Noa and Nate married at The Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, New Jersey on a bright Sunday in July, with 300 guests, a garden chuppah wrapped in white roses, and a palette of blush pink, white and green that ran through everything from the bridesmaids’ robes to the last centerpiece. Here is their day, start to finish.

Getting Ready

The morning started in the white bridal suite: Noa having her hair done by the window, her gown waiting by the marble fireplace, and her bridesmaids in matching blush floral robes. Down the hall, Nate’s father helped with his cufflinks, and the groomsmen found the pool table.

Noa has her hair styled by the window in a white robe on the morning of her wedding
Noa in a white robe beside her gown, hung on an iron screen by the marble fireplace
Noa and her bridesmaids in matching blush floral robes in the white bridal suite
Nate’s father fastens his cufflinks as he gets ready
Nate in a black tuxedo on the garden stairs beside the brick wall of the estate
Nate and his groomsmen play pool in their tuxedos before the ceremony

A First Look in the Gardens

Just after one, Noa walked up the garden path to Nate. The gardens at Florentine Gardens are in full color in July, and the two of them had them almost to themselves.

Noa walks up the garden path toward Nate for their first look
Nate turns to see Noa in the gardens at The Estate at Florentine Gardens
Noa and Nate hold each other close in the gardens after their first look
Noa laughs in the gardens holding a bouquet of white and blush peonies
Noa and Nate walk hand in hand down the garden path

Portraits Around the Estate

We spent the rest of the early afternoon moving around the estate: the long garden paths for her train, the black iron gate, the wrought-iron doors, the courtyard, and inside by the windows and the carved marble fireplace.

Noa in the gardens, the long train of her gown spread across the stone path
Noa with her peony bouquet against the black iron gate
Noa and Nate together in front of the black iron gate
Noa and Nate at the estate’s wrought-iron doors, her train spread across the steps
Noa and Nate walk across the stone courtyard in front of the estate
Noa in window light inside the estate, her gown pooled around her
Noa adjusts her earring, a delicate hair vine in her hair
Noa leans over Nate as he sits by the carved marble fireplace

Family & Bridal Party

With two big families and seventeen people in the bridal party, the family portraits were planned down to the last combination. Noa’s bridesmaids wore soft pastels in blush, lilac, butter yellow and sky blue, and the groomsmen lined up on the steps of the estate’s white portico.

Nate with his parents in the gardens
Noa with her bridesmaids in soft pastel gowns in the gardens
Noa’s bridesmaids in pastel gowns toast with champagne
Nate and his groomsmen on the steps of the estate’s white portico
Noa walks the garden path with her bridesmaids in blush, lilac and yellow
The bridal party gathers around Noa and Nate on a garden bench

Tisch & Bedeken

As guests arrived for the smorgasbord, Nate sat at the tisch with his family and friends. Then came the moment he told us mattered most to him: making his way through the crowd to see Noa at the bedeken.

A smorgasbord station of grilled vegetables before the ceremony
Nate at the tisch surrounded by family and friends
Noa on her chair at the kabbalat panim with her mother and bridesmaids beside her
Nate makes his way through the crowd to Noa for the bedeken, seen from above
Noa’s bridesmaids celebrate around her at the bedeken

A Garden Chuppah

The ceremony was outside in the garden in the late afternoon light. Nate’s kittel waited by a white rose arch, the bridesmaids walked the aisle in their pastels, and the chuppah stood under the trees with every guest gathered around it.

Nate’s kittel hangs beside a white rose floral arch in the garden
Nate walks the processional with his father
Guests line the garden aisle as the processional begins
Bridesmaids in pastel gowns walk the garden aisle
Nate in his white kittel embraces family in the aisle
Noa, veiled, stands with Nate in his kittel under the chuppah
The garden chuppah seen from the back of the ceremony, guests seated under the trees
The chuppah ceremony in the garden under a white canopy

Golden Hour

Right after the ceremony, the sun dropped behind the trees and gave us the best light of the day. We walked back through the gardens, under the rose-covered chuppah, and onto the ceremony lounge before heading inside.

Noa and Nate at the estate gate in the evening light
Noa and Nate beside the white rose arch in the garden
Noa and Nate under the rose-covered chuppah after the ceremony
Golden hour in the gardens, the sun glowing behind Noa and Nate
Noa and Nate on a stone garden bench at dusk
Noa lounges on the white ceremony seating beneath the floral arches
Black and white photo of Noa and Nate on the staircase

Into the Ballroom

Inside, Esprit Events had long tables set with white flowers and gold chairs, and Krohma had the room on its feet within minutes. The hora filled the whole floor, and later Noa changed into a short white second dress for the rest of the night.

A long reception table set with white florals, candles and gold chairs
Nate’s groomsmen dance in a line across the ballroom floor
Noa and Nate enter the first hora as the ballroom fills
The hora seen from above, circles of guests dancing around Noa
Noa in the center of a circle of dancing women
Nate dances with his friends in the middle of the hora
Noa and Nate share their first dance in the white ballroom
Noa in her short white second dress on the dance floor with Nate

The Vendor Team

Planning a wedding at the estate? Read our Florentine Gardens wedding guide, or tell us about your date. To Noa and Nate, thank you for letting us be part of it. Mazel tov!