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A Luxurious Garden Wedding in Gates Mills, OH

The Bride Thandi Gordon, 29, a director of corporate sales at Tory Burch The Groom Adam Stein-Sapir, 35, a portfolio manager at Pioneer Funding Group

The Bride Thandi Gordon, 29, a director of corporate sales at Tory Burch The Groom Adam Stein-Sapir, 35, a portfolio manager at Pioneer Funding Group LLC and CEO at Live Ace LLC The Date June 25 Looking for a mixture of pretty, edgy and polished, Thandi and Adam used pink, gold and black to master their style. Finding inspiration from A Midsummer Night's Dream, the couple wanted their day to feel like a cozy, elegant dinner in the middle of the woods.

Thandi wore a one-of-a-kind Amsale gown. She loved the feminine silhouette and the glam handcrafted silk peonies on the skirt.
The Boutonniere
Traditional Ceremony
The reception tent was accented with chandeliers and colored lighting.
Thandi wore these strappy heels with a floral detail that matched her dress.
The bridesmaids held vibrant bunches of pink peonies and garden roses, while Thandi carried an all-white ruffled bouquet of orchids, peonies and garden roses.
Guests left their well wishes to the couple on this pink 1950s typewriter.
Place Settings
Birch branches wrapped around the poles that defined the dance floor, and dense, garden-style arrangements of pink flowers decorated the round tables.
Low arrangements of pink hydrangeas, lisianthus, sweet peas, peonies and Queen Anne's lace decorated the long reception tables.
The groomsmen wore fuchsia peonies on their lapels to match their ties.
Simple escort cards were set in a bed of grass.
The sugar flowers on the couple's cake were made to look like the bottom of Thandi's wedding dress.
Ceremony and Reception Site: The groom's parents' home, Gates Mills, OH Photography: Christopher and Julie First/Z Media Consultant and design: Gina Jokilehto-Schigel/Shi Shi Events Gown and veil: Amsale, New York, NY Hair: Rachael Perreira/Devachan Salon Makeup: Ramona Dauksa Shoes: Kate Spade New York Wedding Rings: WeddingRings.com by Wedding Ring Originals Jewelry: Necklace: Kate Spade New York; Earrings: Ippolita Bridesmaid Dresses: Amsale, Wedding Library, New York, NY Formalwear: Hugo Boss Escort and menu cards: HeatherLily Event and Floral Design Flowers: HeatherLily Event and Floral Design Rentals: Advanced Tent Solutions; HeatherLily Event and Floral Design Cake: Wendy Kromer Confections Catering: Marigold Catering Music: TKO Entertainment Inc.; Harpist: Xiao Lei Salovara/Jerry Bruno Productions; Panorama Steel Drums/Jerry Bruno Productions Transportation: American Limousine Services Accommodations: The Inn of Chagrin Falls Honeymoon: Italy Registries: Bloomingdale's; Crate & Barrel
The couple danced to Adele's rendition of Make You Fell My Love.
The peony design that was a unifying theme on the wedding paper served as the background to the table numbers, which were set in blocks of wood.
Lounge Seating
The couple exchanged vows beneath this hydrangea-and-rose-decorated huppah.