Welcome to the world Ava Charlotte! 10/26/06, 3:51pm, 7lbs 9oz, 19 inches!

Ava's ONE!!!

First birthday party pics!

Wedding Date: October 23, 2004

Rehearsal Dinner: Gabriel's grade: B

Ceremony: St. Paul the Apostle (Upper West Side) grade: A-

Reception: Ritz-Carlton Battery Park grade: A++++

After Party (midnight til 3am): Rise Bar - the bar on the 14th floor of the Ritz overlooking NY harbor and the Statue of Liberty was exclusively ours. grade: A+++++

Wedding Dress: Custom Gown by Eleni Lambros Couture www.elenilambros.com grade: A++++

Flowers: Preston Bailey grade: A+++++

Photographer: Tanya Tribble grade: A+++++

Band: Hal Prince's Route 66 grade: A+++++

Cake: Ron Ben-Isreal grade: A+

Hair and Make-Up: Once Upon a Bride grade: A-

Bridesmaid Dresses: Bill Levkoff grade: A-

Invitations: Letterpress Julie Holcomb at Kate's Paperie grade: A

Calligraphy: Rose Calligraphy grade: A

Honeymoon: Two weeks in Spain - Madrid, Grenada, Sevilla, & Barcelona

More Prof Pics to come shortly! Please credit me if you borrow . . .


Getting ready.


My mom and sister helping me with my dress.


A detail of the back of my dress.


My hair! I had handmade flower hairpins instead of a tiara.


My shoes


Portrait of me


An old fashioned looking portrait of me.


Another portrait of me – I loved my make up


Yet another portrait


Last one – I promise!


My Bouquet


Close up of my Bouquet


Closeup of bouquet ribbon wrap


Maid and Matron of Honors Bouquets


Bridesmaids Bouquets


MOB & MOG bouquets


The Bouts


All my girls in front of the hotel.


My florist wrapped the lampposts in front of the reception site (Ritz-Carlton, Battery Park). They were gorgeous!


Close up of lamppost wraps


My Dad and I in the Limo on the way to the Church. So emotional!


DH and his mom – I love this photo


The Church


My Dad walking me down the aisle


Another of my father walking me down the aisle. View from the altar.


Some of the Church Flowers


Us at the altar


On the altar.


You may now kiss the bride!


After the I dos!


Our best man and maid and matron of honor leaving the church.


After the ceremony in front of the church


Kissing outside the church


In the limo after the ceremony. So happy!


Toasting in the limo


Our 1950s picture


Us at Lincoln Center


Us kissing at Lincoln Center


Another of us at Lincoln Center.


Seeing the bridal party again after we took our couple photos in front of Lincoln Center.


Me with my Matron of Honor (my best friend)and my Maid of Honor (my sister)


DH and Best Man


My DH and his Groomsmen


The whole bridal party


Love this photo.


Us in Battery Park


Another of the two of us in Battery Park


Another of us


Us fuzzy with the Rolls Royce


Flowers on the cocktail tables during the cocktail hour


Our escort table


Escort Cards


Great view of the reception room and the feel we were going for – lots of candles and warm-toned flowers. The tablecloths were a copper and burgundy raw silk.


Another picture of our flowers. They were gorgeous. BR>

Us being announced – we walked in to the Beatles’ “Eight Days a Week” – it was DH’s idea!


Close up of our centerpieces


Flower bowls on the tables – there were 4 of these on every table.


Menu and place setting


First dance.


My sister and MOH in front of one of the "flower screens" - HUGE frames with fresh flowers on a painted vase. They were so unusual and beautiful.


Here's one of the flower screens on its own


One of my favorite shots – my dad hysterical laughing.


My mom (left) and Godmother watching me dance with my father.


Us at the reception


Mom and Dad dancing to a dedicated dance for their 35th wedding anniversary.


Our Cake!


Detail of our cake. The sugar flowers were incredible. They matched the real flowers, berries, and fiddlehead ferns we used in our bouquets and centerpieces.


Our cake with the happy couple!


Kissing after cutting the cake


Invitation 1


Invitation 2


The STD photo we put in with our STD - everyone loved them. Tanya Tribble, our photographer did them.


The front of our STD - it was a tri-fold that opened up with hotel and other travel info.

NON-PRO PICTURES
Non-Professional pic taken in Battery Park with the Statue of Liberty behind us


Newly minted Mr. & Mrs.!


Our angry cat Tangerine (aka Monk)


OUR NEW HOUSE! Still a work in progress - we moved in in June 2006. . .but it's coming along.

Front of the house AFTER!

Kitchen Before

Kitchen AFTER!

The breakfast nook