J Crew Dresses

This is a dress from J. Crew. The bride looked lovely. It cost $595. The bride had it pressed before being delivered to her room, it was pressed by the extraordinary Madame Paulette. Madame Paulette is one of New York's finest cleaners, they can do anything. For a cost. In this case, $600. Total cost for the dress, $1195. Oh well!

2 Cakes

So, the bride is American, the Groom is French. The Croque-en-bouche is the the classical French wedding cake, profiteroles and caramelized sugar. Croque is "crunch," which is what happens when you bite into the sugar.

I insisted that both cakes be the same height. Clearly, this is not the case. So was the pastry chef French or American? One guess!

Getting ready

Cookies, a sophisticated (and until now undisclosed) technique used by wedding planners to ensure that flower girls sit patiently through their hair and makeup sessions.

The bride gets the limo, the groom takes a cab

A personal favorite, this London taxi is exquisitely luxurious on the inside. And just a perfect for the quick getaway

The Puck Building

Few venues are more quintessentially
New York than the Puck Building

This is about pampering yourself before the wedding as you get ready (btw, no chocolate chip cookies, no red wine or grape juice.)