on July 30th, 2012 | Real Wedding Stories
This truly one of a kind wedding comes to us from Claire Morgan, an award winning photographer based in Vienna. The couple – Miriam and Michael who are Vienna natives, were married this April in one of the most breathtaking wedding venues – the Schloss Grafenegg castle.
A historic European hotel and a popular event and concert space, Grafenegg offered everything the couple was looking for and more. Inside and outside, the castle and the grounds make for a romantic wedding setting as well as a dramatic backdrop for Claire’s remarkable imagery.
Once they decided on the venue, Miriam and Michael took a personal approach to wedding planning, and as you can see from the photos here, they did a wonderful job at it too. The weather, thankfully, cooperated as well, and the wedding ceremony was conducted outdoors in the castle gardens on a sunny and breezy, perfect spring day.
Miriam’s bouquet was composed of a variety of flowers, all circling a central Protea flower. For table centerpieces, Miriam used blossoming branches surrounded by a mix of spring flowers which added natural freshness and liveliness to the affair.
The wedding cake was part whimsy part symbolism. Since the couple’s last name is to be Mandelbaum, which is “chestnut tree” in Yiddish, a decorative chestnut tree full of happy little blossoms topped their simple, ecru wedding cake which was surrounded by their favorite animals on all sides.
Wedding Vendors:
Hair and Make-up: Julia Hrdina
Bride’s shoes: Roberto Festa
Bride’s earrings: Neuner Schmuck
Band: Frejlech Klezmer
Catering: Joshua’s Foodart
Cake: Demel (Anika Post)
Location: Grafenegg
Ketubah: Ketubah.com
Wedding Dress: Kerstin Lehmann, Berlin
Veil: Zussa
on March 12th, 2012 | Real Wedding Stories
Miriam and Anshel Joel wed this past August at the Venetian in Garfield NJ. The Venetian with its magnificent decor and elegant outdoor gardens is just the venue for a spectacular wedding. Captured here by Rimon Studio, these contemporary looking photos will give you a glimpse of their beautiful wedding.
Miriam, who a year before her engagement to Anshel ran a marathon to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, is a daughter of Rabbi Daniel and Susan Lapin of Mercer Island, WA. Miriam trained through the winter – six months of continuous running routines, through rain and snow – to partake in the marathon. {You can see a small diary of her efforts here.}
Miriam’s slender bouquet of Calla Lilies and roses of lavender and white and with its open-stem design is modern yet timeless. The curve of the Calla Lilie’s petal makes it a truly feminine flower.
We also heart the orchid flower clip – a simple, unpretentious, full of summer and very feminine hair accessory that is a rare diversion from the traditional sparkle and shine kallah crown.
on March 9th, 2012 | Wedding Advisor
Many, if not most, Jewish orthodox circles adopt the FLOP system to divide the major wedding costs among the two sides and make it clear who pays for what. Simply put, in this method, the groom’s side, in addition to personal expenses, will be responsible for Flowers, Liquor, the Orchestra, and the Photographer / Videographer, while the bride’s side will take care of the Venue and Catering.
Less common, but nevertheless not unusual, is the FLOPS option, where the chosson’s side also takes care of the Sheitel for the kallah.
If you decided to use FLOP, get this simple FLOP wedding checklist. If you are still not decided on how to split the expenses, read these notes on splitting your wedding costs. If you already made up your mind, feel free to speak it below, in the comments!
on February 23rd, 2012 | Buying Guides
1. Benjamin Adams Renee at Bellissima Bridal
2. Touch Ups by Benjamin Walk – Shirley at Shoes.com
3. Keeden by Kate Spade at Bellissima Bridal
4. Hey Lady – Daddy’s Girl – Shopheylady.com
5. Gigiritz by Stuart Weitzman at Zappos
6. Flirt by Coloriffics at Zappos
7. Fifi Vanessa at Bellissima Bridal
8. Hey Lady Princess Buttercup at Shopheylady.com
9. Touch Ups by Benjamin Walk – Breeze at Shoes.com
10. Dyables – Isla at Zappos
11. Naughty by Stuart Weitzman at Zappos
12. Loeffler Randall Zuri Rosette
13. Evelixa by Nina at Zappos
14. Electra by Nina at Zappos
15. J.Crew – Valentina satin d’Orsay.
{The author of this blog post is in no way attesting the tznius factor of the shoes depicted above.}
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