Hi All. Please indulge this new Mama for just one tiny second as I introduce the newest member of the Hummingbird Bridal and Events Team:
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Uncommon Feasts x Hummingbird Bridal Pop-Up Feast (#3)
This was the third opportunity that we have had in the past year to partner with the divine team from Uncommon Feasts to design a pop-up feast to celebrate the season. Michelle Mulford, Owner and Head Chef of Uncommon Feasts, partnered with an incredible cast of local artisans for this feast that included handmade wooden serving platters from John Francis Designs, a signature chai from Curio Spice and a variety of foods from local farms and purveyors (like Buckle Farm, New Deal Fish Market and Formaggio Kitchen) to create a finely curated feast for the eyes and the taste buds.
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Uncommon Feasts x Hummingbird Bridal and Events Pop-Up
Hummingbird Bridal has had the incredible opportunity this past year to team up with Uncommon Feasts to create high-style boutique pop-up feasts featuring incredible cuisine from the mastermind behind Uncommon Feasts, Michelle Mulford, coupled with our designs and exquisite wine pairings.
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Ali and Kyle at Belle Mer
Picture it: Floor-to-ceiling windows in an all-white building that sits directly on the waterfront in Newport. Long white curtains blow in the breeze of the open doors and cool salty air floats across the grassy lawn that leads down to the water. But the sunsets are the real gem at this venue.
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A Hummingbird Bridal Maternity Shoot featured on The Bump
It's not often (ok, it's never...) that I get in front of a camera. I prefer to be behind the scenes doing the styling, design and conceptual work, but given my current state (7 months pregnant) and the fact that I am very blessed to know so many talented photographers and stylists, it seemed only fitting that for once I would give myself over to the vulnerability and excitement of being in front of a professional camera.
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Steph and Brennan at Barcelona Wine Bar and The Crane Estate
Steph wanted a hip, modern, urban chic downtown wedding. Brennan had his heart set on a classic, idyllic New England sophisticated Estate wedding. So what did they do? They did both. In one day. The ceremony was held at Barcelona in Boston and the reception was held at The Crane Estate.
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Ben and Jilly at Aldworth Manor
Aldworth Manor, a crumbling long-lost Italian villa set the hauntingly beautiful backdrop for our styled wedding shoot. Emmy-nominated music producer, Benny Grotto, and celebrated-author, Jilly Gagnon, who have been together for 8 years, chose to celebrate their ongoing love affair on this beautiful winter day.
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Hummingbird Voted "Top Ten Wedding Planner in Boston"
We are so honored to have been voted one of the Top Ten Wedding Planners in Boston - by YOU, our amazing clients! Thank you so much, what an amazing and humbling way to end our 2017 season!
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The Newest Brewery Venue in New England: Springdale Barrel Room
The Newest Brewery Venue in New England: Springdale Barrel Room. We are always on the hunt for new venues within the New England region and as we were planning for Justin and Dez's wedding day, the new Springdale Brewery just so happened to open their doors to weddings. Lucky for us, we were the VERY FIRST to make use of this gorgeous space!
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Abigail and Tom at Overbrook House
The bridal party started the morning with a swim in the beautiful pool at this gorgeous Cape Cod property while the Hummingbird Bridal team got to work arranging flowers gathered from nearby flower fields. Overbook House is a private home located on Cape Cod that you can rent for the week. The surrounding hills and fields provide organic spots for beautiful ceremonies, and the carriage house on the far end of the property is the perfect space for celebrating into the wee hours.
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Kelly and Justin at The Commander's Mansion
We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to plan with one of the loveliest, funniest, most endearingly sweet couples of all time at The Commander's Mansion in Watertown. Stop Go Love Videography did an amazing job in capturing the happy tears and the joy of your beautiful wedding day alongside Zac Wolf Photography.
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The Hummingbird Bridal Story and The Philosophy That Drives Us
I recently had the extreme honor of meeting with News Macarons founder, Hannah Foerster, to discuss women in business and the challenges of starting and maintaining your own business.
Hannah has a gift for drawing extreme honesty out of her interviewees, and in doing this interview I found that I could comfortably share the fears and challenges that we faced as my husband and I established Hummingbird Bridal and Events together.
To read the full interview and to understand more about who we are and how we truly came to be, read Hannah's full interview here: https://newsmacarons.com/mandy-connor-hummingbird-bridal/
A very special thank you to Hannah for giving us the opportunity to share our story, and my deepest thanks to all of the strong and empowered women who have served as inspiration and mentors to me as I navigate my own journey. As Hannah summarized, "it's important that we focus on the light that we generate together." (Photo courtesy of Alexandra Roberts.)
Uncommon Feasts Pop-Up Restaurant
Uncommon Feasts is a boutique catering team based in Brookline who are focused on cherishing the moments of gathering around the table to share simple, luxurious food and stories that keep guests lingering long past the last bite. To be invited to design their very first pop-up restaurant was a dream come true for for us.
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Lindsey and Justin at Stonehurst, The Robert Paine Estate
"We don't want to plan a wedding, we would just like to be married." - the first thing that Justin and Lindsey said to me during our first meeting together.
Read MoreAs Seen In Brides Magazine!
We're BEYOND excited to share our featured article in this month's Brides Magazine! Check out the special Style Issue this month to see our recommendations for the best wedding dress shops in town (for any style or price point!)
"Out Of Line" - Chef Barbara Lynch's Book Launch Party
We were honored to have the opportunity to help plan Chef Barbara Lynch's event celebrating the release of her memoir, "Out of Line; A Life Of Playing With Fire" at Menton in Boston.
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Matt and Emme Elope - Private Home, Plymouth, MA
Emme and Matt offered to join the fabulous Abby Lorenz Photography, Bittersweet Gardens and myself at a private home in Plymouth, MA for a day of celebrating their marriage through a styled shoot on a quintessential New England farm. See also - wedding horses and chickens.
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Jennifer and Barak at Boston Harbor Hotel
The ceremony took place at St. Mary of the Assumption in Brookline and Boston Harbor Hotel set the stage for an amazing reception. We cruised around town in a vintage trolley as Jason and Emily Kan snapped photos of the bridal party. And yes, we did have a vintage wine barrel shipped from California that served as the best guest book of all time!
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Roxana and RP's Wedding Featured in Carats and Cake!
2016, we're not done yet! We are freaking-out-excited that Roxana and RP's AMAZING Boston Harbor Hotel wedding was just featured on Carats and Cake! Thanks to Reserve Modern Event Rental, Pollen Floral Design and Stacey Hedman for helping me design, execute and capture this gorgeous wedding day. See the whole feature here http://bit.ly/2hTEFH2 and check out our full blog post here: http://bit.ly/2eXuFNj
Yana and Fabian And Their Amazing Offbeat Wedding
From Offbeat Bride, I present one of the craziest and most amazingly out-of-the-box weddings that we had the opportunity to plan this year. Were there salsa dancers? Yes! Did we have a cotton candy machine! Yes! And that's just the tip of the iceberg! Check out our amazing feature in Offbeat Bride featuring the amazing Yana and Fabian!
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