Island LOVE.....

Julie Morawski, Jasmine Balgobin, and Ryan Lamb for Carla Ten Eyck Photography

I have had one of the most wonderful summers EVER due to the fact that I was able to stick to my guns and make sure that I carved out ME and family time. Luckily what started out as a dream became a reality!

In that wonderful time, I have had the delight in watching some of my MOST creative friends get the cheers that they so deserve...

 

So..In the next couple of days....

I will be bringing out my old pom-poms and cheering from the sidelines for this talented quintet of friends.

Just as I was being whisked away via airplane, The loveliest of lovelies, 

Miss Adrienne O'Connor of Ruffles & Tweed, 

got a seriously wonderful shout out at Style Me Pretty for a wedding she coordinated and designed at Island Farm this past May.

I was lucky enough to be on site assisting Miss Adrienne so that I was able to see this gorgeous couple and their wedding weekend unfold into something purely magical.

Now I am going to keep this simple and sweet as I am saving all sorts of jibber jabber for the Peacocks & Oxen blog, which will definitely be starting up again right before Fall wedding season.

 

BUT

I can tell you this much..

That yes their last name is actually LOVE.

Yes, they are actually one of the most gorgeous couples ever seen in real life & on film.

Yes, they had probably one the hardest working and talented group of vendors in the universe.

Yes, there was actually a pig roasting on a spit for at least 10 hours on the Island

Yes, there was a popcorn machine AND a photobooth sitting right under the tent.

 

It was a delight to spend an entire weekend with Leah & Jeff AND I have to say... their families were equally delicious.

 Now

People always ask me..

"What was your favorite part or detail of the wedding?"

This my friends was without a doubt...

the most gorgeous, cute as a button, perfectly impish grinned and Chuck T wearing ring bearer I have EVER seen..

Julie Morawski, Jasmine Balgobin, and Ryan Lamb for Carla Ten Eyck Photography

 

Ok..I know I am biased when it comes to devilish little boys...

but seriously folks..

Can he be any cuter??

 

So head on over to Style Me Pretty to catch a glimpse of the Loves and their amazing wedding day...

 

Vendors: 

Design & coordination: Adrienne O'Conner- Ruffles & Tweed

Photography: Julie Morawski, Jasmine Balgobin, and Ryan Lamb for Carla Ten Eyck Photography

Flowers: Sayles Livingston

Catering: B & M Catering Company

Music: Livewire Entertainment

Paper: Bride and family

Photobooth: Geoff Gordon, Photobooth Planet

Rentals: Rentals Unlimited & B & M Catering Company

Tent: Sperry Tent

Toilet: Country Portables

Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!

Image by Corinna Raznikov

Every Cinco De Mayo, I can't help but remember one of the most fun and elegantly designed weddings that I ever had the privilege of working on. At their wedding, Mr. & Mrs. Crawford (Ms Lil Hoot) just so happened to have the tastiest and most decadent margaritas EVER!! All I have to do is close my eyes and I can hear the mariachis in the background, taste the salt on my lips and voila..I am there. Ok...so I didn't really get to have one that day as I was working, but I know where to get one whenever I want... Mrs. Crawford's sister and brother-in-law, who formally owned Zavalas in New London, now have Milagros in Stonington. Trust me folks, these are not your ordinary margaritas...with flavors like hibiscus and honeydew, they have certainly taken it to another level. Through the grapevine over the years, I have been told that they are the best margaritas in Connecticut...

Maybe you should try for yourself...

What are you waiting for...

Today is the perfect day!!

All Images by Corinna Raznikov