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Miss Lily, New York/Tucson Age and Occupation in 06: 30, Public Health Researcher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 30, Art/Web Stuff Engagement Date: February 11, 2006 Wedding Date: April, 2007 Venue: Tuscon, Arizona About Me: Here are some things I love?�‚�? painting, drawing, knitting and all other crafty things (including glueing popsicle sticks together); burritos (must be from Arizona); indie/70s rock; whiskey; dogs (if only my tiny apt could support one!); bad TV; and reading. I'm also crazy indecisive so fingers crossed wedding planning doesn't kill me.
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The Lilys, Part 5: Ceremony

August 14th, 2007 @ 4:40 pm by Mrs. Lily

Part 1: Getting Ready
Part 2: Portraits
Part 3: Ketubah Signing
Part 4: The Wedding Party

Are you sick of us yet??? Hope not, because here are a million ceremony shots.

All of these exquisite photos are courtesy of Sergio Photographer — he holds the copyright on these so pretty please do not distribute them.

Our gorgeous programs were designed by Mr. Lily (sorry, I blacked out our names because I’m a freak like that):

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We had a jazz trio play while guests were waiting and when we walked down the aisle. This was very special for us because the saxophonist is a very very close family friend. You can see our lanterns well in one of these:

jazz band

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The huppah, our 100 candles, curly willow, and flower balls:

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candles at night

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Waiting to go down the aisle with Dad, I clown around and show off my tongue ring:

me tongue

Let the wedding begin! Bridesmaids and groomsmen:

bridesmaids

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Ring-bearers:

ring bearers

Flowergirls:

flower girls

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Here comes Mr. Lily:

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My turn:

Dad and I

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Blowing Mom a kiss:

kiss to my Mom

Mr. Lily and I under the huppah together:

us in huppah

dress

the scene

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Lovely ladies:

bridesmaids-group

The rabbi waits for the sun to set so we can actually sign the ketubah:

rabbi night

Sun down. Let the signing begin!:

signing ketubah

sun has set

It’s signed! See…???:

showing ketubah

I’m actually not sure what wrapping us in a talis (prayer blanket) means — it was unexpected, but cute:

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blanket

Now we share more wine:

more wine

It’s getting really dark. The end is near:

night

Time to stomp on the glass:

shattering glass

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Yes, we can kiss! We’re married:

married

Back down the aisle we go:

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See ya — we’re off to get a cocktail by ourselves! No tripping on the luminarias!:

time for cocktails

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30 Responses to “The Lilys, Part 5: Ceremony”

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Erika

Gorgeous! Questions Mrs. Lily - are the groomsmen wearing their own suits or tuxes? love the ties!

 
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  425 posts, Helper bee

Absolutely stunning!

 
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Kitty

Very beautiful! I have to ask-where did you get the candle vases that lined the aisle? I am doing the same thing but yours look much nicer than what I have planned. Do tell!

 
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Chris from Detroit,

Sergio is a great guy. He was my mentor for the Las Vegas Photography Convention. He is highly underated deserves more attention!

 
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Lydia

Mrs. Lily, did you set up the candles & curly willow by yourself, or did the florist do it? I’m wondering where I could purchase similar curly willow.

 
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Miss Emerald (message)  901 posts, Busy bee

OMG, I love how the sun set during your ceremony!! That is AMAZING, I wish I had thought about that and planned it that way… but then the ceremony might have had to be too late. Oh well.

 
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Brooke

Ooh I love the stationery motif — can I ask where you got the inspiration for the dandelion? Does it have special meaning to you two, or did you just choose it as a nice visual?

 
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lauren

you had a beautiful wedding mrs. lily. and - i love your dress. it’s so classic, feminine, and unique. awesome that it’s also a hand me down. :)

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

Ummm… where to begin? Thanks for all the great comments!

Well, the suits are from After Hours, except for Mr. Lily, bought we bought the ties as gifts.

The candles are from a Mexican grocer in Tucson — they are called novenas candles and they burn really slowly. I burned them for several days first so that they would be low enough that the wind wouldn’t get them.

I didn’t set up anything myself… I worried it would be too much for me so the florist did it. I don’t know where she got the curly willow… sorry!

As for the dandelion, that was all Mr. Lily. It kind of meshed with our invitations and welcome basket cards, which all had a sort of old-school flower theme. Everything printed was Mr. Lily’s doing. He has a really good eye (I’m not biased).

Hope that helps!!!!!

 
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Miss Strawberry

love the prorgams and the candles lining the aisle! :)

 
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jlb07

Miss Lily -
Your photos are so beautiful! What a gorgeous wedding you had!!

If you wouldn’t mind, I have one question. I love that you had a jazz trio play your ceremony music. I’ve been considering doing something like this (and need to make a decision very fast!!) but am having trouble envisioning what music exactly they would play for the processional/recessional. Mind sharing your choices (or at least inspirations?)

Thank you! And again, your wedding is SO beayooootiful!

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

jlb07: You’re never going to believe this, but I can’t remember what the songs were. I need to ask our friend who played. We had decided on songs and then my parents said they hated them. So our friend came over two days before the wedding and played a bunch of stuff for us and we picked. My head was so full of last minute decisions that I no longer have a clue what the songs are. I’ll try to find out for you. A tip though — the band told us they could play anything, but the key was to make sure it was slow enough… jazz musicians are good at changing the tempo.

:-)

 
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mrikagurl

Ms. Lily I’m confused. I thought you signed the ketubah in the other ceremony? Or was that just your witnesses?

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

mrikaguir: We would have signed the ketubah in the earlier ceremony, but we were married on a Saturday and that is the Jewish sabbath. Technically we couldn’t be married until the sabbath ended at sundown. So we did most of the ketubah ceremony in private, but actually signed the documents while everyone was present. Sorry to confuse you!

 
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tofu

wow, what a pretty ceremony site!!! what type of branches are those? i want some. btw, love that you blew your mom a kiss. so sweet!

 
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aoedorothee

i love the candles!!!

 
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kp

i love the curly willows!!! may i ask how much they were from your florist?

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

Sorry KP, I’m not sure exactly how much they were since I just threw out the bill. I want to say a few hundred dollars, but don’t quote me because I really don’t remember. I think the cost was rolled into the decorating the aisle fee…

 
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Ashley

I really have to say–your wedding is one of my favs of all time. :) A) I Love the color (it’s what I am using in my own wedding) B) I love your sense of style. :) Absolutely FABULOUS!

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

Wow, Ashley, that is soooooooooo nice — thank you!!!!

 
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Annie

Gorgeous wedding, gorgeous style, gorgeous bride!!

 
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Colleen

Beautiful pictures!! I love the bridesmaid dresses! Do you mind sharing the designer and color?
Thanks!

 
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JenniferB

Mrs. Lilly- Is you jazz trio from Tucson or NY? I am looking for a jazz trio in Tucson! Do you have contact information? Thanks for sharing all your pictures!

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

Colleen: The bridesmaids dresses are by Jim Hjelm and the color is Tahitian.

JenniferB: The trio was from Tucson, but… they don’t really do weddings. They are called the Blue Moon quartet and play a lot at Cushing St. They really played because the saxophonist is a really really close family friend and I begged him. You can ask them if you want, but someone at our wedding asked and they said no. Sucks, I no. E-mail me if you want more info :-)

 
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lawala

mrs. lily everything is absolutely beautiful! can i ask what style suit that is from after hours? we’re in the process of choosing ours now and i just love those. thanks!

 
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Mrs. Lily (message)  12 posts, Newbee

Hi Lawala: It’s “Tone on tone, Riley” with ivory shirts. The ties we bought :-)

 
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JenniferB

Thanks Mrs. Lily, I’ll go check them out at Cushing St. Just the excuse I’ve been needing for a martini! Maybe at the very least they can point me in the direction of musicians who WILL do weddings!
Thank you!

 
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allison

Hi There,
Is your family friend’s group available for hire? I need a saxophonist/ensemble for the ceremony/cocktail hour. May 17, 08 6-8pm in DUMBO Brooklyn. Could you let me know?

 
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