any weddings take at least a year to plan. Six months maybe. But for William and Ra- chel Pollock, a little more than two months was plenty of time to craft the wedding of their dreams. “It was perfect for us. Enough time to get stuff done, but not so much time that we took the plan- ning too seriously,” Rachel says. Walking in to the backyard at Rachel’s parent’s home, you’d never know this wedding took so little time to prepare. From the hand- written name plates to the blankets on the hay bales, a great amount of care was put into this wedding. “We had a lot of help from friends,” says Rachel. “My mom was in charge of the food, my dad got the grounds around the house ready, my friends helped me with crafty projects (and washing and scraping the price tags off 300 thrift store dishes). My friend did the alterations on my dress. Bill’s mom collected quilts and helped with sewing projects. “All of our friends and family helped with setup: My brother chopped wood, a bunch of our friends moved hay bales, set up tables, hung lights, etc.” All the help led to such a magi- cal experience—one that harkened back to weddings of old. An enormous window pane served as a feature during the cer- emony. But this beautiful backdrop had a bit of a sordid past. Rachel owns an apartment in Midtown and a few months before the wedding the sewer backed up into the basement. A few of the owners were drudging through sludge to clean out destroyed things: couches, 20 sheets of drywall, etc. “At the end of this big stack of nasty drywall, we found that amaz- ing window. It also was sitting in sludge. We cleaned it off and used it as our altar,” Rachel says.
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