Casey and Griffin’s Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding has our neutral-loving hearts aflutter! All dressed in their bridal party dresses they looked beautiful. We kept things super clean inside the Beach House Ballroom, with the focus on a statement white-washed farm table for the bridal party capped by a greenery-heavy floral installation. The contrast of the lush greens and crisp whites is giving us all the feels! Couple that with a gorgeous ceremony overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, perfectly mismatched bridal party dresses, and the most adorable couple, and it’s safe to say we’re smitten with this one! See more of this stunner in the current issue of The Knot’s DC, Maryland and Virginia magazine!
Vendors:
Photography: Love Life Images
Planning & Design: Kari Rider Events
Venue: Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Florist: Crimson & Clover Floran Design
Bride’s Dress: Amy Kuschel
Hair & Makeup: Amy Decker Beauty
Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen
Escort Cards: Stephanie B Design
Rentals & Dance Floor: Eastern Shore Tents & Events
Draping: Event Pro
Cake: Fiona’s Cakes
Ceremony Music: Capital Music Sound System
Band: Millenium via Washington Talent Agency
Transportation: Chesapeake Charter
It’s just about that time of year when we’re dying for gorgeous tent views like the scene at Amanda and Russell’s waterfront celebration at Point Pleasant Farm outside St. Michaels. The windswept dresses, the pop of coral, the custom bar, the adorable ice cream cart. This wedding is bringing us back to life! Add in a few creative nods to the couple’s profession in the sports arena—a ticket booth escort card display, a custom bride and groom bobblehead, and a surplus of “Team Tisch” foam fingers to liven up the dance floor—and we’re officially counting down the days until summer wedding season. In the meantime, we’ll just keep swooning over this beauty captured by the fabulous Kate Headley! Enjoy!
Vendors:
Photography: Kate Headley
Planning & Design: Kari Rider Events
Venue: Point Pleasant Farm
Florals, Rentals & Custom Builds: Amaryllis
Tabletop Rentals: DC Rental
Linens: La Tavola Fine Linen
Tent: Eastern Shore Tents & Events
Ice Cream Cart: Scottish Highland Creamery
Videography: Monachetti Weddings
Invitations & Paper Goods: Stephanie B Design
Calligraphy Signs: Laura Hooper Calligraphy
Cake: Julie Bakes
Hair & Makeup: Behind the Veil Beauty
Bride’s Dress: Modern Trousseau
Bridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo
Another holiday, another set of seasonal cocktails to get you in the spirit! If we’re getting creative around the holidays, it usually involves booze! And after lots of excruciating taste testing (you’re welcome!), we’ve landed on our top three cocktail picks to get you through the holiday party circuit. Cheers!
The Brine Hound
Recipe by Doug Atwell for Brine Hound
1.5 oz. Green Hat Gin
Muddled Sage
.5 oz. Honey Syrup
.75 oz. Lemon Juice
1.5 oz. Ginger Beer
Muddle sage leaves in cocktail shaker. Add ice, gin, honey syrup and lemon juice. Shake. Strain into ice-filled glass. Top with ginger beer. Garnish with sage.
Photography: Elizabeth Fogarty, Calligraphy: Surcee Calligraphy, Florals: Crimson & Clover Floral Design
Pomegranate Gin & Tonic
1 part Gin
2 parts Tonic
Splash of Pomegranate Juice
Lime
Combine all ingredients in an ice-filled glass. Squeeze lime. Stir.
Photography: Karena Dixon, Calligraphy: Surcee Calligraphy, Stirrer: Laura Hooper Calligraphy
White Cosmopolitan
2 parts Vodka
1 part St. Germain
½ part Lime Juice
¾ part White Cranberry Juice
Shake all ingredients and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with raspberry and a lime twist.
Photography: Krista A. Jones, Drink Sign: Momental Designs, Cake: Steve Konopelski Patissier
Kari Rider Events is a boutique event planning and design company crafting elegant, individually styled celebrations on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and beyond. Our blog features real weddings designed by our team, shoots we've styled for magazines and other blogs, and lots of wedding tips and inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and we look forward to hearing from you!
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