The Box House Hotel Wedding in Brooklyn

Celia and Dave’s Box House Hotel wedding had a clear vision — an elegant yet fun Brooklyn rooftop wedding — and the couple nailed it. Ice cream sandwiches in lieu of a wedding cake, a quirky band reminiscent of a Vegas lounge act and bright blooms draped over every element made this black-tie event perfectly unstuffy in a cool kid kind of way.

Personal touches were also scattered throughout. The born-and-bred New Yorkers met 11 years ago at a Fourth of July barbecue, and the mutual friend who introduced them that fateful day also fittingly acted as their wedding officiant. The band was the bride’s favorite as a high schooler in New Mexico, so the couple had to bring them out for the ranger. And there were also some Jewish wedding traditions, like the ketubah, hora and chuppah, to reflect the bride’s heritage.

Throw in a gorgeous sunset dipping behind the Manhattan skyline, and even with an autumn chill in the air, the festivities kept on through night at the afterparty.