As fate would have it, former ballerina, model, and psychotherapist Mimi Tompkins ended up falling in love with her brother’s college roommate, Harrison Corwin. “Mimi was the enigmatic ballerina that I only knew through social media,” Harrison says of how he was first introduced to her. “Even if he doesn’t admit it, her brother set us up—I think he knew we’d be a good match.” But Mimi never visited the pair at school. Their first meeting didn’t come until years later, at a 2015 house party at her brother’s apartment.
And then after half a decade together, the film production company owner proposed at GoldenEye in Jamaica. “I really didn’t have much of a plan,” Harrison admits. “I figured we’d go somewhere tropical, and I would find a romantic spot on the beach to pop the question. Luckily she said yes!”
Once engaged, Mimi and Harrison worked with planner Nicole Sheppard of Wander Event Design, who helped them find their venue, Troutbeck. Aesthetically, they let the summer season guide the design. The groom also had a specific vision: “My main inspiration in the setting and aesthetic was that I wanted it to feel like the wedding in The Godfather. Just something classic and timeless that could be seen years from now as traditionally beautiful. We both aren’t very flashy people, so we didn’t want anything that felt over the top.”
A decisive bride, Mimi didn’t struggle to find her wedding dress. “I only went to two designers, Danielle Frankel and Mark Ingram, and found everything I needed at those two stops,” she says. “With my ballet and modeling background, I’ve worn so many ‘costumes’ and fancy looks, so I had a good sense of what I’d feel comfortable in.”
She chose the Sasha by Danielle Frankel as her rehearsal dinner dress and the Macie Top and Rory Pants for her welcome party look. For the ceremony, Mimi wore a classic Mark Ingram dress. “The bodice reminded me of a tutu, which felt like such a sweet little nod to my ballerina self,” Mimi shares. “I paired it with a Danielle Frankel veil with lace trim that draped around my shoulders—I honestly think the veil ended up being one of my favorite details.”
As a model, Mimi already knew whom to turn to for her beauty team: makeup artist Veronica Velez, whom she’d worked with for years and recommended to friends for their own weddings. “For hair, Meg and Halle of the Pearlita team were amazing to work with. I wanted an updo to keep everything out of the way but still look chic, and they helped me land on the perfect style.”
On July 27, Fig & Squill made the ceremony space feel like a blooming garden. Mimi walked down the aisle with her parents to meet Harrison and their friend Stuart Robertson, who officiated the service. “I knew Mimi would be showstopping,” Harrison beams. “I wasn’t expecting such nerves and overwhelming emotional gratitude I felt up there. It was a little anxiety-producing, and I did let a few tears go, but luckily Mimi held it together for both of us.”
After the service, the newlyweds joined their loved ones under a sprawling reception tent. The fathers of the bride and groom welcomed everyone with speeches, as did Harrison’s best friends, Jonah Feingold and Chris Tompkins—Mimi’s brother. “One of the most memorable moments for me was my brother’s speech. Since I married his best friend—perhaps a bit of a cliché?—this was his moment to shine and say what he had potentially been holding in for years!” Mimi exclaims. “I had expected plenty of jokes and lighthearted teasing about our unique situation, but instead, he delivered a heartfelt speech that struck the perfect balance of humor and love.”
Then the 12-person band, The Miami Project, highlighted the couple’s personalities superbly in a high energy set. Mimi and Harrison shared a first dance to “Sexual Healing” by Marvin Gaye. “As Will Ferrell said [in Blades of Glory], ‘It’s provocative. It gets the people going.’” Harrison quotes. “[After the first dance], the only request I had was to end the night with ‘New York, New York’ by Frank Sinatra, and it was everything I could have dreamed of—everyone locked in arms, singing together.”
