A fall backyard wedding with warm autumnal tones and romantic details was the perfect setting for Mia Colona and Mak Kemenosh to say “I do.”
Mia and Mak in Lawrenceville, N.J.
A two-and-a-half-year engagement due to the pandemic and a venue change three weeks before the date turned out to be the best thing for Mia Colona and Mak Kemenosh—who finally got to celebrate their love with 75 of their closest family and friends in the most meaningful way—at the private home of Nicole Miller Philadelphia owner Mary K. Dougherty. “Mary really started my career in fashion—she taught me everything,” says Mia of her first job at Nicole Miller Philadelphia. “She has been an incredible mentor and one of the most important women in my life for over 15 years, so to be getting married in her backyard was really meaningful.” The Lawrenceville, N.J., refurbished barn was filled with eclectic furniture and Mary’s own vintage tablecloths, complemented by centerpieces like gold tapers, vessels styled with figs and grapes, and mismatched bud vases with garden roses. CTO Midtown Express kept everyone dancing all night (on the tennis court turned dance floor), before Mia changed into her third and final look of the evening—a slinky, sequined Halston gown. Guests enjoyed a Mister Softee ice cream truck visit to end the night, a nod to Mak’s grandfather—the late James Conway and co-founder of Mister Softee. The Philly duo jetted off to a quick minimoon in Charleston, S.C., and plan to travel to Greece for their honeymoon this summer.
The List
Ceremony & Reception Private residence of Mary K. Dougherty and Erik Neumann in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Wedding Planner Susan Norcross, The Styled Bride, thestyledbride.com
Bride’s Gown Ceremony: Marchesa, Lovely Bride, lovelybride.com; Reception: BHLDN, bhldn.com; Halston, Saks Fifth Avenue, saksfifthavenue.com
Bride’s Shoes Miu Miu, miumiu.com; Manolo Blahnik, saksfifthavenue.com
Bride’s Veil Lovely Bride, lovelybride.com
Bride’s Hair & Makeup Sofia Serrano, Air Hair & Makeup, sofiaserranobeauty.com
Groom’s Tux Aaron Pierce, Commonwealth Proper, commonwealthproper.com
Groom’s Shoes Prada, saksfifthavenue.com
Groom’s Watch Rolex, rolex.com
Rings SCOSHA, scosha.com
Bridesmaids’ Dresses BHLDN, bhldn.com
Bridesmen’s Suits Theory, theory.com
Groomsmen’s Tuxes Black Tux, blacktux.com
Florals Kate McManus, Devon & Pinkett, devonandpinkett.com
Catering Gail Ming, Constellation Culinary, constellationculinary.com
Cake New June Bakery, new-june.com
Invitations & Calligraphy Papertree Studio, papertreestudio.net
Live Artist Denise Fike, denisefike.com
Rentals Maggpie, maggpievintage.com
Linens Constellation Culinary, constellationculinary.com; Mary Dougherty’s own vintage linens
Lighting Rian Winther, Revolution Event Production, revolutioneventproduction.com
Entertainment CTO Midtown Express, cto.com
Videographer Personal friend Ryan Cambage
Photo Booth Magdalena Studios, magdalenastudios.com
Favors Custom macaroons by Abby Dahan of The Bake School, thebakeschool.com
Photography by: Phil Chester and Sara Byrne
