Fairytale Cleveland Museum of Art Wedding

Briggen and Zach’s Cleveland Museum of Art wedding day, planned by Oak + Honey Event Planning Co., unfolded with the kind of magic that feels effortless because it’s rooted in who they are. Briggen, radiant in her Galia Lahav gown and gold crown that nodded to her love of fairytales, walked toward a floral arch set before a bubbling fountain, a ceremony backdrop for their museum wedding that felt alive. Everywhere guests looked, pieces of their story appeared: resin bookmark favors as a nod to their love of reading, a signature “Spicy ‘Mango’ Margarita” for their beloved dog, and bursts of florals that mirrored the whimsy Briggen had envisioned from the start. When their first dance began beneath a lone spotlight, it was as if the entire room faded so their love could take center stage.

“Briggen wore a Gahlia Lahav dress purchased from Anjolique Bridal in Cornelius, North Carolina. The style was G-203. The dress had to be shipped in from Israel for me to try on because it was no longer being sold in stores or as part of the Gahlia Lahav trunk show, but I knew I had to try it on when I saw it. It ended up being the one!”

“When planning our wedding, I knew I wanted something classic that I would look back on and love for years. I also knew I wanted there to be elements of things I loved, fairy tales, reading, and whimsical romance. I had always wanted a spring wedding, and I wanted a fairly neutral color palette.”

“We went with white and green as our primary colors, and a light pink and gold for our accent colors. I even wore a gold crown to tie into the colors and to keep the whimsical, fairytale energy! I built an entire vision board in Canva to get the vision to reality, which I would be happy to share!”

“It is so hard to pick any of the favorite details – we worked so hard with our vendors to curate the event, and it is all our favorite! We had a choreographed dance to Austin Giorgio’s “You Put a Spell on Me” which we loved, we had a “Spicy ‘Mango’ Margarita” as one of our signature drinks for our dog, Mango, we had handmade resin bookmarks as our favors for our guests, my crown was one I had used previously in a cosplay of one of my favorite book characters – the list goes on and on!”

“One thing that stuck out to us both was how much fun we had dancing with our friends and family! The energy was incredible, and it was so much fun to see everyone reveling in the party we spent so long planning and sharing in the love we have for each other. The first time I cried that day was seeing our reception space laid out and set up – it was incredible seeing the vision come to life, and I will never forget that feeling of relief, gratefulness, and joy. Our first dance was incredible, and our last dance was just the two of us in the reception space. It was so special to have that moment to close out our night in such a peaceful way where we could focus on each other.”