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This past weekend, we provided Day Of Coordination services for a wedding at West Point, NY! The timing of every detail leading up to and after the ceremony was crucial. We had to work with a very tight photo schedule before and after the ceremony, along with time constraints between the ceremony and reception, and a short set-up window at the reception site. Fortunately, with some well thought out planning in advance, along with the help of two stellar assistants on-site (thank you Jessica and Lauren!), and an amazing group of vendors (especially thankful for our talented photographer who kept the photos moving quickly), we marched through the plans seamlessly on site (even with time to spare)! Congratulations to the newlyweds! See you again soon, West Point! West Point Club (A photo my team took during setup) Professional photos and video to come! Extra Special Thank you to: Photographer - Ashley from Photography Anthology (All the way fro...

Salem Golf Club  was the host site for our clients' sophisticated and elegant wedding in early June.  The color scheme was navy, white, green and silver tones.   Engaging Floral Designs  provided the flowers and the day of coordinator onsite was our own Sarah Lusardi of NY Engagements, LLC  .  Hillary, Edgar, Todd, and the rest of the Salem Golf Club team were exceptional to work with.  Donna, Jess and Janice from Beauty at Your Door did the hair and makeup for the girls and kept them on schedule and worked with their particular requests at the hotel.  We worked closely onsite with the band leader, Elizabeth Greene, from Ariel Entertainment  and they rocked the house all night long!  Liz was a great entertainment director throughout the night and is very much someone that will listen to a bride's requests for custom needs throughout the night (for example: The groom was a drummer in the past and wanted to do a special drum performance f...

It was truly a pleasure to be back at the Roundhouse on September 29th working as the floral designer and day of coordinator for a wonderful couple from NYC.  It was an iffy day with the weather but the rain held out and the ceremony took place outside on the patio area at the venue (the original ceremony plan was on the lawn but it was too damp with all the rain we had previously in Beacon).  These stands were purchased for weddings at Roundhouse and can be used indoors or outdoors.  These aisle markers were used again after the ceremony on the cocktail tables.  Reuse and recycle!   Their dj didn't provide prelude music so we used my assistant's smartphone to play some prelude music stored on there as guests were seated. Their officiant was a friend and offered a very personal ceremony having everyone laughing and smiling.       The cocktail hour took place upstairs in the Gallery area and ou...

We had the pleasure of working with a bride that found us by witnessing our work first hand at her friend's wedding that we coordinated and designed at The Highlands Country Club.  Katie was the maid of honor at that wedding - What a wonderful way to really see our day of coordination services in action and to view the quality and value of the flowers by seeing them up close and personal!  Well, finally, Katie and Ryan's wedding day arrived and it was her turn to be the bride dressed in white (well ivory anyway).   Her ceremony was at the Sacred Heart Church and reception was at the Pearl River Hilton in Rockland County. Bouquets: The maid of honor bouquet with picasso calla lilies, cream roses, stock, scabiosa, and greenery. The bride's bouquet perfect in size for the bride Here's an up close and personal look at the bride's bouquet - very soft creams and palest of pink with scabiosa pods, calla lilies, ranunculus, lisianthus, roses, and cabbage rose...

Here are some photos from a wedding that took place at The Garrison, in Garrison, NY on October 29, 2011 during the snow storm that almost brought this wedding to a hault! It was an ironic sight to see - a fall theme wedding with over a foot of snow seen through the windows of the venue. It was a challenging day for us as coordinators having to battle against the elements. Several of the band members from NYC were stuck driving up from NYC due to the state of emergency situation. Therefore, the band turned into a dj group for the evening. Four shuttle buses filled with guests for the wedding were stranded on the road for over 3 plus hours coming from the hotels where the guests boarded (normally the travel time would take just 20 minutes). It was a relief to see the guests arrive at the venue safely and the ceremony began soon after. But we weren't out of the clear... a bridesmaid ended up getting sick at the last minute just before making it down the processional. Once down the ai...

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...