jyoti matt - A Guy + A Girl Photography

August 29 • Jersey City
jyoti
&
matt
engaged: 15 months
photography by A Guy + A Girl Photography
at Liberty House
Jyoti and Matt kept the reception
centerpieces low to promote
conversation, filling silver urns
with fresh summer blooms in
white, lavender and green.
Favors included custom USB
boom boxes with a short playlist
of Jyoti and Matt’s favorite
songs—some of which even
made the reception playlist.
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BRIDE Jyoti Folch, 31, associate
director for the New York
City Department of Education
GROOM Matthew (Matt)
Berman, 32, a financial services
executive HOW THEY MET
Through mutual friends
WEDDING STYLE Jyoti and
Matt used soft summer colors
like lavender, blush, white and
cream to complement the city
views in the background, while
subtle touches nodded to their
shared love for music. —AV
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THEIR STORY
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The five-tier cake, created by the bakers behind TLC’s Cake Boss, was cookies and cream flavored and topped with wood figurines of the couple and their cats.
The pair danced to a live band’s rendition of the Pitch Perfect mash-up of “Just the Way You Are” and “Just a Dream” for their first spin as newlyweds.
JYOTI
&
MAT T
JYOTI & MATT’S
WEDDING INGREDIENTS
Liberty
CEREMONY & RECEPTION SITE
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House, Jersey City
PHOTOGRAPHY
Michael Kelley and Lauren Saldutti/A Guy +
A Girl Photography
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the Bride Films
Creative
Studio
VIDEOGRAPHY Kiss
CONSULTANT Jane Layne
FLOWERS Foxglove Floral Design
OFFICIANTS Rev. Kessler; Rabbi Paris/
Interfaith4You
GOWN Matthew Christopher,
Mark Ingram Atelier, New York City
Ten Ten Salon MAKEUP Tania Maria
Jimmy Choo
HAIR
SHOES
ENGAGEMENT RING Jeff
Cooper Designs WEDDING RINGS Leo Ingwer
BRIDESMAID DRESSES Various
MENSWEAR
Groom: Zegna; groomsmen: J.Crew
STATIONERY Hew+Co
RENTALS La Tavola;
OMG Photobooths; Party Rental Ltd.; Shades of
Grey Productions Inc.; Stamford Tent & Event
Services
CATERING Liberty House Restaurant
CAKE Carlo’s Bakery DESSERTS The Treats
Truck
MUSIC Ceremony: Yut and the Hot Four;
cocktail hour & reception: Reggie Woods and the
Soul Street Band/Woody Woods Workin’ Music
LLC; after-party: DJ Chachi; Emaury Productions
TRANSPORTATION Sapphire Limo Service
Other music-related touches included a wall of vinyl records at the after-party entrance and
a boom box sign-in book. “We wanted to incorporate some of that joy into our selections
but not let it get too cheeky,” Jyoti says of the décor inspired by her and Matt’s love of concerts.
ACCOMMODATIONS Conrad New York Hotel
GUESTS 260 BUDGET $$$$$ (see key, p. 10)