This celebration was a true reflection of the couples love of Brooklyn, and when you get hitched on July 4th, you’ve got the fireworks finale to boot!
From the bride:
We spent pretty much all of our engagement planning since it was a short one. We got back from our trip to Asia and told the news to our families and they quickly started to ask when is the big day. My family is in California and can only take off in summer which started our thoughts about a summer wedding. We decided we didn’t want to wait until next year so we started looking for summer 2015. We came across TBD Brooklyn when we were looking for a casual backyard location and found out they had a couple weekends available in July. We quickly went back to the parents and see what they thought about a July 4th holiday wedding! We found out from Chris’s mom that his grandmother who had passed away in October was married to his grandfather on the 4th of July. That was that! July 4th was the perfect day to share with his grandma and live on her anniversary. We did all the planning ourselves and all the details came together effortlessly. It made it easy for me to find my vendors being a part of the wedding vendor community in Greenpoint working at The Karcher salon. I wanted to celebrate the neighborhood I love and it’s talented people. I chose a neighborhood florist, bakery, photographer and hair salon. We have a great group of friends that helped us pull it off day of.
We picked TBD Brooklyn because we met in Greenpoint Brooklyn, I work there and had lived there most of my time in Brooklyn. My family had never been to Brooklyn and it was a great way to show them where I work and give them a better idea why I love my home. The vibe was right for us and it’s a perfect location for the fireworks!
I had two gowns by the same designer Sarah Seven. I always wanted a strapless short length wedding dress but as soon as I tried on the long white gown I quickly changed my mind. The dresses were both corset style. The ceremony gown was called Brighton and my second dress for the reception is the Golden Lights dress. Gold sequins was quite fitting for the fireworks.
I had 6 bridesmaids. They all wore a short navy dress of their choice with gold or silver shoes. We got the dresses from online stores such as Modcloth, Gather & Gown and Forever 21. I left it open for them to wear whatever jewelry they’d like. The simpler the better. I wanted them to have a fun sixties inspired style but not too over the top. I wanted them to look comfortable and not too over dressed for the casual wedding vibe. Fun sunglasses were encouraged.
VENDORS
Rentals – Broadway Rentals
Groom’s suit – Topman
Hair – The Karcher
Bride’s dress – Sarah Seven
Rings – Anna Sheffield
Catering – Pies N’ Thighs
Cake – Ovenly
Photobooth – Oh Snap Smile
Photography – Edward Winter / Readyluck
Venue – T.B.D.
[images from Eddie Winter / READYLUCK]