During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vogue’
s goal in our coverage is to celebrate responsible wedding planning, showcase a love story, and shed light on the questions that engaged couples are asking themselves now.
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Environmental educator and activist Sarah Michler met film director Henry-Alex Rubin when she was working as a production assistant in 2014. “I helped produce commercials and PSAs he directed, and then coproduced the movie
Semper Fi, which he wrote,” Sarah recalls. “I fell out of love with production, but I fell in love with Henry!”
Sarah and Henry were married in an intimate ceremony at the bride’s family home in Riverside, which overlooks the Long Island Sound. In preparation, Sarah’s father, the Surgeon-in-Chief of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, helped coordinate PCR testing stations for guests to visit two days before the wedding. Everyone received a “I swabbed for Henry and Sarah!” sticker, and not a single guest contracted COVID-19 at the wedding due to these added precautions. During the service, the bride donned a gown by Santos Costura, and carried a bouquet of white ranunculus, foxglove, and forget-me-nots by Katherine Daught Jacob. Her father walked her down the aisle. After the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktails around the pool, while Sarah and Henry stepped into the house for a Zoom call with more than 300 attendees who tuned in from all over the world. Later on, everyone was served dinner by Marcia Selden Catering and cake by Margaret Choo. As an environm