yes I said yes I will yes
This is the story of Barbara & Steven’s wedding (as photographed by Maggie Wallace-Cullen Photography). Truly one of the most romantic stories we’ve heard yet.
Barbara and Steven met at the University of Buffalo where Steven was a visiting English professor and Barbara was finishing up her Ph.D. in Poetry/Poetics. Her dissertation was focused on the “yes” and the “no” in the work of Gertrude Stein and James Joyce.
Totally consistent with our world, where there really are no coincidences, it turns out that Steven’s late father had given him as a present before his death a first–edition copy of James Joyce’s Ulysses. When Steven placed that copy of Ulysses in Barbara’s hands, it was, in her heart, his father’s blessing on the two of them.
Of course, then, the recurrent element of their truly touching and romantic wedding involved the famous last words of Ulysses, “yes I said yes I will yes.”
The couple designed the stationery themselves. Everything being letterpressed in Buffalo by a bookmaker. The invitations were hand-sewn “books’ which arrived to their guests in small boxes. The programs and menu cards (which doubled as place cards) were likewise letterpressed and complimented the invitations perfectly.
In keeping with the 1920s Ulyssses concept, Barbara’s GORGEOUS dress evoked an art deco aesthetic from Jenny Packham.
Beautiful Blooms created Barbara’s simply elegant hand-tied bouquet of mini white calla lilies accented with a brooch given to Barbara by her mother. Arrangements on some of the occasional tables included loose arrangements of white and ivory French tulips on beautifully draped pedestal tables.
The place settings were absolutely elegant with silver beaded chargers on stunning black matte satin linens, carefully folded napkins with Barbara & Steven’s carefully crafted menu cards.
Another Beauty!!! Another Magical Team! Kendall just gorgeous and you picked all the most amazing photos and truly told the couples story! Great job as always!