[Wedding] Sally & Terence – VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY

I’ve heard of wedding celebrations spanning 2-3 days, but have you ever heard of a celebration going on for 25 hours straight? I haven’t, until now! Though I was only around to witness (and capture) about 17 hours of Sally and Terence’s special day at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, I received a very sweet phone call from them a few days later to hear about their after party (and the after-after party), as well as their sincere thanks for enduring such an extended wedding celebration. In truth, we loved every single minute of working with these two, it hardly ever felt like “work” at all. Not to mention, these were one of the craziest and funniest folks we’ve EVER had the pleasure of working with. There was literally something that would induce belly-aching laughter at every turn.

Their day started in Queens, at Sally’s family salon.

Bride preps for her wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Bride preps for her wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Groom preps for his wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Wedding dress for Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Rings and shoes for Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Door games on the morning of Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Door games on the morning of Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Door games before Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Funniest door games EVER.

Bride poses by the window on the morning of her wedding day at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Tea Ceremony on the morning of Sally and Terence's wedding at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

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Bridal party pose for portraits at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Bride walks down the aisle with her mother during her wedding ceremony at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.Bride and groom exchange vows during their wedding ceremony at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Wedding ceremony at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.Table settings at a wedding ceremony at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Grand entrance and first dance at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Mother and son dance during a wedding reception at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

Mother and daughter dance during a wedding reception at the VIP Country Club in Westchester, NY. Captured by NYC wedding photographer Ben Lau.

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Reception: VIP Country Club
Gown: Allure Couture via Lotus Bridal
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Rings/Jewelry: Family gifts
Hair: Bella Bella Total Beauty Salon
Make-Up: Bella Bella Total Beauty Salon
Groom’s Attire: The Tuxedo Shop of New York
Entertainment: OUO Entertainment
Catering: VIP Country Club
Cake: VIP Country Club
Floral: Style Haru
Favors: Etsy

Sally and Terence (and friends!), thank you so much for sharing your day with us. We wish you two many years of love and happiness!

Yesterday’s mid-week wedding threw us off our blogging schedule by a little bit, but I’m glad to announce that we’re back on track! Our shooting schedule has finally concluded for the year and we’ll be doing nothing but sitting behind our computers in sweats and socks for the next few weeks trying to get all our 2012 weddings out before the new year. We hope hope you guys are enjoying all this lovely wedding eye candy, because we have much more on the way!

Happy Thursday ya’ll!

Ben & Karis

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