An Intimate Rustic Wedding in New York

The Bride and Groom

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Two people meet serendipitously in Manhattan, fall head over heels, and get married in New York's Catskill Mountains. With their love story leading the way, they throw a magical, Old World-style wedding in the forested acres they now call home.

Bride Kimberly von Koontz, in a dress she designed, and groom Joncy Bennett, in Prada.

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The Rings

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The rings are tucked into a nest that was found on the property. During the ceremony, they were blessed by each guest.

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Wedding Invitations

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The calligraphed invitations feature handmade card stock embellished with the bride's watermark.

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Guests

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Guests make their way to the ceremony site.

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The Ceremony

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The couple say "I do" in a heart-shaped meadow with the woods as their backdrop.

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The Bride and Her Father

Red, Ruffled, High-Neck Wedding Dress

The bride, who grew up in Napa, California, on the arm of her father.

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Bride's Bouquet

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Her bouquet of bearded iris, blueberries, columbine, delphinium, forget-me-nots, nigella, scabiosa, and Queen Anne's lace is bound with vintage gold ribbon.

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The Flower Girls

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The flower girls carry flags and a maypole modeled after 18th-century parade props.

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The Bride's Accessories

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Kimberly's celery-colored silk faille gown has a hand-beaded Florentine fresco motif adorning the bodice, the skirt, and her Christian Dior booties.

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Well

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Joncy's father, a sculptor, created a sculpture with a well for a posy of forget-me-nots, grasses, and preserved butterflies.

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Barn

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The barn where the reception took place after the outdoor ceremony.

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Seating Chart

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The calligraphed seating chart is pinned to a tree, Robin Hood-style.

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Reception Decor

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Mismatched silver vessels brim with poppies, peonies, bromeliads, allium, grasses, and ferns; butterflies and pheasant feathers add to the plucked-from-nature look. The menu, written as a limerick, is tucked between silver-rimmed plates and pewter chargers. Joncy created the placards for the antlers, which Kimberly and his mother painted with fresco designs.

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Mural

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A hand-painted mural by friend Scott Roberts covers the back wall of the barn turned dining room.

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Best Man

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The groom (right) poses with his best man, John DeCoursy, whose Brooklyn restaurant, Sidecar, catered the rehearsal dinner.

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The Menu

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The feast is served -- roast duck and artfully carved candied oranges, a popular Milanese pairing.

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Wedding Guests

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Muralist Scott Roberts (left) poses with friends during cocktails.

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Feather Boutonnieres

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James Crespo, president of Georg Jensen, the company that supplied the serving pieces, pinned a feather boutonniere into his hat; they were provided for all the male guests.

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For the Guests

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The variation of feather boutonnieres.

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The Happy Couple

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Kimberly and Joncy share a private moment; her headpiece is a 19th-century French choker by Pennisi.

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Guests

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A guest strolls with a flower girl.

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The Groom's Parents

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The groom's parents smile for the camera.

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Guest Book

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The newlyweds now display this guest book, shown with a decorative inkwell and a pen trimmed with pheasant feathers, in their home.

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Flower Girl

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Another flower girl wears a wreath of plumes.

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Dessert Buffet

Wedding dessert table with truffles, marzipan fruits, chocolate-dipped apricots, and almond cookies.
Jessica Antola

A dessert spread of truffles; white-chocolate pyramids; marzipan; and chocolate-dipped fruits, calissons, and macarons.

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Wedding Favors

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Guests were given jars of sweet peppercorn honey with customized labels as wedding favors.

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Sources

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Catering: Sefton Stallard and Dave Kornell, Blue Ribbon Restaurants
Desserts: Crossings (calissons and chocolate-dipped cherries and grapes); Dan's Chocolates (truffles); MadMac (macarons); Martine's Chocolates (chocolate pyramids and apricots); Wendy Kromer Confections (marzipan fruits)
Flowers: Naomi deManana, 646-388-1119
Stationery: Peter Kruty Editions
Vases and cake stands: Match Pewter
Flatware and serving pieces: Georg Jensen
Photography: Brendon Stuart, Jessica Antola
Gown: von Koontz
Flower girl dresses: Olive & Fern
Rings: Lee Hartwell Antiques

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