A couple of weeks ago, we went to one of the New York-iest weddings we’ve ever attended: The ceremony was at St. Ignatius Loyola, an absolutely stunning church located on Park Avenue in the Upper East Side, and the reception was at the Boathouse in Central Park, an NYC icon if there ever was one (and one of the best places in the city to grab a sunny drink on the water, FYI). The funny part about this quintessentially New York wedding? The groom–along with a solid fifty percent of the guest list–is actually Australian. As in, just-moved-here and/ or flew-in-for-the-occasion-from-Down-Under Australian.

And so, we can only imagine the extent to which the lovely festivities must’ve charmed the Aussies on behalf of good ol’ NYC, since even we New Yorkers found ourselves particularly smitten with our beloved city all over again. New York, New York, indeed.

Congratulations, Colleen & Chris!

(Side note: This wedding was also the official Real Wedding debut of the Aubrey dress from our [aptly named] City Collection! If we are going to be honest here, we [unsurprisingly] are quite proud of the results.)