Bari and Blake initially met at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Blake graduated two years ahead of Bari. The two were only acquaintances in college until Blake neared the end of his first year of law school and Bari was going into her senior year at GW. This was when they started dating!
They reconnected at a mutual friend’s karaoke birthday party. They hit it off while singing and dancing to the catchy “Thong Song” by Sisqo. The next day Blake asked Bari out on Facebook. Despite her not being 21 yet, they went out for drinks for “the first date”!
The proposal took place on 11/9/2013, which was Veteran’s Day weekend. Bari is an NYC public school teacher and the schools were closed for the holiday, so she had a long weekend off. Blake took the Monday off from work and they went out east to Long Island for the weekend. There wasn’t much to do in November in the Hamptons so they decided to spend the day at Bedell Winery on the North Fork. Little did Bari know, Blake had this planned out for months. As soon as the couple arrived at the winery they were escorted to the loft, which was a small area overlooking the tasting room. After a tour of the winery, a cheese platter and a wine tasting later, they decided to order a bottle of their favorite wine and spend the rest of the day there. Bari was just enjoying this moment and before she knew it Blake was on one knee! She said,” I was completely taken by surprise.” But the surprises for the day weren’t over. Just a few minutes later both their families came running up the stairs! Bari’s father had called a local photographer earlier that week so the entire proposal was capture. Bari initially thought the photographer worked for the winery, but soon enough realized she was there for the beautiful proposal Blake had planned!
Wedding Date – November 22nd, 2014
Venue- Ceremony and Reception took place at Cipriani 42nd Street.
Vendors included Marianne Bennett, DeJuan Stroud, Foremost Caterers
Photographer – Anthony Vazquez Photography
Brides’ Dress – Vera Wang “Eliza” Dress
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