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Date of engagement: December 22, 2020 Date of wedding: October 16, 2021 Sarah grew up vacationing at Lake Winnipesaukee and Brady has always loved the lake. Says Sarah, “We wanted a mini-destination wedding - a spot that could be a weekend getaway for most of our New England guests but wasn’t too far away. The Wolfeboro Inn was the second (and last) venue we looked at. We fell in love with the beautiful lakeside view and the quaint atmosphere of the Inn. It ended up being the perfect venue.”

With 10 months to plan their wedding, the couple chose warm autumn colors - shades of terracotta, blush, dusty rose, rust, and gold accents. There were 130 wedding guests, and Sarah and Brady decided upon a lakeside tented wedding. Sarah explains, “It was beautiful but being a lakeside wedding and also tented requires help! We actually did a lot of the planning ourselves. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the planning process and coordinating colors, decor, etc. The Wolfeboro Inn staff took care of organizing the tent rental and they did all the day-of coordinating. Our moms also helped with some details like putting together our wedding favors and making some of the signage.”

An outdoor event calls for good weather. Sarah recalls, “All week the forecast was calling for heavy rain, but when we woke up the morning of our wedding day it was warm and sunny! If it did rain, we were going to have the ceremony across the street at First Christian Church of Wolfeboro, and then we would still be able to have the reception under the tent.” The wedding meal was a sit-down dinner, with a choice of braised short rib or roasted chicken. The dessert was a funfetti cake with buttercream frosting. The couple says the entire day was so magical that it’s hard to pick a favorite part. Says Sarah, “Both of us would probably say it was the people who celebrated with us. We’ve never experienced anything more special than having all our friends and family together in one place. Brady and I kept describing it as feeling like guests at our own wedding - we just had so much fun. From our first look to our vows to our dance floor, it was truly the most incredible day of our lives.” The couple give this advice for others planning a wedding: “Try to have fun with the process! Remember that although it’s certainly one of the biggest days of your life, it’s just one day in what will hopefully be a lifelong marriage. It’s not going to be perfect - there will be things that don’t go as planned. But at the end of the day you get to marry the love of your life - and that’s what’s important.” After all that planning and a wonderful wedding day, Sarah and Brady honeymooned at Banff/Lake Louise (in Alberta, Canada).

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Venue: The Wolfeboro Inn continued on page 50

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Florist: Branch & Bloom, Wolfeboro

Makeup and hair: Brides Best Friend from Bedford, NH

Cake baker: From Scratch Baking Co.

Caterer: The Wolfeboro Inn

Musicians: Isaiah Bennett - live music for the ceremony and cocktail hour and then DJ’d the reception.

Ceremony Officiant: Bland Mason - the couple’s pastor at their home church in Massachusetts

Rentals: Lighting: The New England Holiday Light Co.

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Lakeside lodging for your wedding party and your wedding guests. A variety of room options for a family of two to a large group. Enjoy swimming, boating, fishing or simply relax on our sundeck at water’s edge with a good book.

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continued from page 38 Ceremony: The ceremony was on the front lawn at Birch Hill Farm, right in front of the main house. Says the bride, “My sister married us. She was also my maid of honor so she had a lot of jobs that day!”

Photographer: Hayley Bryant Photography. According to bride Mikaela, “Hayley did an amazing job, and she also did our engagement pictures. We had two photographers on the day of the event because we wanted to get plenty of shots of our guests as well.”

Hair artist: Claudia Jackson

Makeup: Carissa Candage

Wedding Gown: Says the bride, “I had two wedding dresses! For the ceremony I wore an Enzoani gown, and it was ivory; it had more of the ballgown/formal wedding dress feel. For my second dress I wanted something lighter and fun to dance in and I got a dress by Made With Love which was also ivory.”

Wedding Planner: Sherri Collis from Creations by Collis. According to the bride, “Sherri was excellent and very organized. She worked really closely with the owner of the venue and the florist to accomplish my vision for the day.”

Caterer: Curt’s Caterers

Cake baker: Curt’s Caterers did the wedding cakes

Pastries: Assorted desserts from Jennifer Clifford. Mini whoopie pies, mini cheesecake, salted caramel chocolate bars and baklava.

Music: Get Down Tonight Entertainment

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Concludes wedding planner Sherri Collis, “Mikaela and her Mom wanted to make use of their creativity and they handled some of the details to keep the hands-on approach alive. A terrific cast of vendors were called upon to collaborate and harmonize the schedule and all ran smoothly to manifest the wedding of Mikaela and John’s dreams.”

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Photos courtesy The Ewings

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Have a seat under this beautiful circular arbor, just right for the bride. Florals by Branch & Bloom. Caitlin Page Photography

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continued from page 41 Komal recalls, “Neubek Photographers clicked every special moment. We are so grateful to them. We wrote our own vows but when we were exchanging our vows I loved it with our favorite Coldplay song ‘Yellow’ played at the background.” The couple’s advice to others planning a wedding is to enjoy your day because it passes so quickly. Personalize every event rather than depending on generic wedding advice, and importantly, says Komal, “Plan dates with yourself and your husband after the wedding. The wedding blues are a thing.” The Wedding Professionals: Venue: Locke Falls Farm, Tamworth, NH Lodging for family and guests: most guests stayed at the venue Florist: Riverstone Floral Design (Meredith Carver) Makeup and hair: Wedding day: Studio 90 by Calina and Elizabeth Mehndi day: Mane and Mani, Burlington, MA by Jessica Z and Erin R Cake baker and cake flavor: Autumn Nomad and cake flavor Funfetti with vanilla icing by baker Jamie. (Funfetti is Komal’s favorite cake flavor!) Catering: Mehndi day: Darbar Pakistani Restaurant in Boston (Irfan) Wedding rehearsal: Cheese Louise food truck (Sullivan) Wedding day: Eleven Kinetics Provisions (Ashley Bullard) Farewell brunch: Tin Can Co food truck (Pam) Bartending: Firman Bartending (Jordann) Musicians: Instrumental: Speechless Music from Boston (Scott and team) Continued on page 71

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