Oheka Castle Wedding | Featured on Munaluchi Bride Magazine

WEDDINGS

April 22, 2019

We have a new wedding on the blog, and this lovely wedding went live on Munaluchi’s blog today! Monique and Menelik met back in 2008 and after a short period of being apart they realized how real their love was and have been together ever since.

These two tied the knot at Oheka Castle on Long Island in New York. This castle is like fairy tale come true. It’s got beautiful tall ceilings, a large green garden with a magnificent fountain, and a grand staircase that was decorated with candles and calla lilies. The wonderful thing about Oheka Castle is that it’s also a beautiful hotel. This venue held the ceremony, reception and accommodations, so that Monique and Menelik’s guests didn’t have to worry about anything else except enjoying and spending their special day with them.

Long island wedding photography outside of Oheka Castle.

Outside photo of Oheka castle and the garden fountain

Shots of Oheka Castle on Long Island, NY

Our Proposal

Monique: We has moved back to NY and Menelik had to go to Baltimore for the week for work. We had decided that I would drive down to Baltimore at the end of the week so we could visit friends. He said he wasn’t impressed with the hotel he had booked and wanted to change hotels, but he didn’t say where. He surprised me by booking a room at the Gaylord, one of our favorite hotels just outside of DC.

As we were heading to the hotel, Menelik said we had reservations at a restaurant nearby and needed to change. Just before we were planning on leaving Menelik grabbed my hand and brought me to the window which overlooked The Capitol Wheel (it’s a Ferris Wheel that sits 180 feet above the Potomac Waterfront with 1.6 million LED lights that are activated at night).

He handed me a hand written card that expressed his love as he knelt on one knee, and after I had finished reading it, he asked me to marry him.

Oheka Castle and it's garden on Long Island.

Wedding rings in New York's Oheka Castle.

Long Island wedding photography, wedding rings in boxes.

Bridal wedding accesories. New york wedding photography.

Bride and flower girl, Oheka Castle, New York.

Bride getting ready for wedding at Oheka Castle.

Bride and wedding dress hanging in Oheka Castle, Long Island.

Wedding invintations at Oheka Castle, New York wedding.

Wedding vail in guest room of Oheka Castle.

Bride and her mother, Oheka Castle, New York

New York bride getting ready, Oheka Castle, New York

Bride looking out window at Oheka Castle.

Bride looking over balcony at Oheka Castle in New York.

Bridal portrait, New York wedding photography.

Bride and bridesmaids outside of Oheka Castle, New York wedding photography.

Bride outside Oheka Castle New York, detail of her nails and flowers.

Bride and bridesmaids photography at Oheka Castle.

Groom wedding shoes in Oheka Castle New York.

Groom getting ready for wedding at Oheka Castle.

Custom cufflinks, Long Island wedding photography.

Groomsmen helping groom get ready, Oheka Castle, New York.

Detail shots of groom, New York wedding photography.

Groom and groomsmen wedding photography.

Groom and groomsmen standing on stairs outside of Oheka Castle.

Ring bearers before ceremony, New York wedding photography.

Flower girls and ring bearers, New York wedding photography.

Groom and groomsmen walking from Oheka Castle, New York wedidng photography,

Ceremony setup at Oheka Castle, New York wedding photography.

Wedding ceremony photography, bridesmaids in ceremony at Oheka Castle.

Wedding ceremony photography, groomsmen in ceremony at Oheka Castle.

Flower girls walking down isle outside Oheka Castle.

Arial shot of bride walking down isle at Oheka Castle, New York Photography.

Favorite Memory of the Wedding

Walking down the aisle. That was the one moment where I felt like time slowed down and I actually got to enjoy the moment. Everything after that happened extremely quickly.