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Mrs. Grasshopper, New York Age and Occupation in 06: 28, Interactive Communications Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Product Manager Engagement Date: October 8, 2005 Wedding Date: September, 2006 Venue: The Foundry About Me: I like puppies, technology, baked goods and naps. Our engagement went down in Paris on the Alexander III bridge where my fiance nearly dropped the ring into the Seine.
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Our ceremony was held in the courtyard of the Foundry, which is really quite lovely as it is covered in ivy and beautiful green things. The ceremony was short-about 20 minutes and was performed by a humanist minister.

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The Quartet of Michael Lee

Michael Lee was one of the kindest and laid back vendors we had. His quartet was talented, polite and a joy to have at the wedding. They played a very nice selection of classical music for the ceremony and cocktail hour and received quite a few compliments from the guests. I cannot recommend him enough. Email me if you would like his email address. The Quartet of Michael Lee: A

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Guests arriving

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Ushers, ushering. Or maybe just standing?

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One last hug from my Mom before the ceremony.

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Groomsmen, Jeff and Dennis.

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Hey, it’s the groom!

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Patiently waiting

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Melissa makes her entrance.

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Finally, a picture of Meghan smiling! Every other picture we have of her she is squinting because of the sun, or talking.

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Julie, all the way from Ohio.

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Marisa is a natural. She has probably made this walk now fewer than 15 times for other weddings.

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Caitlin, my niece.

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Patric, my nephew, hates being a ring bearer. Doesn’t he look like a mini Ryan Atwood from the O.C.?

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My sister and her youngest son, Ryan. Ryan is usually the happiest kid ever, but two minutes before the ceremony he found the cupcake table and went nuts over it. When we told him he could have a cupcake AFTER the ceremony, he protested and his Mom had to carry him down the aisle.

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Waiting for our music

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Heading down the aisle.

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The ceremony begins

Minister Mary Beaty

We found Mary, where else, but on the internet! At first I was not interested in having a female officiant because I didn’t want the ceremony to seem new-agey (I know that’s terrible). However, when Mr. Grasshopper showed me Mary’s site, I agreed to meet with her. She met with us one night at a neighborhood cafƒ� and we both agreed she was great. Not only did she fulfill the qualities we wanted in an officiant (kind, curious, articulate and thoughtful), but she turned out to be a foodie-techy nerd, which was a perfect match for us.

Mary was very organized (she is a librarian by day). She gave us a large packet of sample weddings and readings she had performed, as well as an outline of what a ceremony could entail. Her organization made it so easy for us to sit down and decide what details and readings we wanted to include in our ceremony.

I would recommend Mary to anyone looking for an officiant who will allow you to create your own ceremony. Officiant, Mary Beaty: A

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My Uncle Craig reading a piece from The Velveteen Rabbit

“What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. “Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?”

“Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.”

“Does it hurt?” asked the Rabbit.

“Sometimes,” said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. “When you are Real you don’t mind being hurt.”

“Does it happen all at once, like being wound up,” he asked, “or bit by bit?”

“It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are Real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”"

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The view from groom’s side

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So many hands

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I look weepy, but I swear I wasn’t!

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Settle down, kids!

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Mr. and Mrs. Grasshopper!

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17 Responses to “Going To The Chapel (Or The Steel Foundry As The Case May Be)”

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Mrs. Bee (message)  3,261 posts, Sugar bee

love the chocolate brown linens and orchid centerpieces! and that picture of your nephew patric is awesome!!! what an expression. :)

congrats on a most beautiful wedding. your pics are stunning!

 
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janie

Congratulations! The pictures are adorable. The chocolate linens are gorgeous! You guys look sOOOoo happy. *tear*

 
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ocicats

you look lovely mrs. grasshopper! i love your color scheme, and the aisle runners are so cool looking.

 
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Miss Bluebell

Everything looks beautiful!!!!!!! :-D

(hehe especially those aisle runners ;-) )

And I’ve gotta say - that’s one of my favorite bouquets ever!!

 
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Lindsay

wow!! your wedding looks amazing. i absolutely LOVE the velveteen rabbit. it’s a very touching passage you chose.

 
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L

I agree with everyone else!! I love the aisle runners (makes it look so low-key and elegant at the same time), your flowers and color scheme stand out so well (those bouts look awesome!), and your dress is beautiful. Those pictures captured a really cute personality about your wedding (maybe because everyone is smiling in every picture!) Seems like it was a really fun wedding. =) Congrats!

 
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MCRBride

Did you do the aisle runner yourself?
I’m getting married at the Foundry next Fall.
So I love seeing your wedding pics–gives me ideas :)
Everything looked beautiful!

 
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Miss Ant

Beautiful pictures! =o) That’s great that you didn’t get weepy.. I have a feeling that I’m just going to be a wreck

 
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miss violet

Mary sounds like a great officiant.. I’ll have to remember that. I love how the aisle runners turned out.. lovely wedding!

 
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C

congratulations! you look beautiful. great pictures. thanks for sharing!!!

 
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Mrs. Grasshopper

I picked up bamboo rugs at Pearl River Mart to use as the aisle runner. I was excited to have them to use around our apartment, but sadly they were not collected at the end of the night and no one knows where they went!

 
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Hel Hel

hi I’d like M Lee’s email. since my venue is small I’m looking for just a single, perhaps duet performers. But I’ll find out once I contact him. Thank you!

 
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grace

Congratulations! You look beautiful-very classy and Audrey Hepburn. I love the details on the back of your dress with the buttons. Very nice.

 
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glass

Mrs. Grasshopper…can you give me the info on Michael Lee? I need ceremony musicians. Thank you!

 
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aimmeey

Hello Mrs. Grasshopper.
The wedding looks beautiful. I am actually getting marry at the foundry also in a few months and we are looking for musicians as well. Can you provide me with his email address please.
Thank you and congrats again!

 
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starrynightny

Hi Ms. Grasshopper! Your wedding really did look lovely–we’re also planning a fall wedding. Would you be willing to share your musician’s (Michael Lee) email address with me? Also, we are planning a Kauai/Maui trip as well…do you have any advice as to a good breakdown as to how many days you think would be good to spend in Kauai?

Many thanks! :)

 
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Sheryl

I came across your entry on weddingbee while looking for weddings at the foundry in New York. I have always loved the foundry as a wedding venue and have started to plan my own wedding with hopes of being able to fit this venue into my budget. Your wedding looked absolutely beautiful and memorable and made my desire to have my wedding at the foundry that much stronger. I was wondering if you would be so kind to email me some information about your wedding and maybe answer a few questions I have about the venue and vendors you used. My email is SherylSedlak@gmail.com, and I would really appreciate your time and guidance.
thank you and congratulations! =)

 


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