Striking Milwaukee Wedding Day Features Elegant Design and Traditional Details

Mallory Davis and Adam Deutch had a clear idea of what they wanted their wedding to be: uniquely theirs. From the start, the couple chose the guiding word “striking” to describe the essence of their special day. “It informed all of our decisions for the look, feel and details of the wedding,” Mallory says, “which was modern, minimalist, elegant and monochromatic black and white.” The couple also wanted to have fun. “From the beginning, we wanted the event to be a dinner party that happened to also be a wedding, not the other way around,” Mallory says. The bride surprised her groom with his favorite song, Bob Dylan’s “Boots of Spanish Leather,” as he walked down the aisle. The nuptials wove aspects of Mallory’s Christian upbringing with Adam’s Jewish faith by including Christian and nontraditional readings and the Jewish tradition of breaking a glass at the ceremony’s end. Tradition was also a big part of the bride’s engagement ring, a custom design with a diamond from the groom’s family, the bride’s mother, the bride’s grandmother and a “something new” diamond. The surprises continued during cocktail hour, when a magician entertained the guests. Mallory’s parting advice? “Don’t be afraid to break from tradition, and make it fun,” she advises. “Do what you want. Nothing else matters in the end.”