Real Wedding: Shaelyn & David

June 3, 2011: The Quarry at Carrigan Farms

We wanted the guests to feel completely relaxed,” says Shaelyn Moloney-Egnatios about her outdoor wedding celebration to David McCarthy. And the couple couldn’t have picked a more tranquil setting for their 140 guests: the ceremony was held on a white-sand section of the quarry at Carrigan Farms, surrounded by a breathtaking backdrop of gray granite cliffs towering seventy feet above. Shaelyn, who wore a jeweled mermaid gown from Priscilla of Boston and carried a calla lily bouquet from Willow Branch Flowers, walked down the petal-covered aisle to meet David, who sported a silk khaki suit from Men’s Wearhouse. The sun may have been setting as the ceremony wrapped up, but the party was just starting. For cocktail hour, guests walked over to a grassy area near a reflecting pool of spring water, where they were greeted with hors d’oeuvres and signature Southern June Bug drinks served in mason jars. Then the group moved under a canopied tent with sparkling lights to their tables, set with willow branches and raspberry-colored orchid blooms. But the most memorable moment came later, when guests lit and released 100 sky lanterns into the moonlight after making a wish for the newlyweds. “Everyone was in awe watching the lanterns float away,” says the bride. “In a way, it brought everyone together."