Weddings

Mia Solkin and David Ban’s Wedding at an Estate in Massachusetts

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    My wedding dress by Mira Zwillinger.

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    My shoes by The Row.  I never ended up wearing them as I went barefoot the whole weekend!

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    I chose to wear my hair down for a more natural look.

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    My late mom’s wedding dress, which my dad had brought over from London. I wore the dress for our rehearsal dinner, and for some quiet shared moments before getting dressed for the ceremony.

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    My bouquet. We worked with a local flower farm called Tiny Hearts, and they put together the most incredible bounty of freshly cut, seasonal flowers for our day.

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    My engagement ring with a drawing of the main house at our venue, August Moon.

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    David getting ready in the guest house loft.

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    A few creative friends and family members helped assemble our table arrangements. As you can see the kitchen was literally overflowing with wildflowers.

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    Moments after the first time we saw each other on our wedding day.

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    Walking around the property just after the day’s final rainstorm passed.

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    David’s friends, keeping us honest mid-photos.

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    My mom’s older brother kindly agreed to officiate our wedding. Here we are going through some final notes before we part ways for the ceremony.

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    A picture of my late mom, Sally Marie Kolker, on her wedding day.

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    My cousin, Evan Kolker, is an incredibly skilled glass artist and created these little sculptural objects for David to step on. He’s now refashioning the broken pieces into a vase for us.

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    My dear friend Courtney Peterson Lindsey helping me into my dress. We first met while working at Teen Vogue!

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    My friends kept me laughing whenever I felt nerves creep in.

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    I had a great local hairdresser come by to do my hair. Here she is fixing my veil.

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    My cousin Mateo playing the banjo as guests took their seats.

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    Beautiful August Moon and the meadow path that served as our aisle.

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    David being walked down the aisle by his parents . . .

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    . . . and me, by my dad.

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    David hadn’t seen me in my dress until we met at the chuppah.

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    We did it!

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    On to the party.

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    Our guests walking to the reception, which was held under a tent in an adjacent meadow on the property.

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    The house at August Moon, our home for the week.

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    My lovely friend Laurel Pantin and baby Ellis! Laurel played a key part in how David and I met as she passed him my business card on that fateful night.

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    Greeting our friends once we joined the cocktail hour.

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    Guests enjoying some rosé.

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    We served our take on a boozy raspberry lemonade, named Pikachu Punch after our cat.

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    Our menu was crafted by our amazing chef Eliza Glaister, who managed to source every ingredient from within 50 miles.

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    We chose to keep things warm and unfussy for our table settings. The real focus was on the food and each other’s company.

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    One of our eclectic table arrangements—no two vases were alike.

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    Our first dance, to James Taylor’s “Something in the Way She Moves.”

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    Just us . . . and 160 others.

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    David’s mom and sister checking in on me.

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    David and I enjoying the toasts.

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    Both of our families love to dance, and our DJ, Chances With Wolves, had everyone moving until the early hours.

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    The hora, always a great icebreaker.

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    A few sketchy moments, but we survived.

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    Our beautiful cake that my then-very-pregnant cousin baked and decorated with wildflowers.

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    Such focus.

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    I could go for some of that cake right about now!