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Day 1 | WELCOME | Cocktail Mixer, Dinner Reception & Movie Night
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Day 2 | Part 1: Greet the Big Day | Sound Bath, Yoga & Brunch
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Day 2 | WEDDING DAY | Cocktails • Ceremony • Dinner Reception • Dance Party
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Day 3 | Farewell Pool Party & Brunch
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Credits: Photography: Brian David Photography | Videography: Nato Tuke Photography | Welcome Catering: Quinn's New York | Wedding Catering: CRISP Catering
Bartenders: CRISP & Joshua Baer | Florals: Athabold | Ceremony Music: Concetta Abbate | Reception Music: Eric Person Quartet Music | DJ: Tina Romero
Lighting + Draping: Bear Fly Design | Hair: Styles on B | Wedding Cake: Nine Cakes | Rentals: Columbia Tent Rentals + North Country Vintage | Photo Booth: NCH Photo
Recreation: Ascend Yoga | Espresso Bar: The Espresso Guys | Food Trucks: Bona Bona Ice Cream & Taco Box
Restroom Trailer: Premier Executive Trailers | Transportation: Prime Car Service
Bartenders: CRISP & Joshua Baer | Florals: Athabold | Ceremony Music: Concetta Abbate | Reception Music: Eric Person Quartet Music | DJ: Tina Romero
Lighting + Draping: Bear Fly Design | Hair: Styles on B | Wedding Cake: Nine Cakes | Rentals: Columbia Tent Rentals + North Country Vintage | Photo Booth: NCH Photo
Recreation: Ascend Yoga | Espresso Bar: The Espresso Guys | Food Trucks: Bona Bona Ice Cream & Taco Box
Restroom Trailer: Premier Executive Trailers | Transportation: Prime Car Service
"I am not a Type A Bride. I am a Type A centered and hand calligraphed in fuchsia ink (that's not too purple) on chartreuse (that's not too yellow) cardstock (110lb) Bride. And I was floored by Paula. We selected Paula after an interview process with several planners (first test was their reaction when I sent a 10pg vision & expectations presentation – Paula was excited by it). Debating between 2 planners we went back to the reviews. They were all insanely glowing for Paula and now we have fully experienced why (and yes, they’re all accurate). My husband waxes poetry on the way Paula brought our very specific creative visions to life (“A Groom’s Perspective”) but I will deliver a bullet pointed list for those of you who are scouring reviews like I did. Paula is a mindreader. We were so in sync on our wedding day that I would turn to ask her for something and she would hand it to me. It’s a little spooky. I was actually relaxed during my wedding weekend with Paula at my side. This was the best gift as I enjoyed so many more moments with loved ones. Every single vendor said she was the most outstanding planner they’ve ever worked with. People love her, they will move mountains for her. Paula has a rolodex of the best vendors. Every vendor she brought in went ABOVE & BEYOND. When you hire Paula, you’re getting the industry best. She will be your assassin if need be. She will defend you like a mama bear. She is thoughtful & sweet. Paula made the entire journey special. She is the most responsive person I have ever met – emails would be answered in minutes. She protects your mental health, giving you little doses of need-to-know info (or all of it if you ask!) Her superpower is coordination. She has a calm, cool, collectedness that permeates the months leading up to your wedding and while that remained during our wedding weekend, the GET SH*T DONE (but of course, sweetly!) attitude was awe-inspiring. Being a company founder, it can be hard for me to let go. I trusted Paula 300%. She puts the couple first. When she arrived for set-up at our home I offered her coffee and she responded with “This week is about you. Do not even think about me.” She brought her cooler of snacks and was off to orchestrate the many moving pieces. She took my details to the next level – even seemingly silly things like the way she displayed the parasols, and rolling our pool towels for the pool party for a streamlined look, or the glass card box leveled up by putting a vintage postcard and some moss from our cake table inside. She is simply a master. She thinks of everything. Every. Possible. Scenario. Every. Possible. Detail. She advised ordering clear umbrellas two weeks before the wedding as a “just in case” but also acknowledged that we’d still be in the return window if we didn’t use them. Paula has done this so many times over the years years she knows what works. She knows what you need, more than you know what you need. The only thing which could have been improved from our wedding (just one cranky bartender!) was a time I didn’t listen to Paula. Her husband is a pilot and has access to the BEST weather forecasting software Our wedding weekend ended in a standing ovation from our guests for Paula. So many people came up to me to talk about the magical experiences they had with her. Don't let Paula’s calm, zen exterior fool you - she is a mastermind thinking about the thousands of details underneath.
—Megan M. [Bride]
"A groom’s perspective. I’d bet not many weddings end with a standing ovation for the wedding planner, but mine did. My now wife and I had a very specific (and elaborate) vision for our wedding weekend. Three years ago we bought a beautiful property on a bumpy dirt road, up in the mountains outside of Cold Spring New York. On this property we wanted to 1) re-create a memory of love, warmth, and family, wrapped in the enjoyment of nature I once experienced in my childhood at a relative’s outdoor wedding, 2) infuse that memory with my wife’s impeccable design sense and creative vision, and 3) produce a sensory feast for our guests with delicious food, all the right music, and gorgeous vignettes or views around every corner. From day one, Paula embraced our vision and began working with us to make it into a reality. From upfront vendor selection to the detailed timelines of the event, Paula never failed to make sure what we were putting together matched the vision, always double checking to make sure what we were building was exactly what we wanted. I’m not going to say it was easy, but Paula was tireless in working with us to pull together all the components of what we would come to call ‘The Love Weekend’. Every wonderful event is a combination of content and coordination – all of the months of curation, my wife’s amazing creativity, the property overflowing with June blooms (with specific props to our poppies and Korean Dogwood who were real showstoppers) was the content. Where we got to see what really makes Paula Smith special was in the coordination, it was like watching an artist at work. Confident in her strokes, masterful with her craft, all done with an appearance of ease which allowed us to put our complete faith in her that everything would run smoothly. And it did. Paula is a maestro, and our wedding weekend was the most beautiful symphony of joy, love, beauty and deliciousness I’ve ever experienced. But most important, I was there to experience it, really there – able to be present in the moment, able to laugh and love with my family, able to take in all the beauty and deliciousness, because I knew Paula would take care of it all for me. ‘The Love Weekend’ was a fantastic success, we recreated that childhood memory, my wife’s unbelievable creativity was impeccably displayed across the entire weekend and every guest left wowed. As seen through the standing ovation we all gave to Paula as our Sunday pool party was winding down. Bravo Paula and thank you.
—Keith W. [Groom]
"This weekend I was lucky enough to attend a wedding planned by Paula Smith Designs. I have been to many weddings, but never one that ran more smoothly than this one. Paula and her staff were ready instantaneously whenever and for whatever was requested, such as an umbrella for the teeming rain or a blanket for warmth as the temperature dropped. The staff, which are always a reflection of their leader, were not just professional, but warm and friendly which added to the 'haimishness (Yiddish term for down home, family feeling)' of the event.
I would, and do, recommend Paula and her staff for any event one may have coming. You will not be going wrong."
—Terry W. [Groom's Aunt]
—Megan M. [Bride]
"A groom’s perspective. I’d bet not many weddings end with a standing ovation for the wedding planner, but mine did. My now wife and I had a very specific (and elaborate) vision for our wedding weekend. Three years ago we bought a beautiful property on a bumpy dirt road, up in the mountains outside of Cold Spring New York. On this property we wanted to 1) re-create a memory of love, warmth, and family, wrapped in the enjoyment of nature I once experienced in my childhood at a relative’s outdoor wedding, 2) infuse that memory with my wife’s impeccable design sense and creative vision, and 3) produce a sensory feast for our guests with delicious food, all the right music, and gorgeous vignettes or views around every corner. From day one, Paula embraced our vision and began working with us to make it into a reality. From upfront vendor selection to the detailed timelines of the event, Paula never failed to make sure what we were putting together matched the vision, always double checking to make sure what we were building was exactly what we wanted. I’m not going to say it was easy, but Paula was tireless in working with us to pull together all the components of what we would come to call ‘The Love Weekend’. Every wonderful event is a combination of content and coordination – all of the months of curation, my wife’s amazing creativity, the property overflowing with June blooms (with specific props to our poppies and Korean Dogwood who were real showstoppers) was the content. Where we got to see what really makes Paula Smith special was in the coordination, it was like watching an artist at work. Confident in her strokes, masterful with her craft, all done with an appearance of ease which allowed us to put our complete faith in her that everything would run smoothly. And it did. Paula is a maestro, and our wedding weekend was the most beautiful symphony of joy, love, beauty and deliciousness I’ve ever experienced. But most important, I was there to experience it, really there – able to be present in the moment, able to laugh and love with my family, able to take in all the beauty and deliciousness, because I knew Paula would take care of it all for me. ‘The Love Weekend’ was a fantastic success, we recreated that childhood memory, my wife’s unbelievable creativity was impeccably displayed across the entire weekend and every guest left wowed. As seen through the standing ovation we all gave to Paula as our Sunday pool party was winding down. Bravo Paula and thank you.
—Keith W. [Groom]
"This weekend I was lucky enough to attend a wedding planned by Paula Smith Designs. I have been to many weddings, but never one that ran more smoothly than this one. Paula and her staff were ready instantaneously whenever and for whatever was requested, such as an umbrella for the teeming rain or a blanket for warmth as the temperature dropped. The staff, which are always a reflection of their leader, were not just professional, but warm and friendly which added to the 'haimishness (Yiddish term for down home, family feeling)' of the event.
I would, and do, recommend Paula and her staff for any event one may have coming. You will not be going wrong."
—Terry W. [Groom's Aunt]
