Katie and Kevin were married on October 15, 2016
on a seriously gorgeous day in Rock City Falls, NY at The Mansion Inn.
To start off - Katie and Kevin have THE CUTEST
love story. They both attended Hartwick College together where they became
“acquaintances” and exchanged polite small talk for a few years. Once they
graduated, Katie was going down to North Carolina to visit her sister and found
out that she was living near Camp
Lejeune. Katie recalled seeing that her acquaintance Kevin was in
the Marine Corps and stationed at this very base, so she reached out to meet up
when she was visiting and the rest is history! A move from New York to North
Carolina, a few job changes and two dog adoptions later, Katie and Kevin now
live in North Carolina together with their fur babies.
These guys had not only one WPP planner but two!
Shannon worked with Katie and Kevin starting back in the summer of 2015
to plan out the details of their event. I picked up earlier this fall to
put all of those details together so that everything would be smooth and easy
for them on their big day. On the day of their wedding Katie and Kevin were
both just so ready to see each other and finally get married. Katie and her
beautiful, lovely and bubbly girl friends were in the front room of The Mansion
Inn listening to their favorite tunes and sipping on nerve calming mimosas in
the sunshine. Kevin and his men were off-site picking up grub and killing some
time pre-ceremony returning with quite a few stories to tell about their
entertaining errands.
The time finally came for Katie to step into her
absolutely beautiful lace dress that fit her like a glove, and for Kevin to put
on his dapper grey suit for their first look on the porch of the Inn. This
moment was one of my favorites of the day- man let me tell you, these two
really love each other! As their guests started to arrive they headed to the
pond on The Mansion’s property where the ceremony was to be held. The resident
swans even made a beautiful appearance and welcomed guests! Katie and Kevin’s
ceremony was special for many reasons, but one of them was that it was
officiated by one of Kevin’s fraternity brothers, Father Paul Messner. The
ceremony was beautiful and that much more meaningful for Katie and Kevin
because their officiant knew both of them, their stories and all of their
friends personally.
After an amazing ceremony by the pond, guests
travelled to the rose garden for cocktail hour filled with delicious food,
drinks and personal touches. Everyone flowed through the gardens looking at the
little tiny jars filled with local honey to take home, grabbing blankets marked
“To have and to hold, in case you get cold” and admiring the beautiful
remembrance table Katie and Kevin included in their layout. Another thing you
need to know about Katie and Kevin, and all of their guests, is not only were
they ready to get the celebration started but there is no doubt that they all
know how to party! Almost immediately, speeches got everyone laughing and the
two Best Men even had a surprise ‘icing’ for Kevin as payback for when he asked
his friends to officially be groomsmen. The whole reception was held under the
tent with perfect lighting, an incredible meal and a rockin’ set list that kept
everyone dancing straight through the night.
All of the above would not have been possible
without the amazing group of people I worked with for Katie and Kevin’s
wedding. A special thank you goes out to; Annie from The Mansion Inn for all of
her hard work and help, Gina from Gina Tarbell Makeup and Jenn from Timeless
Updos for getting on scene early to help Katie and her girls get ready, Lisa
from Price Chopper East Greenbush for creating the bridesmaid's bouquets, the
beautiful centerpieces and the Memory Table brooch bouquet (made with antique
brooches that have been in their families for years), Posie Peddler who made
Katie's all baby's breath bouquet, and of course DJ Michael M. Boslet for
keeping the party going all night. I had the absolute pleasure of working with
Chelsea from Chelsea Ahl Photography for the day,
watching her capture every bit of the day perfectly, as you can see in the
photos below.
Katie and Kevin are two of the most kind and
caring people I have ever met. They both have a great sense of humor and their
friendship is something that I will forever be grateful for. I knew from the
beginning when Katie said, “We have rescue puppies” and we started comparing
pictures of our labs, that this was going to be a beautiful, black lab loving
partnership. Working with these two and their hilarious family and friends was
beyond wonderful and I am so happy that I was given the opportunity to be a
special part of this day. Cheers to many more years of beer flights, lab love
and karaoke you two!
xoxo,
Kate
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