Real Weddings
Melanie Blake Roth & Jack Spallone SeptemBer 5, 2020
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Abigail Jean abigailjeanphotography.com
The Details the wedding day in a word:
Enchanting Wedding theme:
Garden Elegance
FAVORITE MOMENT FOR Melanie:
Reading our personal vows to each other under the arbor in front of friends and family The ceremony. Making your love for someone official in front of family and friends is a surreal feeling that I was not anticipating.
favorite moment for Jack:
Our saving grace despite planning a COVID-19 wedding was the beautiful outdoor and widespread
biggest surprise:
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Gardens of Uncanoonuc. Our guests could feel as comfortable and distanced as they wished. The ceremony was located under the canopy of trees, and the cocktail hour was spread out amongst the rose garden and lawn. IF YOU COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN:
We wouldn’t change anything (except being able to have our grandparents with us). Trust your vendors. I explained to each of them what I envisioned, I trusted their judgment and I let them roll with it. We only had two and a half months to plan, so we
Piece of advice:
learned very quickly to not fret over the little details. Honeymoon location: “Local-moon.” We started off in Woodstock, Vermont, then Manchester, Vermont, Stowe, Vermont, to the top of Mt. Washington, New Hampshire, and finished in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Our favorite moment was simply reminiscing about the wedding. We honestly couldn’t stop talking about it and sharing our own special moments. We also had fun searching for quaint local restaurants.
Favorite honeymoon moment: