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Sweet Brooklyn Wedding

Don’t you love Sarah and Kareem’s beautiful Brooklyn wedding?? There is such a timeless, New York feel with a little hint of whimsy. And this wedding just goes to show that you don’t have to have a huge budget to pull of a beautiful ceremony and reception. The bride and groom did almost everything themselves! So sweet…

Flowers: Lilac, Viburnum and Spirea in vintage blue Ball Jars (ebay) and an assortment of old beer & soda bottles from an antique store in PA. Sarah and her mom arranged all of the flowers on our own, something they’ve done on occasion for other people’s events. For the bridal party bouquets, they re-used the flower arrangements from the Rehearsal Dinner the night before. Just a little florist tape and ribbon! Boutonnieres came from Opalia, in Brooklyn.

Dress: Blue by Enzoani from The White Gown in Brooklyn. Sash and headpiece were made by a friend.

Suit: John Varvatos

Rings: onestonenewyork on Etsy

Food & Pie: Bubby’s Brooklyn

Strings: Anthology Strings, Brooklyn

Invites: Lion in the Sun, Brooklyn

Photographer: Charlotte Jenks Lewis

Hair: Kate Hanley from Tommy Guns salon.

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Rachel writes

07/05/11 at 3:44 pm

Hi Sarah! Your wedding is beautiful and I have the same idea to do lilacs ourselves for our May wedding up in Hudson Valley. Where did you purchase all the lilacs and did you find them for a good price? Thanks for your help!

Kate writes

07/05/11 at 4:11 pm

I love this wedding! I’m really happy you posted this because I’ve been trying so hard to find pictures/wedding inspiration for a timeless city wedding with vintage touches! (all other “vintage/DIY” features are very rustic outdoors-y types, or city with 1950′s inspiration.) I’m having a city wedding in Chicago next summer- and I loved to see that it can all come together! Thanks again!
and congrats to the happy couple!

Hänni writes

07/05/11 at 4:52 pm

I love the charm of the kraft paper details. Those table numbers are to die for!

Wedding Music Central writes

07/05/11 at 6:58 pm

Love the shot under the bridge, gorgeous wedding! :)

Elsie J writes

07/05/11 at 7:16 pm

Stunning photos!

Huckleberry Creative writes

07/05/11 at 9:24 pm

The flowers are lovely as are the black and white photos in the rain!

claire writes

07/06/11 at 10:45 am

OMG INCREDIBLE!!!

Carpet Cleaning writes

07/06/11 at 5:10 pm

What a dream come true event, this is something that you always remember dear, have luck and happiness in life.

Plum Pretty Sugar Loungerie writes

07/07/11 at 3:47 am

Soooooo Pretty!

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Marie Summers writes

07/07/11 at 12:07 pm

Beautiful wedding! All of the floral arrangements are gorgeous! Looks like a great day :)

Wholesale Flowers Co writes

07/07/11 at 1:11 pm

Love how they reused the flowers. Smart thinking! The hydrangea flower centerpieces are pretty, too!

Bia @ Brilliance writes

07/08/11 at 4:06 pm

I love the classic look of this wedding. Very eco-friendly of them to reuse the flowers!

melissa writes

07/19/11 at 11:14 am

do you know where they had their reception? i love the venue!

Dave writes

02/05/12 at 1:51 pm

My Fiancee will love these photos!She’s into her photography and there is a wedding looming!

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