Beth Goodwins love story began when she walked into a bar.
William Elliott, the executive bar director of Maison Premiere.
I remember vague feelings of smitten as I got back in my bosss Escalade, Beth says.
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Five minutes later, she got in a fender bender on the Bronx-Queens Expressway.
Six years and a repaired bumper later, the two matched on Raya.
They kissed by the end of the night.
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Technically, Beth and Will got engaged twice.
We both looked at each other and really for the first time gave an affirmative yes, Beth says.
The ring came several months later while the couple vacationed in the Azores Islands.
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Will was waiting for her, ring box in hand.
They wed on October 19, 2024, at Annies farm in Rhinebeck, New York.
The next day, they wed on the edge of the propertys pond.
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You could feel my grandparents presence that day, orchestrating everythingweather includedto perfection, Beth says.
Being restaurant people, the first thing William and I did was write the food menu, Beth says.
The couples first dance was to You and Me by Penny & the Quarters.
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As the sun set, the couple served wood-fired pizza and natural wine by Emilys Hearth.
Marriage is the best!
It feels like we got upgraded, she says.
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Everything feels more dear now, more shiny, moremarried.
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Photo: Courtesy of Beth Elliott
