Hayley and Shawn's Winter Wonderland Wedding

This weekend Hayley and Shawn got married. I knew how much planning, time and effort had gone into making this day amazing for Hay- so I was really looking forward to the evening. I had an idea for what was in store, but should not have had any expectations because they were all just blown away. Everything was beautiful- the bride, the reception, the smiles on everyone’s faces. It was an incredible day.



We didn’t want to be late for the rehearsal dinner, so after working a half-day, David and I drove straight to NYC. We got into the city a few hours early, and rather than take the chance of making it to Queens and back (to drop off the car) we spent some time at Rick and Carolyn’s place nearby. Benjamin was dressed a monkey for Halloween- totally adorable.


We went around their building trick-or-treating for a while.

Our walk to the rehearsal dinner was very funny- we saw tons of people dressed up for Halloween. The rehearsal dinner was held at Sarabeth’s near the southern end of Central Park. Once there, it was very picturesque, horse-drawn carriages line the park directly across from the restaurant. We had a very nice evening. It was great to see the wedding party and some high school friends. The Mayer and Rogol families were so excited.


Mel, Sharack, Ali and David




Allison, Stuart and Ariel





Since it was Halloween, and Hayley lets no detail go unnoticed, there were cute masks and candy on the tables. The night was great- there was good food, some sweet toasts and some very funny ones too. In addition to our (generous) bridesmaids gifts, Jodi and I also got white stoles to cover our shoulders under the chuppah.






scary, right?







After the rehearsal dinner, we went back to Queens to rest up for Hayley and Shawn’s big day. Apparently, I got so excited about the wedding; I completely forgot to charge the battery in my camera that night. I did get pics of Hayley, her family and bridesmaids getting ready and some family portraits, but the camera died right before the ceremony. Luckily, there were LOTS of others with cameras by then, so any of the following ceremony or reception pictures are from others who were kind enough to send them to me.

The bridesmaids all arrived at The Pierre Hotel for hair and makeup around 1 PM. We had lunch, watched the florist set up a bit and all had a relaxing afternoon together. Check out the view from our room as we were getting ready....


Central Park in the fall is amazing.











Hayley looked incredible…and Shawn didn’t look bad either. After family portraits it was Showtime!






Hay and Shawn with their very adorable flower girl and ring bearers





The ceremony was so beautiful. Everyone in the wedding wore black and white and the chuppah looked snow had just fallen onto a canopy of trees.


Here comes the groom- with his parents Sandy and David


Maid of Honor extraordinaire, Dr. Jodi Michaels


me


Here comes the bride! (with Esther and Rob)


ceremony pic

And it just kept getting better! Cocktail hour was amazing, the ballroom was beautiful, the band was fantastic everyone was happy and we had a phenomenal night. Hayley had said that she wanted it to look like Central park just after a snowfall and she got exactly that(only not as cold). It was a winter dream.


how gorgeous...right?


first dance







I charged the camera battery after we got home Saturday night so I was able to take pics of the brunch on Sunday. It was the day of the NYC marathon, so Amanda, David and I took the subway from Queens to the Loews Regency Hotel for the post-wedding brunch. The end of the wedding was a little hectic, gathering belongings from upstairs, trying to say thank you and goodbye to guests and friends, etc. It was nice to see everyone once more before we really left. It seemed like we all had a great time the night before, everyone was a little tired but very happy.


Hay and Shawn, mom and David and me


Hayley, Amanda and me


There were some extra of the yummy Crumbs cupcakes handed out after the wedding, so we snagged another one on Sunday!


Mom and Esther