse’s day. You can’t please everyone, so just stick to what you want as a couple.

Also, ask for money instead of gifts. You can request contributions towards your honeymoon for example. It’s much better than getting random gifts that you may not need or may not go with anything in your house. We had to move to a new country so we didn’t want a lot of stuff.

Irene & Aaron personalized “Wall of Love” Thank You Cards.

Vendor Shout Outs:

Photographer: Mamun Humayun

Their prices were so reasonable and they also did a 1 hour video with all the highlights of the day and behind the scenes footage.

MagnetStreet Weddings

MagnetStreet has a good selection of designs for our thank you cards. We sent the original invitations via email. We used Smilebox so it was a selection of pictures of us on our various travels together and it was accompanied with our song – Stevie Wonder for your love. However, as we sent the invitations via email, we wanted to send real thank you cards with some nice photos as a keepsake. I was impressed with how easy the website was to use and the range of designs available to choose from.

Thank you Irene and Aaron for sharing your spectacular day! We wish you every bit of happiness as you *journey* through life together!

xo

Surrounded by their family and friends in their native Ohio, Nick and Jessica rang in 2012 as husband and wife! Their New Year’s Eve wedding was all about the wedding–until about 11:00p.m. when they broke out the top hats, tiaras, and mardi gras beads. From their horse-drawn carriage to the spectacular views inside their historic church, to the fun, creative and dramatic outdoor shots … enjoy as our beautiful and beaming bride, shares gorgeous photos from their winter wedding–while highlighting a few of their magical moments.

Wedding Date December 31, 2011
Colors Cranberry Red, Black, Ivory with Silver and Gold Accents

Ceremony Holy Family Church
Reception Sheraton Columbus at Capitol Square
Photographer Banks Photography
Save the Dates, Thank You Cards: MagnetStreet Weddings

About the Day  We had 325 guests! A big winter wedding! We stayed very “wedding focused” until about 11pm.  Then we brought out Top Hats and Tiaras for the New Year.  We also had big screens to watch the Ball drop in New York at midnight and did a big countdown with a toast!  It was the perfect way to ring in the New Year!“ 

Highlights of the day
Nick: “Seeing Jessica walk down the isle.”
Jessica: “Riding away from the church in a horse and carriage.”
Nick & Jessica: “Ringing in the New Year with all of our friends and family!”

Advice you’re glad you took – To just enjoy the moment … really take it all in. Just relax and eat the food and cake that we took forever to decide upon!

Advice you’d like to give – Don’t stress about the little things, something might go wrong, but you will look back and laugh later. (Our “disaster” was our programs were accidentally loaded into a car that wasn’t going to the ceremony. By the time we realized they weren’t at the church, guests had already begun to arrive. Luckily, the day was saved and they were delivered and passed out in the middle of the ceremony. Better late than never!)

Also, splurge on a photographer!!!!!!!  That will be your best investment, because the pictures will last a lifetime!

Best part of the whole wedding day – Everything!  We could not have imagined a more perfect day!

Vendor Shout Outs

Karla and her team at Banks Photography did an amazing job! We are very happy with how she took charge and made the photo process painless and quick, yet got so many amazing shots!

MagnetStreet made it easy to create a Thank You card that we sent to guests that featured some of our favorite photographs from the day. We received so many positive comments on our thank yous!

Photo Booth Save the Date “Slide Show” design

Thank You Card “Black Fade”

Congratulations Jessica & Nick–we wish all the best and a lifetime of joy and happiness! Thanks for sharing your day and inspiring us with your New Year’s Eve wedding.

xo