{"id":635680,"date":"2017-07-21T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=635680"},"modified":"2017-07-18T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:00:24","slug":"artistically-elegant-staten-island-wedding-at-above-rooftop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/artistically-elegant-staten-island-wedding-at-above-rooftop\/","title":{"rendered":"Artistically Elegant Staten Island Wedding at Above Rooftop"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635970\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b6\/b8\/b6b89c754504aaa1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>Erika and Michael&rsquo;s Staten Island wedding was an artistic and contemporary masterpiece. Their day began with a traditional ceremony at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stannschurchstatenisland.org\/\">St. Ann&rsquo;s Church<\/a>, then the party continued in the&nbsp;ultra modern&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aboverooftop.com\/\">Above Rooftop<\/a>&nbsp;lounge. The bride and groom wanted their reception to feel like a contemporary art gallery, which they&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;with crisp grey, silver, and white table settings anchored with the most stunning (and life-like) paper flower centerpieces created by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.albesque.com\/products\/\">Albesque<\/a>! The bride also rocked a modern, edgy, and totally romantic look&nbsp;with a gorgeous dress from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/markingramatelier.com\/\">Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier<\/a>, a sleek down hairstyle, and bold modern makeup. All in all, this wedding was an artist&rsquo;s dream, and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/aaronandwhitney.com\/\">Aaron &amp; Whitney Photography<\/a>&nbsp;did an incredible job capturing every moment!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Erika and Michael<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stannschurchstatenisland.org\/\">St. Ann&rsquo;s Church<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aboverooftop.com\/\">Above Rooftop<\/a>, Staten Island, New York<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635993\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c2\/53\/c253c7a70742d0f0_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636101\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/eb\/0d\/eb0dfbb0d90f7b0d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636099\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/22\/9b\/229b57c183e1e17f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636102\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/5d\/f9\/5df9ede1db79b129_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Because I have an art background, I wanted to be as creative and original as possible when planning my wedding. I put a lot of pressure on myself because I knew everyone was excited to see what I would come up with. The top three things I focused most of my attention on were my centerpieces, invitations, and photos. I wanted to make sure I found vendors that had a creative eye like myself to be able to push the boundaries and think outside the box.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636100\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/db\/59\/db59b04934e23cd1_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636111\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/d7\/c8\/d7c813cfed3a2527_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636112\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ee\/2d\/ee2d751f6307c004_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636104\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0e\/ec\/0eecb9e6effefdbe_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636103\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8b\/c2\/8bc27d1edefc3459_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635982\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/89\/0d\/890d83321bfd5d0a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636105\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fb\/4b\/fb4b4882ad43310b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635963\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c0\/9b\/c09b04863e110a82_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635964\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3d\/19\/3d1928f83c6c9e77_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635965\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/71\/90\/7190657af67c0a56_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636106\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1a\/0a\/1a0aec99fff447a9_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635966\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/42\/93\/42936c96e349a409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635967\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/17\/52\/1752a604f6eaa1cc_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>I loved my photographers. I got really lucky when I found them. They had just moved to New York 8 months before my wedding. When we chatted for the first time, I knew they were going to be great! They are super creative and all my photos are well thought out. I had a huge wedding of 250 people, so I needed them to capture the moments I would miss.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636124\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/05\/ba\/05ba2a988ee8881b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636107\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2a\/40\/2a402129c2da95a9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635983\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/6b\/f5\/6bf5002cdce03c20_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635969\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/67\/05\/6705c9d14eef39a0_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635971\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/76\/6e\/766ec99e62e4f4eb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635972\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/be\/55\/be5529ee07defed8_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>I knew I wanted to do paper flowers for my centerpieces, so I needed a space that allowed me to be as creative as possible without looking out of place. The venue we chose was perfect! It was a blank canvas. It was super modern and sleek, and the flowers I envisioned worked perfectly in the space. The oversized square tables and high ceilings complimented the centerpieces even more. That&rsquo;s when I decided my wedding was going to be contemporary. I wanted the room to look like an art gallery: oversized flowers filling the room, each table different and unique, cool colors, and silver metallics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635974\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7e\/63\/7e63330230698c15_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635976\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a0\/6e\/a06ec38ad2e1bb98_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635979\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/18\/4a\/184a1e489fa21527_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>With Pinterest and Instagram, there is a constant flow of ideas. Ideas are great for getting you started, but they can also cause confusion and indecision. You&rsquo;re always going to see new ideas and directions your wedding can go in. Once you&rsquo;ve made up your mind, stick with it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635973\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/07\/f4\/07f4e39ad971d600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635988\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a0\/0f\/a00f55cb7126c05b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636113\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3d\/a6\/3da68c5b5c29d81a_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635986\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/12\/60\/12606c445835518f_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635985\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/36\/93\/369353bf762eb1a4_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635977\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/c1\/65\/c165201b507558c4_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636110\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/e2\/6c\/e26ccb12de7f2c4a_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636109\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/4e\/8c\/4e8c46f71c771efa_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635989\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2a\/af\/2aaf010f50aa96e3_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636115\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/43\/ea\/43ea919fbdcb427b_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635991\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ea\/35\/ea35eca677986e08_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-636114\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a4\/2a\/a42af38dc213d654_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-635992\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ee\/53\/ee53a2a6da168ef2_w1000.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/aaronandwhitney.com\/\">Aaron &amp; Whitney Photography<\/a><br>\nCeremony Venue &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stannschurchstatenisland.org\/\">St. Ann&rsquo;s Church<\/a><br>\nReception Venue &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/aboverooftop.com\/\">Above Rooftop<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.albesque.com\/products\/\">Albesque<\/a><br>\nCake &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jackiescakeboutique.com\/\">Jackie&rsquo;s Cake Boutique<\/a><br>\nLive Music &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mandownband.com\/\">Man Down<\/a><br>\nDJ &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.music2themax.com\/\">Music 2 the Max<\/a><br>\nVideography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/lovebrainfilms.com\/\">Lovebrain Films<\/a><br>\nInvitations &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellafigura.com\/\">Bella Figura<\/a><br>\nMakeup Artist and Hair Styling &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/thehouseoftrends.com\/\">House of Trends<\/a><br>\nWedding Dress &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/markingramatelier.com\/\">Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier<\/a><br>\nBridesmaids&rsquo; Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fameandpartners.com\">Fame and Partners<\/a><br>\nGroom&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/rstyle.me\/n\/cqdb2zbg7hf\">Hugo Boss<\/a><br>\nGroomsmen&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/brands\/black-by-vera-wang\">Vera Wang<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.menswearhouse.com\/\">Men&rsquo;s Wearhouse<\/a><br>\nTransportation &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.romantiquelimos.com\/\">Romantique Limousine, Inc.<\/a><br>\nFavors &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maggielouiseconfections.com\">Maggie Louise Confections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our biggest congratulations to Erika and Michael, and a huge thanks to Junebug member&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/best-wedding-photographers\/New-York-City-photography\/Aaron-&amp;-Whitney-Photography\">Aaron &amp; Whitney Photography<\/a> for sharing this artsy Staten Island wedding with us! Did these contemporary vibes makes your heart do a happy dance? <a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/couple-broke-rules-beautiful-elopement-foundry\/\">This couple broke all the rules with their beautiful elopement at The Foundry&nbsp;on Long Island<\/a>, and we think you&rsquo;ll love their modern vibe!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-juliette.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erika and Michael&rsquo;s Staten Island wedding was an artistic and contemporary masterpiece. Their day began with a traditional ceremony at&nbsp;St. Ann&rsquo;s Church, then the party continued in the&nbsp;ultra modern&nbsp;Above Rooftop&nbsp;lounge. The bride and groom wanted their reception to feel like a contemporary art gallery, which they&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;with crisp grey, silver, and white table settings anchored with the most stunning (and life-like) paper flower centerpieces created by&nbsp;Albesque! The bride also rocked a modern, edgy, and totally romantic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1257,1346,1078,1080,1082,1182,1005,1269],"tags":[1121,1116,1597,1103,1113],"class_list":["post-635680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wedding-photographer","category-church-wedding","category-formal-wedding","category-glamorous-wedding","category-modern-wedding","category-new-york-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-sophisticated-wedding","tag-black","tag-gray","tag-lavender","tag-light-blue","tag-white"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}