Joshua went preppy in a blazer and pants from Vineyard Vines; Elizabeth wore an Augusta Jones gown.
A clapboard church, a yacht club reception—it doesn't get more New England
Elizabeth Kimmell's family roots are seriously southern—so much so that Joshua Snyder didn't just ask her parents for their daughter's hand in marriage; he asked her grandmother, too. But once the formalities were taken care of, all eyes moved north to Newport, Rhode Island, where the power couple—he's a management consultant, she's a fund-raiser—put together a red and navy wedding that celebrated the quaintness and quirks of their favorite Yankee town. "Newport is where we spent our first vacation, and where Josh proposed," says Elizabeth. "We couldn't think of a better spot to start our new life."
Wedding Dress
Augusta Jones, augustajones.com
Groom's Suit
Vineyard Vines, vineyardvines.com
Bridesmaid Dresses
Ashley Allan, ashleyallandesign.com
Flower Girl Dresses
Eve & Ellie, eveandellie.com
Cake
Mark Soliday, confectionerydesigns.net
Reception Site
The Newport Yachting Center, newportyachtingcenter.com
Photographer
Red Ribbon Studio, redribbonstudio.com
The flower girls wore Eve & Ellie dresses.
South Ferry Church is classically New England.
A monogrammed note (Elizabeth's given name is Barbara) fancied up the flip-flops basket. Elizabeth bought flip-flops for $1.25 a pair on eBay so female guests could ditch their stilettos before dancing. Elizabeth designed a Rhode Island trivia dictionary and included it with the guests' welcome bags. "Not everyone knows what a quahog is," says the bride. (It's a clam.)
The bride wanted a chocolate wedding cake—until she tasted Mark Soliday's lemon chiffon confection.
The Newport Yachting Center had a spectacular sunset view. Toward the end of the reception, waiters passed trays of fries with spicy ketchup, and mini ice-cream cones. "I adore junk food, and have been known to eat it for breakfast," says Elizabeth.
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