YellowBird Wedding

because simple is beautiful

September 14th will go down as one of my favorite days ever. I was honored/lucky enough to marry two of my dearest friends, Pauly and Franky, who have been happily loving each other in New York City for just about the last seven years. At Pauly’s parents’ gorgeous lake house in Geneseo, NY, these handsome …

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Friday August 31st was beautiful not only because the sun kept shinning late into the day, but because Kelly and Brian were finally wed! Kloc’s Blossom Grove was full of smiling people as Brian and his groomsmen joked (sort of) about how nervous and excited they were. As Brian and I waiting for Kelly to …

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Saturday August 25th was especially memorable for two reasons. Number one, it got up to over 90 degrees, and number two, the amazing and perfect-for-each-other Kathy and Theron were married! I first found Theron pacing under an enormous gazebo at Banchetti’s in Amherst. I’m pretty sure all of the sweat he was facing had nothing …

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Oh the rain. It’s been teasing us gardeners by threatening to come and then not. And it’s been a bigger threat to our happy couples who planned outdoor ceremonies! On Saturday August 11th, Beth and Ed were that couple. The air was cool and lovely and everything at Lockport Locks looked perfect. Not to mention …

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It hasn’t rained for weeks and weeks, but on Sunday August 5th, the rain came down. And while the plants were happy, Paul and Kerry paced nervously at Becker Farms in Gasport, NY wondering what would happen to their outdoor ceremony. And then, for a magical 20 minutes, the sun burst through the clouds and …

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Saturday August 4th was a scorcher, but you wouldn’t know if from the happy looks on Donna and Robert’s faces at the Hotel Lafayette in Buffalo. No wedding can go 100% smoothly, but Donna remained calm as we scurried to get her wine ceremony set up, and to fix the wedding cake that lost a …

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First off, I’m pretty sure that on Friday July 27th, at the Terry Hills Golf Course, Matt was wearing my favorite groom outfit ever. Pink shirt and bow tie forever! He was calm and dapper as he waiting for Danielle to greet him, but all that coolness went out the window when he began his …

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Saturday July 21st was a perfect day outside, and a perfect day inside at the gorgeous Hotel Lafayette in downtown Buffalo. You couldn’t help but gasp as you walked into Ken and Tina’s ballroom with it’s exposed brick, hardwood floors, and dapper looking groomsmen. Ken was nervous, but excited as he ran around making sure …

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Although a group of about six kids chanted “rain rain go away,” somehow it didn’t work on Friday July 20th, but that doesn’t matter when you have a couple as perfect for each other as Dave and Michelle! While the rain came down at Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg, they grabbed umbrellas and each others hands …

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