Photo: Lauren Balingit1/23Our venue, the Boathouse in Prospect Park, from across the lake.
Photo: Lauren Balingit2/23Our invitation, designed by my sister Marin Dearie and photographed by our amazing photographer, Lauren Balingit.
Photo: Lauren Balingit3/23My engagement ring is by Kataoka, and my wedding ring is by Noriko and Akiko Sugawara.
Photo: Lauren Balingit4/23My Jenny Yoo wedding dress and bouquet, styled by Kelly Lenard. All along, I had a very specific idea of the simple silhouette I wanted—and when I saw this dress, I immediately knew it was the one.
Photo: Lauren Balingit5/23The crown I made with freshwater pearls and rose gold.
Photo: Lauren Balingit6/23Me getting ready before heading over to Prospect Park.
Photo: Lauren Balingit7/23These were the boutonnieres for the guys. Andrew’s had a Blushing Bride bloom as the focal flower.
Photo: Lauren Balingit8/23Andrew heading to the ceremony in his J Crew suit.
Photo: Lauren Balingit9/23My niece, Aiye, our flower girl extraordinaire, as she makes her way out the door.
Photo: Lauren Balingit10/23My nephews, Tane and Bjorn, the ring bearers, as they make their way down the aisle. These two also gave incredible speeches later that evening.
Photo: Lauren Balingit11/23Here we are at the beginning of the ceremony. Our flower girl took her job very seriously and wasn’t ready to sit down.
Photo: Lauren Balingit12/23A view of the ceremony from inside the Boathouse as Andrew reads his vows.
Photo: Lauren Balingit13/23Andrew and I just after the ceremony finished. My bouquet was comprised of distant drum roses, scabiosa, orchids, Russian olive, and clematis vine.
Photo: Lauren Balingit14/23Andrew and I with my niece and nephews.
Photo: Lauren Balingit15/23The family of swans who visited just as our ceremony ended.
Photo: Lauren Balingit16/23Our escort card table designed by my wonderful floral designers Alicia, Aviva, and Latisha. The design was inspired by Victorian plant tables with ferns, orchids, and other interesting specimens, including a sweet little pineapple plant.
Photo: Lauren Balingit17/23Andrew and I making our way from the ceremony to the reception. The space was adorned with Bismarck palms.
Photo: Lauren Balingit18/23For the tables, we had flowing still-life arrangements pairing flowers, vines, and blue ferns with pomegranates and other fruit.
Photo: Lauren Balingit19/23Our friend Jenny McCoy, who is an incredible pastry chef, made a traditional New Orleans almond cake. It was delicious!
Photo: Lauren Balingit20/23One of the centerpieces. I love the way the smoke bush pops in this arrangement.
Photo: Lauren Balingit21/23Dinner started out with toasts from Andrew's two brothers as well as my nephews and 3-year-old niece.
Photo: Lauren Balingit22/23We chose Otis Redding’s “That’s How Strong My Love Is” for our first song. Throughout the night, our DJ, Chances With Wolves, played a lot of great old reggae and foreign covers of traditional Motown and R&B songs. It was definitely the best dance party I’ve ever been to.
Photo: Lauren Balingit23/23A view of the Boathouse during the reception from across the lake.
