Barton Cowperthwaite Instagram – I walked into @donotdisturb.ny with @sammy.klein two weeks after they opened. I told the bartenders that I live nearby and would be their new regular. They welcomed us with open arms as they introduced me to the owner, young star @chefjoshr, manager, bartenders, and servers. I took soph there for dinner the following week and since then, DND has become “our spot.”
When the DND team found out about my diagnosis last year, they offered a world’s worth of love and support. It was such a full circle moment to have our family wedding dinner in their garden room. It was the perfect size for our group of 36. This simple act of befriending the team early on, blossomed into them taking care of us on our wedding day.
The day before the ceremony, Sophie went to the flower district. She picked out the alliums that flanked us during the ceremony, and she picked out the anemones that she wanted at the dinner. After she hauled everything home, we spent a few hours cutting and arranging all the flowers before dropping them off at DND. After our ceremony, the cocktail hour in the bar area was a perfect transition for our families as Soph and I took photos around the neighborhood. When we arrived and filtered everyone into the garden room, it was put together beautifully. Drinks and food were outrageously good. The speeches our family and friends gave will be with us forever. The evening was just pure intimate love and joy.
Swipe to the end to see the room in all its glory!
Film photography by @captainbarto & @casimere 💙 | Posted on 05/Aug/2024 18:55:34
