A Sarasota wedding in the Hamptons: writer Leslie Glass concocts the perfect wedding for her daughter, Lindsey--with help from a hometown team.My daughter, Lindsey, and I had always dreamed of having her wedding at home. But when she fell in love with Richard Demato in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , where they live, they decided to have their wedding at the Bridge-hampton Tennis and Surf Club, closer to family members in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Lindsey had only three wedding concerns. She wanted the beachy feeling that she had experienced growing up on Marthas Vineyard and Siesta Key--pounding surf but without the wind blowing her hair or vows away. She wanted the music just right, and she wanted a Vera Wang Vera Wang (Chinese: 王薇薇; Pinyin: Wáng Wēiwei; born June 27, 1949) is an American fashion designer based in New York. dress. The rest she left to me. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] So I enlisted the help of the team I met when we did a glamour shoot for this magazine last year: photographer Luca Guarneri and stylist and wedding planner Jill Obrochta. We decided to use Sarasota resources as well as talent to create a wedding that would live up to the fabled glamour of its Hamptons setting, and Jill and I started shopping. At Dockside, Jill picked the shells, tall candles for centerpieces, and adorable a·dor·a·ble adj. 1. Delightful, lovable, and charming: an adorable set of twins. 2. Worthy of adoration. gel candles that would be favors. In March, Lindsey came to town for a shower. I thought it would be nice to have a high tea at home for her to meet all my friends who couldn't be at the wedding, which was going to be small--just 102 people. She was shocked when 45 of Sarasota's bluebloods arrived at the tea. Margaret Wise gave Lindsey the blue garter she would wear under her wedding dress. Alexandra Jupin gave her the handkerchief handkerchief. In classical Greece pieces of fine perfumed cotton, known as mouth or perspiration cloths, were often used by the wealthy. From the 1st cent. B.C. she would carry down the aisle, and Lindsey got so many other presents that she needed three helpers and a secretary to open and record them all. She still prays that everyone got the right thank you. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The next day Jill drove us all over Sarasota to places like Metro Mix and Formalities, where Lindsey chose bridemaids' dresses that looked like the sand and sea. Jill found the model for the shell bouquets the bridesmaids would carry. In my kitchen, with flowers from Whole Foods, we created the flower models for the centerpieces and sent the pictures to the florist up North. I ordered bottles and filled them with M & Ms printed "Rich and Lindsey 7/7/07." They became messages in the bottles that would give table assignments. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I arrived in Sag Harbor Sag Harbor A village of southeast New York on the eastern end of Long Island on an inlet of Long Island Sound. A major whaling port in the early 19th century, it is today primarily a resort. Population: 2,360. with the party favors, the bridesmaids' gifts and Lindsey's gown, which thankfully was not as big as it could have been. It rained all week and was so cold we had to pound the sidewalks looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. pashminas. On Friday evening it still looked menacing as John Bean John Edward Bean is a veteran of the far right scene in Britain, who has served in a number of movements down the years. Early life Born on 7th June 1927 in Carshalton, Surrey[1] , Alexandra Jupin, Tom and Marie Belcher and my cousin Deborah Loeff (the pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. surgeon from Chicago), Deb Knowles and Margaret Wise (who were staying with Brenda Landry in Watermill This article is about a type of structure. For other locational uses see: Milldam A watermill is a structure that uses a water wheel or turbine to drive a mechanical process such as flour or lumber production, or metal shaping (rolling, grinding or wire ), and Alfred and Adela Rose gathered for the rehearsal dinner A rehearsal dinner is a pre-wedding ceremony in Western tradition, usually held after the wedding rehearsal and the night before the wedding ceremony. The guests include the couple to be married and others who form the wedding party and may also include extended family and at the groom's father's house. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The next day was sunny, and we went to work. Jill had shipped everything from Sarasota, so we spent all afternoon unpacking and setting up the tables at the club, which was both protected and open to the Atlantic, just as Lindsey had wished. In the afternoon as I sat on the dance floor in my jeans and diamond chandelier earrings, helping to unpack See pack. the decorations, I realized how important bringing Sarasota to New York turned out to be. That day I felt connected not only to the vision of home, but to home itself. Everything in our lives--Lindsey's friends, our family all together and acting like a team, my friends from Sarasota and older friends from earlier lives--all led up to a perfect moment. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] During the ceremony the windows were open to the deck; we could see and hear the beach and the sea. Lindsey and Rich were beautiful and happy, and the weather and mood were absolutely Florida perfect. For more wedding details, go to sarasotamagazine.com Photography by Luca Guarneri and Simona Aru Stylist and wedding planner: Jill Obrochta Hair and makeup: TJ Hutchinson Venue: Bridgehampton Tennis & Surf Club Caterer: Robbins-Wolfe Catering Flowers: Petals, New York, N.Y. |
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