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WEDDINGS NEW ENGLAND
Designer: CAROLINA HERRERA; Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, Boston Men’s Fashion: RUSSO TUXEDO, Stoneham, MA; Hair and Make up: AVANTI SALON, Boston; Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
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Designer: MARCHESA; Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, BostonHair and Make up: AVANTI SALON, Boston; MA ; Bouquet: ARTISTIC BLOSOMS, Boston; Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
Designer: ELIE SAAB; Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, Boston, MA; Hair and Make up: AVANTI SALON, Boston, MA; Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
Table Design: GINA KARLSSON; Floral Design: ARTSTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA Linen, Chairs, China: RENTALS UNLIMITED, Stoughton, MA
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Bridal Gown Designer: CAROLINA HERRERA; Bridesmaid: AMSALE color: OCEAN Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, Boston Men’s Fashion: RUSSO TUXEDO, Stoneham, MA; Hair and Make up: AVANTI SALON, Boston
Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA Table Linens, China and Chairs: RENTALS UNLIMITED, Stoughton, MA; Cake: CAKES BY ERIN, Haverhill, MA Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography; Table Design: GINA KARLSSON
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Men’s Fashion: RUSSO TUXEDO, Stoneham, MA; Floral: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
Bridesmaid: AMSALE color: OCEAN Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, Boston MA; Hair and Make up: AVANTI SALON, Boston; Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA; Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
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Hair and Make-up: AVANTI SALON, Boston, MA; Bouquet: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA; Gown: MARCHESA Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE, Boston, MA; Photography: DAN DOKE Photography
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PLATINUM WEDDINGS NEW ENGLAND
Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA; Designer: MARCHESA; Boutique: LELITE BOUTIQUE Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
Table Design: GINA KARLSSON; Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA; Linens, Slipper Chairs, Table Setting: RENTALS UNLIMITED, Stoughton, MA; Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
Location: BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY, Boston, MA; Floral Design: ARTISTIC BLOSSOMS, Boston, MA; Linens, Chairs and Table Setting: BE OUR GUEST, Boston MA; Photographer: DAN DOKE Photography
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The Popular Reading Room
The Library’s most popular space for weddings, the Popular Reading Room looks out onto Copley Square and the Old South Church. The room features an ornate architectural vaulted ceiling with interlocking Guastavino terra cotta tiles and a distinct bookcase-lined mezzanine on two sides.
The Abbey Room
Murals titled the “Quest of the Holy Grail,” by American artist, Edwin Austin Abbey, grace the walls of the Abbey Room on the second floor of the McKim building. The murals are composed of a series of 15 panels featuring 150 lifesized figures illustrating the Arthurian legend. The room also features a beautiful fireplace of French rouge antique marble, dark oak wainscoting, and a beamed ceiling modeled after one in the library of the Doge’s Palace in Venice. The Abbey Room is popularly used for dancing, ceremonies and formal dining, and features a stunning outdoor balcony overlooking the cloistered courtyard, perfect for any outdoor reception. Floral: Artistic Blossoms; Photography: Dan Doke Photography, Linen: Be Our Guest Inc. Dress: Lelite Boutique; Men’s Fashion: Russo Tuxedo; Information provide by: The Boston Public Library and The Catered Affair, Resource: http://www.bpl.org/central/walkmckim.htm
The Sargent Gallery
Located on the 3rd floor are spectacular murals painted by John Singer Sargent. The theme of this unusual series is the development of world religions. Sargent considered this effort to be his most important work. Distinctly different from his well-known portraits of distinguished Americans and Europeans and his delicate landscapes, Sargent painted in the style of Italian Renaissance frescos by incorporating the architectural detail of the building into the work.
The Entrance Hall
The low, broad entrance hall, divided into three aisles by heavy piers of Iowa sandstone, is of Roman design. The ceiling is vaulted, with domes in the side bays, and is covered with a marble mosaic. The thirty names lettered in the ceiling are of famous Bostonians. The floor is of white Georgia marble and is inlaid in the center aisle with brass inscriptions and symbols of the zodiac.
The Chavannes Gallery
Painted by the renowned French artist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, the murals adorn the walls of the McKim building’s grand staircase and second floor gallery. The central mural depicts “The Muses of Inspiration Hail the Spirit of Light.” Eight stairway murals representing the main disciplines of poetry, philosophy, and science complete this allegorical cycle.
The Main Staircase
Connecting the Entrance Hall with the Main Staircase is a deep triumphal arch. The marble of the steps is ivory gray Echaillon, mottled with fossil shells; that of the walls is a richly variegated yellow Siena. The great twin lions, couchant, on pedestals at the turn of the stairs are of unpolished Siena marble and are the work of Louis St. Gaudens. They are memorials to Massachusetts Civil War infantry regiments, the Second and the Twentieth. Whether you are hosting an elaborate wedding reception or an informal social gathering, experience the world-class service expected at this spectacular historical landmark.
Redefining Luxury
InterContinental Boston, Boston’s Chic waterfront hotel, symbolizes a new luxury hotel era in America’s original city. The lustrous and radiant hotel was the first hotel to open on Boston’s Waterfront in more than twenty years. The glistening landmark re-defines Boston’s historic waterfront as the city’s most captivating AAA Four Diamond luxury hotel with 424 guest rooms and stunning two-acre waterfront garden and promenade. With its elegant, reflective blue glass architecture and sleek polished granite, InterContinental Boston is situated on the site where the Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. Designed by the renowned Boston-based firm Elkus Manfredi Architects, the structure’s expansive all-glass exterior gives the building a sense of soaring height and reflects the sky, water and Boston’s beautiful cityscape.
InterContinental BOSTON
InterContinental Boston is home to an international array of chic restaurants and bars. Miel “Brasserie Provençale,” overlooking Boston’s glistening waterfront is the hotel’s signature restaurant. Miel celebrates the organic wonders of Provence highlighting the area’s indigenous products such as its aromatic herbs (de Provence), lavender, honey and olive oil. RumBa is the hotel’s rum and champagne bar and pays tribute to the legends and lore of the historic rum trade in a sophisticated rum-themed cocktail bar. Adjacent to Rumba is the Champagne Lounge, an exclusive and discreet champagne bar that serves selections of bubbly in an atmosphere inspired by the Moulin Rouge.
InterContinental Boston also boasts SPA InterContinental, a 6,600 square foot spa and health & fitness club which offers six treatment rooms, a 45-foot heated indoor lap pool, steam rooms and an extensive array of healing spa services, including massage therapy, body treatments, facial care and a nail salon. The hotel offers a kosher kitchen and is well-versed in Jewish ceremonies of all kinds. The hotel is also experienced in Indian functions with an in-house Indian chef creating authentic Indian dishes for the ultimate Indian celebrations.
InterContinental Boston offers guests weddings
in grand style and is one of the few venues in Boston situated directly on the waterfront. The hotel features elegant and chic banquet and reception space that can accommodate up to 1,200 wedding guests. Overlooking Boston’s historic waterfront, the hotel’s two ballrooms - Rose Kennedy Ballroom and Abigail Adams Ballroom - transform into romantic settings for both the ceremony and reception. From intimate nuptials to gala celebrations, InterContinental Boston delivers outstanding service, incredible culinary experiences, luxurious accommodations and breathtaking views. Floral Artistic Blossoms, Photography: Dan Doke Photography, Linen: Simply Elegant Linens, opposite page: Linen Rentals Unlimited, Floral: Carol Silverston; Dress: Lelite Boutique; Information provide by: InterContinental Boston
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