Our wedding cake was a lemon- raspberry cake from our favorite bakery- Tripoli's in Lawrence, MA. Despite growing up 500 miles away from each other, thanks to Ethan's dad, Ethan still grew up enjoying the perfection that is Tripoli's. Our cake toppers were hand carved loons we found on etsy, an hommage to our favorite place- Squam Lake.

We used the cake knife from Ethan's parent's wedding and the server from my parent's wedding.

For the Ethan’s entrance, our harpist, Dr. Lizary Rodriguez, played ‘Amsterdam’ by Gregory Alan Isakov, one of our favorite artists. For myself, I walked down to ‘Turning Page’ by Sleeping At Last.

My bridal bouquet was a collaboration between myself and our florist, Bert Ford. I showed him my vision and he brought it to life. I wanted a handle built into my bouquet so I could easily carry it around throughout the day, and he delivered with a braided metal loop that was hidden by the large blooms. It was exactly what I envisioned!

Example of the handle in action

Hannah created nearly a dozen hand sewn handkerchiefs out of remnant wedding dress fabric. The fabric was remnant of her mother and grandmother's wedding dress. They were handed out to all the women in her family at the wedding ceremony.

Hannah dyed her once bright white shoes to this shade of chartreuse a week before the wedding. she hand painted the dye on to get the perfect shade.

All of the glass used at the ceremony was recycled over the 18 months of wedding planning. Hannah's family all came together one night to spend hours cutting, sanding and cleaning bottles to be repurposed into the beautiful glassware you saw on the tables that night. We owe Kathy, Keith, Sarah and Brandon a HUGE "Thank You" For all your help!

We had designed "fun fact" cocktail napkins, there were a total of 5 facts. Did you collect them all?

One of the first DIY's for the wedding were these custom matchbooks we designed and assembled the same week we booked our venue in 2023!

Hannah, Ethan and Kathy spent a whole evening assembling the menu place settings. All the name cards were hand written by Hannah.

Supplemental allergy cards were added to some guests menus. We wanted them to be handy and pocket sized so they could be carried to the buffet as a cheat sheet!

Hannah designed their welcome sign based off of a vintage movie poster she found online. She spent weeks photoshopping, color matching and editing the poster until it was perfect! She included all of her tattoos as well as both her and Ethan's nose rings!

All of the florals on the tables were put together the Thursday before the wedding. We had ordered flowers online but half of them did not arrive on time. Hannah took off to Trader Joes and purchased dozens of flowers to use and with the help of her best friend, Julia, they were able to put everything together!

Was seating at your table a little odd? You're not alone! We found out late into the night that our caterers sat people in alphabetical order instead of the order we had provided. If you weren't sat with your partner, we appreciate you figuring it out and seating yourself in a way that was more comfortable. If you embraced the strange seating choice, we thank you for being a good sport!

One of the most exciting details of the day came from Ethan. He had worked to have my Papa’s film camera restored so we could utilize it on our wedding day. My grandfather had purchased it when he was in Korea during the war in the 1950's. With the help of my best friend, Julia, Ethan found someone in Providence to secretly fix it. He gifted it to me the morning of the wedding. Our photographer used it throughout the day and for a 70+ year old camera, the photos that were able to be developed, came out beautifully!

Papa's camera

Taken on Papa's camera

Taken on Papa's Camera

That’s all folks!