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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Michele and Erik on Thompson Island
Everything was going perfectly prior to the arrival of our raccoon-friend! Thompson Island provided an amazing backdrop to this unique wedding day. Ferries were coordinated to shuttle guests to the island where they were treated to refined barbecue and seafood, extremely rare and hard-to-find craft beer options and homemade pie and cookies. For these true beer lovers, Bittersweet Gardens designed long trails of beautiful hop-filled garlands to decorate every inch of the reception space.
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Holiday Centerpiece and Styling Workshop - December 15th
It's that holly jolly time of year and Hummingbird Bridal once again has the urge to style and design everything within reach! So we've teamed up with Julie Raymond, owner of Bittersweet Gardens, and Abby Lorenz of Lorenz Photography to bring you a creative Holiday workshop that is ANYTHING but basic!
Join us on December 15th at the gorgeous Adams Center in Plymouth, MA for a Holiday Centerpiece and Styling Workshop from 6-8pm. $45 gets you your own centerpiece, all of the bubbly you can (safely and responsibly!) consume and a fun night of learning how to take your table styling to the next level. (Did we mention champagne? Yes, there will be champagne!)
Roxana and RP at Boston Harbor Hotel
We had the opportunity to work with Reserve Modern Event Rentals to make use of their newest and most exclusive decor inventory, which included pink leather-inset tables, sleek white leather chaise lounges and gold "tree-trunk" tables with clear glass table tops.
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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 Bridal and Events Named One of "Top 20 Wedding Planners in Boston"
We're thrilled to be included in this fantastic list of Top Wedding Planners in Boston, but we are even more honored to be featured alongside some amazing friends and lady-bosses: Without a Hitch, It's The Little Things Events and Whim Events. Nice formation Ladies!
Read the full list and the judging criteria here: https://www.expertise.com/ma/boston/wedding-planners
Emily and Matt at Tower Hill Botanic
Tower Hill Botanic offered up the perfect venue for this beautiful day and Peterson's Party Center offered us an endless array of rental options for all of the beautiful detailed elements that Emily wanted to dive into. Fresh sprigs of lavender and seasonal florals from Bittersweet Gardens tied the room together perfectly, and Queen Anne chairs and gold-rimmed chargers set the scene for a romantic tablescape.
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Charles and Sumita at Mass Audubon Habitat
This couple embodies the kind of "old love" that you rarely encounter anymore but that feels reminiscent of The Bronte Sisters or Jane Austen. Charles is kind and chivalrous and his eyes almost never leave Sumita. Sumita is sweet-natured and lovely. Their springtime wedding day was beautiful and poetic, as every flower at Mass Audubon Habitat was in fresh bloom and the sun peeked through the fluffy May clouds.
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Liz and Zach at The Waterworks Museum
Within the beautiful walls of the Waterworks Museum in Chestnut Hill, Liz opted for handmade paper flower bouquets, created from beautiful manuscripts, and the couple brought in their favorite tacos and fixings from Loco South Boston. But it wasn't until DJ T-Rex started the party that things really took a left turn.
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Whitney and Chris at Menton
Following a beautiful and moving ceremony in the Boston Public Garden on a perfect Spring day, guests hopped into Ubers and headed for Menton, arguably the finest option in luxury dining in Boston. Krissy Price, owner of Boston Pollen decorated the private dining room at Menton with lux seasonal florals and fruits as the staff at Menton chilled Aubry Champagne and mixed signature "Little Devil" cocktails for guests upon arrival.
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Taylor and Patrick at Willowdale Estate
Picture this: Taylor and Patrick came to me for help in planning their Willowdale Estate wedding nearly two full years before there wedding date, making them the record-holders of the "longest planning journey" in Hummingbird history.
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Becca and Dan at Arlington Town Hall
Look at these two: adorable, hilarious and unaplogetically doing their own thing. From the day that we began planning together there was only one rule that Becca and Dan instituted regarding their wedding: "We're going to do this our way."
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Meredith and Sam - A Lifelong Love Story
Hosted on Sam's Family Farm in Putnam, CT, the wedding day was a celebration of family and friends. The farm horses whinnied and galloped around the pasture as the tent was set-up and smoke from the "refined BBQ" had the farm dogs salivating. Alexandra Roberts, when not snapping hilarious photos of horse butts, caught every special moment and detail of this fun day.
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Katie and Steve at The Boston Harbor Hotel
Boston Harbor Hotel provided an exquisite setting for a reception that went long into the night. DJ Nixx's set was originally set to end around 11pm and ended up going well past midnight - we had to keep the dance party going!
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Kaitlyn and Paul at Tower Hill Botanic Garden
On the day of Kaitlyn and Paul's wedding, I'm at Tower Hill Botanic with my team. Set-up is well underway when dark and ominous storm clouds roll in. Twenty minutes later my cell phone rings. It's the groom, Paul.
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Sophia and Greg at Habitat
Special thanks to the extremely talented Li Ward of Fat Orange Cat Studio for capturing the easy-breezy magic of this effortlessly chic wedding day at Mass Audubon Habitat. Thanks also to the wonderful team from Allison Barbera Beauty for their kindness and humor (and talent) during a morning of styling. Julie Raymond of Bittersweet Gardens just grows and delivers pure happiness with every flower she produces.
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