Photo: Sophie Kaye1/56All wedding materials designed by Christopher and me, using an Art Deco font that we purchased specifically for our wedding.
Photo: Sophie Kaye3/56The back of my wedding dress, designed by Christopher. Look at that enormous bow!
Photo: Sophie Kaye4/56My sisters/bridesmaids helping me get ready on the terrace of the bridal suite of the Rhinecliff.
Photo: Sophie Kaye5/56Eugenia Kim black leather “Carter” berets, originally designed for Beyoncé for the 2018 Grammys, and worn by the Joyce Hammann String Quartet during the ceremony.
Photo: Sophie Kaye8/56Hats displayed during the Pre-Wedding Trunk Show, wherein I lent hats, fascinators, and hair accessories to all of the female guests.
Photo: Sophie Kaye9/56Silver Prada sandals for my ceremony, Rejina Pyo strappy silver mules for my reception look, Eugenia Kim “Luna” handbag from the upcoming SS20 Bridal Collection. (The handle made it easy to dance with!) Engagement ring designed by Christopher and me using Christopher’s grandfather’s diamond; diamond earrings and pendant were my “something borrowed.”
Photo: Sophie Kaye12/56The “Mariah” fascinator I designed for my reception look, and also part of the SS19 Bridal Collection.
Photo: Sophie Kaye13/56Marco Santini, my stylist from Ion Studio, attaching my “Dauphine” veil that I designed with my wedding in mind for the SS19 Bridal Collection. I had this one made using the same tulle as my wedding dress.
Photo: Sophie Kaye16/56The Joyce Hammann string quartet playing string versions of the Cranberries’ “Zombie,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” and A-ha’s “Take on Me” on the lawn of the Rhinecliff.
Photo: Sophie Kaye17/56Parents of the groom, Sarah and Charles Lee. Sarah, a huge sports fanatic, wearing the “team colors” of black and white.
Photo: Sophie Kaye19/56Skye Melvin, my niece and adorable flower girl, wearing a custom-designed Eugenia Kim flower crown that is very “Kid Coachella.” Her first time wearing high heels!
Photo: Sophie Kaye20/56My father walking me down the aisle, to “George’s Waltz II” by Shigeru Umebayashi from Tom Ford’s A Single Man.
Photo: Sophie Kaye25/56My friends Randie Thompson and Meredith Dixon, wearing a navy “Mirabel” and a red “Annabelle.”
Photo: Sophie Kaye27/56My friend Misong Kim, whose reading consisted of lines from REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” while wearing the ashtray fascinator I wore when I won the 2004 CFDA Swarovski Perry Ellis Award for Accessories Design.
Photo: Sophie Kaye28/56Christopher and I with our lovely officiant, Jeddah Vailakis, in front of the Hudson River.
Photo: Sophie Kaye29/56Christopher and I reading our hilarious “roast”-style vows, written in the style of a tennis rally, and including vows such as promising never to change the channel when Christopher’s favorite, Roger Federer, is on TV.
Photo: Sophie Kaye31/56Triumphant post-ceremony me, rocking my callas and walking down the aisle to the string version of A-ha’s “Take on Me.”
Photo: Sophie Kaye32/56Christopher and I enjoying a quiet moment of reflection while taking in the Hudson River.
Photo: Sophie Kaye34/56Christopher with my niece Skye Melvin and nephew Hunter Melvin. Hunter not only got his hair styled like Christopher’s, but he perfectly pulled off an Appaman black skinny suit à la Hedi Slimane’s Dior Homme.
Photo: Sophie Kaye36/56Christopher and his brother, Ryan Lee, wearing matching Tom Ford bow ties, and Ryan also rocking his Gucci “Princetown” mules.
Photo: Sophie Kaye38/56The table setting! Christopher, in true Groomzilla fashion, was adamant about getting the same candlesticks as the ones from Le Coucou.
Photo: Sophie Kaye40/56Our wedding cake, produced by Nine Cakes in Brooklyn and designed by Christopher as a combination of Margiela surrealism and French interior door moldings. It so convincingly looked like a piece of furniture that my mother put her hat and iPhone on top of it. Hilarious!
Photo: Sophie Kaye41/56Our entrance as a married couple, to “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves.
Photo: Sophie Kaye43/56Our first dance to the tune of “Be My Baby” by the Ronettes. Christopher and I had to re-choreograph our moves to accommodate our height difference (I’m five feet two and he’s six feet four, and him twirling me is like doing strenuous Pilates), my fascinator (twirling also an issue here in relation to fascinator clearance), the bat wings of my dress, and my broken back (rotating is an issue for me).
Photo: Sophie Kaye47/56My father, Hyoung Dal Kim, an oncologist, giving his toast, which ended with a public service announcement/line of the evening urging all guests 45 and over to get a colonoscopy.
Photo: Sophie Kaye48/56Christopher dancing with his mother, Sarah Lee, to Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” which Christopher later crooned during our karaoke after-party.
Photo: Sophie Kaye50/56Guests dancing to our amazing selection of ’80s music. We had specifically asked the DJ not to include any music past 1997, with the exception of *NSYNC’s “Tearin’ Up My Heart.”
Photo: Sophie Kaye52/56Sarah Brown, former beauty director of Vogue, dancing with her husband, Dr. David Eisenbach, while wearing a fascinator I custom-made for her for Save Venice.
Photo: Sophie Kaye53/56My niece, Skye Melvin, and I dancing up a storm. Skye never left the dance floor until bedtime!
Photo: Sophie Kaye56/56It was difficult for me to figure out how to cut this cube-shaped cake, but as in fashion, always cut on the bias!
