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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

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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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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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    1 of 27 The Bride and Groom
    2 of 27 The Rings
    3 of 27 Wedding Invitations
    4 of 27 Guests
    5 of 27 The Ceremony
    6 of 27 The Bride and Her Father
    7 of 27 Bride's Bouquet
    8 of 27 The Flower Girls
    9 of 27 The Bride's Accessories
    10 of 27 Well
    11 of 27 Barn
    12 of 27 Seating Chart
    13 of 27 Reception Decor
    14 of 27 Mural
    15 of 27 Best Man
    16 of 27 The Menu
    17 of 27 Wedding Guests
    18 of 27 Feather Boutonnieres
    19 of 27 For the Guests
    20 of 27 The Happy Couple
    21 of 27 Guests
    22 of 27 The Groom's Parents
    23 of 27 Guest Book
    24 of 27 Flower Girl
    25 of 27 Dessert Buffet
    26 of 27 Wedding Favors
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