Bride/Babe: Zoë Chatfield-Taylor of NIC+ZOE
The Hitch List has officially launched a new series: Bride/Babe. Our first bride in the spotlight is Zoë Chatfield-Taylor, the namesake of Boston-based fashion label, NIC+ZOE, known for its beautiful design, fine materials and expert craftsmanship. Zoë works alongside her mother, Dorian Lightbown, serving as Merchandising and Marketing manager for the family business. When it came to being a bride, Zoë expertly fashioned her look as a beautiful boho bride.
Dress Stone Fox Bride in New York City
Shoes Cocobelle
Accessories My older sister gave me a custom Jennifer Meyer necklace before the wedding that I instantly fell in love with and wore for the wedding. It has a Z with a heart E, so it reads as either my name ZOE or Zoë love’s Evan. Our wedding rings were by Todd Reedand the flower crown was also by Stone Fox Bride.
Health secret My mom is an incredible cook and I asked her to make a lunch for the girls and me on the day of that would be super yummy and fresh. She put out an amazing spread for us!
Beauty secret The hardest thing this summer was to not get any bad tan lines! My dress was backless so between training for a 2-day bike ride and running around in the sun, I always had to make sure I had a ton of sunscreen on!
Hair byPatty Martin
Makeup by Katrina Hess
Bridal Style Boho
Greatest moment of the night Our friend married us and we didn’t know beforehand what he was going to say during the ceremony. It was so fun to stand up there together listening to his words for the first time.
Wedding venue My mother's farm in South Dartmouth, MA
Wedding date September 12, 2015
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What, exactly, does a fashion maven wear to her own wedding? That was the challenge faced by Zoë Chatfield-Taylor, Nic+Zoe’s merchandising director (and namesake), when she got engaged to her longtime sweetheart, Evan Korsmeyer. “I wanted something that was easy, a little bit more boho and casual but still chic and glamorous,” Zoë says. Her flowy Stone Fox gown and floral crown couldn’t have been a better fit for the venue: a South Dartmouth hay farm owned by Zoë’s mother, Dorian Lightbown, who founded the Boston-based contemporary clothing brand in 2006.
After swapping original vows under the shade of a chestnut tree, Zoë and Evan snuck away to a well-worn path flanked by picturesque stone walls—the perfect showcase for the bride’s floor-length pointelle sweater, picked up at the Paris boutique Mes Demoiselles on a work-related outing with her mom. “Of course I didn’t have my dress with me when I bought it,” Zoë says, but “it was just perfect. It was fun to have something from one of our trips together.”