Category Archives: New York

Wedding: Ria & Robyn

Apr

2013

Angela and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary last week and the majority of our evening consisted of us repeating how quickly time had gone by but also how different our life (singular – our life together) is now than it was two years ago. And then I crashed into bed at about 8:45.

And this past weekend I went to Austin for the second bachelorette party in Austin that I have had the pleasure to attend in less than a month (Austin is the IT place to bachelorette it up apparently).

So things have been busy but I am so excited to get Ria and Robyn’s amazingly gorgeous and inspirational wedding posted.

And the photos. My god the photos.

From Ria: Here’s another New York City Housing Works Bookstore Cafe lesbian wedding to add to your collection! I must have looked at Amalia & Melissa and Julie & Rebecca’s photos a thousand times! When we were planning our wedding, I loved looking at blogs but felt frustrated that I rarely saw people like us featured. This website was a welcome exception! I am so excited to share our images in this space.

Photos by Olya Vysotskaya.

Event Credits

Location: New York, NYPhotography: Olya Vysotskaya PhotographyVenue: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe

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Wedding: Cindy and Allison

Mar

2013

From Leanne Rose: I met Cindy and Allison during College and from the first time I saw them together roaming the hallways, I knew they had an everlasting bond. Their wedding was on a beautiful late Sunday afternoon in a big white tent with a garden in the background. The best way to describe their wedding was written on the ceremony program. ” It means a great deal to us to have each of you here today. Thank you for witnessing our expression of love for each other through the vows that begin our new life together. We feel that our love stems from our capacity to love deeply, enjoy simply, and to think freely. Our special wish is that you will continue to be part of our lives. Without friends, family, and community we have very little.”

From Allison: We met at work, from that first day we became great friends and had an instant connection. That was eight years ago, we have lived inseparable for 5 years now. During our first year of living with each other Cindy asked my mother for my hand, but not for marriage, but for her blessing. We truly are blessed to have each other and family who are just as happy. She is my best friend, my soul mate, and partner that I get to spend my life with.

Photographs by Leanne Rose Photography.

Event Credits

Cakes and Dessert: Wendy MartinCatering: Dan BareissFlorist: Donated by Community GardenLocation: Dryden, NYMusic: Ron LeeOfficiant: Town Supervisor Mary Ann SumnerPhotography: Leanne Rose PhotographyStationery: Designed by brideVenue: Ellis-Martin Garden

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Wedding: Corrine and Stephanie

Mar

2013

Wordless {lesbian- obey} wedding: Corrine & Stephanie. Photographs by Erica Camille.

Event Credits

Location: Midtown Loft and Terrace

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Wedding: Jordan & Meredith

Jan

2013

This post is extra special to me because Roberta’s Pizza is a favorite of ours. When Angela and I moved in together we lived in Bushwick and frequented Roberta’s. It was right down the street, it is delicious and it has the best fried chicken in the world. Bushwick wound up being a little too cool for me (read: I wasn’t cool enough for it) but hipster neighborhoods often mean great dining and atmosphere and Roberta’s delivers on those accounts. What a fantastic place to have a wedding reception.

From Jordan and Meredith: After five years together, we decided it was time to tie the knot. We knew we wanted something low key, with only a few requirements: New York as the setting, a great dance party, and pizza as the main course.

We got married on a Friday at the Manhattan City Clerk’s Office, with only our two best friends as witnesses and our immediate family in attendance. The next day we threw a dinner and dance party for family and friends at Roberta’s in Brooklyn– famous for their incredible pizza!

We kept decorations simple. Flowers were from the local bodega. Escorts cards and table numbers were all handmade from leftover invitations. We lucked out with an unseasonably warm November night, and guests enjoyed cocktails outdoors by the fire pits, before dinner was served inside a heated tent adorned with tons of candles and twinkly lights.

Because we didn’t have a public ceremony, we wanted to include some more formal, scheduled elements as part of the dinner. Jordan’s mom & dad provided a wonderful welcome and blessing at the start of dinner, and a handful of friends closed it out with some thoughtful and hilarious toasts.

The rest of the night was all about dancing. Our DJ was amazing, and kept everyone on the dance floor. It was exactly the dance party we dreamed of.

We only gave ourselves three months to pull everything together, and were thrilled with how it turned out. We kept the traditions we wanted, and made our own unique versions of other elements. We ended up with a celebration that reflected our selves and relationship perfectly.

Roberta’s also happens to be the home of this. Photographs by Samantha Gore.

Event Credits

Cakes and Dessert: Sugar Sweet SunshineCatering: Roberta'sLocation: Manhattan City Clerk's Office / Roberta'sMusic: DJ ShakeyOther: Catbird (rings)Photography: Samantha GoreStationery: Stephen JohnsonVenue: Roberta's

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Wedding: Lauren & Crista

Jan

2013

Last June we featured Lauren and Crista’s engagement photos taken at their future wedding venue, the Wadsworth Homestead in Geneseo, NY. Their wedding with over 300 guests (over 300 guests!!) turned out perfect.

Go to photographer John Larkin’s blog to see the remainder (and some of the best) of these photos.

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Wedding: Rita & Michele

Dec

2012

From Jeff Foley: The love between Rita and Michele was easy to see and feel during their wedding (at the Franklin Terrace Ballroom in Troy, NY). And the love that friends and family had for the couple (who had been together 17 years) was also obvious. At one point, during the ceremony, I turned to my assistant and whispered, “This is what love feels like.” The two women were focused 100% on each other. It was beautiful to be a part of.

17 years!

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Wedding: Leital & Veronica

Nov

2012

You know that perfect wedding legend of gathering family and friends in an idyllic location of rustic buildings and fields of wildflowers. Of endless revelry that begins early in the afternoon with a meaningful ceremony and ends late at night with a bonfire and sparklers. Where everyone sticks around and no one leaves after cake.

Well, Leital and Veronica’s Blooming Hill Farm wedding is just that. Lesbian wedding perfection.

Photos by the always amazing Clean Plate Pictures.