Living in a concrete jungle like New York City, you come to appreciate hidden gems like this venue, 620 Loft & Garden, which feels like you’ve transported yourself to a vibrant oasis. Captured by Kelly Kollar Photography and designed by Ever Swoon, this elegant wedding oozes timeless New York vibes. From the invitations by East Six Design to a Mr. & Mrs. license plate clutch, every detail was planned to perfection. The bride looked gorgeous with the help of Face Time Beauty and from the pictures, it looked like rockin’ party with Generation Events leading on the dance floor. Don’t miss a single detail here!
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From the Bride… Erik and I met in Barcelona in 2011 through a mutual friend. Erik is from Barcelona and I was teaching English there. We moved from Barcelona to Atlanta in the spring of 2013 and got married a few months later on August 31. The ceremony was an intimate one at my parents’ home in Georgia. They live on 50 acres with a 5 acre lake where we got married on the dock with just our families in attendance.
We moved to New York City at the end of January 2014 and knew that we wanted to do a second wedding in the city where all of our family and friends could celebrate with us. We also knew we wanted to get married in August because most of Spain takes the month of August off for holiday. Plus this would be the perfect one-year anniversary celebration!
Since we had already had a more casual rustic wedding, our vision for our second wedding was to have an elegant New York City wedding. However, we didn’t want the atmosphere to be too serious, and I think our venue was perfect for that. We chose 620 Loft & Garden because it gave us this magical private garden in the middle of Manhattan! I didn’t have a lot of specific ideas for the wedding, but I knew I wanted it to be romantic with lots of candles, varying shades of gold accents, and soft colors.
We also wanted to pay homage to our different cultures, but without making it the focus or letting it become a theme. Erik and I thought the best way to do this was through cocktail hour. This is where we had an Iberian ham carving station that our guests couldn’t get enough of! We specially ordered Estrella Damm beer that is brewed in Barcelona and Sweetwater beer that is brewed in Atlanta. I also just had to have cocktail napkins saying “Salut Y’all” because “salut” means “cheers” in Catalan, the language spoken in Barcelona, and because nothing is more southern than “y’all”!
We didn’t want to do wedding favors because they often go to waste, but it was important to Erik and I to have a fun party. So, we ordered glow sticks, custom glasses with American and Catalan flags on them, and of course Statue of Liberty hats and those were our “wedding favors.” We didn’t think many people would wear them, but they were so popular that we ran out and had to ask guests to borrow some because they were all gone before Erik and I could get any! Dancing to the music of our amazing DJ on our private rooftop garden in the middle of Rockefeller Center with our close family and friends was everything we wanted it to be and more.
Our wedding photographer was one of the best parts about the wedding. Kelly was so much fun to work with and her work was just stunning! I had seen too many fun NYC wedding picture ideas on Pinterest to get them all done on the wedding day, so Erik and I decided to get dressed up again a few weeks after the wedding, rent an old taxi to drive us around, and have Kelly take pictures of us all over NYC. We had a blast and the pictures turned out amazing! Having that special afternoon just for our fun pictures was great because there was no wedding to stress over. Plus it kind of doubled as a trash the dress session since we walked through the streets of Soho, Times Square, and even went into the subway! Best decision we made!
Photography: Kelly Kollar Photography | Videography: Tree of Life | Event Planning: ever swoon | Floral Design: L'Atelier Rouge | Stationery : East Six | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Sue Wong | Catering: Abigail Kirsch | Hair And Makeup: Face Time Beauty Concierge | Groomsmen Attire: Baldwin Formals | Ceremony And Reception Venue: Top Of The Rock | Flower Girl Dresses: J.Crew | Getting Ready Venue: W Hotel On Lexington Ave | Groom’s Attire: Hugo Boss | Music: Generation Events | Photobooth: Flashtag | Wedding Dress, Veil And Earrings: Winnie Couture