Wow – what a day!  Gorgeous weather, a beautiful ceremony, a unique setting; a glowing bride and a handsome groom.  Laura & Bill were married at St. Brigid Church in Peapack-Gladstone, NJ and their reception was held at Hamilton Farms, the home of the United States Equestrian Center.  Dinner was served inside the old stone barn!  More photos to come which will show off this unique venue, but here’s a fun shot of the bridal party.

They are off to Hawaii for their honeymoon where Dave will be playing lots of golf and Jackie will be drinking cocktails watching Dave play golf – Congratulations to Jackie & Dave!  More images to come.

The Highlawn Pavilion, the same place where they were married 10 years earlier was the logical choice for the intimate gathering of family and close friends. With a dramatic view of the New York City skyline the venue makes for a gorgeous setting.

The one requirement? Guests had to dress up in derby attire! An assortment of hats, dresses, shoes, purses & cigars made for wonderful derby excitement! A wager board, mint juleps, wonderful food and the theme was complete! Wait – they also showed the live derby race from the bar area of the restaurant.

Enjoy the photos!

We spent the day touring Villanova University which is where they met and then grabbed a quick bite of sushi before calling it a day.  Stay tuned for the full post!

Let's play find the ring...

This is CP (Chestnut Pony – got to love the name), a 4 year old pony my wife is currently training for the owner.  He’s a beautiful mover, and has a wonderful personality!  I went up to the barn this weekend to see my wife work with him, and grabbed a few shots afterwards as he enjoyed a romp in the field.  He’s almost ready for his first lessons under saddle, so stay tuned!

If you’ve never seen them, here are a few shots of my wife the week after our wedding…on horseback in her wedding dress.  We did quite a bit of work for the breeder of those beautiful Friesian horses which we will post soon!

They were so busy leading up to their wedding day (both finishing up school & getting ready to move to Michigan for David’s new job) that we didn’t do the engagement session until about 1 week before the wedding.

You know what that means then, right?  I’ll be posting the highlight reel from the wedding really soon too!  Stay tuned.

A  bunny nest!  Stumbled upon while walking through our shade garden Friday afternoon.

This is just one of the exciting things about country living – being surrounded by wildlife.  Happy to report – all are still alive and well.

Now, I just hope they don’t get into the garden!

This cake topper just cracked me up!

More to come from this wedding!

We actually met up with them last weekend at Fiddler’s Elbow so we could tour the venue – something we always do with the couple so we are fully prepared for the big day.