Anne and Marcus with an equine audience

Anne and Marcus with an equine audience

One of our favorite wedding photographers, Hillary Harvey, recently sent us these images from a gloriously sunny wedding in the Catskills town of Roxbury, New York. When Californians Annie O’Rourke and Marcus Taormina decided to marry, they took a grand leap East in order to accommodate their guests coming from  New York, New Jersey, and Ireland. In Annie’s words, “The town of Roxbury seemed the perfect weekend getaway, and we loved the idea of having our venue, Stone Tavern Farm, to ourselves for the whole weekend as opposed to just a few hours. It meant our guests could really have time to relax.”

A still life of flowers, shoes, and vintage camera from Annie and Marcus's Catskills wedding

A still life of flowers, shoes, and vintage camera from Annie and Marcus’s Catskills wedding

Annie's wedding bouquet

Annie’s elegant wedding bouquet by Lydia Castiglia, a blend of raw (uncovered stems) and refined (a jeweled sweater clasp that belonged to the bride’s grandmother).

The bride continues, “Adding personal touches was important to us. For our ceremony, we performed an Irish coin tradition using the my family’s antique coins, my mother played the flute, and we were married under an arbor built by the Marcus’s father.”

Annie and Marcus marry under a gazebo built by the groom's father

Annie and Marcus marry under an arbor built by the groom’s father

DIY projects included designing the lighting in the reception barn, like an Edison bulb light fixture over the dancefloor and wine-cork chandeliers over the bar. Escort cards were made from vintage projector slides, table numbers from recovered fence spires, and pennants from the guests’ RSVP cards.

You can't find a more handsome wedding accessory than a gorgeous vintage car

You can’t find a more handsome wedding accessory than a gorgeous vintage car

Here are images of some of the most delightful details. In a setting this rustically atmospheric, the simplest table settings and straightforward garden flowers work beautifully.

The Stone Tavern Farm interior, personalized by Annie and Marcus

The Stone Tavern Farm interior, personalized by Annie and Marcus

 

This way to the beer garden at Annie and Marcus's Catskills wedding

This way to the beer garden at Annie and Marcus’s Catskills wedding

The bride and groom designed many of the details

The bride and groom designed many of the details

Here's how to make bridesmaids happy: Let them wear what they love (as long as it fits with your color scheme!)

Here’s how to make bridesmaids happy: Let them wear what they love (as long as it fits with your color scheme!)

Venue:  Stone Tavern Farm

Lighting: Marcus Taormina (design) and Annie O’Rourke (homemade cork chandeliers)

Carpentry: Mr. Taormina (arbor, signs, chalkboards)

Wedding Coordinator/Florist: Lydia Castiglia

Videographer: Philip Coltart

Music: DJ – Sean Marquand; Guitarist – Zach Danzinger; Bagpiper – John McIntyre; After-party vocalist – John O’Donoghue

Caterer: The Rhinecliff

Dresses: Park Ave Bridal

Invitation Design: Liza Behles

Suits: Egara, Calvin Klein

Officiants: Holy Innocents Church

Photography and Photobooth: Hilary Harvey; second shooter – Kathryn Lucia

Happiness

Happiness

 


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