LRE Weddings - Kelli and Perry - Bar Harbor, Maine

This was a very special wedding for me as I was both tplanner and a guest.  The bride, Kelli, and I have been friends since freshman year of college and both currently live in Brooklyn Heights.  I'm a little late adding this to the blog, Kelli and Perry's one year anniversary is in 5 days, so Happy Anniversary!

Kelli wanted a destination wedding and focused her search on the many beautiful destinations in the Northeast, offering her guests the option to drive or fly to her wedding.

If you've never been to Maine, I highly recommend checking it out sometime.  There are some amazing summer destinations and it happens to be one of my favorite places to visit.  Bar Harbor is absolutely beautiful and home to Acadia National Park.  Many of the guests spent time hiking and visiting the park during their stay.

On to the photos....

Venue - The Bar Harbor Club
Photography - Andree Kehn
Entertainment - Wilson Stevens Productions
Decor - Chelcey Dunham Fleurishes

LRE Weddings - Amy and Vincent - Decor and Details

So it's been awhile!  We had a super busy Spring season here at LRE, time to catch up on some blog entries, we still have some great events from this past fall/winter that we'll be featuring as well as some great Spring events including a destination wedding in Anguilla :-)

Anyway - on to the photos!  These are all from a springtime wedding at the Harold Pratt House.  Our bride, Amy, wanted classic elegant, but fresh.  Lots of white, grey and blush and LOTS of flowers!  Originally Amy was drawn to a photo of the ballroom with all cherry blossom branches, unfortunately branches are quickly in and out of season and in mid May, they were done.  Instead we went with half low arrangements, lush with lots of beautiful peonies and roses (in season!) and then worked with orchids for the tall, full arrangements.

Dinner was split between two rooms, I know this sounds out of the box, but it worked amazingly well! The Bride and Groom switched rooms each course so they were able to spend time with guests in both rooms.

White Phalaenopsis Orchid.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography

Modern white vases with mono-botanical arrangements.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography

Beautiful White Peonies accent the Cocktail Reception.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

White lisianthus entryway piece.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Long banquet table in Library.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Close up of petite florals on the banquet table.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

 

Tall dendrobium orchid centerpiece.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Low, lush centerpiece of peonies, roses, lisianthus and sweet pea.  Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

 

Photo Credit - David Willems Photography.

LRE Weddings - Prerna and Thor's NYC Destination Wedding

Prerna and Thor are couple from Hong Kong who decided to host their destination wedding here in NYC.  This was a really awesome wedding to be a part of, we combined together different cultures into the perfect destination wedding event!  A little background - Prerna is Indian and from Hong Kong, but spent some time here in NYC, Thor is Norwegian but currently lives in Hong Kong where the two of them first met.

Guests began arriving from all over the world earlier in the week of their wedding and their festivities began on Thursday evening with rooftop cocktails and a pizza party (what better way to start a NYC destination wedding!).  On Saturday, guests boarded a NYC site seeing bus for a tour (albeit rainy tour) or lower manhattan ending in Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO for a Long Latin Lunch at Gran Electrica.  Sunday was the big event and what better place to hold this affair than the Harold Pratt House, home of the Council on Foreign Relations!

One of the best and most detailed invitations I've ever seen!  Prerna had them designed in Hong Kong, the little details in this are AMAZING!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Starting the weekend off with cocktails on the rooftop of the Thompson LES.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Followed by a Pizza Party at Pala Pizza right next door.  Always keep in mind when moving guests around that it's best to keep events as close to each other as possible!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Yum!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

The next morning guests boarded a NYC Sightseeing bus for a tour of Lower Manhattan ending in Brooklyn Heights/DUMBO.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Long Latin Lunch at Gran Electrica!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Prerna ended up matching the umbrellas perfect!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Enjoying a Long Latin Lunch.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Our lovely Bride and Groom!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Stunning shot under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

One of my favorite shots - remind anyone of Carrie Bradshaw in Paris?
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Another favorite at Grand Central.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

And of course Central Park.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Black Dahlias.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Heart Roses.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Prerna and Thor's sisters led the ceremony written by the couple.  The ceremony was a mixture of Indian and Norwegian traditions with personal touches.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Prerna wanted simple dark red and ivory flowers with LOTS of candlelight.  In venues like the Pratt House, decor can be an accent letting the architecture of the House stand out.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Lighting is everything!  Notice how much the uplighting adds to this room.
We wanted to create a feeling of a very elegant dinner party with two tables.  The bride and groom switched tables halfway through the dinner to spend time with all of their guests.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Lots of candles and beautiful silver chargers for the tables.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Repurposing the garlands from the ceremony.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Scandinavian weddings include LOTS of toasts and presentations!  We had close to 10 that evening!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Photo Credit - Samm Blake

After a long dinner with friends and family, guests were invited downstairs for cake, espresso, photo booth and dancing!
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Guests enjoying the photo booth.
Photo Credit - Samm Blake

Credits -
Venue - Harold Pratt House
Planning, Flower and Decor - Laura Remmert Events
Lighting - GG Productions
Catering - Abigail Kirsch
Photography - Samm Blake