Blue Hill at Stone Barns Wedding: Anaïs and Brian
Anaïs and Brian were married at Blue Hill at Stone Barns in September. It had been calling for some rain that day, so we moved the ceremony for 118 guests from the open courtyard to the covered café awning. This is such an intimate space and equally as beautiful backdrop for the happy couple to saw their vows to each other. Anaïs wore a gorgeous A-line gown from Mira Zwillinger. She also had a custom matching detachable top piece that gave the dress a short sleeve look for the ceremony. This was removed after the ceremony, for a strapless look for the reception. Liam Carey changed her hair style from a soft elegant updo to hair down for the reception. Her Poppies and Posies bouquet was comprised of creamy white local dahlia, paired with hydrangea, garden roses, hydrangea, delicate eucalyptus and a touch of small blue thistle.
Carats and Cake: Top Planner
Carats and cake named us one of the top wedding planners! Thank you for this honour and for featuring so many of our weddings over the years.
BRIDES Best Wedding Planners in America
Thank you to the BRIDES team for including me in the list of best wedding planners in America! It is such an honour to be part of this rockstar list. “Damn, this job is not easy” is spot on. It has been tough beyond words. This past year I had to deal with things that I would never have imagined in my wildest dreams. Yet as wedding planners we forge onward and figure out the best possible solutions when faced with the numerous setbacks of planning through a pandemic. Why? We really love what we do. We persevere so we can keep riding that high of producing these once in a lifetime events for our couples and their families.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns Wedding: Carmen and Matt
In what has been an incredibly wet year for weddings, we finally had a day when I didn’t have to keep checking my three weather apps throughout the day. It was a gorgeous September day at Blue Hill at Stone Barns for Carmen and Matt. We had to reschedule their wedding twice due to COVID-19, and everyone was so happy when the big day finally came. Both sets of parents spent many weeks in quarantine on their journey from China. Carmen and Matt were both such a pleasure to work with. They dealt with the pandemic challenges with compassion and grace. I think this bodes well for a long and happy marriage!
Backyard Spring Wedding in New York
This lovely couple was supposed to have a big spring wedding at the Plaza Hotel. Due to COVID-19, they decided to have a much smaller outdoor wedding in their family backyard, and reschedule the bigger reception to 2022. I love that they decided to still get married on their original date and in a place that was so meaningful.
Carats and Cake: Alison and Aaron
Alison and Aaron’s wedding is featured on Carats and Cake! You can read more about their outdoor fall wedding on this blog post.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns Wedding: Laura and Keith
Like many other couples Laura and Keith had to reschedule and downsize their wedding due to COVID-19. We finally came together in June and had a safe and joyful celebration of their marriage at Blue Hill at Stone Barns! Every guest and vendor had to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend. Before the ceremony, Laura and Keith arrived early to take pictures around the beautiful grounds. They were so natural with each other that their photographer Kim from Brian Dorsey Studios said she hardly had to give them any direction! Clearly two people who were meant for each other.
BRIDES: AAPI Wedding Pros on Love, Tradition, Culture, and Heritage
I am so proud to be part of this feature on BRIDES to highlight AAPI wedding professionals and how we honour our culture that that of our couple’s at their weddings. It is such a treat to see many of my friends on this list too. Thank you Charlene and BRIDES!
BRIDES: What to Know About Party Planning This Year and Beyond
With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and states opening up, we are seeing weddings come back strong. Read more about planning during a wedding boom on BRIDES. Thanks to Jenn for including me in this story!
Backyard Micro Wedding: Sarah and Nico
Sarah and Nico had planned for a big wedding the summer of 2020. Unfortunately COVID had other ideas, so we ended up moving their larger celebration to a later safer date. They still wanted to get married on their original date, so they decided to have the sweetest of micro weddings with only immediate family in her parents’ backyard. For safety both the ceremony and the dinner took place outdoors and they had 12 people in attendance. Poppies and Posies created a bright and joyous bouquet for Sarah with coral and peach garden roses, pink and orange dahlia, peach zinnia and blue nigella.
Carats and Cake: Linden and Jacob
Linden and Jacob’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns wedding is on Carats and Cake. Read more about their spring wedding here. Photography by Heather Waraksa.
Newsweek: I'm a Wedding Planner
It has been 10 years since I started my wedding planning business and it was such a pleasure chatting with Newsweek about what it is like behind the scenes. 70 weddings later and I still learn a thing or two with each and every wedding. I am endlessly grateful to my clients, industry partners, family and friends who have supported me. Thank you to Jenny Haward for this write up!
Valley Rock Inn Wedding: Maureen and Kevin
Maureen and Kevin found a new location at Valley Rock Inn with beautiful grounds for taking photos after the church ceremony. We had to find a new photographer, videographer, hair stylist, makeup artist and wedding cake designer for the new date with 3 weeks to plan. I am so grateful to all these vendors who came on board at the last minute and existing vendors who were flexible with the changes involved, and helped to make Maureen and Kevin’s celebration such a beautiful and fun event!
Wedding Wire: What to Know If You're Having a Summer 2021 Wedding
There is a lot for couples to navigate as they plan their weddings this year through the pandemic. Jenn Sinrich put together some great tips for this summer’s weddings. Thank you for including me!
BRIDES: At Home Weddings: How to Make Your House Party Feel Special
Read my thoughts on BRIDES about how to make your at home wedding feel special.
BRIDES: New York State Just Allowed 150 Guests at Weddings—Will These Events Be Safe?
Governor Cuomo just announced that weddings for up to 50% of the venue capacity up to a maximum of 150 guests will be allowed from March 15 with mandatory testing for all guests. I caught up with Stephanie Cain from BRIDES about this announcement. Read below for some thoughts from local wedding professionals.
Micro Wedding in Connecticut
Alison and Aaron had to adjust their wedding plans due to COVID-19. Their original wedding date was October 3, 2020 and they were committed to getting married that day. Instead of the larger wedding we had original planned which simply was not possible due to state mandates on events, we moved to planning a micro wedding for 37 guests in her family backyard in Connecticut. I started working on this new plan with 8 weeks to go until the big day. There was a lot to do with hiring of new vendors and adjusting our needs with our current vendors.
Her parents have a beautiful home in Connecticut with gorgeous lawns at the front and back of the house. It made for such beautiful wedding pictures! After reviewing the many lovely options on where to place the events with the Greenwich Tent Company, we settled on keeping the festivities close to the back of the house.
Westchester Hudson Valley Weddings Magazine 2021
Many couples had to pivot their wedding plans in 2020, but these micro weddings still worked out so nicely. When the same love and care is put into planning a celebration, you know it will be good. Maureen and Kevin downsized their wedding to 40 and moved venue locations to Valley Rock Inn (Sloatsburg, New York). I helped them to plan it in a mere 3 weeks. Sarah and Nico changed their summer wedding to a celebration with just 12 family members. They had a gorgeous outdoor ceremony and dinner at Sarah’s family home. Love can’t be cancelled!
Carats and Cake: Anna and David
Anna and David’s Blue Hill at Stone Barns wedding is up on Carats and Cake. See more of their wedding on our blog post here.
BRIDES: Best Wedding Planners in America
What a way to end the year! Ang Weddings and Events was named one of the best wedding planners in America by BRIDES. I am over the moon about this honour. Thank you to Anna Price Olson and the BRIDES team for including us. I loved the introduction they wrote for this piece. Planners have been working so hard this year to support their clients and vendors through the challenges of planning a celebration during COVID-19. I have been so lucky to find myself in an industry where we all worked hard to support each other through uncertain times. I am deeply grateful for the community and acknowledgement. Onwards and upwards!