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Our entire invitation suite and paper for the weekend was designed by Ellen Weldon. I wanted to emphasize the beautiful colors and elements that make Bermuda so unique. Our map save-the-date was so fun to create, and we loved how Ellen wrote every guest’s name in calligraphy on the map to make it feel more personal. Our wedding invitation was more traditional, so we decided to back our invitations with a beautiful navy rattan and incorporate a custom coral envelope liner to tie in the beachy feel!
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Instead of doing a traditional bridesmaids' luncheon on Friday, my mom rented this amazing catamaran that sailed around Bermuda.
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One of our favorite things about the Coral Beach & Tennis Club is its old-school feel. Sometimes it feels like you are stepping into a time capsule of the 1960s. Here is a picture of the yellow and white striped umbrellas covering the beach pavilion.
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I loved this part of the weekend with all of my favorite people!
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A perfect snapshot of Bermuda’s iconic pink sands, blue water, and coral reefs.
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For bridesmaids’ gifts, I gave everyone a straw beach bag from one of my favorite stores in NY, La Ligne.
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This is me being semi-afraid that my white bathing suit would be see-through but being too hot to care and SO HAPPY to be plunging into this beautiful blue water.
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As soon as we got in the water, my three year old godson started hysterically crying because his mom jumped off the boat. It was so sad but so cute! To be fair, we probably should’ve warned him?
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The gorgeous setting of our rehearsal dinner at the Rosewood Bermuda Beach Club.
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My extremely talented mother-in-law designed the most beautiful tablescape of meandering garland and greenery mixed with peonies, garden roses, and white lanterns.
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The place settings consisted of rattan chargers with crisp white plates. Atop the plates were menu cards with each guest’s name wrapped in a white hemstitch Irish linen napkin embroidered with a wedding monogrammed designed by Julie B.
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I love how this Lela Rose dress felt very bridal yet incorporated the beautiful blues and greens of the island.
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You’d think that 29 speeches at a rehearsal dinner would be a lot to sit through, but every person had a hilarious story about either Scott or me. This photo was taken after his friend, Spencer, shared an anecdote from Scott’s lower school days in the Landon cafeteria. He used to line his blazer with napkins and steal extra cookies at lunch.
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The reflection pool doing what it does best.
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Even as the sun went down, the setting was lit up by this unforgettable blue sky.
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We were blown away by the amazing toasts our friends and family shared. Each one hilarious, memorable, and meaningful.
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My stunning bridesmaids. Nothing feels better than being surrounded by your best friends from all walks of life! Obsessed doesn’t begin to describe how I feel about them.
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The first time I saw my wedding band was at the altar. Scott surprised me by designing a band with rubies (my favorite gemstone) and the diamonds from his grandmother’s wedding band.
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It was so special to get ready surrounded by my family at the Rosewood. It was a beautiful sunny morning, so natural light flooded the windows, as we got our hair and makeup done.
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This is Poppy, our Cavalier King Charles. She didn’t quite understand the meaning of “shedding for the wedding.”
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I tried on a lot of dresses, but as soon as I put this Mira Zwillinger one on, I knew it was it. The designer so brilliantly created a dress that felt made for a modern-day island wedding yet embodied the feminine and traditional feel that was important to me.
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It may not look it, but this dress was so lightweight and comfortable. I’ll wait until someone creates a “Wear Your Wedding Dress Day,” so I can put this bad boy back on.
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My beautiful cousin, Eliza, right after she put my veil on.
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It was very important that I look like myself on my wedding day, so I chose very natural makeup and wore my hair half up in loose waves.
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My sister and brother gave me these beautiful custom diamond earrings for my wedding present, designed by the talented Frank Pollak.
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Our customized cups!
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A special moment of Scott and his father getting ready.
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When my mom first saw this picture, she went, “That is so cute! You’re his ‘One Love.’” I had to let her down gently, as this bracelet has nothing to do with me and everything to do with keeping the memory of his friend, Yeardley Love, alive and the wonderful organization established in her name. I love that Glen captured this moment, as Scott hasn’t taken this bracelet off in nine years.
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Scott and his groomsmen. They all look so handsome in their custom ties designed by Scott and made by a Richmond boutique, Peter Blair.
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Scott wore a custom P. Johnson suit, a white Alton Lane shirt, and classic Gucci loafers.
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Our first look! As soon as I saw him, all of my nerves vanished. We had so much fun taking in every moment together.
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We did our first look at Horizons, a property across the street from the Coral Beach & Tennis Club. We loved the old-school Bermuda aesthetic, gorgeous colors, and amazing ocean views. It was the perfect place for such an intimate and private moment.
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*Practicing* our first kiss.
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At this moment, we could hear the Bobby Attiko Band doing their sound check across the street, so our wedding planner radioed them to play our first song, “Everlasting Love.” When it came on, we started to dance and couldn’t stop smiling.
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Only our amazing photographer, Glen Allsop, could make a door frame of an old pool locker-room look so good!
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This was right before our wedding planner, Molly Middleton, surprised us with a Bentley to drive to the Coral Beach & Tennis Club! We love her SO MUCH. Not just because of the Bentley, but because she is the best and an absolute dream to work with!!
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I chose a traditional bridal bouquet made up of white peonies, parrot tulips, sweet pea roses, and touches of mixed greenery.
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My father is in a wheelchair and was unable to walk me down the aisle, so I pinned one of my favorite pictures of him to my bouquet to have him with me.
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Having our entire wedding party and family together as we arrived at the Coral Beach & Tennis Club was a moment that took my breath away.
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Judging from their expressions, I literally have no breath or I am ugly crying. (Thank you, Glen, for taking this picture behind me.) In all seriousness, Scott and I were so excited to see everyone together and dressed up. This will always be one of our favorite moments from the entire weekend!
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Our photographer was hilarious and kept saying, “Hawt guys in the beckkkk!” in his Australian accent. Genius, because we all kept smiling.
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Hawt guys right therrre!
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I wanted the bridesmaids to wear their own dresses in an array of pastels, to bring out the beautiful colors of Bermuda. I couldn’t believe how well it turned out! One of my matrons of honor, Alston, organized everyone’s dress color and truly turned my vision into a reality. The green vine crowns were the perfect accessory to tie all the looks together.
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The littlest members of our wedding party in blue and white. Addison, Lilly, Rawlings, Cannon, and Teddy—the most precious ring bearers and flower girls EVER.
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Does it get any cuter than this?! Fearless Lilly with Poppy.
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We really wanted to incorporate Poppy into our wedding, so we asked Rawly, one of our ring bearers, if he’d do it. He was such a champ, as she dragged him down the aisle!
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My amazing brother, Dave, walked me down the aisle and gave me away. He’s always been my rock, so it was very fitting he was by my side during this unforgettable moment.
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Scott organized the string quartet to play the most beautiful instrumental version of “Sweet Thing” by Van Morrison, when I processed. It was a moment I will never forget.
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Truly, I thought Scott would be the emotional one, but as soon as I saw him, I started to cry. He held it together, but my emotions completely took over seeing him stand up there next to our minister and his father, brother, and cousin.