Congratulations to
Kate V for winning my
Crown Card Giveaway from last week! Yes, Kate happens to be a good friend of mine...but I swear this wasn't rigged for her, and as a loyal follower, she has very fairly been trying to win one of my giveaways for quite some time now! So congrats Kate! Normally, this is where I tell you to send me your address...but I'll just give them to you at one of our lunch dates! Thanks to all who entered...I have some more giveaways lined up in the coming weeks!
Now for the real task at hand: The morning of Mike and Kerry's wedding started around 8:00 for us girls. We got up, had breakfast downstairs, and our hair lady arrived at 9:00am. Remember
Terry and Sandra from my wedding day? These fabulous ladies were back again for Kerry's wedding!
Sister to the Groom, Julie, started it off by getting her hair done first.
Kerry put together a great basket of munchies for us to snack on while getting ready, complete with honey and jams from the Queens County Farm!
Also in this basket, and in all the out of town bags were these door hangers, ordered from non other than
Laura at Thoughtfully Designed!
Sandra arrived to start on make-up at 10:00am and Dana was first to get started!
Our premmade up faces!
Kerry gets all beautified!
Alyssa gets her hair done
Lindsay is all smiles!
Kate gets her makeup done
Kerry and Dana
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Kerry's look coming together!
Kerry's gorgeous Headband was ordered from
The Novelist on Etsy! If you are remotely looking for a wedding day headband, you MUST check out this shop!
Finishing touches on makeup:
Our mimosa drinking straws!! (These will also appear later at cocktail hour!)
Kerry ordered the straws from
Party Fairy on Etsy,
and made the tags herself using Word. With the help of a few
bridesmaids, they cut them out individually, used continuous glue line,
and adhered them to the barbershop straw.
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Kerry also ordered this beautiful personalized marriage certificate from
Two Cardinal Day on Etsy. It was officially signed by the Maid of Honor and Best Man and is a beautiful and official reminder of their wedding day. Right now, this is beautifully placed in their living room!
Before she got in her dress, Kerry was given a gift bag that Mike had given to the MOH the night before. Inside were two fragrances: Fendi and Marc Jacobs: Oh, Lola!
Then it was time to get in her gorgeous J. Crew dress....yes, those
are pockets!
Her mother (doesn't she look gorgeous??!!) helps her with her pearls:
Kerry's Dad comes in to see her for the first time, so cute!
Kerry's parents presented her with a ring before heading off to the church. The ring was her grandmother's engagement diamond in the center with Kerry's mother's diamond earrings on the side. Together, these diamonds made a three-stone ring in a filigree setting for Kerry to treasure forever. It was such a gorgeous and personal addition to her wedding day attire, and perfect for her "something old".
Of course, I've got to sneak a picture in here of me with the bride! Kerry chose this gorgeous green color dress from J. Crew. There were three different dress styles that we had to chose from. We also were each gifted with matching J. Crew earrings and bracelets from the Bride!
The dresses combined with these vibrant, bright, bridesmaid bouquets was an amazing combo! When it came to flowers: Kerry was a girl who knew what she wanted, conveyed what she wanted perfectly, and got exactly what she asked for. I should have brought her with me to my flower consultations!!
And here's the Bride's gorgeous bouquet:
Then we all piled into the limousine to head off to the church!
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We arrived at the church for the ceremony with about 10 minutes to spare.
We ushered Kerry into the church, blocking her from view of everyone else before she made her grand entrance and the ceremony began:
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After the ceremony: married and all smiles!
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Me and the Hubs - it was so fun to both be in the wedding party!
These boys have been friends since Elementary school!
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She's a married Lady!
And he's a happy,
married man!!
The couple is whisked out of the church for some pictures before we head off to the reception!!
AMAZING picture:
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Next up: Cocktail Hour and Reception at the Queens County Farm!
