This beach-loving couple got married at the Shining Tides Estate in Mattapoisett

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THE STORY

Since they started dating in college in 2013, the beach has been a key part of Danielle Canady and Joel Vastl’s love affair. Danielle grew up in New Jersey and for years she would wake Joel at dawn to watch the sunrise and walk along the New Jersey coast whenever they visited her parents’ house there. . “Finally, on one of those walks, I had a ring with me,” said Joel, who asked the question on July 4, 2019.

The couple, who live in Windham, New Hampshire, had planned to tie the knot at the Shining Tides harborfront estate in Mattapoisett in August 2020. When the pandemic forced them to cancel that date, they decided not to get married. marry rather than reduce so that they could celebrate with their 73 relatives. “It was really important for us to have everyone there, and to do it [in a way that was] safe and sound and not with a million restrictions, ”explains the bride.

So when the big day arrived on July 9, 2021, it was just luck that the festivities were nearly interrupted by Tropical Storm Elsa. “It rained all day,” recalls Joel. But on the first glance, which was moved inside, the sun began to break through. By the time the first dance took place, the tide had turned. “The water was perfectly calm,” recalls Danielle. “The sunset was like cotton candy.”

THE DETAILS

The guys got dressed at the Fairfield Inn & Suites in New Bedford while the women got dressed at an Airbnb house in Fairhaven; then the whole wedding party went to the scene by bus for the portraits before the ceremony.

Instead of a traditional guestbook, a Connect Four-esque board allowed guests to slide tokens with handwritten messages into heart-shaped slots.

One of the couple’s follies? The stationery, which featured abstract patterns of blue mollusks.

Flower arrangements included pastel dahlias, orchids, dried pampas grass, and rabbit tails. “I still have a lot of dried flowers in the house,” says Danielle.

Danielle and Joel are oyster lovers. Seashells served as place cards, the duo took a “shot” of seashells at aperitif time and the raw seabass was overflowing with oysters.

A seaside setting was a must for the bride and groom, but it had to be “laid back and not super glam,” Danielle says. Brilliant tides do the trick. “This place is like a blank canvas,” she adds.

After rocking to “I’ll Wait” by the Strumbellas for their first dance and “In My Life” by the Beatles for the parents’ joint dances, the newlyweds got everyone moving with rhythmic tunes.

Handwritten bottles give a unique touch to a seating plan. “Of course everyone wanted their glass bottle,” says Joel.

THE FILE

Bandaged Silver Arrow Ring
Wedding dress Rue de Seine, Ceremony
Caterer Russell Morin Catering & Events
Flowers Flower Events
Hair Julia ceruolo
Invitations Ali mac
Characters Letter meets paper
Reconcile Rob martelli
Men’s clothes Calvin klein
Videographer Latimer Studios

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