We wanted elevated backyard wedding vibes.
Tell us a little about yourselves, what you do, what you love…
We are Haley & Connor. We both grew up in California and currently live in Brooklyn, New York. Haley works in fashion, and Connor works at a consulting firm. We love finding new restaurants to try in the city, taking day trips to the beach in the summer, and going to concerts together.
How/where/when did you meet – and what were your first impressions?
We met in the crowd at a music festival in 2017 – Connor’s boisterous group of friends were dancing in the crowd, and his friends shoe came untied. He was joking around asking people for help tying his shoe when Haley and her friends went over to assist him, and the rest is history! The friend with the un-tied shoe ended up officiating our wedding. As he said in our ceremony – it seemed only fitting that since tying the knot is what brought Connor and I together in the first place, that he would help us tie the knot officially!
When did you first realise that this was someone you’d like to spend the rest of your life with?
We both feel like there wasn’t an exact moment – we both kind of always knew – but if we had to pick, it would be when we first said “I love you” drunkenly in an Uber home from a music festival.
Was there a proposal? Tell us a little about it…
Connor planned the perfect surprise proposal! He proposed to our favourite beach to escape from the city. The beach was totally empty, and it was the perfect moment- just the two of us! We drove back to the city to celebrate with our friends; Connor surprised Haley by flying out both of their families from California to celebrate their engagement!
Tell us about the vision you had for the mood or style of your wedding.
We wanted everything to feel really easy, fun, and elevated but not stuffy. We wanted elevated backyard wedding vibes, so we rented out the estate for the weekend and had the wedding events at different locations on the property. Our biggest focus was fun and making sure the wedding felt super personal to us as a couple! It wasn’t anything super traditional – Haley had 2 maids of honour, and one of our closest friends married us! We had a taco cart for dinner because Mexican food is our all-time favourite!
What was one element you were happy to splurge on?
The venue – we knew we wanted to get married at a large estate or property where we could stay on-site with our closest friends and celebrate all weekend long!
Did anything happen on your wedding day that you laugh about in hindsight (even if it was stressful at the time)?
Honestly, there wasn’t a single thing that was stressful on the day of the wedding! If you asked us what our favourite memory was, it would be jumping in the pool with our friends and family in all of our clothes at the end of the ceremony!
Tell us about your main outfits, what was unique, is there a story?
Haley had an issue with her original wedding dress and had to find a new dress just 2 months before the wedding. She ended up finding her dream dress on a re-sale site – it was a vintage dress she had seen on social media months prior and loved, it really felt like a “meant-to-be” moment!
BRIDE Haley Stalions, @haleystal GROOM Connor Sullivan, @con_sullivan VENUE The Bougainvillea Estate, @bougainvilleaestate PHOTOGRAPHER Parker Selman, @parkers.pictures VIDEOGRAPHER Mulberry St Weddings, @mulberrystweddings PLANNER Klink Events, @klinkevents FLORIST Still Carnations, @stillcarnations CELEBRANT Friend – Tyler Aycock ENTERTAINMENT Second Song, @secondsong_official HIRE Catalog Atelier, @catalogatelier; Signature Rentals, @signature_rentals CATERING Soho Taco, @sohotaco CAKE Sam Samm Cakes, @samsammcakes BRIDE’S WEDDING RING Jenna Katz, @jenna__katz BRIDE’S DRESS Vintage Dress – Vera Wang, @verawang BRIDE’S SHOE Manolo Blahnik, @manoloblahnik TUXEDO Enzo Custom, @enzocustom
