Colette Cacciatore of Hunter Hill Interiors and Christopher Archambault met on the red carpet, at the premiere of the documentary, 100%: Julian Edelman. Julian’s business partner (and Colette’s then-boss) had a hunch that Colette and Chris could hit it off, so he played Cupid and told each of them that the other was interested. He hoped this might ignite a spark—and he was right.
The two started talking and realized they would both be in Cape Cod for the upcoming July Fourth weekend. Naturally, Chris asked her out on their first date. “He chose to take me to the Beachcomber, which, if you’re familiar with Cape Cod, is not only a full day affair, but also has zero cell service,” Colette laughs. “A pretty bold choice for a first date!” The lack of signal connection only helped the couple form their own because two years later, Chris proposed.
The newly-engaged paired toured New England for their dream venue, but no place seemed quite right. Disappointed, they stopped inside Colette’s family’s country club and sat on the patio to commiserate their lack of destination options. And then, with the beautiful sunset lingering over the golf course expanse in front of them, they both asked, “What if we had our wedding here?”
With Woodland Golf Club decided, the rest of the wedding’s aesthetic came easily. “I wanted the event to feel like a large dinner party, so we leaned into the authenticity of the venue, using the old leather couches as lounge furniture, the dark wood tables for our cake cutting and Champagne tower, and we filled the room with candlelight,” Colette describes. Nothing about the space felt overdone, it resembled ‘home.’
Growing up, Colette rode horses competitively. The wedding paid homage to this hobby with equestrian touches throughout, like the old “hunt club” nods and even her mahogany and brass “tack trunk” that was used at the reception as a cigar station.
To pull it all off, Colette and Chris enlisted Ashlie Fastino of Infinite Events and worked with Stoneblossom for the beautiful florals. Brooke Nash Photography documented every spectacular moment.
Colette only tried on two dresses before finding “the one” at Reem Acra. The Flock of Angels Gown was simplicity at its finest, right down to the cut. And yet, the beautiful subtle brocade brought further complexity.
The bride sourced a custom organza and lace shrug from L’elite to wear to the Catholic ceremony. “I loved the ability of transforming the look between the ceremony and reception,” she notes about the outfit change. Her Jimmy Choo heels were simple, neutral, and suede. To pull the entire ensemble together, she paired her Jennifer Behr pearl earrings with a tennis bracelet and Hermés bangle. All of her bridesmaids received a matching bracelet as well. The tour de force of her accessories, though, was her great-grandmother’s amethyst cocktail ring that was passed down through four generations to her.
Her bridesmaids stood beside in her ivory AMSALE dresses with custom Ralph Lauren sashes Colette and her mother personally sourced.
Chris’s ceremony look was dapper and debonaire with a custom black tuxedo, patent leather Oxford shoes, and an Hermés pocket square his bride-to-be gifted him for their first Christmas together. He in turn gave all of his groomsmen matching pocket squares for the wedding.
After cocktail hour, Chris switched into a cream dinner jacket and Stubbs & Wootton embroidered velvet loafers. Colette too returned to the second part of the reception in a new look—a black satin pearl-trimmed halter-neck dress from Alice + Olivia with hunter green suede Manolo Blahnik pumps.
On September 10, 2022, guests gathered for the ceremony at St. Cecilia’s Church in the heart of Back Bay in Boston. As Taylor Swift’s “Lover” and Pachelbel’s “Canon in D” sounded, Colette began her descent down the candle-lined aisle. In the front pew, two white roses were placed to commemorate Chris’s late parents, whose presence the couple could feel all day long.
Afterward, the newlyweds jetted off in Chris’s Porsche 911 convertible, the same car he drove to pick Colette up in on their first date. “My favorite moment of the entire day was just the two of us in that car, my veil in the wind, driving through our city,” she recalls. They drove to Woodland, where all of their guests were greeted with Champagne and a large baby’s breath arch to the back terrace. Tables were intentionally arranged close to one another, to better emulate a dinner party. Later into the night, guests were ushered inside for a candlelit meal with a soundtrack of Frank Sinatra and other jazz crooners.
Each place setting had the menu tucked into a monogrammed green envelope calligraphed by Jennifer Wayne. Tweed tablecloths covered the tables and brought that equestrian touch Colette originally envisioned. Low voltage lightbulbs further added to the party ambiance.
An artist in London inscribed “True to You” on the taper candles used throughout the space and as a parting gifts for guests. “We chose the phrase ‘True to You,’ which is part of the traditional Catholic wedding vows and looked beautiful written on the candles,” Colette explains. After the meal, guests returned outdoors on the upper terrace with the deejay at the turntable and a cigar bar and espresso martini station underneath the stars. Woodland’s signature ice cream sandwich, dubbed the “Woodwich” by locals, were passed, along with slices of Confectionery Designs wedding cake.
The bride and groom shared their first dance to Drew Holcomb’s “Feels Like Home,” which describes the way they felt upon first meeting each other years before.
In lieu of a send-off, the newlyweds saw their guests leave and walked through the venue together. Colette remembers it well, “We spent an hour catching up with our family and recounting the night outside, before Chris and I headed back to the hotel.”
