When we walked through the doors of il Tulipano we smelled the waft of delicious food and felt at home. We were given a tour of the entire property and I was filled with excitement imagining our wedding guests mingling around. The entire staff was so friendly, inviting, and professional. I loved that we would be the only wedding on site that day, and I left with confidence that our wedding was in good hands.
My career has afforded me quite a bit of event planning experience, and I was able to use my background in graphic design to incorporate our design ideas into the décor. My vendors, and especially the staff at il Tulipano, were fantastic at interpreting our vision and bringing it to life for our guests. Chris comes from a Polish and Italian background and I am Ecuadorian and Dominican. He loves the eclectic and whimsical and I love Old World elegance. We incorporated purples to give a regal feel and the European styled cathedral gave a marvelous introduction to our wedding. Accompanied by trumpeted fanfare and an angelic choir, I walked down the aisle to marry Chris in the fashion of a royal wedding. Outside the church, we toasted champagne and a 1996 Rolls Royce Austin Princess at the end of a red carpet whisked us off to il Tulipano.
Our cocktail hour continued the wow factor as our guests were greeted with champagne in the large sunroom. A piano and saxophone serenaded our guests with Frank Sinatra songs as they enjoyed the buffet. Chris and I selected an extravagant array of stations and passed hors d’oeuvres, and our guests loved the roast suckling pig, crepes, ceviche, and Peking duck.