Countdown
To the most special day of our lives
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Days
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Hours
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Minutes
Glimpse of Us
Our Journey
2017
Last call
A hotel bar at one in the morning, one working piano, and a bartender who let us stay well past close.
2020
The quiet years
No parties, no crowds — just the two of us and a record player, finally learning to dance properly.
2026
The yes
Back at the same bar, at the same hour, at the same piano. He had clearly been planning it for months.
“Somewhere a band is warming up, and it's warming up for us.”
V·H
Order of Events
6:30
Guest arrivals
Coupes and a live quartet
7:15
Ceremony
Under the gold ceiling
8:30
Dinner
Six courses and rather a lot of toasts
10:30
First dance
The band knows what to play
2:00
Farewell
Out onto Fifth Avenue
Event Details
January 16, 2027
Ceremony begins at 6:30 PM
The Gilded Room
660 Fifth Avenue, New York
What to wear
Dress Code
Black tie — and do go on, gild it
Gold, jet, and anything that catches the light. This is the one night nobody will accuse you of overdoing it.
Dinner is served
The Menu
To begin
Oysters and caviar
Iced, with rye toast and a very cold martini
The main
Chateaubriand
Or truffled leek tart — with pommes anna and buttered greens
To finish
Baked alaska
Flamed at the table, because of course it is
Dinner is at 8:30. The bar, however, opens at 6:30 and does not close.
Be our guest
RSVP
Kindly respond by January 1, 2027.