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 Emily Weisbauer and Adam Gould can personally attest to the
wonders of social media. Though they originally met as undergrads
at the University of Massachusetts, they didn’t finally connect until
much later. After Adam graduated, two years before Emily, the
pair lost touch but never forgot about one another. Thirteen years
after they had last spoken, Adam “friended” Emily on Facebook,
something she was immediately excited about. “In college I was a
member of his fraternity’s sister sorority, and I always thought he
was cute,” she admits. The pair exchanged a few messages before
meeting for their first date. Both knew right away that they had
found something special. A short six months later, Adam moved into
Emily’s apartment, and just six months after that, they were engaged.

On one ordinary Saturday morning, Adam woke Emily up by sitting

on the bed and saying simply, “Today is the day I am going to ask you
to marry me,” and held out a ring to his prospective bride. Emily, still
sleepy, was struggling to comprehend what was going on without
the help of her glasses. “The first words out of my mouth were, ‘Get
me my glasses!’ so that I could see what was happening!” she says. As
she slipped her glasses on her face, she was delighted to see not only
that Adam was holding out a gorgeous ring and asking for her hand
in marriage but also that he had scattered the floor of their apartment
with soft rose petals and prepared a champagne breakfast for two. Of
course, she accepted.

Emily and Adam wanted a wedding venue that reflected their shared
love for the outdoors as well as for fine wines. Bedell Cellars seemed
like just the place. “As soon as we drove up to Bedell Cellars, we
knew that it was exactly what we were looking for!” says Emily. “The
open pavilion and apple orchard were perfect for a rustic yet elegant
wedding — and the wine is amazing.” Adam’s parents had spent
EMILY EMBRACED A VERY many summers vacationing on the North Fork, and the bride and
CLEAN, CHIC DÉCOR groom both agreed that it would be fun to introduce their friends to
STRATEGY, DRAWING A the region for a mini-getaway. In anticipation of many out-of-town
LOT OF HER INSPIRATION guests, the couple rented a restored boathouse in Greenport for the
FROM CHINESE weekend. The house proved to be the perfect gathering spot for family
PORCELAIN GINGER JARS. and friends over the course of the weekend.

Emily embraced a very clean, chic décor strategy, drawing a lot of

her inspiration from Chinese porcelain ginger jars. Splashes of blue
and white were offset by hints of pale pink, with blushing floral
arrangements nestled within blue-and-white bowls and modern,

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nautical-inspired stationery. As a FLORAL DESIGN: DENISE FASANELLO
fun way to balance the decorations INVITATIONS: AJALON PRINTING
MAKEUP: MERRILL SMITH
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the winery, she bathed the entire reception in a glow of
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rendition of “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” during the recessional. “It enjoy the day !
was an incredible and magical moment,” she says. The celebration was
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{logo design above} betsywhite.com {photography} Michael Cody {reception site} Bedell Cellars
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 When Maya and Brian explain how they met, they always like to
say, “We met in the most romantic of all places — a New York City
bar.” In 1999, Maya had moved from Germany to New York City for
college. She soon began working as a bartender at an Upper East Side
bar called Trilogy, which both Maya and Brian sarcastically describe
as “an institution well known for intellectual musings and its crème
brulée.” It wasn’t the most sophisticated place, but it was responsible
for bringing them together. One evening in 2003, Brian sidled up
to the bar with a date while Maya was working and found himself
awestruck by her beauty and luminous smile. After some respectful
flirting with Maya while his date was in the bathroom, Brian received
a pointed education on the different pronunciations of “Mia” and
“Maya.” It proved to be a useful lesson, since the two fell in love and
never looked back.

In November of 2008, the couple traveled to Germany to visit Maya’s

mother. On the last morning of the trip, Brian suggested Maya join
him for a walk up a grassy hilltop she had always loved as a child.
Underneath an old tree, surrounded by cows, Brian dropped to one
knee and proposed. “It took me a few seconds to realize what was
happening,” says Maya, who was deeply touched that Brian had
planned his proposal to coincide with her trip home. Living so far
away from her family, it was important to her that she could share the
news with her mom in person.

After living together in New York City, Maya and Brian decided to
move to Eastern Long Island. Brian had grown up there, and both
loved the peace and tranquility of the region. They also agreed it
would be great for their wedding — Brian’s family lives in the area, and
many of Maya’s guests could fly directly from various parts of Europe
to JFK Airport. Because they both wanted an outdoor wedding and
BRIAN SUGGESTED MAYA share an enthusiasm for wine, Bedell Cellars, in Cutchogue, seemed
JOIN HIM FOR A WALK UP ideal. “We fell in love with Bedell’s ‘modern farm’ architecture and
A GRASSY HILLTOP SHE the people that work there,” says Maya.
HAD ALWAYS LOVED AS They chose playful and bright décor for the indoor reception, with
A CHILD. yellow as the main color. Funky chalk boards identified each table
and simple mason jars covered in rustic burlap fabric, filled with
candy and adorned with vibrant yellow ribbons, acted as favors.

Maya and Brian tried to steer clear of formal wedding traditions,

preferring a more relaxed celebration. Instead of a sit-down dinner,
the couple worked with their caterers to offer an array of decadent

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PHOTOGRAPHY: MICHAEL CODY
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RECEPTION SITE: BEDELL CELLARS
BEDELLCELLARS.COM (PAGE 164)

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hors d’oeuvres and station-style

Maya & Brian’s
offerings. Not only was the food
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German heritage and Brian’s Ukrainian and Polish
background. Guests enjoyed everything from schnitzel with browned guest list
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monologue
and polka-dot yellow tie, who had a bird’s eye of the ceremony from
Maya’s sister’s arm, bridesmaid Julia.

As the sun set over the vineyard and the last bit of sunshine shone
through the windows, bathing everyone and everything in a rosy
glow, Maya and Brian knew they had come a long way from the dive
bars of New York City.

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 Unlike most couples, Jesa and Rob have been engaged not just once,
but twice. Rob had first popped the question two and a half years
into their relationship, under the Brooklyn Bridge. The couple wasn’t
quite ready for a wedding, and kept nuptial plans at bay for several
years. After spending some time apart, “we quickly realized we were
the best versions of ourselves together, as a couple,” says Jesa. It wasn’t
long before their relationship was back on. Over dinner one night, Jesa
mentioned to Rob, “I think we should get married,” and Rob was hard
pressed to hide his excitement. A few weeks later, at Jesa’s 31st birthday
dinner, he presented her with a newly set engagement ring and asked
her to be his wife one more time. After 10 years of dating, Jesa and
Rob were once again engaged and this time they were ready to take
the next step.

All of Jesa’s wedding inspiration began with a single doily. Her great
grandmother, soon to be 105 years old, had made doilies her entire
life and always gave them to her family as gifts. Jesa treasured hers
and when she saw a photo of doilies sewn together to create a table
runner, she knew that it was the perfect way for her to incorporate
sentimental elements in their chic, DIY-inspired celebration. She
scoured antique shops for a total of 400 vintage doilies and laid them
out on the kitchen floor, sewing them together by hand, with the
help of a friend. It was the perfect starting point for her in creating a
personal wedding celebration. “We wanted all of our guests, from their
diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, to see a bit more about us, our
sentimental feelings about family and history, and set the overall mood
of the evening to be very intimate,” Jesa says.

Black and white photos of the couple’s ancestors, dating back to

the 1800’s, were placed at the reception to add to the wedding’s
sentimental appeal. Instead of a guest book, the bride and groom
AT EACH PLACE SETTING, created a “Fingerprint Tree” in which guests stamped their fingerprints
PAPER PLACE MATS WITH onto the leaves of a drawing of a tree that was made to resemble the one
WORD SEARCH PUZZLES they had been married under. At each place setting, paper place mats
AWAITED GUESTS, EACH with word search puzzles awaited guests, each customized with special
CUSTOMIZED WITH words about Jesa and Rob’s relationship.
SPECIAL WORDS ABOUT Burlap bags stuffed with locally grown apples were given to each of
THE NEWLYWEDS. the guests as favors, stamped with “Eat, Drink, and be Married”. Jesa
had ordered the custom made stamp online and recruited her maid of
honor to help assemble the bags.

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Jesa and Rob said their vows under

a chuppah they made themselves.
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members or friends of your parents that don’t know you very well, so
share a bit about yourself and the couple you’ve become through your
décor, music or food, and wine selections. They will appreciate the
effort you made to make them feel at home.”

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