Alex and Madeline’s first date almost stole Christmas. Let me explain: they hit it off so well - a delightful surprise to both of them - that Madeline made a promise to Alex that she’d answer his call the next day, even though she had plans to catch a flight to visit her family for the holidays. The hiccup arrived when Madeline realized, incredibly close to her flight departure time, that she’d left her phone in a cab. She made a promise to answer that call, and she fully intended to keep it, even if it meant missing that flight home. This story was shared during their wedding ceremony, and as you can imagine, it has become somewhat of a family legend. Your photographer admits that the details are a bit fuzzy now, so I can’t recall exactly how Christmas was saved, but the rest, of course, is history.
This Aster Cafe wedding was MERRY (& bright!) It was colorful. The cocktail hour snacks were what dreams are made of. The dance floor was absolutely poppin’. It was also one of the hottest days of the summer, which is why one should always have a rockstar planning team like Kimberly Lakenen with Buck & Rose to make sure everyone has plenty of water at all times & that an air-conditioned Uber is available to chauffeur us all the 5 blocks back to the venue after portraits to keep us all from melting.
Madeline wore hot pink shoes, the whimsy of which was paralleled by the multi-colored floral cloud floating above the ceremony site. The reception smelled softly of lavender (from the scented candles gifted to guests). But my favorite detail was Madeline’s ring, which holds… an Alexandrite stone. A completely unique, apropos choice from a very clever groom.
Cheers, Alex & Madeline! Sending you gratitude & a lifetime of (mis)adventures together!
