Real wedding inspiration: Elyse + Marshal

A beautiful wedding at the NY Botanical Gardens by Stacey Ilyse Photography.

By Vané Broussard

Photographer Stacey Ilyse sent me Elyse and Marshal's wedding a few weeks ago, and after seeing her dress, I was sold!  For you NY brides out there, the NY Botanical Gardens are a gorgeous place to get married, and you can't beat Abigail Kirsch as a caterer (I might be biased, she did my wedding and our guests STILL talk about how great the food was!)  I'll let Stacey tell a little about the day in her own words...




Opposites attract when it comes to Elyse and Marshal... Elyse worked in fashion for many years, while Marshal is a heart surgeon!  Elyse is the outgoing talkative one and Marshal is the quiet observer.  They met in New York City where lived on the East Side but recently moved to CT for Marshal's job.  They decided that even though they loved the nitty-gritty streets of NY, they wanted to have a gorgeous, elegant backdrop for their August 30th wedding, which was why they picked The New York Botanical Gardens, located in the Bronx. 

Like their own personal style they wanted to keep everything clean and simple and elegant.  They opted for a beautiful day time wedding to take advantage of the outdoors and the grounds at the NYBG... which is catered by Abigial Kirsch.


For their traditional Jewish ceremony, Elyse printed and tied bows on all the programs which had details explaining all the different parts of the ceremony.

Diana Gould was the florist who created all of the florals for the event.  Elyse's hair was done by Jiselle James, her hair stylist for over 10 years.  When Elyse first met Marshal ~ she wanted him to think she had amazing hair, so before every date, she would go and get her hair done so she looked perfect for him!

Make Up was by Ida Komis, and all the music from Ceremony to reception was performed by FAZE4.

When I spoke with Elyse the other day, she mentioned how she had an AMAZING time at her wedding, with lots of laughter, dancing, good food and fun.