about the event

Emily and Tom met on a blind date. At the time, Emily was about to start grad school and decided she wasn’t ready to jump into a relationship, so she put Tom out of her mind for the time being. As fate would have it, six weeks later she found herself thinking about that date and wondering what happened to him, so she reached out and the rest was history. Tom proposed to Emily while on a date at the Natural History Museum. He hid the ring inside a bag with Levain Bakery cookies, which was incorporated into their escort card display.

The wedding weekend started with a gorgeous welcome party at the Rowland House. The design mimicked a relaxed afternoon in an English garden playing croquet and lawn games under the shade of a tent.

Emily and Tom's wedding design was inspired by her love of lilacs, Jane Austen, Harry Potter, and the English countryside. Their ceremony music was performed by a cello duo and included songs from “The Hobbit,” “Yellow” by Coldplay, and “I Ain’t Worried” by One Republic.

The modern spring color palette was inspired by the early 19th century English countryside, an era when people passed their time with walks in the garden, picking wildflowers, or reading books in the shade. It was the perfect inspiration for this sweet wedding.