PHOTO BY RON LIEBERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTO BY RON LIEBERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

PHOTOS BY RON LIEBERMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

TOP: At the wedding of Lauren and
Jordan Yellen, the chuppah, designed
by Bruce Bolton, owner of Breath of
Spring, dripped with orchids, roses
and hydrangeas. After the ceremony,
it was moved to the reception and
suspended over the dance floor.
CENTER LEFT: Jeffrey Jucewicz,
owner of Jeffrey Floral Architecture,
covered columns of silk taffeta with
750 orchids and hydrangeas for the
chuppah at Rabbi Arianna Gordon’s
wedding to Dr. Stephen Goutman at
Temple Israel.
CENTER RIGHT: Jenifer and Billy
Schoenbach recited their vows under
a chuppah covered entirely with
blooms, designed by Bruce Bolton of
Breath of Spring.
BOTTOM: This chuppah, designed
by David McKnight of Emerald City
Designs, is covered in 2,400 white
hydrangea, 900 champagne quick-
sand roses, 900 sweet eskimo roses
and 60 bunches of greens.

PHOTO BY ABBY ROSE PHOTO

alone or combined with other flowers.
“Also popular is the use of more contem-
porary chuppah designs that aren’t always
perfectly square but rather asymmetrical
with a more sculptural and modern design.
“One thing you want to do is to custom-
ize your chuppah design depending on
the time and location of the ceremony,”
McKnight said. “For example, if it’s a twi-
light wedding ceremony, you might want to
do to do something like an all-white flower
chuppah with a lighted chandelier and
aisle lighting, to make a stunning evening
statement.”’
“One thing I like to see in today’s wed-
dings is the bride and groom exchanging
vows under a chuppah they designed
together,” Jucewicz saod. “Whether it’s a
gorgeous all-floral chuppah that’s modern
or more retro, the idea that the wedding
couple is ensconced in layers of tradition
that they’ve chosen paves the way for a
beautiful life together.” •

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celebrate! • 2018

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