Montauk Wedding by Karen Wise Photography
This super darling Montauk wedding by Karen Wise Photography has me craving sweet, summer days by the shoreline like you would not believe. The casual yet elegant vibe of this affair is just what I love about summertime weddings. Not to mention, the bride’s dress could not be more adorable. It just could not be. I do believe my Monday morning will be spent soaking up all of this sweet summer soiree in the full gallery, and I bet I am not alone on this one.
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From the Bride… Joe and I met through match.com in August 2007. Turns out, we had lived less than one block apart for almost six years. In fact, our apartment buildings almost backed up to one another. But our paths never crossed – at least not that we were aware of – until the internet brought us together.
After we got engaged, we really had no clear idea of exactly what we wanted for our wedding – other than a fun party that wasn’t too formal – or even where we wanted to get married. Eventually, we settled on Montauk, where we had spent the last two summers, and it couldn’t have worked out better. It became a destination wedding, of sorts, and we were able to enjoy the full weekend with our family and friends. Best of all, Mother Nature cooperated completely, giving us a string of perfect 80 degree days in the middle of one of the hottest, most humid summers on record in the northeast.
We were fortunate to work with some fantastic vendors who were able to implement our idea of casual but elegant with very little direction from us. In fact, they often got little more than a list of what we didn’t want. And throughout the planning process, I was always amazed by the patience and generosity of our friends and family, who pitched in to help in so many ways.
When we got the pictures back, we were absolutely thrilled. Karen Wise and her assistant, Joan Cuenco, did an amazing job capturing the emotions and details of the day beautifully. In particular, I think they got at least one picture of every one of our guests, which is something I hadn’t really thought about beforehand, but now I’m so glad to have all those shots.
Wedding Photography: Karen Wise Photography / Flowers: Karen Lenahan Design / Event Planning & Design: Anderson Green Events / Wedding DJ: PopShop DJs / Wedding Ceremony & Reception Location: East by Northeast / Wedding Invitations: Lion in the Sun / Bride’s Dress: Christina Kara of Blue / Rehearsal Dinner Venue: Navy Beach Restaurant
26 Comments about “Montauk Wedding by Karen Wise Photography”
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March 28, 2011 at 8:12 am
Such an adorable wedding. Love the laid back style - Everything just looks so happy!
Random question for the bride...Where did you get the font and the swirly flourishes for all the cute signs? Thanks!
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March 28, 2011 at 8:35 am
I am in love with this wedding location.
So beautiful to have both a grassy location right next to the water!!!
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March 28, 2011 at 8:45 am
That dress is super beautiful! Love the casual little French touches!
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March 28, 2011 at 9:07 am
I adore those shoes! Where are they from?
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March 28, 2011 at 9:17 am
Thanks for featuring Patty & Joe's wedding - they were incredibly amazing to work with and their wedding day turned out beautifully!
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March 28, 2011 at 9:20 am
What a beautiful wedding! The strawberry jam was a great idea!
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March 28, 2011 at 9:52 am
ditto on the shoes, who makes them? LOVE!
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March 28, 2011 at 9:53 am
Adorable! Love her dress! And the signature cocktail? Yum!
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March 28, 2011 at 10:25 am
Beautiful wedding! Love the edamame and Karen Wise is always so talented...
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March 28, 2011 at 10:37 am
Hi Rach,
Patty's shoes were Rene Caovilla :) -
March 28, 2011 at 11:16 am
The dress & shoes are stunning- beautiful wedding! It perfectly captures the beauty of Montauk!
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March 28, 2011 at 12:03 pm
i love her cake and of course the strawberry jam favors are perfect.
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March 28, 2011 at 12:21 pm
Wow i’m a huge lace fan so that wedding dress is total wedding porn to me! A beautiful location and the ‘spread the love’ jam is TOO cute! Gorgeous pictures.
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March 28, 2011 at 12:32 pm
So pretty! Question - where are the parasols from??
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March 28, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Thanks for the shoe info! I might have to do a little perusing through Bergdorf's in search of a similar pair...
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March 28, 2011 at 2:27 pm
What a fabulous wedding dress! Very fresh, very sweet.
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March 28, 2011 at 2:50 pm
Wow, that was such a beautiful wedding, the photos and the wedding set-up is like a classic wedding which was done before. It was so romantic.
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March 28, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Gotta have those shoes. They are so different. My feet are envious.
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March 28, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I love Karen's work! This is stunning!
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March 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Hello--Thanks everyone for the very nice comments. To answer the questions -- I got the programs and signs through baumbirdy, an Etsy vendor. They did all the designs and were great to work with. The parasols were from a website -- Luna Bazaar.
And just to give a shout-out to two other vendors -- Kim Do did my make-up, and Stacey Weinstein of Once Upon a Bride did everyone's hair. Both are based in New York and were fantastic.
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March 29, 2011 at 12:31 am
What an exquisite dress! I'm in love!!
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April 1, 2011 at 9:14 pm
I love the green grass and white umbrellas!
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April 24, 2011 at 1:34 am
That's a beautiful dress!!
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