Amelia and Jesse at The Manor

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Corey Salva

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How did you meet?
My husband and I met working at a retail technology store at the mall together. We worked in different departments but would always cross path. He’s also a foot taller than me so he was very helpful for getting products off the top shelf, haha! We started off as friends first and gradually developed into something more on a stable friendship.

How did you get engaged?
In December 2016, we went to the city for a fun filled holiday themed day in New York. I love New York, I love the holidays and I love snow!. It had just snowed the day before so everything was beautiful! We met up with a few friends and decided to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge. Little did I know, they had this all planned out ahead of time and made it seem like walking across the bridge was my idea! We had done this once a few years ago and wanted to recreate memories.

Halfway across the bridge, Jesse and I are posing for a photo and after the photo when I turn around to face him, he was kneeling on the bridge in the snow! I couldn’t believe it! I had no idea! I actually said “Are you joking right now?” when he proposed! I started crying and said yes! The people around us started clapping and cheering! Afterwards, we finished crossing the bridge and went to one of our favorite pizzerias in Brooklyn to celebrate! After that, we walked around the Union Square markets and had drinks at bars in Union Square. A perfect day!

Details of the day!
Our theme was floral and romantic! Everything from our save the dates to invitations to decor and cake had pink flowers! It was classy and elegant. Our favors were these unique mountain picture frames from the Etsy shop ShopHumble! We both love to travel so these mountains were adorable, plus the photo booth photos were able to fit in them!

Why did you choose your venue?
The Manor came very highly rated and we fell in love with the flower garden and the overall ambiance! We toured them once, went to tour other places and they called us back, when we toured them again, we couldn’t say no!

What was on your menu?
The Manor customized the menu to our tastings. Guests were greeted with champagne and had fruit infused water during the ceremony outside. We had a variety of seafood and mixed appetizers during cocktail hour, a choice of salmon, chicken and chateaubriand for dinner. Our cake (my favorite meal of the night!) was whipped cream frosting with a strawberry whipped cream filling between layers of white cake! We topped the cake with fresh flowers that complimented the pink filling!

All about your gown!
My gown was Reba by Maggie Sottero. I had gone to a few dress stores and wasn’t wowed and decided to go to this hole in the wall in local place, Hollywood Bridal. The staff were fantastic in helping me pick out options within my budget. Every dress I tried on was nice but they weren’t comfortable. As soon as I tried this dress on, I didn’t want to take it off. I couldn’t stop smiling. It even had the perfect twirl!

What was your favorite moment?
My favorite moment was spending time with my husband and friends on the dance floor. It was great being able to party with everyone, not worry, and have a great time! It was a great way to spend time with guests without spending too much time at each table!

One detail you couldn’t live without?
Our photo booth! I’m so glad we chose to do one! It was a big hit with our friends. My mom even got to take a few photos! Everyone raved about the photo booth! The photo booth attendant made us an album of pictures that everyone signed. It doubled as a second guest book! Some of our friends even took pictures with the photo booth attendant!

Did anything go wrong?
We had minor hiccups throughout the day – our dj didn’t play our introduction song but it worked out perfectly (we ended up walking out to the Parks and Recreation theme song, my favorite show)! My face sweat and my airbrushed makeup streaked a little bit early on but with some blending, we were able to fix it.
During the day, we went with the flow and tried to enjoy the moment!

First dance song?
Our first dance song was “Beyond The Sea” by Robbie Williams. The song was our first dance ever together, Jesse asked me to dance during the credits after we watched Finding Nemo.

Any advice for future brides?
Don’t forget to date your fiancé during the wedding planning process, find time to spend with each other that’s not revolved around the wedding. Try not to stress the day of! Whatever happens, happens. It’s a day for you and your person!

Honeymoon Location
We spent 8 days in Paris France! We went to Disneyland Paris and then we spent the rest of our time in the city exploring! It was magical, romantic, and so beautiful! It gave us adventure but we relaxed enough without being bored!