Chris & Mykal
October 2, 2020
The Proposal
Chris Keating and Mykal Poole met on a dating app back in August of 2011, and set their first date along the creek in Monocacy Park. Chris proposed on the steps of their first apartment together, while a neighbor leaned over the kneeling groom-to-be to check his mailbox! Mykal returned the favor by proposing right back.
The Big Day
The wedding party prepared at Mykal’s mother’s house, where engraved pocket watches were gifted to the couple’s attendants. Due to COVID-19, they took their guest list from 100-plus to a cozy 25, which made their day all the more intimate—and affordable! Homemade fall-themed decorations outfitted McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, where the couple was married by a close friend/officiant. They danced their first dance to John Legend’s “All of Me” sung live by DJ Vira. Scrumptious Irish cuisine, warm speeches and heartfelt toasts sent the party into a favorite pastime, singing their hearts out with karaoke.
The Details
Venue/Catering/Cake: The Mansion at Natirar, Peapack & Gladstone, NJ
Dresses/Tuxes: Bride – L’Fay Bridal, Fogelsville; Tuxes – CE Roth Formal Wear, Allentown
Hair & Makeup: Makeup by Jenielle, Bridgewater, NJ; Hair by Kristen Okaly, Tri-State Area
twinkle lights: Eggsotic Events, Hampton, NJ
Rings: Bixlers, Allentown
Wedding Planner: Slick Little Bride, NJ/NY
Flowers: Ross Plants & Flowers, Orefield
Music/DJ: Elegant Music Group, Montclair, NJ
Videographer: Willow Tree Films, Boston, MA