Phoenix Private Estate Wedding: Kent + Heidi

Two love birds from New York’s Broadway fell in love and relocated to the sunny state of Arizona. Kent and Heidi originally had their upstate New York destination wedding ceremony in Central Park that summer. To include their closest family and friends in their new marriage they held a Phoenix Privates estates winter wedding in the Arizona Biltmore area. There wedding was inspired and infused with their interests: New York, Broadway music, and Beauty and the Beast.

Kent and Heidi brought the Big Apple’s magical city and turned their backyard into a glamorous affair. In Phoenix’s Biltmore area the neighborhoods are lined with long graveled pathways and a grove of mature olive trees.

The wedding couple share a love for the arts of music, in particular the classics and Broadway. There were subtle details with notes of music interwoven in their wedding day. The bride’s favorite instrument is the Harp. In honor of her love for this instrument, Kent incorporated their passion for music by having this song, “The Little Fountain” playing in the background when he proposed to her.

Kent was such a dapper groom! He wore classic New York attire with a black suit. His wardrobe choice was inspired by James Bonds. Kent was intentional with every wedding detail; he had his shirt monogramed with “I Do” and his pants with “True Love 10/25”.

Classic groom shoes served on a platter!

There are many lenses into seeing New York City. Kent and Heidi’s favorite was seeing the classic, timeless and elegant details of New York. To incorporate the classics Heidi wore a white modern dress with splashes of floral colors lining the trimming. Heidi made for a gorgeous bride!

A bride’s look is completed with a romantic scent to remember the day….Ralph Lauren perfume!

The married couple sharing a private moment within the protection of each other’s arms in Phoenix’s picturesque gardens in the Biltmore area.

Life is grand when you find that one special person who will walk with you through the fire and joys of life no matter what happens.

Roses decorated the Biltmore private estate homes. A single rose representing the beauty of them finding one another and also a reference to the couple loving Beauty and the Beast!

To love on their guests the wedding couple chose to have complimentary vallet as the guests started to arrive around cocktail hour.

For the couple’s reception they hosted their guests in an intimate dining space with stunning classic vibrant decorations. There were over 20 varieties of vintage plates and each one was hand selected by the bride. The couple enjoyed in their past time to read so at the center of each table the floral centerpieces were elevated with vintage books. To add to the vibrancy, each table number was marked with a fresh bright red apple, organically displaying the table number. To complete this Arizona winter wedding, stringed lights were overhead for a festive evening and ambiance.

A close up of the intricacy that each vintage plate had handprinted designs.

The fresh florals added a garden aroma to the al fresco Arizona wedding! Each guests’ plate was lined with a guest favor of some chocolate covered coffee beans.

To highlight their love for the classic story, their wedding cake was inspired by the Beauty and the Beast!

Cocktail hour had the music classics and delicious appetizers while the couple had their couple portraits.

Their James Bond inspired modern play room housed the photo booth!

To highlight their shared passion for Broadway the couple performed a choreograph dance for their first dance as husband and wife. Following dinner the couple shared a video of their New York Central Park wedding ceremony which left their guests in joyful tears! Their Biltmore wedding celebration reflected remembering what a wedding is all about….marrying their love and best friend of their life in the presence of their family and friends.

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Many thanks to the wedding creative team who helped in the celebration of two souls committing the promise of forever:

Venue: Phoenix Private Estate in the Biltmore area

Day of Coordinator: Lesley Forst | Catering: Fresh From the Kitchen

Cake: Bake Shop | Photo Booth: Mr. Fun Booth

Valet: American Valet | Favors: See’s Candies

Photographer: April Maura Photography | Second Photographed with Genevieve Hansen

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