VINTAGE VETERANS

DEsigns LOVES THE BURKE FAMILY, SO WHEN STEPHANIE (OUR FIRST COMPLETE START TO FINISH BRIDE) TOLD US THAT HER SISTER CAITLIN WAS ENGAGED, WE COULDN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.  BUT WE HAD TOO - CAITLIN AND HER MARINE HONEY LIVE IN VIRGINIA.

NOT BEING ABLE TO STAY AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES FOR TOO LONG, CAITLIN AND BILLY MADE THE TREK TO JERSEY AND WE HAD OUR FIRST MEETING.  NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE BURKE CHARM STRUCK AGAIN AND WE FOUND OURSELVES PLANNING A "VINTAGE, TRAVEL, MARINE" WEDDING.

CAITLIN AND BILLY MADE SURE TO GIVE US THE PERFECT BACKDROP AT THE THAYER HOTEL IN WEST POINT, NY.   "THE THAYER HOTEL IS A NATIONAL HISTORIC TREASURE, VISITED BY PAST US PRESIDENTS, INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, AND CELEBRITIES ALIKE." WWW.THETHAYERHOTEL.COM

WE SPENT HOURS RESEARCHING AND WEEKS CONSTRUCTING "SCENERY" TO FIT THE VISION THAT CAITLIN AND BILLY HAD OF THEIR DAY. WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO PROPERLY HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

TO DO SO, WE USED THE MARINE CORPS COLOR PALETTE OF DEEP RED, GLIMMERING GOLD, AND DARK BLUE.  SMALL BURSTS OF FEATHERS AND VINTAGE GLASS NODDED TO THE 1940s. WE MIXED IN DISTRESSED PHOTOS AND AUTHENTIC VINTAGE PROPS WE SCORED AT AN AMAZING ESTATE SALE (THERE WAS EVEN A VICTROLA!!)

THE ESCORT CARD STATION KEPT THE GUESTS "TRAVELING" THROUGH THE EVENING BY INVITING THEM TO CHECK-IN AND GET THE KEY TO THEIR

"SUITE" SEAT.

THE HOTEL CHECK IN CAME COMPLETE WITH A BELLHOP.

THANKS ROSIE!!

WE GATHERED UP OUR BEST PROPS (YES, THAT'S A TYPEWRITER) TO CREATE A TABLESCAPE TO HELP CAITLIN AND BILLY HONOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAD SERVED IN THE MILITARY AND INFORM THEIR GUESTS ABOUT THEIR DONATION TO THE "WOUNDED WARRIORS".

THANK YOU CAITLIN AND BILLY FOR AN AMAZING THEME AND GREAT COLLABORATION! WE WISH YOU THE BEST!

- DEMETRA & ERIN