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Kate Parker, New Hampshire Vendor: Wedding Planner Website: Kate Parker Weddings About Me: Kate Parker is the owner of Kate Parker Weddings, a wedding planning and floral and event design studio located on the Seacoast of NH. KPW specializes in simple and sophisticated weddings throughout New England and New York and also provides lighting services, paper products, custom out of town welcome baskets and music entertainment. Kate loves to work with as many details as possible- ribbon banding, monograms, favor tags etc to make each wedding unique and fabulous! She lives in Somersworth, NH with her husband Ryan, son Zachary, and chihuahua Lola. Although she doesn't have much free time, Kate loves to travel, read a good book, and entertain for close friends.
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We had such a great time on Martha’s Vineyard and Chappy for our clients Serena and Ted’s wedding. Although this wedding involved more planning than any other wedding we have ever coordinated, especially in the realm of transportation, we had a blast with both their families and friends and were so happy to be a part of their wedding week.

The wedding events really started on Wednesday, and we have photos of Thursday’s “welcome” lobster bake and the wedding on Saturday.

A festive, yet casual themed lobster bake…
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Custom stained picnic tables and benches adorned with nautical striped runners completed with multiple colored star lanterns.
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Corn Hole, a game I was unfamiliar with until this wedding, is hysterically fun and very addictive!
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All of the Adirondack furniture was custom stained and created for this wedding by Be Our Guest. Custom cushions were made from Indigo Moon Linens. kate p4

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The Wedding Ceremony and Reception- All white ceremony flowers followed by all white linens at the reception with orange, magenta and red flowers.

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Serena and Ted created a few of these adorable wooden signs throughout the property. kate p7

Staying with the theme, we ordered pink and orange parasols for the ceremony.
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High Range- a fabulous blue grass band serenading guests prior to the ceremony.
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Our famous flip flop valets!
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We brought out the flooring used in the dining tent to create a platform and aisle for the bride and groom. Simple, white-washed planters filled with all white hydrangea, larkspur and beach grass completed the ceremony design.
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Bride’s bouquet consisted of pink mokara orchids, poison roses, orange mini callas, black baccara roses and dark milva roses. The bridesmaids bouquets consisted of white garden roses, white dendrobium orchids, white spray roses, white hydrangea and white mini callas.
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The wedding cake was covered in orange and pink mokara orchids with a chocolate branch effect on the bottom of each tier.
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Custom orange titan silk napkin ring with a covered button.
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Truffles for a cause favors were placed on a bed of pink hydrangea.
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The dining tent prior to guests arriving.
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The centerpieces varied from a single, multi-colored arrangement to three separate vases containing one color and type of flower. All vases were double banded in orange and pink taffeta ribbon.
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KPW classic paper lantern installation complete with pink uplighting on the tent ceiling.
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Luminaria bags were placed to help lead guests to the restroom trailers.
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A view from outside the two dinner tents in the evening.
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Here are the fabulous vendors we worked with on Martha’s Vineyard:

Planning: KPW
Floral and Event Design for the wedding: KPW
Florals for the Welcome Clambake: Flowers on the Vineyard
Event Design for the Welcome Clambake: KPW
Photography: Nelson Hancock Photography
Catering: Jaime Hamlin and Sons Catering
Tents: Big Sky Tent and Party Rentals
Lighting: ProtekMV
Rentals: Be Our Guest Linens: Indigo Moon
Ceremony and Cocktail Music: High Range available through CREA
Reception Music: Pete Saunders Orchestra available through Hank Lane Music and Productions and Ryan Parker, DJ
Wedding Cake: Val’s Cakes
Favors: Truffles for a Cause
Restroom Trailers: C&S Portable Restrooms

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12 Responses to “A Fall 2008 Martha’s Vineyard Wedding”

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Miss Gloss

Looks amazing!
My friends LOVE cornhole - it goes everywhere with us in the summer :)

 
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Bellenga

I love everything about this wedding! It’s casual elegance and it’s fun spirit. Those star lanters were great too! Very very well planned. Colors great, vibrant and festive too!

Would imagine the guests had a wonderful time too!

I also loved the flattering style of the bridesmaids’ dresses also. Anybody know the designer?

 
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Jessie Blum @ Eclectic Unions (message)  360 posts, Helper bee

Wow - I love everything about this wedding! The lobster bake, the little button on the napkins, the ceremony site, the flip flops. Awesome!

 
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maureen

who makes the bridesmaid dresses? I love them!

 
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Kate Parker @ Kate Parker Weddings (message)  75 posts, Worker bee

The bridesmaids dresses are from Calypso Christiane Cello. They have a website too: http://www.calypso-celle.com. They looked fabulous on all of the bridesmaids and came in great colors too! hope this helps!!

 
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Yelena Johnson

I fell in love with that Carolina Herrera gown after seeing it in a bridal publication and am so excited to see it on a bride. So lovely!

 
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Miss Glitter

What a beautiful wedding!! The reception tent is like a dream!

 
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Miss Bruschetta (message)  5,565 posts, Bee Keeper

That cake is so beautiful all covered in orchids! And I love the floral centerpiece — a juxtaposition between two very different types of flowers! :-)

 
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Amber

I love the location! Where was the event held, at a rental or private home?

 
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Kim

@Kate Parker @ Kate Parker Weddings: @Kate Parker @ Kate Parker Weddings:

Where was the wedding venue? Private home or Inn??

 
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