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Quinn & Austin: Dancing in the Rain at Wadsworth Mansion
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Some brides spend months agonizing over every detail. Quinn knew exactly what she wanted from the start—and what she definitely didn't want.
"I just always wanted this classic, like, black and white, not necessarily black tie," she explains. "Very classy with a modern touch." No boho overload, no blush everything, no fussy centerpieces blocking conversation across the table. Just clean, intentional design that would let the venue speak for itself.
That clarity served her well, especially when the October sky had other plans.
Quinn and Austin's love story began in the most 2020s way possible: a Tinder date gone sideways. Quinn had matched with Austin's roommate, who turned out to be, in her words, "just really terrible." When that date imploded spectacularly, Austin was there with a simple offer: "Do you want to hang out with us instead?"
She did. And that spontaneous pivot led to something far better than any algorithm could have predicted.
The proposal came years later, catching Quinn completely off guard—no small feat for someone who describes herself as "very hard to surprise." She'd picked out her ring, anticipated a birthday proposal, mentally prepared for the moment. Instead, Austin waited until she was sleeping at a friend's house, then transformed their little rental's backyard with a podium, red carpet, and their dog as the only witness.
"I always said the one thing I want is a photographer," Quinn laughs. "And that day, I didn't have any nails on, I wasn't ready, and I was like, if there's a photographer here right now, I'm gonna be so mad." There wasn't. It was just the two of them and their dog, which turned out to be exactly right. "It was just our little moment. Absolutely perfect and everything I didn't think it would be, but better."
That willingness to let go of expectations and embrace what actually unfolds would define their wedding day too.
Wadsworth Mansion found Quinn through word of mouth, and she recognized it immediately as the kind of venue that does the heavy lifting. The historic Connecticut estate, with its ornate interiors and sweeping grounds, meant she could keep her design touches intentional rather than overwhelming. "I didn't really have to do a ton as far as details go," she says. "I wanted it to kind of speak for itself."
Her vision centered on a black-and-white palette with classic florals—the kind of timeless aesthetic that photographs beautifully without trying too hard. She'd imagined an aerial shot of her bridal party in black against the green grounds, guests in cocktail attire, everything elegant but not stuffy.
The florals needed to enhance, not compete. Quinn worked with Poppy to create arrangements that felt like "perfect little subtle touches everywhere"—white blooms that would read as sophisticated rather than sparse, modern rather than minimal.
Quinn hadn't heard of Poppy before starting her wedding planning, but the process quickly won her over. Working with the team felt seamless, and when the arrangements arrived, she was struck by how fresh and beautiful everything turned out—exactly the elevated simplicity she'd envisioned.
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For the ceremony and reception, Quinn chose clean white arrangements that worked with the mansion's existing grandeur. The bouquets featured lush white blooms with organic movement, the kind of sculptural simplicity that feels effortless but requires real design intention.
Her reasoning for keeping centerpieces understated was practical and refreshingly honest: "I love when people are able to really just talk at the tables. Sometimes the big centerpieces are gorgeous, but sometimes they're almost too much."
It's the kind of design philosophy that prioritizes experience over Instagram moments—though, as it turned out, she got both.
Quinn had been watching the weather obsessively, despite everyone's reassurances that rain meant good luck. But when the rain actually came, forcing the ceremony indoors to the mansion's ornate blue-carpeted space, something shifted. The backup plan felt less like a compromise and more like a gift—all that architectural detail, the warmth of being enclosed, the intimacy of everyone gathered close.
And then came the moment that would become the wedding's defining memory.
Quinn had paid for a black-and-white checkered dance floor, originally meant for the outdoor reception. When it got set up outside anyway, she made a decision: "I paid a couple grand for that, so I'm gonna go dance on it in the rain."
She and Austin stepped outside for their last dance, just the two of them on that checkered floor, camera crew capturing the lights reflecting off wet surfaces, music they couldn't even hear from inside. "We were just dancing," Quinn says. "I felt like we were in a movie. It was just amazing."
The wedding that couldn't happen as planned became something better than she'd imagined—a theme that started with a failed Tinder date and a backyard proposal without a photographer.
"The things that go wrong, people don't even know," Quinn reflects. "I broke a piece of my dress when I put it on. They lied to me and said it was fine. I didn't know until the next day."
It's the honest advice she'd give to any couple: the picture in your head matters less than being present for whatever actually happens. The guests in colors when you requested black and white, the rain on your outdoor ceremony, the moments that veer off-script—none of it registers when you're dancing with your person while the sky opens up.
Quinn's wedding wasn't about perfection. It was about clarity—knowing what mattered (classic design, good conversation, celebrating with people they loved) and letting go of what didn't. The white florals against the mansion's blue carpet, the checkered floor glistening in the rain, Austin waiting at the end of the aisle: these weren't the details she'd planned, but they were unmistakably, perfectly theirs.
Photography: Move Mountains Co Photography | @movemountainsco
Venue: Wadsworth Mansion | @thewadsworthmansion
Catering: Riverhouse Catering | @riverhousecatering
Hair: Bridal Hair by Priscilla | @bridalhairbypriscilla
Makeup: Elly Makeup Artist | @ellymakeupartist1
DJ: ATOC DJ | @atocdj
Dance Floor: Slater's Dance Floors | @slatersdancefloors
Bridal: Vows Bridepower | @vows_bridepower
Cake: Cakes by Donna | @cakesdonna
Florals: Poppy Flowers | @poppyflowersco
