Tiffany & Michael
By Emily Jane Cappiello
Photography By Déjà Vu Studios
Although dance teacher and choreographer Tiffany and husband Michael knew each other through mutual friends, it took a few years before their romance blossomed.
“We were both newly single when we reunited in 2008,” Tiffany said. “A friend was having a get together for her birthday and we reunited then. We chatted that night and exchanged numbers. He called me to plan our first date.”
Although anxious for that first date, Tiffany said that her nerves gave way to butterflies as the couple grew to know each other and fell more and more in love.
“We just clicked. It made sense. We knew from very early on in our relationship that we would be together,” she said.
Two years later in 2010, Michael popped the question. He brought Tiffany to the River View in Long Island City under the pretense of having dinner with friends. After making up an excuse to get Tiffany out on the pier, Michael began to tell Tiffany how much he loved her.
“It was a great summer night and we had a view of the entire Manhattan skyline. Michael started talking about how happy he is with me and how wonderful I am. I heard his voice starting to crack as he got down on his knee and proposed,” said Tiffany.
To make her dream wedding become a reality, Tiffany enlisted the help of two very special people in her life – her mother and grandmother – who helped her style her wedding.
“It was a very special honor to have three generations of women together planning my wedding,” said Tiffany. “They were there with me every step of the way – wedding gown shopping, selecting their own gowns, favors, invitations, photography and flower appointments,” she said.
The day of the wedding finally arrived. As the doors opened to a packed house, Tiffany glided up the aisle of Our Lady of Grace Church on her father’s arm as violinists and an organist played and Michael looked on. She wore a strapless, mermaid-style wedding dress and accessorized with a diamond and pearl bracelet and pear-shaped diamond drop earrings.
Although the couple did not write their own vows, the ceremony was not without personal touches. The church was the one in which Tiffany received her First Holy Communion and made her Confirmation. The pastor who performed their wedding got to know them on a personal level, which made for an intimate ceremony.
The guests blew bubbles outside of the church as the couple pulled away in a limited edition white Bentley Mulsanne to head to their reception.
The group gathered to celebrate the union at the North Ritz Club in Syosset where the theme of the wedding was white. The guests walked into the lobby to violins playing and a white Manzanita tree with hanging crystals and candles was placed on the card table.
Florist James Anthony set the scene in the ballroom of the venue with two centerpieces. The one centerpiece consisted of white flocked snow branches with orchids, crystals and candles hanging, with white hydrangeas at the rim in an oversized vase with floating orchid flower branches at the base. The other centerpieces featured topiaries of white roses and white orchids with pink lip and hydrangeas. Crystals were draped on the vases. Spectacular uplighting with a glowing, pink hue completed the look.
Although romantic, the newlyweds wanted to make sure everyone had a great time and did so with everything from the food to the dancing.
“Our array of food was never ending from a cocktail hour with sushi, carving stations and cold seafood bar, intermezzo and an eight-choice dinner menu including filet migon, sea bass, skirt steak and veal chops,” Tiffany said.
With full stomachs, MRG Productions put the finishing touches on the party with a playlist that made almost all of the guests want to get up and dance, topped off with the addition of a percussionist from the band Blue Oyster Cult. “Music can make or break an affair and MRG made our party rock. They fulfilled all of our expectations and played everything we wanted to hear and more. Most guests were on the dance floor,” said Tiffany.
As for words of advice for future bride and grooms, Tiffany explained that the wedding should be all about what is important to you as a couple.
“Do what makes you happy. Be who you are and conform your wedding to your style. Work with wedding professionals that you feel comfortable with and understand what you want,” she said.
Tiffany was able to look around at her wedding and take in her favorite moment of the day: “Looking around and seeing everyone enjoying themselves at our party, dancing and celebrating the night away on the dance floor was my favorite memory of the day,” Tiffany said.
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