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The $40K WeddingThe DetailsAfter connecting on match.com, Fallon and Bill met for a drink in April 2009. Although she was initially skeptical about online dating, the pair hit it off instantly. An in-person meeting for a quick drink turned into a five-hour conversation that ended only because the bar closed. By October, Bill was spreading a blanket for a picnic, uncorking a bottle of wine, reciting a love letter he crafted, and asking Fallon to marry him. “It just felt right,” she says.
Fallon chose to return to her hometown of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to tie the knot. An ocean-side estate across the street from Fallon’s childhood home was the perfect setting to celebrate the couple’s love of the outdoors amidst their favorite colors of green and blue
Photography by Aphrodite Wedding Photography Everything, from the favors to dessert, is just a bit larger scale from the $35K budget level. Brides with this budget often tend to put the gown at a high priority, as evidenced with this strapless Kenneth Pool gown with fulllength skirt in pleated tulle fans, an empire waist and sweetheart neckline that runs around $7,000. |
[Your Wedding on Your Budget]
[The Team]
Designer
Jennifer Schmidt, EmbellishFlowers
Embellish,
Monadnock area, NH
Paper Goods
Parrott Design Studio,
Portland, ME
Cake
Nothing Bakes Like a Parrott, Portland, ME
Jewelry
Puttin' on the Glitz, Portsmouth, NH;
Madeline's Daughter, Portsmouth, NH
Setting
Harbour Place, Portsmouth, NH
Tents
Sperry Tents Seacoast, Portsmouth, NH
Gowns
Madeline's Daughter, Portsmouth, NH
Espresso Bar
Espresso Dave's
Catering
The White Apron, Dover, NH
Hair/Makeup
Hair That Moves, Berwick, ME;
Joya Beauty, Dover, NH;
Tracy Hines Studio, Brentwood, NH;
Wingate Salon, Stratham, NH;
Maura Gagne and Christi Watson of Samba, Portsmouth, NH
Reception Music
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