Flashback Friday: In Honor of the Bride

There are so many photos I take that don't end up making it onto my blog, most often due to lack of time to create the posts! I thought I would start a Flashback Friday series to periodically highlight some of my favorite photos that were never shared. First up... an amazing evening last April in Williamsburg to celebrating our bride-to-be, Liz! We were unable to make it to her summer wedding in Italy, so we planned a get together stateside before her nuptials to celebrate. 

We started the festivities with manicures at Primp and Polish on Bedford Avenue, followed by ice cream from Van Leeuwen. Allidah created Liz's paper flower crown, which was proudly worn all evening. It was absolutely beautiful!

After walking off our ice cream we dined at Reynard at the Wythe Hotel. We snuck upstairs after we ordered to take in the sunset over the East River from the rooftop bar. Our dinner was perfection, due to the delicious food and amazing friends to enjoy it with! 

Stay tuned for more Flashback Friday posts over the coming months!

Our New York City Wedding {our ceremony}

Our wedding ceremony at City Hall was short and sweet. Two minutes long, to be exact. We were so incredibly happy to say I do and officially be announced as Mr. and Mrs. Lamphier for the first time!

Our New York City Wedding {inside City Hall}

I always knew I wanted a small wedding. For years I actually envisioned Brian and I eloping! But I am so glad we ended up planning an intimate New York City event. We invited 19 of our closest family and friends to attend our ceremony at City Hall and dinner at Maialino. We anticipated waiting at City Hall for about an hour before our ceremony, but we ended up spending a few hours together inside before getting married. It was perfect time for both sides of our family to get to know one another, tell stories, and catch up. I love how our photographer captured so many candid moments throughout our two and a half hours there. Some of my favorite photographs from our wedding day were from these moments!

Our New York City Wedding {our first look}

The week of our wedding my friend Susan gave me a wonderful piece of advice. She asked me to enjoy every moment of the day and to fully take in at least one moment that I would viscerally remember forever. For me that moment was our first look. Brian and I met around the corner from City Hall before joining our family to go inside. I was so incredibly happy and couldn't stop smiling as we hugged, kissed, and talked privately together. Brian had no idea what I would be wearing, so it was also super exciting to show him my dress and accessories. After a few minutes together we walked to the front of 141 Worth Street and headed inside to get married!