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The invitations were made by Yonder Design, who also made the gold keys that guests used to enter ‘Navi’s’ speakeasy.
The Wedding Party
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“It was my exact vision,” Blayne says of her Reem Acra dress. “Ms. Acra happened to walk into the showroom and sat down and sketched what I described to her, and the rest is design history.”
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The Ceremony
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The ceremony, at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, was a musical affair: “We selected the Houston Children’s Choir to sing a moving rendition of “Alleluia.” Then, just after our vows, a surprise performance erupted over the choir loft located in the rear of the church: “Oh Happy Day,” performed live by the Choraleers, a dynamic Houston-based gospel choir, along with a Divisi Strings trumpet and strings quartet accompanying them,” Blayne says.
The Flora
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The reception at the Post Oak Hotel’s ballroom featured fully grown trees.
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The Squad
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A candid BTS shot of the wedding party.
The Details
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“The veil,” Blayne says, “was kept clean and simple as to highlight the dress. The design house had the wedding date stitched on in my mother’s handwriting.”
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The Couple
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The bride accessorized her ensemble with a blue garter “that was given to me by one of my mother’s childhood friends.” The lace, though, came from a 2010 Christie’s auction of items from the Spencer House, and originally belonged to Georgiana Cavendish (née Spencer), the Duchess of Devonshire. The groom wore Ralph Lauren.
The Reception
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The reception was filled with white flowers designed by Richard Flowers and Dillon Swain of the Events Company; the four-course meal incorporated dishes from Blayne’s family’s restaurant group and included patatas bravas, butternut squash ravioli, and prime beef filet. For dessert, in addition to their seven-tiered wedding cake, there was a buffet table’s worth of treats.
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The Party
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The bride changed into a dress by Danielle Frankel for the afterparty, where guests energized with espresso martinis made with coffee from Blayne’s brother’s Maven Coffee Company.
The Honeymoon
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The newlyweds left soon after the wedding for a multi-part honeymoon. “The trip included gorilla trekking in Rwanda followed by two safaris in Kenya. We continued our travels to the Seychelles and concluded the trip with a food-inspired adventure through Dubai,” Blayne says.
Dorothy Scarborough (she/her) is the assistant to the Editor in Chief of Town & Country and Elle Decor.
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