Lauren Lee & Real Bride

Our Story...

Lee and I met through a mutual friend at our hometown bar The Bullpen in Glens Falls, NY. We started officially dating not long after and moved in together about two years later. We brought home our crazy Labrador/golden mix, Cooper, shortly after that! In the summer of 2020, we bought our first house together and instantly started turning it into our home.

That following June, Lee proposed on the beach in Myrtle Beach on our fourth anniversary. I’ll never forget his smile as he pulled the ring box from his pocket. It was a perfect proposal with just the two of us (and of course his stepsister snapping photos for us!!)

We toured a couple different venues while starting our planning journey, and ultimately decided on the Queensbury Hotel as it was the most central location for all our family -and the renovations they had been doing were looking amazing! They also have some pretty great staff!

Our wedding day was the best day ever, thanks to our awesome vendors, families, and bridal party. We were so confident going into our day because we picked well-vetted and trusted vendors and they did not disappoint.

Advice

TO PASS ALONG...

• Try not to stress too much about what other people will think about your wedding. Make sure your guests will be comfortable and happy, but remember it's YOUR special day and they just want to celebrate you.

Details

WEDDING DATE May 28

CEREMONY The Park Theater

RECEPTION The Queensbury Hotel

PHOTOGRAPHER Hannah Rosie Photography

WEDDING GOWN

Jenny Yoo - purchased at Lily Saratoga

BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES Azazie

HAIR True Beauty Company

MAKEUP True Beauty Company

GROOM'S ATTIRE J. Reid Menswear

RINGS Northeastern Fine Jewelry

FLOWERS Binley Florist

STATIONERY SUITE Etsy

CATERER The Queensbury Hotel

CUPCAKES Baked by Jordan

PHOTO & CEREMONY BACKDROPS Binley Florist

DJ OR BAND Hollister Entertainment

FIRST DANCE "Better Together" by Luke Combs

HONEYMOON DESTINATION Jamaica

special touches...

• Rehearsal Dinner: The Bullpen

• Cocktail napkins and drink stirrers with our dog's face on them since he couldn't be there!

• Ceremony programs with fun facts and info about the day

• I DIY'ed or designed most of the signage

Our Story...

Steve and I grew up in Burnt Hills and we met in high school. We have been together for fourteen years, engaged for six, and now married for three. During that time, we have traveled the world, gone through college and graduate school, and moved across the county.

Our wedding was initially scheduled for June of 2020, however we postponed out celebration at Nipmoose until 2022 and instead were married in a small backyard celebration before moving to Utah. In 2022 we flew back to New York to have our originally intended celebration with friends and family, many of whom we hadn't gotten to see before moving away. For all of these reasons our celebration at Nipmoose was very special; it was an incredibly joyous occasion to reunite with so many of our loved ones while being surrounded by a landscape that we both missed dearly while living out west. Our wedding inspiration was Bilbo Baggins’ birthday party from the fellowship of the ring.

Advice

TO PASS ALONG...

• Choose things that are meaningful to you- We didn't exchange rings but instead folded a tarp together; a little ritual we have done hundreds of times while camping and can do in the dark, in the rain or wind, or without speaking.

Details

WEDDING DATE June 10

LOCATION Historic Barns of Nipmoose

PHOTOGRAPHER Elmtree Weddings

WEDDING GOWN Rental

BRIDESMAIDS' DRESSES

They had a choice of 3 colors

HAIR Make Me Fab

GROOM'S ATTIRE Tweed Vests

FLOWERS Goode Farms

STATIONERY SUITE Handmade RENTALS J. Yager Sound Rentals

PARTY FAVORS

Candles that were also the table decor

CATERER Birch Hill Catering

TRANSPORTATION Browns Tours

PHOTOBOOTH Polaroid camera & costumes

DJ OR BAND Burning Bridges, Paul Rosenberg & George Wilson

FIRST DANCE Traditional Circle Dance

special touches...

• After the ceremony all of our friends went and camped in a field and we stayed up dancing under the stars and cooked breakfast over a campfire the next day.

• We chose to have square dancing at our wedding because at BH-BL in gym class K-12 we had learned to square dance.

• We had people sign a copy of The Hobbit, which will now forever be a family keepsake; we read a chapter each anniversary and get to see where guests signed.