New York Wedding #2 - The Big Apple (Red and Black) Wedding

New York City, The Big Apple, is the heart of New York state. Though it may be a little cheesy a perfect theme for this second New York wedding has to be Apples.

Big Apple

Flowers:
The perfect flowers are right red roses, but any bright red flower will do. Another option would be to go with a green theme since apples can be green also or yellow. Making all three colours the colour theme for an apple wedding would be fine also too.

Red Roses

The Dress:
As with any wedding, the dress doesn't have to match the theme or colour scheme, white goes with everything and any dress is perfectly fine. The wedding dress is something special just for the bride to make her day just that much more magical, so whatever dress speaks to her should be the one she chooses. For this wedding a nice dress that would match the theme would be anything with red accents in it.

Vintage Sweetheart Wedding Dress

The Shoes:
With a long dress, shoes don't play a big part in the bride's look. Every bride has their preference in shoes, if the bride is comfortable in flip-flops and doesn't think anyone will see them or doesn't care if they do than flip-flops would be perfectly fine. For the bride that likes sandals but wants a heel a Red Santino Wedge shoe would be a nice option.

The Bridal Party:
If the couple chooses to have a wedding party, big or small a great option would be the Alfred Angelo Bridal Style 7166 for Bridesmaids. It is a beautiful dress and it matches the shades of red in this wedding. For the groom and his groom's men a regular tuxedo is fine with a nice Red and Black tie.

The Invitations:
Candy Apple Red and Black go well together, that is why they are the colour scheme for this wedding, any invitation that uses them together would be perfectly fine. The invitations below are great examples of how they can accompany each other without over powering each other. 

 (Red and Black Wedding Invitation)

Photographer and Videographer:
An amazing wedding photographer would be Ryan Brenizer. His portfolio speaks for itself and though his price is high he knows what he is doing and guarantees amazing pictures. Depending on the couple, if they are from New York they may know of other photographers and may want to go with them.

Sample of Ryan Brenizer's work

The Rings:
Rubies are a beautiful bright red and would match the theme perfectly in this wedding. But of course wedding rings don't have to match any thing. Rings are about the perfect fit, the perfect match and falling in love.

Miadora Sterling Silver Created Ruby

The Food:
A great finger food to start off the reception with would be Caramel Apple Shots (made by simply cutting an apple in half, coring it and pouring caramel into the hole, than cut into apple slices) and Apple Pie Bites (recipe below).

Apple Pie Bites

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 pkg (14.1 oz) refrigerated pie pastry (or make your own)
3 Tbsp butter, melted, divided
2-3 medium tart apples, peeled and cut into medium sized wedges (about 10 wedges per apple)

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. Set aside 1 Tbsp. On a lightly floured surface, unroll the pastry. Brush with 2 Tbsp of melted butter, and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture.

Cut the pastry into thin strips. Wrap each strip around one apple wedge, placing the sugared side of the pastry against the apple. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining melted butter and sprinkle with the reserved cinnamon sugar mixture.

Bake at 425 for 13-15 minutes or until pastry is golden brown. Serve warm.

To start the meal a nice Apple Walnut Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette. It is a quick and easy salad to make and it highlights apples well. A nice follow up to the salad would be Pork Chops with Apple Sauce on the side. For dessert the traditional apple pie would be a good choice and to make it even better using a Cinnamon Bun Crust would be amazing, or if the couples wants to get creative Apple Nachos is a good choice also.

The Cake:
A smart idea for this wedding would be a cupcake tower cake with Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes, and Apple Cupcakes with Caramel Frosting.

Great ideas for a cake topper instead of having the traditional bride and groom couple would be Chocolate Apple Bride and Groom. They are made in California so shipping may be costly but shipping to anywhere in the USA should be doable by the company. Asking them to make the apple match the bride's dress is always a good idea and is usually an option.

The Guest Favours:
The perfect guest favour for this wedding would hands down be Caramel Apples. The couple can choose to try and make them themselves or they can buy them from certain online websites. Also a great option if the couple chooses to buy the apples their is also Chocolate Covered Apples.

The Centerpieces:
A beautiful idea that is not often done is using fruit as the centerpieces. Getting any hurricane from the dollar store and simply adding red apples to it would be a nice centerpiece. Many fruits make great centerpieces like apples, oranges, lemons, limes, and even cherries.

Replacing Flowers

Thank You Cards:
Thank you cards don't always have to match, some couples choose to send photos of their wedding with a thank you note on the back or just a plain simple card. Anything is fine really, it's the gesture that counts.

Black and Red Thank You Card

Places to See:
There are a lot of beautiful places and things to see in New York. The most common tourist attractions would be the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Empire State Building, and Time Square. Other great things to see are the Brooklyn Bridge, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand Central Terminal, Madison Square Garden, Bronx Zoo, and the New York Harbor. There are many museums including Whitney Museum of American Art, for music lovers Metropolitan Opera House, also Radio City Music Hall and for sports fans Yankee Stadium.