August 15, 2022
Kate reached out to me for planning advice and expertise in the summer of 2020. Planning a COVID-safe wedding in an outdoor venue was a priority for this lovely couple, both doctors specializing in infectious disease. Long-time visitors to Barnegat Light, Kate was familial with the LBI Foundation for the Arts and Sciences. We discussed all the venue had to offer, and began working together to plan and design a wedding day that would be the perfect combination of all the things that were important to this lovely couple. Eventually, I was also tasked with planning a custom design for their rehearsal dinner and welcome party hosted at a beloved neighbor’s home. In the end, Kate and Jeff had a stunning LBIF beach wedding last fall. Their design included a gorgeous sail cloth tent combined with stunning beach-perfection florals with simple modern design elements, stationary and signage. After a perfect beach ceremony (minus a little concern over beach erosion), the bride and groom celebrated the night with friends and family at this beautiful outdoor venue on LBI.
Kate and Jeff both work in the medical field in New York City. They met years ago during a research project. You can read their story in their New York Times feature (scroll to the bottom of today’s blog to check it out). The two of them spent many vacations on LBI and it was an easy decision to begin planning an outdoor, COVID-proof, wedding on LBI. In the end, the LBIF was the perfect choice with its combination of indoor and outdoor options. Guests were treated to a gorgeous ceremony on the beach followed by cocktail hour on the LBIF’s back deck and a tented reception where they were able to dance the night away. Kate made the decision to forgo a traditional arbor, and we worked with her florist, Reynolds Garden Shop, to design the most gorgeous seagrass inspired semi circle installation in the sand. This was one of my favorite surprises of the day, as we were easily able to transport that installation back to the LBIF and “reinstall” it at the entrance to the tent.
Planner | Bogath Weddings & Events
Photographer | Unique Lapin Photography
Videographer | Wooden Grain Films
Ceremony Venue | The Coast Ave. Beach in Love Ladies
Reception Venue | The LBI Foundation for the Arts & Sciences
Ceremony Music | Ceremonious Strings
Officiant | Katrina Kostro
Catering | Kate and Ally’s Restaurant
Liquor | Neptune Wine & Liquors
Specialty Rentals | Rustic Drift
Tent | Sperry Tents
Rentals | Ocean Tents
Band | Around Town Entertainment
Florals | Reynolds Garden Shop
Hair | Blue Hair Studio
Invitations | Minted
Seating Chart & Signature Drink Signs | Minty Paperie on Etsy
Wedding Dress Shop | Castle Couture
Wedding Dress Designer | Rosa Clara
Wedding Cake | A Sweet Memory Cake Shoppe & Tea Room
Transportation | Lacey Limos
Guest Transportation | First Student Charter
Thank you to the photographers who allow us to use their images on our site:
Ashley Mac Photographs, Heather Palecek Photography, Idalia Photography, Jessica Erb Photography, Susan Elizabeth Photography, Delaney Dobson Photography, Ann Coen Photography, Lovesick Inc., K Hulett Photography & Melanie Cassie Photography
BWE | 825 Devon Street | Forked River, New Jersey 08731
(973) 477-1392 | jeanne@bogathevents.com
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