On a snowy night in New York City at the end of December, 2010, Jane walked into a bar for a warming libation (as is, occasionally, her wont). It just so happened that, of all the bars in all the snowy city streets, Jane walked into the one at which Jesse was slinging the spirits. The rest is a history of a MetroNorth courtship, weekend getaways, extended vacation adventures, Crown Heights and New Haven explorations, graduation (Jane, from law school) and matriculation (Jesse, into film school), Cobble Hill domestic partnership, an adopted kitty, a great party of a wedding followed by a magical honeymoon, and a long future to come.
A New Jersey native, Jane gets her first name from a great-great grandmother who
instituted the tradition of naming the first-born daughter "Deborah."
Jesse hails from Long Island, and spent the first couple years of his life on a sailboat (the Hound Dog),
which had served as the venue for his parents' wedding.
Venue: Sun West Studios * Jane's Dress: Theia * Jesse's Plum Velvet Jacket: Giorgio Armani * Invitations: Passenger Pigeon Press * Catering: Night Kitchen * Desserts: Cookies by Jane's Mother and Stepfather; Whoopie Pies by Caitlin Miner-LeGrand; Pralines by Jessie Leiken; Cakes by Momofuku Milk Bar * Flowers: Sam Miller Khaikin and Frances Howorth * Jane's Engagement Ring: Eva Fehren * Wedding Bands: Custom * Processional: Arioso, J.S. Bach * Recessional: Top Gun Anthem
Dec. 20-23: Cape Coral, FL
Dec. 23-26: Norwegian Sky, Miami to Nassau and back
Jan. 1-3: Mandalay
Jan. 3-6: Bagan
Jan. 6-8: Inle Lake (Nyaung Shwe)
Jan. 8-11: Yangon
Dec. 28-Jan. 1: Bangkok
Jan. 11-15: Koh Phangan
Jan. 15-16: Koh Samui