That was the case of Marcy Smolow and Jesse Freeman who were married here on February 16 of 2013. (Yes, you are reading that date correctly -- we just didn't get their photos until this fall.)
Marcy and Jesse had a winter wedding with a vintage theme (just a week after the blizzard so there was plenty of pretty snow). Their vendors included: Rabbi Dawn Rose, Flowers by Darlene, DJ Emelita from Entertainment Specialists, and Alicia Schneider Photography. Their wedding cake was made by Montilio's. All the photos you see in this blog were taken by Alicia Schneider and her husband. In lieu of favors, they opted to make a donation to the M.S.P.C.A. and created a collage to honor our friends' and families' pets, many of whom were rescue animals.
Here are some quotes from emails Marcy sent to us about her experience with the Hawthorne Hotel and Hawthorne Catering. This first one is about the elements of our "package" wedding that she purchased:
"I was so pleased with that cake...both the design and taste. I was also pleasantly surprised that I could get something that beautiful as part of my wedding package....it was great that Montilio's allowed some customizations to be made without charging a bunch of extra fees. It was an example of how the wedding packages offered weren't just a value, but a value without compromise (something important to many brides)."
"I was going to mention too that back in August, my husband's
cousin (Zach Freeman) had stayed at the Hawthorne hotel with guests when they
had their wedding at the Peabody Essex Museum. In addition to the
wedding, we attended the brunch the following day at the hotel. I believe
the catering for the wedding at the Museum was also done by Hawthorne.
Zach and his now-wife Emma had attended Jesse's & my wedding at the
Hawthorne Hotel and we had recommended they consider it when they got engaged.
While they didn't have their wedding there, I was glad to learn that they
had still incorporated the hotel into their wedding weekend."
These are such a great testimonials that we want to shout them from the rooftops. Thank you so much, Marcy!
I hope you enjoy these photos:
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| The Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom |
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| As the light begins to fade, with snow still on the Common and the twinkling lights on the trees. |
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| Gorgeous cake by Montilio's |
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| Centerpieces |
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| Looking out of the "Grandmother" windows onto the Grand Ballroom |
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| Lovely sweet couple |
I hope you enjoy this blog post as much as we did creating it. As we said in the heading, we LOVE our wedding couples!
Will we see you here?
Juli
Juli Lederhaus
General Manager
