#285 - Real Wedding Retrospective: Averi and Ken

Real wedding retrospectives with couples fresh off their wedding planning journey is so much fun! Their crisp memories about the wedding gets you so excited about your own wedding. On today's episode of the podcast Michelle is connecting with Averi Harper and her husband Ken Robinson. Averi is a journalist for ABC News and has been an avid listner of the podcast. She and her husband Ken live in New York city and customized their wedding, adding some beautiful traditions and so much fun to the event that the party went well into the early hours of the morning. Can you say after party?!

Listen to their journey of hiring a wedding coordinator, to why they chose their venue, and eventually having their wedding picked up by the NYTimes!

Big Takeaways

• Their wedding was a night because there was another wedding during the day attheirvenue.
• People are planning wayyyy in advance, and at the end of the day, that was the time they could get.
• Ceremony was at 7, and last dance was at 1am.
• They had a DJ
• While most o fthe planning was done by Averi and her crew, they did have a month of coordinator - who stepped into really take the reins on the day of.
• Ken is a chef, and they customized their own menu with lots of options fo reveryone.
• During cocktail hour, they had passed apps and stations available.
• They did a first look
• Ken hired a Groom Concierge- Cameron from Fontaine Concierge
• Cultural aspects were very important for their ceremony.
• Steel band during cocktail reception
• JumptheBroomstick
• Moko Jumbies (stiltwalkers)
• DIY Favors - rumcake,etc
• After the wedding, they read their written vows to each other in private.
• During the ceremony, they couldn’t find their vows and so they had to improvise a bit.

Links We Referenced

instagram.com/averiharper

flowerfield.com

https://www.fontaineconcierge.com/

https://www.amerisierevents.com/

www.fetefone.com

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