KATERINA + BRIAN | Country Club of Fairfield | Southport, Connecticut | October 2017
This wedding was featured on the ever popular Over The Moon (OTM) blog in April of 2018. This wedding will also soon appear, in print, in the pages of Fairfield Living Magazine.
This wedding was a long time coming. While we were hired just about a year out from their wedding date, the parents of the bride took Ashley out to dinner to discuss their daughters FUTURE wedding almost four years ago. We had been in business four years at that time and they did not know when exactly this young man, this future son-in-law of theirs, was going to finally propose! NO JOKE! Flash forward three years, they are engaged. Phew!
The newlyweds met at college their Freshman Year at St. Lawrence University. That is pretty impressive when it comes to commitment if you ask me. They both really are a pair, immediately seem meant to be, like their pulses are on the same wave length and they can read one another’s thoughts. Calm, cool and collected they both were on their wedding day, a site you do not see everyday.
The Bride Katerina is nothing if not tasteful and understated. Her mother Donna is a frequent party planner herself, spending decades assisting and planning charity events, as well as, her own social events at home. Surprising people with decor choices and other details was important to her as she really knew a good portion of their wedding attendees. Katerina on the other hand did not have those same experiences under her belt and cared very much about not appearing to try top hard or try too hard period. The day will be enough as it is – let’s just hope for good weather. We did get fantastically perfect weather!
We brought on Katherine from KDJ Botanica out of Westport, CT. Katerine and I totally speak the same language, truly finishing one another’s sentence and knowing what the other is thinking before we say anything, when talking about decor that is! It is a treat to work with a talented florist that has the same aesthetic sensibilities. Chemistry is everything in life and she and I have it!
What we love and what spoke to both Katerina and her mom Donna, was making sure color did not seem like a theme or too deliberate. Romantic and creative to an extent was necessary for them both to be pleased but also white and green alone was not enough. It would have been an easy choice given Katerina’s own aesthetic but we worked hard to get the right balance or romantic color that seemed naturally occurring and also in muted tones. We did not want people to look at a picture and say something like oh they had a pink and tangerine wedding or a pink and yellow wedding…just a romantic wedding, fitting enough for the date and setting, with color blending well.
The setting of this wedding was perfect. As CT wedding vendors know, The Greenfield Hill Church is a staple for weddings in Fairfield County, CT. It seemed to have been built for weddings! Ironically and so sweet, both the Bride’s grandparents and parents had been married in the same church years ago! How remarkable is that! Also, this is such an open and welcoming church – no matter what your religion, you may want to visit on Sunday’s after planning a few weddings here. The nicest people in the world run this congregation, on top of a cute picturesque hill in Fairfield, CT.
Then the wedding guests made their way down to one of the most stunning waterfront sections in the state of Connecticut. Country Club of Fairfield sits on a pristine portion of the Long Island Sound, with sunsets to die for – they will make you want to learn golf, if you can find a friend at this small club to sponsor you in order to go play! They also have really good shoe string french fries at the beach pavilion but I have gotten off track….
Having a Sperry Tent from Greenwich Tent Co. directly on the sand, waterfront, is a treat that planner’s do not come across very often.
Thank you to Glen Allsop of Christian Oth studio who we love. You captured the romance and twilight of the setting so well in your photos and thank you to The Light Mill for also capturing the mood so well in their wedding video. Cannot wait for the world to see these images in both the Over the Moon Blog (OTM) and in print in the pages of Fairfield Living Magazine. This will be our first Over the Moon Blog! We cannot wait to be featured on this gorgeous and discerning site. Many thanks to all people involved with making this happen!
Enjoy! XO
Planning + Design | Ashley Douglass Events
Florals + Design | KDJ Botanical
Photography | Glen Allsop of Christian Oth Studio
Venue | Country Club of Fairfield
Band | 45 Riots
Cake | Lovely Cakes
Cinematographer | The Light Mill
Lighting | Social Event Decor
Hair | Lachers: Hair by Demand
Make up | Emily Roznick
Tent | The Greenwich Tent Co.
Invitations | Sarah Parsons Invitation
Donut Station | Festivities
Cigar Rollers | Martinez Cigars
Piper | Jonathan Henken
Lounge Rentals | Gather and Lounge
Rentals | Nuage Designs
Rentals II | Party Rental LTD
Rentals III | True North Event Rentals
Rentals IV | Reserve Modern
Your work is so beautiful.
Thank you Sarah! Have a great MDW!
I love how much thought went into creating such a naturally beautiful and balanced aesthetic.