Right now I am kind of in a Finger Lakes frame of mind as I recently designed and produced a winery inspired wedding at Zugibe Vineyards with stunning views of Seneca Lake that was followed by a Tuscan themed wedding at the Lorien Inn and Spa in charming Alexandria, Virginia. It has been a busy June!
With the Finger Lakes in mind I want to share images of a stunning wedding I produced last year at Bristol Harbour Resort on Canandaigua Lake. I love the setting at Bristol Harbour and working with Sara is such a delight that I always look forward to planning weddings here. So, when a long term client called me to plan his daughter's wedding in the Finger Lakes area, I immediately thought of Bristol Harbour as the perfect setting. The Bride and Groom agreed and I moved forward planning their environmentally friendly wedding.
The natural beauty of the outdoor ceremony area was the perfect setting for this couple who wanted their wedding to be environmentally friendly.
The ceremony area was kept very simple and, to accent the aisle I used ball jars that were wrapped in twine and filled with gypsophila. It was the perfect accent for this setting.
To enhance the ceremony we hired the wonderful Angelicus String Quartet to play through the ceremony and cocktail hour.
For all of the floral the Bride wanted a very natural look. Her bouquet was done in an open, garden style with roses, veronica, scabiosa and lisianthus. For the Groom's boutonniere I simply used veronica with twine wrapped around the base instead of ribbon.
As I mentioned, the Bride and Groom really wanted the wedding to be environmentally friendly. Therefore, instead of cut flowers I created the escort card centerpiece using a variety of potted herbs. The only cut flower was gypsophila which can easily be dried and saved. I then accented each of the escort cards with a sprig of rosemary.
For the dinner tables I carried on the same look as the escort table with the gypsophila and potted herbs. At the end of the evening guests were welcome to take home the herbs as their
Favor.
Even the cake carried through the elegant simplicity of this wedding. Designed by Sweets by Marie, the tiered carrot cake was the perfect finish for a great meal. I have to give special credit here to Bristol Harbour, and especially Sara, for going above and beyond in creating an exceptional vegetarian menu that left all of the guests raving.
In addition to the great vendors I have already mentioned I would like to thank Sean at Redstone Studios for the photography featured here along with Ellco Entertainment and the band Up2Somethin for keeping guests on the dance floor throughout the evening. In all this was another wonderful wedding in the Finger Lakes. It is always such a pleasure to plan weddings in this area. I look forward to sharing many more with you.
Until next time...
Cheers
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