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A Sleepy Hollow Country Club Wedding on a Cold and Windy Day in October Day of Coordination by NY Engagements, LLC The day started with the girls getting pampered by their hair stylist Nicole from Beauty by Nicole and their makeup artist was none other than Meredith Hayman . The grounds of Sleepy Hollow Country Club are spectacular. The perfect setting for an outdoor wedding is on the terrace of the main "Estate" where it overlooks the rolling golf course and beyond. It was so cold, the coordinators kept the guests indoors to stay warm until the very last minute when they were asked to find a seat and were greeted by Suzanne Chapman and the other ladies in the string trio from Maura and Co. I gave them a lot of credit to withstand the cold and play for an hour in frigid temperatures! It was a very touching ceremony as the bride's father officiated the wedding. At the end of the ceremony, guests waved these adorable muslin fabric flags with "Yay" and "Y...

A Chic October Wedding at St. John the Baptist in Yonkers and Reception at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac, NY Flowers by Engaging Floral Designs You can view a video of this wedding courtesy of Moving Pictures LLC HERE At the ceremony site, the Engaging Floral Design team pinned on the boutonnieres for the groom's bridal party: The bridesmaid bouquets looks terrific against their bright red dresses. And the flower girl looked adorable with the crown of flowers adorning her curly hair. The aisle markers were very simple baby's breath clusters with brown sheer ribbons to coordinate the fall theme the bride requested. At the altar, two colorful fall arrangements were placed on rental white pedestals brought in by Engaging Floral Designs. The pieces were transferred to the reception site after the ceremony to be re-used at the sweetheart table. At the reception, the centerpieces were a trio of brown toned square contemporary vases to line the length of the long oval ta...

An October wedding at Round Hill (F.E.A.S.T. Caterers) in Washingtonville, New York Flowers by Engaging Floral Designs After a great photo shoot for Well Wed Magazine earlier in the summer, we return to Round Hill for a beautiful fall themed wedding. The ceremony took place outdoors and it was just the right temperature for a fall ceremony. The bride decided on 2 large potted mum plants for the ceremony arrangements on pedestals and the aisle accented with colorful fall aisle markers and fall leaves lining the sides of the aisle. This was a photo we took while setting up onsite: See some of the beautiful photos taken below by Susan Baker Photography .

An October Wedding Ceremony at St. Patrick's Church in Bedford, NY and Reception at Waccabuc Country Club in Waccabuc, NY Day of Coordinators: NY Engagements, LLC This was a very smooth flowing wedding from start to finish. The day started with the bride getting ready at her parents house with makeup artist Sue Berkoff from Makeup Artistry by Susan The photographer Suzie O'Rourke from Pamela Benepe Erin Kiernan & Co took some getting ready shots of the bride while our coordinator from NY Engagements checked in on the guys at the hotel to ensure they got into their transportation to head to the church. The guests were also greeted by the NY Engagements coordinator to ensure they were boarding the correct bus and set a non-stressful mood for the guests. At the ceremony site, the NY Engagements coordinators checked on the flower setup and reviewed the music selections with the string quartet and then helped pin on boutonnieres, hand out corsages and line up the bridal par...

A Challenging September wedding at West Park Winery Day of Coordination by NY Engagements, LLC. With all the weeks of planning and care that goes into each event as a day of coordinator, there's always one that a planner picks up that comes pre-packaged with a whirlwind of potential challenges that we will be walking into - from working with vendors who are brand new to the wedding industry, potential weather related issues at mainly outdoor venues/tented weddings, high traffic holiday weekends that can leave vendors traveling long distances stranded... yes this all affected us. In addition, there are the challenges that you'll least expect - like a ceremony participant knocking over and breaking a ceremonial teapot for a Korean tea ceremony, a dj having a corrupt music file for the bride's ceremony entrance music that we had to remedy quickly for him, a rickety chuppah that falls down with an intense gush of tornado wind just as the ceremony ends, a dj that didn't kno...

A September Wedding at The Grandview in Poughkeepsie, NY Flowers by Engaging Floral Designs Many photos in this blog post are courtesy of Nick Carter Photography The day started with a 10am delivery of all the personal flowers to the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel where the bridal party was getting ready. The bridesmaid bouquets were a combination of orange and peachy/pink roses with green hypericum berry accents and pittosporum leaves to complement their sage colored dresses. Photo by Nick Carter Photography The bridal bouquet was a combination of hydrangeas, cream roses and spray roses with crystals accenting the handle. At the ceremony site, the wind was really picking up due to a tornado watch in the area albeit a beautiful September day. The ceremony backdrop was a gorgeous view of the Hudson River and two pale pink and cream arrangements adorned each side of the area where the bride and groom would stand for the ceremony. Hand tied aisle markers lined the way for the bridal party...

A Goddess Love in Paris - September Wedding at La Panetiere in Rye, New York Flowers by Engaging Floral Designs Day of Coordination by NY Engagements, LLC The bride and her bridesmaids had a very early morning getting ready at 5am at The Tarrytown House with their hair stylist Massimo . Their photographer, Ivaylo Markov from The Pros Entertainment Services arrived at 8am to capture the getting ready shots and photos of the bouquets when they arrived from Engaging Floral Designs . The ceremony was held at Blessed Sacrament Church in New Rochelle, New York. It's a very strict church as we've worked there numerous times so our best advice is for couples to get prior approval on everything so that the rehearsal doesn't come as a surprise when you find out they only allow one way to walk down the aisle...girls solo with the guys already all up front. Fortunately, the coordinating team from NY Engagements, LLC was able to work with the Monsr. to compromise and allow the cou...