We’re happy to share with you today the big wedding celebration of Brooke & Phill, who enjoyed a personalized ceremony at the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in downtown Washington, DC. It was so nice seeing them and celebrating with them again after getting together for food & drink a couple of months prior at Pippin Hill Farm. It was so nice too working with our friend Jessica Brown (we adore the entire Simply Chic Events team) who pulled off this beautiful and fun wedding seemingly effortlessly (although we definitely know better). It was hard narrowing down our absolute favorites from the day there were so many great moments, but somehow we managed. 😉 Enjoy! And when you’re ready, check out Brooke and Phill’s complete gallery of images. The password is Brooke’s maiden name and is case-sensitive.
The fabulous team:
Ceremony venue: New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Reception venue: National Museum for Women in the Arts
Planner: Jessica Brown of Simply Chic Events
Officiant: Bill Cochran of Say I Do Your Way
Catering: Design Cuisine
Florist: Amaryllis
Hair styling: Bridal Hair by Remona
Make-up: Carl Ray
Bagpiper: Bialek’s Music
Band: Source
Baker: Kendall’s Cakes
Lighting: Frost Lighting
Photo booth: Booth-o-Rama
Food truck: Takorean Food Truck
Gown: Oscar de la Renta
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Anne’s faves of Bill’s:
Long-time (really long time) visitors to our blog might recognize Michelle & Al, whose wedding we shot back in 2004. So great seeing them both again!
Bill’s faves of Anne’s:
There are some really fun ones, which we love, taken by our assistant Karen too:
This almost captions itself: “This cake. I would like some. Now.”
Some lovely details:
Dear b&p,
Some of our favorite moments from your day include:
When your parents got so excited for you they couldn’t wait to rush down the aisle after you to celebrate with you, leaving the wedding party at the altar in paused bemusement. Your nephews holding it together the best they could, and really performing admirably when it counted. That you called each other on the phone as you opened each others’ wedding gifts. Almost. Your bagpiper who led your guests across busy New York Avenue and H St., as if he were a mama duck followed by dozens of ducklings eager for cocktail hour. That way you paused and looked at each other as you recessed down the aisle. We don’t know what you were thinking, but we’re pretty sure it was something along the lines of, “We did it!”
Congratulations!
xoxo…
…a&b
what a excellent wedding dress! perfect desighn !