High school sweethearts, a classic downtown wedding, an elegant ballroom, and dreamy rooftop photos at sunset to cap off the night. We’re so thrilled to share Angela and Seth’s wedding (beautifully captured by Simply 23 Photography), as well as the fun way they met, and the story behind the meaningful proposal. Congratulations, you two!

THE COUPLE - Angela & Seth Weinberger

Tell us about yourselves!

Seth and I live in South Glens Falls. We love football (the Carolina Panthers - we go to Charlotte in 2 weeks for 4th row seats!), we both love to work on home projects inside and out, and we love to be outside with our two yellow labs Hayden (4), Charlotte (1) doing yard work! Seth and I enjoy local date nights (to Five Guys and Downtown City Tavern), and we also love a good trip to Lowe’s and Homegoods!

I grew up in North Carolina but moved here in 8th grade. Seth was born and raised here. We both went to South High. My family is from the area and had a lot available to build on after my great grandmother passed away. The year I graduated high school and my first year of college, we bought the lot and then saved every penny to build on it.

How did you meet?

Seth and I met when he was a freshman in high school at South High and I was in 8th grade at Oliver Winch Middle School. We were playing “manhunt” at the local elementary school with a big group of friends. Too funny! We started dating when we were in high school, and have been together since!

THE PROPOSAL

Seth proposed on Christmas at my grandparent’s house. What made it so special was that it was our first Christmas with our new home, and my mom and little brother were also in town from California. That was my first Christmas with my brother and the first one I’ve had with my mom in over 10 years. It was very special for me.

At the time we were about 7 years into our relationship. I knew we had created a beautiful life together and built a beautiful home, and I knew the next step would be marriage.

My engagement ring is very simple. We had actually looked at rings together 2-3 years before he asked. My style changed 5-6 times! I have a very simple but elegant round solitaire.

THE WEDDING - August 23, 2019

The best part of our wedding day was the party and having all of our family and friends together. I come from a family with divorced parents so the most exciting part for me was having my parents and their relatives all together. Being that I have family on the west coast and east coast, some of them had never even met. Seth also has many relatives out of state. It was nice for everyone to get together. We love a good party and to dance!

Our favorite moment from the day was all the love we received from our family and friends. It was so special. Also the anticipation all morning of finally seeing one another and becoming husband and wife!

The Venue

Our venue was The Queensbury Hotel. We both loved the elegant ballroom theme. Very simple but beautiful. We had all white, black and biscotti (cream) decor. We used white Hydrangeas and floating candles as the centerpiece. It was beautiful.

The Decor

We both agreed we weren’t the ”color” or “theme” type of couple. We loved the elegance and classy look we went with. Especially being in a ballroom setting. White linens, white flowers, floating candles, and a pop of black and biscotti.

The Details

I had an all white, lace gown with off the shoulder sleeves. My bridesmaids wore a one shoulder biscotti dress and my flower girls (2 little sisters) also had a one shoulder dress. My cake was all white, tiered, vanilla bean frosting with vanilla cake. My aunt owns a local bakery in South Glens Falls (Cakes by Kate). I’ve had so many people tell me how wonderful the food and cake was!

The Honeymoon

We did not go on a honeymoon right away as we had family in town staying with us after the wedding. Instead we are spending the week before Christmas in sunny Mexico!

Some Advice…

Soak it all in. The love, stress, excitement, anticipation, everything. It goes so quick. When planning, it seems like a lifetime! We loved every single moment. We were both pretty calm and easy going through the whole process and the day of our wedding. That made for a much more enjoyable experience.