Sara’s Alençon lace Demetrios gown, accented with a rum-pink sash, was from the Macy’s Bridal Salon in Edison.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
"My mother said she always envisioned me carrying a bouquet of white tulips," Sara says. "I loved their simplicity." All of the day’s flowers were provided by Calico Country Flowers.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
Bridesmaids wore tea-length satin Alvina Valenta dresses with coordinating pink sashes. Each woman carried a bouquet comprised of a single flower type, like gerbera daisies or pink roses; the maid of honor’s bouquet combined all of the different blooms.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
Maid of honor Erica Peterson flips through Sara’s parents’ wedding album. "My mother also grew up in this house, and there’s a photo of her and my grandfather posing on the stairs on her wedding day," Sara says. "My father and I posed for the same shot."
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
Sara and Matt exchanged vows beneath an arbor they built themselves out of two old doors—one from the bride’s childhood home and the other from her grandfather’s dairy. "It took us two weekends to build it," Sara remembers.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
To learn their table assignments, guests consulted cards that were displayed on a fence leading to the reception tent.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
The square vases for the reception centerpieces were made by Sara’s father, using old wood from the farm. Filled with pink-and-green hydrangeas, they were among the bride’s favorite wedding details.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
Sara and her dad danced to Fleetwood Mac’s "Landslide."
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
The bride’s father hung a welcome sign—made by Sara, using wood from an old barn—on the family’s restored tractor, parked on the farm’s driveway.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
While guests dined on London broil, ham, turkey and pasta—all catered by Country Picnic in Bedminster—the newlyweds took a private stroll around the farm to gaze at the reception festivities from afar and reflect on their wedding day.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
The couple passed out CDs of their favorite love songs as favors. "We’ve been together for ten years, so there were many meaningful songs to choose from," Sara says. The CD sleeves were purchased online from Sleeve City.
Bride: Sara Hays
Groom: Matthew Voorhees
Location: Long Valley, NJ
Theme: Garden/Outdoor wedding
