Our Story:

Nick and I went to elementary school together, but it wasn’t until we were put in the same eighth grade English class that we started to like each other. My childhood home was next to the YMCA, so Nick would ride his bike over, and we would meet there. Years later in our senior year of high school, we started dating. We talked about getting married, and the future - but we were so young that it seemed like a lifetime away. When college came, we decided that if our relationship was meant to be, we would get back together in the future. Four years of undergrad and months later, we went out with some friends as a group, reconnected and the rest was history. We started dating (again) as adults (ha!), moved up to Saratoga together, and five years later we got engaged!

When it came time to pick the venue, we knew we wanted to get married somewhere in Saratoga or Lake George. So, we started researching, and Nick stumbled on the Inn at Erlowest. We laughed when we realized how close it was to my family camp on the lake, drove by the sign a million times, and never knew what a hidden gem it was. However, it ended up being exactly what we pictured. Our wedding day turned out to be a beautiful sunny September day! I got to marry the love of my life, with all our favorite people - at a place we love!

The Details:

wedding date : September 13, 2019

ceremony location: The Inn at Erlowest

reception location: The Inn at Erlowest

photographer: JB Photography

event decorator : The Inn at Erlowest

wedding gown: Angela’s Bridal

bridesmaids' dresses: Show Me Your Mumu

tuxedo and groomsmen clothing: JoS. A. Bank

rings: Glennpeter Jewelers

flowers: Dehn’s Flowers & Greenhouses, Inc and Petal Pusher

hair: Premier Hair Lounge

makeup: Bar Beauty - A Julie Occhino Salon

cake: Cider Belly and Kathy’s Kupcakes

dj: Conway Entertainment

first dance "Do You Remember" - Jack Johnson

honeymoon: TBD

guestbook paddle - Love is in New York

rehearsal dinner at the Inn at Erlowest: Charlton Tavern (The Maloney’s)

advice to pass along... Don’t worry about the time. You have people there whose jobs are to keep you on schedule. Once your timeline is established, enjoy your day.

Everyone has a story, this is ours.

You’ve seen it happen on movies and television shows, the “best man speech.” Some are just a boring guy in a suit raising a glass and making comments about how to groom is going to lose his freedom, blah, blah, blah. Sometimes it involves fireworks which is cool but don’t ask how that works because we’re pretty sure the venue ends up catching on fire. At least it does in the movies and that is not why you are reading this article. You’re here because you want to give a best man speech that won’t put people to sleep and/or blackball you from the rest of your friend’s weddings forever. You also don’t want to give a best man speech that will burn a wedding to the ground, literally. You want something right in the middle. Something so award-winning and groundbreaking that when you’re sitting at the groom’s bedside sixty years from now when they’re on their deathbed, they’re going to bring up how awesome the speech was before they flatline. Of course, in order to accomplish this Leonardo DiCaprio-level speech, you need to follow 5 simple rules first for giving the best best man speech.