This is the story of Liz + Will and their NYC winter solstice wedding at Lafayette Grand Bakery. Intimate, magical, dark, light, warm, and elegant.
They gathered at Washington Square Park just as the sun began to set and the city started to twinkle. Cozy, in the heart of the city, in the middle of winter. Huge smiles and warm hugs to greet their loved ones. Doughnuts and a box of jo to fill their cups, steam rolling out and spilling into the chilly air. Dressed in vintage and cozy attire to keep warm: a fur hat and stole for her and a feather in his hat. Lovers from the North. City people, night people. Artists, musicians. Ready to wed in a way that incorporates so many pieces of their story. A celebration that reflects a beautiful image of who they are together.
Warm and tucked away under Lafayette Grand Bakery, they spoke their vows. She wore her grandmothers’ vintage diamond earrings and garter. He wore his grandfather’s pocket watch and a vintage suite and shoes. Surrounded by flowers from their farm in Maine and the NYC flower district, arranged by the Bride and their families. Stringed melodies filled the air. They turned to the North, South, East, and West as they received blessings. Candles, filling the space, danced and flickered throughout the night. Each guest was given hand made heart shaped wool hand warmers to keep them cozy as they left the celebration. The night ended in clinking, cheers, and laughter.
They gathered the following night to continue their celebration. All of their loved ones packed into Holy Fangs Recording Studio for an intimate reception in Brooklyn. They night was filled with live performances. Music, Zebra cakes, and champagne to end their weekend with a bang.
From the Bride: My husband and I are farmers, the winter is our off season, and we both grew up in farthest most northern regions of the country, me in Alaska and him in Maine. For both of us light and fire in the winter was always such a celebration, especially around winter solstice. Besides our home in the country, we are city people, night people, artists, and musicians spawned from NYC where winters are a whole different beast. Our wedding became a mix of all of those things, our traditions and celebrations, our roots and the lives we then created from our roots together.
// All images by The Shalom Imaginative Documentary Media. Documentary wedding photographers based in Los Angeles. This feature highlights wedding pictures from a NYC wedding at Lafayette Grand Bakery, an Indoor wedding venue in NYC, and is a winter solstice wedding. Images from a vintage inspired wedding in the winter in Manhattan.
Outdoor NYC wedding venue, First look and Family Meet up: Washington Square Park // Indoor NYC wedding Venue: Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery, NYC. // Friends and Family Reception indoor Brooklyn Venue: Holy Fang Studios, Brooklyn, NYC. // Planner: Bride, groom, and their families // Bridal gown: BHLDN // Reception Dress: Vintage // Hair piece: Fur hat from Goodwill // Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell // Flowers: Black Mountain Farm, Sweden, ME and NYC Flower District. Arranged by Bride and Family // Jewellery/Accessories: Grandmother’s vintage diamond earrings, other grandma’s vintage garter, Free People apollo statement collar, vintage gloves, fur hat, and coat from Goodwill. Groom’s grandfather’s pocket watch. Helen Moore fur stole. // Grooms suit: Vintage // Grooms Shoes: Vintage // Catering: Dinner: Lafayette Grand Cafe and Bakery // Park Treats: Doughnut Plant Doughnuts, Box of Joe: Dunkin D’s // Cake: Nine Cakes // Cake topper: Anthropologie Initial Sparklers // Zebra cakes and champagne brought from Maine. // Family photographs collected by family members // Stationery + program designer: Groom, Minted // Dinner Menus: Lafayette Grand Hotel and Bakery // Hair and Make up: Ciara Griffin // Ceremony Music: The Brother Brothers // Reception Music: The Harmonica Lewinskies, Sara Lewis, Jared Kaminski, Eric Mossman, Will Simpson, Blaire O’ Leary, Jason Cabitac, Karen Irvine, Ipod, and Beyonce. 🙂 // Officiant: Reverend Emily J. Cohn // Hotel: Hotel Hayden // Guest Book : Kate Spade // Wedding Favors: Hand made heart shaped wool hand warmers for each guest by Patty Bielawski // Candle settings for table: Jean and Kathleen Bielawski // Place Cards: Bride
