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MANDY ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE MARRIED IN HER HOMETOWN IN FLORIDA; HOWEVER, AS THE COUPLE BEGAN LOOKING AT VENUES, THEY
COULDN’T SEEM TO FIND ONE THAT SUITED THE ATMOSPHERE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR. THEN, THEY STUMBLED UPON THE BARN AT LANG FARM.
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10.02.2010
LAUREN STAGNITTI PHOTOGRAPHY
BEFORE THE RING.
The last place Mandy Buigas expected to meet her future husband was on a blind date arranged by her mother, but true love works in funny ways. For weeks,
Mandy’s mom and a family friend had tempted Mandy with a mystery man named Andrew Bokan, who they insisted would be just perfect for her. Every
time they mentioned him, Mandy responded with a definite—and vehement—“No.” Eventually, Mandy decided to take matters into her own hands and onto
Facebook, friending Andrew online. “I accepted Mandy’s friend request on a Wednesday, and on Saturday we were eating sushi and having drinks at an Irish
pub,” remembers Andrew. “We never looked back.” Putting aside their initial reluctance to meet, the new couple rapidly made up for lost time, spending nearly
every weekend together and emailing or talking on the phone almost every day throughout their busy weeks. “I think we both knew pretty quickly that this
was it,” says Mandy.
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MANDY HAD A PIECE OF HER MOM’S WEDDING DAY HANDKERCHIEF, MADE BY HER GRANDMOTHER, SEWN INTO HER WEDDING DRESS
& THEY USED ANDREW’S GRANDPARENTS’ CAKE TOPPER, WHICH THE ORIGINAL COUPLE HAD USED MORE THAN 70 YEARS BEFORE.
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BAR SERVICE: FLUID BAR SERVICE [FLUIDBARSERVICE.COM / PAGE 132]
CAKE: VERMONT CAKE STUDIO [VERMONTCAKESTUDIO.COM / PAGE 223]
CATERING: LET’S PRETEND [LETSPRETENDCATERING.COM / PAGE 11]
EVENT RENTALS & LINENS: VERMONT TENT COMPANY [VERMONTTENT.COM / INSIDE BACK COVER]
FLORAL DESIGN: THE PAINTED TULIP [PAINTEDTULIPVT.COM / PAGE 124]
ICE CREAM CATERING: BEN & JERRY’S [BENJERRY.COM / PAGE 61]
PHOTOGRAPHY: LAUREN STAGNITTI [LAURENSTAGNITTI.COM / PAGE 222]
RECEPTION SITE: THE BARN AT LANG FARM [LANGBARN.COM / PAGE 108]
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: COORDINATION: STORIED EVENTS / ENTERTAINMENT: TOP HAT ENTERTAINMENT / HAIR
& MAKEUP: JAMIE DRAGON / INVITATIONS & MENUS: WEDDING PAPER DIVAS / REHEARSAL DINNER CATERING:
CATERING BY DALE / VIDEOGRAPHY: TWEED RIVER VIDEO
THE PROPOSAL. As summer of 2010 began, Andrew arranged a relaxing
and romantic getaway to Nantucket—a location that holds a special place in the
pair’s hearts, as it was the very first spot they vacationed together. Their first
day on the island was dreary and foggy, which did not fit well with Andrew’s
plan of a dazzling beach proposal. Unable to wait, Andrew relinquished his
grand attempts, pulling Mandy out onto the beach, where, in the midst of the
fog, he got down on one knee in the sand to ask her to be his wife.
THE DETAILS. As the couple began to make their wedding dreams come
true, it became even more important to Mandy and Andrew to incorporate
pieces of their family history and traditions. They decided to emphasize
the important roles held by their family members by including pieces from
their past in their wedding. Mandy had a piece of her mom’s wedding day
handkerchief, made by her grandmother, sewn into her wedding dress, and
they used Andrew’s grandparents’ cake topper, which the original couple had
used more than 70 years before. “They both attended the wedding, and it felt
like great luck to use the same cake topper as two people who have stayed
together and in love for so long,” says Mandy. Both the bride and groom’s
favorite elements came in the form of quintessential Vermont foods—Ben &
Jerry’s ice cream for Mandy and Magic Hat #9 beer for Andrew.