Its often said that you dont throw a wedding for yourself, you throw it for other people.
Ive always felt like a city hall bride, which neatly took care of the ceremony.
Even the drinks menu, with cocktails named after Wong Kar-wai films, was designed to charm.
Photo: Dina Litovsky
And this is to say nothing of the food, which is always excellent.
The challenge was: How do we give this wedding a sense of ceremony without anactualceremony?
We also felt that, without a band, the evening needed a bit of entertainment.
Thats whereShane Cobalt, a mind-blowing sleight-of-hand artist, came into play.
I was connected with Shane throughDina Litovsky, who shot our wedding.
(Besides being an accomplished photographer, Dina is also family; shes my sister-in-laws sister.)
Not only did this have the effect of wowing everyone, but it also made for great photos.
Dina and I agreed that the pictures shouldnt feel too staged.
I found a long-sleeved ivory shift dress from Valentino on The RealReal.
(The shoes are from ASOS.)
Our family met us outside the City Clerks Office and we took some sweet shots on the steps.
