the wedding

Jason and Alexandra got married on Saturday.

It was an amazing, happy day. 

Beautiful, touching and fun.

Before the ceremony I went to the bride's family apartment where she and the bridesmaids got ready. As the mother of three boys it was quite a treat for me to hang out with the girls. There was lots of makeup and pretty shoes. Her parents and grandmother took it all in with me, a bridesmaid's baby made an appearance, there was good pizza and much love.

We went into Central Park, 

across the street from where she grew up, for pictures.  

There was a brief shower just as we were leaving for the ceremony. 

It's good to know that bridesmaid's bouquets can double as umbrellas.

Closeup of the bride's bouquet taken at the reception;

still looking good after a very full day. 
The flowers were done by Fleurish NYC.

My son is a happy man.

They put so much effort into planning the wedding. Everything was personal and meaningful. I don't have pictures of the ceremony, which was at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, a stunning venue with walls of windows overlooking Manhattan, but when I get some I'll show you. Their vows brought both tears and laughter.

The reception was a 13-course dinner at a Chinese banquet hall in Queens, which was great fun. The band played lots of blues and Motown ( my kind of music) and everyone had a wonderful time.

The cakes were made by Molly's Cupcakes. The round one was for the traditional cake cutting ceremony, and then there were three different flavor combination sheet cakes for the guests, a brilliant idea of the bride, who tried every cupcake store in the city before deciding Molly's was the best. They were delicious!

Closeup of some of the decorative flowers. 

They are unique and lovely, both elegant and whimsical,

which also describes the wedding and the couple.

a few more pictures over 

on Instagram.