Weddingbee Blog

We have a real treat for you today, because we’ve asked a couple of our favorite bloggers to share their real weddings with Weddingbee!  First up is the fabulous Vane of Bklyn bride (and Bklyn Pillow!), and her quintessentially modern Brooklyn nuptials! 

Venue: Stage 6 at Steiner Studios, Brooklyn
Wedding Date: April 26, 2008
Bridal Gown Designer: Junko Yoshioka
Veil: Brideshead Revisited
Florist: Seaport Flowers
Photographer: Belathée Photography
Videographer: WellSpun Weddings
Cake: Abigail Kirsch
Wedding Coordinator: Christine Viola of Exquisite Affairs Productions
Bridesmaid Dresses: Simple Silhouettes
Invitations: Vinas Design
Calligraphy: Betsy Dunlap
Honeymoon: Amsterdam, London and Paris

The Story:

Our wedding had a distinct Brooklyn vibe, and since we were married in the spring, our colors were a bright green and white, with punches of yellow. The ceremony was held at the Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Williamsburg, Brooklyn… very convenient since it was just a 5 minute ride to the reception at Stage 6. Since the ceremony itself was pretty traditional, we went all out modern for the reception! 

I did a lot of DIY things for the reception because I’m pretty obsessed with handmade details. Some of things I did: sew covers for the centerpiece vases, gocco all of our guestbook cards, design 1″ buttons as a little takeaway gift and made our caketopper and ring pillow. It was time consuming, but definitely worth it.

The Paper

The Flowers

The Dancing!

At all Armenian weddings, we have our own version of line dancing, so we gave the band a CD to play with a bunch of ethnic music and to my amazement, we had almost everyone on the dance floor dancing along! One of my favorite photos is a quasi-aerial view of how that looked!

The Father/Daughter Dance

One of my favorite moments was doing the tango with my dad for our father/daughter dance. Everyone thought we had rehearsed for weeks, but in reality, we totally winged it!

Having a “faux-to” booth set up at the entrance of the dining room was also great, because it gave everyone a chance to get a little goofy and take some hilarious photos.

We all had a lot of fun, and people still tell us what a great time they had, so I guess we did a pretty good job as is! I do wish more people stopped by the “faux-to” booth. Apparently some people missed it on their way in, so they weren’t in any of the funny photos.

Final Thoughts:

Do research on your vendors. Hire ones you trust so you can relax on the big day. Don’t worry about the little hiccups during the day either; it’s inevitable that something will go wrong, but hey, there’s nothing you can do at that point. Hire a day-of coordinator to deal with all of that!

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Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful day with us Vane!  Be sure to check out Brklynbride for lots of fresh and modern wedding inspiration!