Christen Reardon + Micah Moreau

A white stole was a perfect choice for a winter wedding. Christen's dress is Provonias’ Ribelia purchased at LoHo Bride in San Francisco.
Gucci satin pumps from the limited edition spring collection, much more expensive than her gown, and, says the bride, a “total highlight” of the wedding.
Christen’s brother treated them to the penthouse at the Press Hotel, also the get-ready space for the bridal party.
Spinach and feta pu pastries
Invitations featured a photo of a lobster trap Christmas tree created every year in Christen’s hometown.
Christen’s brother treated them to the penthouse at the Press Hotel, also the get-ready space for the bridal party.
Violinist Meg McIntire played for the ceremony.
Brick South helped them create separate and intimate spaces for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner for the 130-guest wedding.
All of their nieces and nephews were in the wedding. The girls wore $20 dresses from Amazon with sashes made by the bride.
A towering antipasto board for the cocktail hour.
The couple’s dog Franklin walked down the aisle with the ring bearers.
The winter theme showcased evergreens, pine cones, and white lights for the couple’s late December Maine wedding.
The grandness of the venue, a concern at  rst, became a surprisingly intimate and fun space.

December 30, 2018

Portland, Maine

Christen laughs when she says that she and Micah met the “traditional way”—online. They were both living in Boston and found each other on the dating site Hinge. While on their first date, Christen was a bit discouraged to learn that Micah was moving to Vermont. But they hit it off so well that they went ahead with the long-distance relationship thing—even when she moved from Boston to New York. Micah ended up moving there.

Not long after they got engaged at Thanksgiving 2017, the couple moved together to San Francisco. Despite the 3,000-mile gap, they chose Maine for their wedding—he went to Bowdoin, she has family in Maine—with a year-end 2018 date. They researched venue options, worked with their planner, Megan Gilpatrick of Maine Seasons Events, and became intrigued by Brick South in Thomson’s Point in Portland. They also were a little nervous about it, worried that the large unique open warehouse-like space was perhaps too massive for their 130-guest wedding. In February 2017, they took a trip to Portland and confirmed it was the perfect space. Then they went back in August to get one last look to help with their final planning.

Christen and Micah took a long-distance risk on the venue and on each other, and in both cases everything turned out perfectly.

• by Cheryl Kimball

 

{Wedding Recipe}

Photographer:
Sarah Morrill Photography

Ceremony + Reception:
Brick South, Portland, ME

Getting-Ready Venue:
The Press Hotel, Portland, ME

Planner:
Megan Gilpatrick, Maine Seasons Events and Rentals

Caterer:
The Bread and Butter Catering Company, South Portland, ME

Invitations/Programs/Menu: 
Laura Shelby Murphy 

Makeup/Hair:
Emma at Bei Capelli, Scarsborough, ME

Band:
Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew 

Violinist:
Meg McIntire