Felicia Strom & Steven Gerfin September 1, 2019 She: 29, from South Kingstown, RI He: 36, from Buffalo, NY Now reside in: Buffalo, NY
Photos by Brad Smith Photography
The Details Ceremony & Reception: The Sullivan House Catering: Block Island Gourmet Rehearsal Dinner: The Sullivan House/ Block Island Gourmet Photographer: Brad Smith Photography Music: Island Wedding Entertainment Flowers: Weedweavers Cake: Muscoreil’s in NY Favors: S’mores packages and personalized koozies Transportation: Various island taxis Bonfire: Block Island Bonfires
Before the Ring, and Proposal Felicia and Steve both worked together in 2014, but worked different shifts with just an hour of overlap. Felicia was working late one day, and Steve sent her a message over an interoffice messenger system asking for a favor. He later shared that it was just an excuse to get the conversation started. In return for her unneeded assistance, he offered to buy Felicia a drink. She said yes, but declined dinner. Steve lived a short block from where Felicia lived at the time, so she offered to help him out with the renovation of his new home instead. She learned later that Steve told his parents the night after their first date that he had found the woman he was going to marry. Steve proposed to Felicia on her 28th birthday, almost 2 years after their first date, while on a trip to Hawaii after Christmas. Block Island Because…… While growing up, Felicia would sail to Block Island with her grandparents every summer. They had a mooring in New Harbor and spent as much of the summer on the island as possible. After they got engaged Steve simply stated “I just assumed we’d get married on Block Island!”, and suddenly, nowhere else made sense. It had to be Block Island.
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Wedding Day Felicia and Steve had a very specific vision for their wedding — they wanted it to be relaxed and Rhode Islandthemed. They suggested casual dress for guests, had lawn games to enjoy pre-and-post-ceremony, served Del’s lemonade as guests arrived, and used an oar for a guest book. A New England themed dinner menu was served with clam cakes, New England clam chowder, and lobster rolls, and they had a beach bonfire for an after party. The hope was to give all of the out-of-town guests a great first “Rhode Island” experience. People on boats in the Great Salt Pond and at The Oar sang “Sweet Caroline” while the couple exchanged vows, and all the boats honked their horns when Felicia and Steve sealed their vows with a kiss. Wedding Weekend Felicia and Steve had a wedding website including information on ferry schedules, the link to the Block Island Chamber of Commerce for a complete list of accommodations, and a reminder to book early. A welcome event for family and guests was held on Friday evening at Ballard’s, and on Saturday evening a southern style barbecue rehearsal dinner was held on the porch of The Sullivan House. The wedding after-party was a beach bonfire with s’mores and pizza from the Block Island Pizza Pie Company. On the day after the wedding, the couple gathered with remaining family and guests at Ballard’s for drinks.
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