Our time on the island was unforgettable.  Carissa & James have been wonderful to work with, and their wedding was the most spectacular way to officially kick off our  2012 wedding season.  To the bride & groom:

“Thank you Carissa & James!   You are both truly wonderful people, who together are a beautiful couple.
We were so thrilled to be able to play a part in your special day.  All the very best to you both!”  - 

 ——————–To everyone else, enjoy these wonderful images——————-

Welcome bags for all the guests at their respective hotels, included local Turks beer, a bottle opener, local Turks water, sunscreen, chapstick, and an itinerary for the weekend’s events:

Crisp, sunny bright days — every day during our time in Turks.  But the wedding day, was extraordinarily divine:

The dress: Pnina Tornai {she personally dressed the bride on the day she found the dress!}

Lovely shoes {I have no idea how Carissa was jammin’ in those shoes — you’ll see her moves further down}

They had a large bridal party, which was a blast.  The guys and the ladies were all super cool, and laid back.  

 Ok… so by now it is evident that the bride is super photogenic.  Well — she’s also a dancer. {amazing shots to follow}.

Everyone was in such great spirits.  Super supportive bridal party {A+}

Before the magic.

Ceremony begins…

 Rev. Padmore get’s a two thumbs up!  Not only funny, but professional, and just great at what he does!

Correy Fobes…. what can I say?  Music was perfect — just perfect.  His team played live during the ceremony and cocktail hour, and then DJ’d the reception.  

Here comes the bride!

I always love the look on the groom’s face.  

Proud papa with his daughter!  Carissa’s dad was awesome!  I love meeting the parentals, after knowing the couple during the wedding planning journey.

I had a sneak peak of their vows.  And yes… it was a tear jerker.

Husband and Wife!

Awww…. the beach.

This is a real sunset.

While all these wonderful sunset shots were taking place, we were over in the reception area getting everything…
just perfect.

The *message in a bottle* escort cards:

The details –

{all of the table names were places Carissa & James have traveled to}

 Environmental Arts are amazing florists in Turks & Caicos.  We met with them 2 days before, and had a mini design charrette with them, us and Carissa & James — they listened carefully, and came up with this creative centerpiece design.  It was perfect:

Custom menus

Cocktail Hour

Signature cocktail, is a blend of the couple’s names:

Over to the reception area…
 

First Dance

The cake.

The surprise “grooms cake” !  Carissa had this cake designed especially for James, so imagine his surprise when it came out right after they cut their cake:

Dancing!

Then viola!  Timed to perfection to Katy Perry’s “Firework” — the lights in the sky, surprised Carissa.
It. Was. Perfect.

And to top the night off… cigars.  Fresh.

Main Wedding ingredients:
Photography & Video:  Brilliant by Tropical Imaging
Music: Correy Forbes
On site coorindator: Shameka Simmons
Florist: Environmental Arts
Wedding Planning, design & stationery: Erganic Design
Location: Beautiful Turks & Caicos

Erganic Design’s November 2011 wedding feature *click here*

You must check out this out!  And while you are there peruse the rest of WELLWED.  You’ll be happy you did!

ps
Lots of wonderful preview pics and video from Turks to share soon:)

We’ll be checking in while in Turks.  And giving all the good details along the way!

Here is the wedding site, during the day.

Stay tuned:)

Thank you for sharing these Steven & Tak!

The engagement photo book (by Stak ofcourse!)

This is a peak in to the ED day of books.  We create them for every single wedding.  I love that Stak captured these!

The dress

The Bride

The bouquet

Off to get married!

{Vanessa our dedicated bridal attendant, made certainVictoria was cared for!}
See how relaxed the bride and her mom are??

Jonathan rode the subway on the way to the ceremony.  Really cool idea.  Really cool groom.  And ofcourse, really cool photographers captured this — with much style.

{did we mention how ridiculously good looking this couple is?}

more bouquets…

The bride and her girls…

Ceremony highlights.  This is true, sincere, raw emotion.  Love.

Did I already mention what a good looking couple this is?  Well they’re also super nice, AND funny.
     

Seriously — there were just too many great shots to pick from.

The area near Smack Mellon is an ideal backdrop.

Time for cocktail hour.
Up next, a barber shop quartet: Round Midnight Quartet.  Perfectly dressed to fit the wedding color palette.

Decor for November…
 

Smack Mellon, is an exhibit space.  So the walls are a white blank canvas.  We thought it was the perfect opportunity to use decals.  The groom chose this song, to express a very lovely sentiment.  Do you know the song?

…any guesses?

And the name of the song is…

There were escort cards, AND place cards that doubled as menus.

The food was YUM.  Sage events is amazing.
Seriously — Leslie {the owner} puts an immense care in to the menu creation.  They’re one of our favorite caterers!

Oh the lanterns!  We had 16″, 24″ and 36″ chinese lanterns to incorporate.  We created a “wall”.
It should be noted, these ceilings are like 25′.    

Fantastic shots!

During her turn on the mic, the bride spoke words of appreciation to all of the vendors.
It was extremely thoughtful, and definitely made us all proud:)

Then the dancing started!

DJ Duane with 74 Events, is spectacular!  The entire team at 74 Events rocks the house every time!

This exterior corner shot is so serene.  Well done Stak team!

Lounge furniture provided a reprieve for guests (from all the dancing!).  Studio 4Event productions has unique pieces.  With this space being industrial, yet rich with texture, we needed specific pieces to complement the overall event design.  Cognac suede and leather pieces did the trick!

Nine cakes, yum!

Big bite!

The bride made all of these wedding favors!

We are not yet done.
Up next, Wafles & Dinges, waffle truck!!!
{this is when the shenanigans began}I had one with bacon.  Oh man!  No words.
   

Moments…

Then it was time to go!

BUT… before it all ended, we DID have a silly moment with our lovely couple at the photo booth:
{I love my team. I love our clients.}

Vendor recap:

Photographer: STAK
Photobooth: STAK
Videographer: 15 Minutes of Frame
DJ: 74 Events
Quartet: Round Midnight QuartetChurch: St. Charles Borromeo Church
Cocktail hr/Reception Venue: Smack Mellon
Transportation: Decamp
Hair & Make up: SachikoWaffle Truck: Wafles & Dinges
Caterer: Sage Events
Cake: Nine Cakes
Lighting & Lounge furniture {and a major help getting those lanterns up!}: Studio 4 Event Production
Flowers, decor, coordination: Erganic Design

The end.

And now hubby and I get to indulge:

Hubby loves peanut butter and jelly & red velvet….so…

These were just plain ridiculousness (chocolate covered mini-cupcakes)…

And there was a little Shiraz involved.

It was an AWESOME Valentine’s day.

I love you Mr. Auguste Jr!

Below are highlight photos, followed by a link to video footage from NY1 news:

 NY 1 — video feature

We have some gorgeous teaser photos to share with you, from the stellar team of STAK Photography.  They pulled out all the stops; from the fantastic photo shoot with the bride to capturing the groom’s expression as Victoria walked down the aisle, and a bit of everything in between.  These two were GREAT!

The awesome videography team that is 15 minutes of Frame, led by the super cool Kapio Schwab was on hand as well. Here is a sneak peek of the wedding day thru his lens—

victoria + jonathan (highlights) from 15 Minutes of Frame on Vimeo.

Now for the visual splendor that is STAK Photography:

Perfection

Beautiful Emotion

Action shot.

Model anyone?

Mother & Son-In-Law embrace…aww

Amazing decor + a super fun cake topper!

Living for this photo!

Love.

P.S—the photography team of STAK brought along their photo booth for the festivities. Did the ladies of ED participate??

Stay Tuned!

November 10th, 2011 was a gorgeous day for a Long Island wedding. There was perfect fall weather at The Fox Hollow, awesome friends/family and some of the cutest kids around.  All who came in celebration of a couple’s beautiful love.  We don’t think that you’ll find a sweeter couple than Jamila and Damion; they’re so appreciative, warm, true, compassionate people!  And if you don’t take our word for it, let us tell you that every single vendor thought so too!

It’s true!  These two had the guests and us ladies of Erganic Design tearing up throughout the day (Jamila in her dress, JaSean in his tux…) Then especially when the heartfelt vows were being recited…. oh bring on the tissues! (if you haven’t checked out the sneak peek video, you should!) But ultimately it was all worth it — And special THANKS to Rev Will for a beautiful ceremony!

If the ceremony had us crying, then the reception had us smiling.  From the bridal party’s entrance and opening dance to get the guests on their feet, to JaSean’s superior dance skills (did we mention he’s 5?), to the wonderful words spoken by close friends.  The jam packed dance floor was thanks to Gary at 74 Events. You couldn’t help but have a great time!

P.S—to the bartender who made the chocolate martini’s: well done!!

And now for the wonderful imagery, provided by photographer Aaron Almendral:

First up, the Pnina Tornai dress… that had everyone drooling…

Hard at work!

The is a beautiful bride… flawless…

Gorgeous Decor!

Loving this moment!

Married! Bring on the smiles!

Stunning Couple!

Dramatic Ambiance…

Happiest couple ever!

Vendor Ingredients:

Venue: The Fox Hollow
Photographer: Aaron Almendral
Videographer: GT Modern Creations
Make up: Patricia Ambroise
Dress: Pnina Tornai
DJ: 74 Events
Officiant: Rev Will
Styling, Flowers & Decor: Erganic Design
Wedding Planning & Coordination: Erganic Design

Just about every wedding has something that stands out to me, on a personal level.  For Rachel & Perry, it wasn’t just the almost 2 year planning journey I took with them, which was an absolute pleasure every step of the way.  It wasn’t just the uber organized bride that was Rachel — who was calm and level headed during all major decision making milestones.  And it wasn’t the surprise Rachel singlehandedly orchestrated {bottle dancers!}, which by the way was H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!!

All of those things were wonderful.  But what really struck me, was the fact that Perry’s BEST MAN…. was his DAD.

When Rachel told me this, Immediately my heart melted.  I thought about how amazing it is, to have a father and son be so close, that the son chooses his father to be his BEST MAN…

You see …my husband and I have 2 sons.  And I LOVE watching him with his “man cubs.”  It warms my heart, and gives me joy like nothing else in this world.  Perry and his dad were the first of our clients, where I could see that type of father-son love — freely expressed, and totally pure.

Every one (and I mean every one) of their guests enjoyed themselves.  The dance floor was jam packed.  People were thrilled to be there, and excited for Rachel & Perry.  Enjoy these teaser pics…

The dynamic father son duo!

Table of legacy — all of the married couples from both of their families…

And the video highlight:

Rachel and Perry from BSW on Vimeo.

Vendor Ingredients:

Hotel (getting ready location): Fox Hollow Inn

Venue:  The Woodlands

Decor & Florist: Flowers By Brian

Photographer: Alex Z

Photobooth: Aaron Almendral

Videographer: Bryan Sarkinen

Hair/Make up: ID Salon

Lighting: K Touch Entertainment

String Quartet: Venus Ensembles

Officiant:  Rabbi Howard Nacht

Band: Rhythm Revue Hank Lane

Wedding Planners: Erganic Design

Late night snack — from Mexicue food truck.  YUM!