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Lis White and Greg Hersch grew up two blocks from each other in New York City. They attended neighboring elementary schools, went to rival high schools, and ran in the same circles both during and after college. Strangely, though, they never met or even heard about each other until they both ended up at a mutual friend’s birthday party in the summer of 2006. Right away, Lis noticed Greg. “He had an amazing smile and was extremely engaging and interesting,” she says. After they chatted for a while, Greg asked for her number, and thus began what the couple now refer to as “hot pursuit.” “We dated, I tried to take it slow, that didn’t really work, and we just kind of fell in love with each other,” says Lis. It’s no wonder they fi t so well — both love being outdoors, traveling, listening to music, meeting new people, and being with friends. “We both kind of ‘got’ where each other came from — not just geographically but in terms of our lives, values, goals, and idiosyncrasies,” says Lis.
Lis and Greg made a custom of traveling somewhere new each August for a week-long getaway. In 2009, they chose Costa Rica, and as soon as they set foot on the airplane, Lis suspected Greg had a proposal hidden up his sleeve. “He was nervous and excited, so I knew it was going to happen,” she says. On their fi rst night, Greg took Lis for a walk along the beach, but they only made it about 15 feet before he dropped to one knee and asked her to be his wife. “It was a feeling that I can’t even describe!” says Lis. “I was crying like a baby and just felt really, really grateful for having found Greg.” The couple spent the rest of the week eating, surfi ng, exploring, and relishing in newly engaged bliss.
They both love the beach and had both grown up spending weekends in the Hamptons, Lis in East Hampton and Greg in Water Mill. So they decided to hold their wedding at the Bridgehampton Tennis and Surf Club, a venue perfectly located between their childhood homes.
Lis and Greg were raised Jewish and wanted to have a reformed ceremony that would refl ect certain traditions of Judaism, but mostly emphasize the personal spirituality they share as a couple. The pair wrote their vows themselves and put their own spin on the traditional seven blessings by choosing sentiments from different faiths and having various friends and family members read them. Inspired by a past trip to Morocco, Lis embraced bright, bold colors and textures into her décor, including succulents and luminous lanterns.
AS SOON AS THEY SET FOOT ON THE AIRPLANE, LIS SUSPECTED GREG HAD A PROPOSAL HIDDEN UP HIS SLEEVE.
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Lis and Greg both love music and spent a lot of time working with their band to decide what music to include in the wedding. Lis walked down the aisle to a Coldplay song, and Greg to the Grateful Dead, but their dog Tyler truly stole the show by walking down the aisle fi rst, accompanied by Taylor Swift’s “Love Story” — a tough act to follow.
When Lis looks back on the day, she can’t help remembering her favorite moment, which came during cocktail hour. She had been feeling a bit tense at the overwhelming idea of greeting everyone in attendance, and Greg noticed her anxiety right away. As guests nibbled on the fi rst course, the band began to play “Drift Away”, and Greg took the opportunity to ask his bride to dance. “We danced together while everyone else was eating, and I’m not even sure they noticed,” Lis says. “All I knew was that it was our moment, and I just felt so happy, dancing with my husband.” That moment was all Lis needed to relax, enjoy, and celebrate the fact that she had married her true love.
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