NYC Wedding: Taline + Mark

The groom has requested a dedicated blog post to his amazing wedding last weekend (yes, the groom reads my blog)... so here I am with the details!! I'll try to sum up how fantastic the entire night was, but honestly, I'm positive a little blog post will do no justice to just how fabulous the wedding really was! :) First... let me introduce you to Taline and Mark!  I love how Taline wore a non-traditional / non-white dress -- her gown was to die for!!

{Whitney Stanek Photography}

Cocktail hour started at 7pm and offered the most amazing appetizers ever!  Actually, I am pretty sure there was so much food at the cocktail hour that they didn't even need to serve us dinner later on! ;) Not only was there a sushi bar and chef - there was a seafood bar, a cheese bar, and trays of unique appetizers... including classy sliders,  duck, serving spoons of lobster mac and cheese, and more!  Drinks included a fully stocked bar of top shelf liquor, beer, wine, the signature cocktail and champagne! 

I didn't take too many photos during cocktail hour because I was... well, mostly eating and drinking,  as well as meeting the rest of Alejandro's college friends... and then we went up to the rooftop to take a few photos!  Here is my favorite one from the night:

Ashley & Alejandro

The Tribeca Rooftop (the venue) is an amazing space and Mark + Taline sure did a great job with the decor! How lovely are these tables -

The table arrangements were magical...

When we got to the tables... we had a little surprise for us - each table had a bottle of grey goose vodka and every place setting had a shot glass!  You don't see that at every wedding....

Some other surprises included professional dancers (amazing) and a choreographed performance by a sexy violinist! Speaking of music - not only was there a violinist, there was an acoustic performance during cocktail hour, a live band (or two) during dinner and a DJ for the after party which was from 12-2am! Music galore... and good music too (which we all know can make or break a wedding)!

Dinner options included grilled filet mignon or miso glazed sea bass - both of which were absolutely delicious (taking Alejandro's word on the steak ;)! And... the dessert bar was top notch - including, well, just about every desert you can imagine + wedding cake! 

But... my favorite part of the night was spending time with Alejandro and meeting the rest of his fabulous friends!  Oh, and props to the best man for the GREAT speech! :)  

Wonderful wedding Mark and Taline!!! Congratulations, again! xxoo.

PS. Thank you for {voting} on my dress for the wedding! The {sunblaze lace dress} won and I received many compliments!! :)