(Wedding Submission)
Joelle and Michael Batelli
Wedding Details and Photos
Contact us: HelloJoelle@gmail.com, 973-743-3529
Photographer: Yun Cee Ng (www.yunceeng.com, yuncee@yunceeng.com, 917-232-4532)
Wedding Info:
September 21, 2008
Knoll Country Club East- Parsippany, NJ
(Garden ceremony, cocktail hour in tent)
Theme: Vintage, Rock 'n' Roll
Bride's mom walked her down the aisle...
She met her handicap father at the end.
Married!
Joelle's post-ceremony hair- a vintage flower feather hair clip (a last minute decision) and her tiara doubled as a headband.
The cake: layers of lemon and toasted coconut and strawberry shortcake.
Bride: Joelle Caputa, 27 -Music Publicist/Journalist and founder of www.magazinesbyjoelle.com
Joelle's Dress: Demetrios Ultra Sophisticates, Drop waist, sweetheart top, entire dress covered in beading, slit up the front of it
Groom: Michael Batelli, 29- Hairstylist
Joelle's Makeup: Alexa Prisco, The Glam Fairy (www.theglamfairy.com)
Ceremony music: Our friends played violin and acoustic guitar
Officiant: Bride's cousin
Programs: Joelle made a magazine about her and Michael >> www.magazinesbyjoelle.com *& also sent one as her thank-you
DJ: Jason Craig Entertainment (www.jasoncraig.com)
Live Acoustic Rock Music: Joelle's clients Perfuma (www.perfuma.net) and Jay Della Valle (www.myspace.com/dellavalle). Bride & Grooms introduced each act.
Joelle's bouquet: Assorted Ivory Flowers, Black Scabiosa Pods & black ostrich feathers
Maid of Honor's bouquet: Light pink roses & hot pink ostrich feathers
* All Bridesmaids carried tussy mussy's engraved with their names. Joelle also carried one.
Bridesmaids Dresses: David's Bridal
Color Scheme: Black, Ivory, Pink Green
(Flowergirls both wore all pink dresses that took a year to find and then 1 flower girl refused to walk or be in photos!)
Groomsmen: Ivory shirts, hot pink ties
Usherettes: Three friends dressed as pin-up girls and handed out the programs.
Centerpieces: Cupcake towers
Favors: Cupcakes & a donation to the National MS Society (in honor of Bride's father, living with MS)
Ditched the guest book: Guests signed an acoustic guitar
Seating cards: Designed after a Starbucks coffee cup (We met at Starbucks. I worked there, Micheal worked there years before me.)
Table Assignments: Each table featured a different photo of our dogs in a Starbucks style logo and was named after a latte flavor.
Bouquet toss- Maid of Honor caught it
Getting ready!
Garter personalized with our names and wedding date. I designed it w/ charms & feathers myself from a website.
Found my shoes on clearance for $39!
Huge dessert buffet.
My hot pink ostrich feather purse I carried during the reception- it was for my camera!
Me and our dogs, Skye & Lucky, pre-ceremony
We rescued Lucky off the streets in a thunderstorm a few months before the wedding & then adopted him!