Wedding | Jacqueline & David

Tell us a little about yourselves!

We are a pair of designers living in Brooklyn, NY. We met over six years ago at a former job. We started

as coworkers but became fast friends, bonding over things like cycling in the city, furniture design, and

sharing a bottle of sake. Though we no longer officially work together, we still love to collaborate on

projects big and small, from our Clinton Hill apartment (our longest running interior design project) to, of course, this wedding.

Why did you decide to get married where you did?

We’ve always had a soft spot for the Hudson Valley — we’ve been going up to towns like Hudson and

Kingston for as long as we’ve been together and some of our favorite memories took place in cabins,

hotels, and hiking trails just north of our city. Though we looked at many venues in the area, we felt

immediately connected to The Caboose. It has the right balance of Hudson charm, modern simplicity, and bright personality that we love. Plus it didn’t hurt that the venue was run by Kitty’s, a favorite of ours in town.

How many guests did you have?

112. Helaine captured our day.

Tell us about your outfits.

Jacq: When looking for a dress, I had no specific vision other than I wanted it to be something I hadn’t

quite seen before (annoying to say, I agree). The winner ended up being a beautiful one from Inuñez Atelier, based in Madrid. I loved that it had elements inspired by classic men’s suiting, but done in a way

that made me feel contemporary, feminine, and powerful. Plus it had pockets.

I was also charmed by the fact that the dress had a higher front so the shoes could be visible at all times!

I went with a perfectly clunky tie-up pair from Reike Nen. To tie it together, I had a long simple veil made

by a 90-year-old magical woman on a 6 floor walk up in the Upper East Side of NYC.

David: I had the general idea from pretty far out: a double-breasted chocolate brown suit, just interesting and distinct enough but not necessarily showy. The finer details took longer to settle on. I spoke to a few different shops and ended up loving the Drake’s house style of slightly exaggerated lapels and a cuff in the pants. I happened upon both the Jacques Soloviere shoes and the vintage Hermes online. The tie was definitely the hardest piece of the puzzle but I’m really happy with the one I found.

Were there any elements that were important for you to incorporate?

Because we had a pretty strong desire for the event to feel uniquely us and we had to operate on a

responsible budget, we ended up DIYing a decent amount. The biggest element was the bright orange

archway we used as our ceremony backdrop. We knew we wanted to inject the space with a very bright

and joyful feeling and wanted something that would contrast the lovely garden at The Caboose. After many pencil sketches, trips to various hardware stores, four cans of orange spray paint, and a week of entertaining our neighbors by taking over the building’s alley with our project, we had all the pieces ready to drive up to Hudson. Of course that still meant assembling it on site the morning of our wedding, but it was nice to give the groom and his friends a task.

We thought through a lot of smaller details too, from the mismatched table lamps at dinner (trying to make it feel a bit like a cozy restaurant or intimate dinner party), to the hand painted dinner plates that Jacqueline surprised David with right before the ceremony.

What was the most important aspect for you, in terms of planning your wedding?

Even though we thought long and hard about a lot of our aesthetic choices, the most important thing was just making sure everyone there had a lovely, fun, easy time. We wanted a night where people met new friends, shared good food, and never wanted to leave the dance floor. As long as people were enjoying themselves, everything else was secondary.

Any tips for couples getting married?

Enjoy leaning into the elements you have control over, try to loosen up over the things you don’t. A good month-of coordinator will save you from losing your mind. Whether or not you need them (we did), first dance lessons are a fun way to pick a song and have a few little pre-wedding dates!

The best piece of advice we ever got, though, came from a friend who got married a few years before us: you’re the talent, not the hosts. If the married couple are at ease, having a great time, everyone else will in turn.

Photographer: Helaine @hellohelaine | Planner: Elevated Events by SM @elevatedeventsbysm | Flora: Sea Change Farm & Flower @seachangeflower | Ceremony & Reception Location: The Caboose Hudson

@thecaboosehudsonny | Hotel & Welcome Party Location: Rivertown Lodge @rivertownhudson | Celebrant: Friend of the couple | Makeup Artist: Chelsie Dessingue @cheluxemakeup | Catering: Fig & Pig Catering @figandpigcatering | Stationery/Paper Goods: Designed by couple | Entertainment: 74 Events @74events | Dress: Inuñez Atelier @inunezdesign from Veka Bridal @vekabridal | Suit: Drake’s

@drakesdiary | Engagement Rings & Wedding Rings: WWake @wwake | Bride's Wedding Ring: Kestrel Dillon @kestreldillon Fitzgerald Jewelry @fitzgeraldjewelry | Groom's Wedding Ring: Brice Garrett

@bricegarrett Specific Gravity @specific_gravity | Shoes: Reike Nen @reikenen_official (Jacq) & (David)

Jacques Soloviere @jacquessoloviereparis | Earrings: Monica Vinader @monicavinader | Tie: Vintage Hermes @hermes | Transportation: Premiere @ridepremiere