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October 03, 2014

Ellen and Hans Get Married

Friday, October 3rd

On Friday I met up with Meredith and her new guy, Dylan and we made our way out to Montauk! Here's a little NYC realness to stand in stark contrast to the rest of the photos you'll see.
driving ˆ nyc
I love these late-60s, patterned, building tiles.
buildings ˆ truck
Around five hours later, we arrived in Montauk at the amazing house that Ellen & Hans had rented for lots of the wedding guests!
house ˆ tree
Surfboards on top, just in case!
car ˆ surf
hans
We entered to find Hans in the kitchen hard at work making chocolate cakes!
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ hans
ellen, jeet, piper
Ellen & Piper gave us the tour of the grounds!
ellen ˆ jeet ˆ piper
The house was really unbelievable!
house
Wow.
house
hans
Around five-ish the TUBS of cheese started coming out.
cheese ˆ hans
ellen, piper
Not only was the house huge and fancy, it also had a ping pong table!
ping pong ˆ ellen ˆ piper
jeet, me
We got our ping pong on for a few hours...
ping pong ˆ jeet ˆ me
...and then headed over the Montauk's famous Lobster Roll...
sign
ellen, hans
...for an Ellen & Hans'-themed dinner! Awwww.
ellen ˆ hans
We got to know some of Hans' friends who had flown-in from all over the world to attend!
ellen, meredith
Congrats, Ellen!
ellen ˆ meredith
jeet, me
best ˆ jeet ˆ me
We had a couple after-dinner drinks on the lovely front patio...
daniel p, hans
..and then headed back to the house where the ping pong got SERIOUS!
ping pong ˆ daniel p ˆ hans
Keeping toasty by the giant fireplace.

Saturday, October 4th

meredith
Saturday afternoon kitchen prep!
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ meredith
quinn
Quinn poses with the mega salad.
cooking ˆ kitchen ˆ salad ˆ quinn
amanda
City-folk arriving by the carload all day!
hug ˆ amanda
Fun to watch everyone's reactions to the grand tour of the house.
Was great to see Hans and his friends...
...get as serious in the kitchen as they are about ping pong! Cooking meat with tree branches, holy moly!
cooking ˆ kitchen
Cocktail hour
grant, jeet, me
So sophisticated!
grant ˆ jeet ˆ me
A little after 8 the spread was laid out...
Ellen's father welcomed...
speech
...all the tables of the the peoples!
speech
ellen, hans
Ellen caught wearing the "I hope my dad doesn't embarrass me" expression! Haha.
ellen ˆ hans
ellen
Auxiliary seating area!
ellen
Homemade chocolate cake with ice cream and berries for dessert!
dessert ˆ food
amanda, grant
Dessert nook!
stairs ˆ amanda ˆ grant
catrinel, jared
After dessert, we ping ponged until the wee hours.
action shot ˆ ping pong ˆ catrinel ˆ jared
catrinel, jared
The Cat / Jared match got HEATED!
ping pong ˆ catrinel ˆ jared
sarah
After one last drink...
sunglasses ˆ sarah
catrinel, jeet, jenny penny, matt, quinn, the ktb
...the women all sneaked upstairs to tuck Matt into bed!
bed ˆ best ˆ catrinel ˆ jeet ˆ jenny penny ˆ matt ˆ quinn ˆ the ktb

Sunday, October 5th

Sunday was perfect weather!
Helped out in the kitchen...
cooking ˆ kitchen
...setting up a breakfast spread.
matt
Serious.
matt
Enjoyed some coffee in the fall sunshine...
...and watched Kim & Xavier take on the Euros in tennis.
tennis
xavier
The Euros were much more serious about playing tennis...
xavier
the ktb, xavier
...while Xavier and Kim had already won before the game started with planned matching tennis outfits.
best ˆ tennis ˆ the ktb ˆ xavier
Around 11 I was summoned to head on over to...
hand ˆ mirror
...document Ellen and the bridal party getting ready!
bridesmaids
quinn
Champagne toast!
bridesmaids ˆ champagne ˆ quinn
ellen, jeet, meredith, quinn, vanessa
To Ellen & Hans! Congrats!
best ˆ bridesmaids ˆ ellen ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ quinn ˆ vanessa
meredith
Champagne wizard
champagne ˆ meredith
ellen, piper
Our big day!
wedding ˆ ellen ˆ piper
jeet
Gurj getting all made up! Pretty!
make up ˆ jeet
ellen
Ellen and her mom checking out the dress!
wedding ˆ ellen
quinn
See with your eyes closed.
mirror ˆ quinn
jenny penny
Jenny joined the party a little after noon.
jenny penny
ellen, piper
Piper got some last minute lap action, before...
ellen ˆ piper
piper
...Ellen had to put her down..
dogs ˆ piper
ellen
...in order to get her make-up did!
mirror ˆ ellen
ellen
Gorgeous!
best ˆ make up ˆ wedding ˆ ellen
meredith
Meredith in make-up! (Bonus points to Ellen for having the names of her bridesmaids embroidered on their robes!)
champagne ˆ meredith
ellen
Hey, are you done yet already? Wants to be on the lap again.
ellen
meredith, quinn
Bridesmaids, suit up!
wedding ˆ meredith ˆ quinn
A little before 3pm we all drove over to the Montauk Point Lighthouse.
lighthouse
jared
Friends, look. I'm going to be honest with you. If fairytale weddings aren't your thing...
lighthouse ˆ wedding ˆ jared
bruno, catrinel
...this is your last chance. Get out of here right this second. Because things are about to get pretty magical from here on out. Haha.
lighthouse ˆ bruno ˆ catrinel
bruno, catrinel, grant
Bruno, Cat & Grant! In the background you can see..
bruno ˆ catrinel ˆ grant
...the platform on the water's edge where they're having the ceremony. Also, look! It's Meredith running. Totally rare. I don't think I've actually ever seen this before!
wedding
Checked out the lighthouse museum while we waited for the people to arrive.
lighthouse
amanda
I loved turning the corner into this room in the museum and discovering Amanda on display like an installation: NATIVE NEW YORKER.
amanda
Neat to look at the evolution of lighthouse-optics over the years.
lighthouse
A little past 3pm, people started...
lighthouse
...walking down the beautiful sloping lawn...
lighthouse
...to take their seats.
ocean
matt
Matt played Bach cello concertos on the bass...
matt
hans
...as the wedding party started making their way down!
wedding ˆ hans
hans
Hans' friend Seba was the officiant.
wedding ˆ hans
meredith, ulie
Mer and Han's brother, Ulie.
wedding ˆ meredith ˆ ulie
If you look closely, you'll notice two peeps a-creepin.
lighthouse
quinn
Time for some aisle walking! (Speaking of creeping, so many bonus points to Dylan for creepin this photo so hard).
wedding ˆ quinn
ian h, jeet
Ian & Gurj
wedding ˆ ian h ˆ jeet
josh adcock, juliette
Josh and flower girl, Juliette!
flower girl ˆ wedding ˆ josh adcock ˆ juliette
And last but not least...
wedding
piper
...Ellen's mom carried Piper down in a basket!
wedding ˆ piper
piper
Chin-rest for the win.
piper
With everyone assembled...
lighthouse
ellen
...Ellen's father walked her down the aisle!
best ˆ wedding ˆ ellen
hans
Happy groom checking out the bride!
groomsmen ˆ wedding ˆ hans
Haha.
Piper was brought over at the ringbearer!
ellen, hans
It was great to watch these two get married!
wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Yay! Congrats, Ellen & Hans!
kiss ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
The love generated at the ceremony caused a warp in the space-time continuum that somehow allowed...
wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
lil kim
...Kim to simulaneously attend the wedding as her eight-year old self and be a flower girl. Hahah.
lil kim
Congrats!
wedding
lil kim
All the lovely...
lil kim
daniel p, quinn
...bridesmaids and groomsmen...
daniel p ˆ quinn
ian h, jeet
...going the other way!
wedding ˆ ian h ˆ jeet
After the ceremony...
wedding
...everyone walked back up the hill to the lighthouse...
crowd
ellen, hans, ian h
...to congratulate the new couple!
hug ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ ian h
jenny penny, juliette
Jenny & Juliette.
jenny penny ˆ juliette
After a few minutes of hob-nobbing...
wedding
...it was time for photos...
wedding
...with the amazing beach cliffs as backdrop.
ocean
ellen
Here we go!
ellen
ellen, hans
beach ˆ best ˆ ocean ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Haha. This one makes me laugh.
kiss ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Wedding Party!
wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Wedding Party with Groom Ears.
wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen
This day was like if the wedding in November Rain had a happy ending. Haha. (You guys remember music videos, right?)
laugh ˆ ellen
After all the photos were done, everyone gathered to...
ellen, hans
...send them off in a gorgeous 1960s Volvo P1600!
car ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Congrats, Ellen & Hans!
car ˆ laugh ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
ellen, hans
Can't wait to see what you guys have planned at the reception!
car ˆ wedding ˆ ellen ˆ hans
See you soon!
car ˆ wedding
karen, the ktb
Aww, buddies! Ok, on to the reception!
best ˆ ocean ˆ wedding ˆ karen ˆ the ktb

2 comments

  • ellen hartapril 25, 2017

    This was over TWO years ago and I still sometimes call hans my boyfriend. Man I love looking back on this weekend! Xox!

  • anetaapril 26, 2017

    I loved watching those photos. It looks like it was a dream weeding with a lots of love around. You both are the best! I miss you!!