For jewelry, Katherine had planned on wearing some pieces she already owned. But on the morning of the wedding, her best friend surprised her with a stunning pair of earrings and offered her own necklace to be Katherine’s something borrowed. “It came together perfectly,” she says.
Stylist Jackie Seabrooke was her immediate go-to for hair. “I’ve known her for years and have always followed her work,” the bride explains. “Jackie has never failed to impress with showstopping hair. Shout-out for the best party pony anyone’s ever seen!” For makeup, a friend introduced Katherine to Markphong Tram. “I was blown away by his talent,” she says. “I felt like myself but way better.”
Katherine and Marcos chose not to have a wedding party. “But the whole crew really turned it out,” Katherine notes. “Everyone was giving glitzy old New York in the coolest way. We had gowns, updos, and crisp peak-lapel tuxedos.”
The couple’s main goal for the wedding was for it to feel like a normal but enhanced Saturday walking through the city streets and going out to dinner with friends. “The vision realized was far beyond any expectations,” Katherine says. First, they closed down Howard Street at Crosby Street and turned it into a floral wonderland. “I walked down with my dad, following my crew of tiny flower boys and ring bearers with a string band playing in the background. The scene awaiting us took my breath away. Wildflowers at all heights and rows of our people in black tie, all tucked into an iconic city block. It doesn’t get more special than that.”
Marcos burst into tears the moment he saw Katherine, which set the tone for the rest of the service. “We all laughed and cried, and I feel so lucky that we got to use our clear umbrellas for the light drizzle!” Katherine says. “They were a vibe, and apparently rain means forever, so we are stoked about that.”
“Time stood still a bit, and all of the New York City noise was drowned out,” one guest said. “We were transported to this very special moment.”
Afterward, the couple couldn’t stop smiling. “It was an utter fairy-tale dream,” Katherine says. “Neither of us stopped happily weeping the entire ceremony. We had been so focused on the production of the wedding that standing there together telling each other our vows really hit us in the most beautiful way.” She adds that excitement got the better of the couple when they turned around to see all their guests following the ceremony, and they ended up stopping on a street corner to say hi to every single one. “It was unplanned, but we are so grateful it happened,” the bride says. “There were a lot of tearful and tight hugs.”
Once in the famed SoHo restaurant, the party started. “It was an absolute blast,” Katherine says. “Everyone slayed their speeches—we’ve never laughed harder—the service at Balthazar didn’t skip a beat, and the dance floor was raging. No kinks, no compromises—Layne Kula and her team absolutely crushed it.”