bridal

rushing in. After celebratory cocktails
and dinner, they arrived home where
friends threw a surprise party. “And
then,” Flusty says, “Jake got us a suite
at the Ritz-Carlton.”
The couple chose a “whimsical gar-
den” theme for their big day, and Flusty
was determined to pull it off without a
wedding planner.
“I wanted to make sure it was com-
pletely my vision and not someone
else’s,” she says. Abundant flowers and
foliage, champagne draperies, hand-
some farm tables and mahogany chairs
“made it seem like we were in a beauti-
ful garden, not a banquet room.”
Smilovitz was so hands-on he even
wrote the code for their wedding web-
site and designed their logo.
For now, the couple are ensconced in
Manhattan. “Our careers are definitely
in New York,” Flusty says. “But our
hearts are still in Michigan, which will
always be our home.”

THE WEDDING LIST

Ceremony and reception
Knollwood Country Club

Wedding gown Pronovias at Bridal
Couture, Birmingham

Shoes Christian Louboutin

Invitations Invitation Station,
Bloomfield Hills

Flowers Twig & Berries Event
Design, Troy

Groom’s tuxedo Ralph Lauren
Purple Label

Hair Tiffany Halawi, D’Alleva Salon,
West Bloomfield

Makeup Regina Pavlov Pipia,
Ruby’s Balm, West Bloomfield

Music The Brian Alexander Band

Officiant Rabbi Joshua Bennett,
Temple Israel

Photographers Sam Wolson
and Max Collins

Cinematographer Shane Tincu

Bridesmaids’ dresses BHLDN,
Adrianna Papell

Cake The Home Bakery, Rochester

Maid of Honor Becca Portney

Best Man Zach Smilovitz

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The lace sheath dress.
Laura and mom, Wendy. The couple gathers
under Jake's tallis. Moss ran along the long
farm tables, rented from Touch of Whimsy in
Farmington. Jake gave his groomsmen and the
couple's fathers a "sock draw" to add pop
to the tuxedos. Laura's rhinstone-encrusted
Christian Louboutin flats.

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