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“It’s not going to rain on Martha’s wedding day,” Mike repeated, as looks of angst about the drizzling Newport sky began to overcome the crowd of guests. Mike decided to wait patiently for ten minutes on expert advice from both Photo grapher Kristin Spencer and Florist Joyce Holland before making the call to move the ceremony indoors. As if by magic, with only 30 seconds to spare, the sun ap peared and Martha walked down the aisle, albeit dewy, toward the stunning chuppah on the patio at Castle Hill where Mike eagerly awaited. When planning her wed ding, Martha knew she wanted to include tangerine as the dominant hue in her refined summer color palette. “She is a fashionforward thinker,” shared Joyce Holland owner of Stoneblossom Floral & Event Design, “as Pantone named Tangerine Tango ‘Color of the Year’ following the event.” Martha explained, “We were able to pull off the array of vibrant oranges by introducing the sophistication of khaki and platinum to balance it. My expert vendors knew exactly how to incorporate the boldness of the tangerine without it being too shocking or whimsical.” Looking back, the couple recalls how key the clearing skies were to their styl ish soiree. “We were heartbroken to think that the ceremony setting so representative of the sophistica tion and elegance we were trying to achieve would go unseen by our guests due to bad weather,” recalled Martha, “the first thing Mike told me when I got to the top of the aisle was ‘I told you it wouldn’t rain on your wedding day.’”
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{1} {3} this page: 1 | In the calm after the storm, the couple relaxed in the gardens at Castle Hill. 2 | New England Invitations created the simple and clean monogrammed programs. 3 | The newlyweds paused in front of the lush
chuppah created by Stoneblossom Floral & Event Design. 4 | The bride wore a feather and crystal studded hand-made hairpiece by Bridal Finery. 5 | The wedding bands arrived safe and secure in this adorable Little League baseball mitt crafted by Bridal Finery.
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