THE WEDDING OF CARLY & JOHN

July 22, 2017 Harwich Port, Massachusetts

By Colby Radomski

Sometimes love finds us when we least expect it. This was the case for Carly Kelly and Jonathan Snediker. The pair, who both attended Nichols College and were longtime friends, would often played matchmaker with one another, setting the other one up with his and her respective friends. “It was a running joke,” says Carly, explaining that after failed attempts to find each other suitors, they decided to go on a date. “We were actually each other’s ‘plus-ones’ to several weddings that summer,” Carly says.

After two years of dating, John proposed to Carly. While John initially had a wellthought out plan of surprising her at a party one evening in the company of their family and friends, he decided he couldn’t wait any longer and “pulled the trigger at 8:30 in the morning while [Carly] was in her bathrobe.” Says Carly of the impromptu proposal, “Surprised is an understatement!”

The couple hired Jamie Bohlin of Cape Cod Celebrations to oversee the design of their wedding, which Carly describes as “seaside chic.” Says Carly, “I was so antinautical. I wanted the design to be more formal and different.” For her color scheme, Carly chose silver and ivory hues, adding pops of red by way of colored glassware, red roses in floral centerpieces as well as custom-embroidered napkins at each place setting. The use of that color, she says, was inspired by the red sundress she wore for her and John’s engagement photos.

Beyond having perfect weather and a flawless event, it was the sentimental moments of their big day the couple cherishes most, including the first time John saw Carly in her wedding dress (a custom gown by renowned designer Austin Scarlett) which, at his request, was not during a first look. “When I pictured my wedding, the first time I wanted to see my wife was when she walked down the aisle,” says John. “For me, that was the best part of the day.”.