To celebrate their first wedding anniversary, landscape architect Mario Nievera and advertising executive Travis Howe make a splash with a lunchtime pool party.
Nievera and Howe toast their anniversary.
At their home in East Hampton, newlyweds Mario Nievera and Travis Howe threw a tag-araw (Filipino for “summer”) pool party to mark the first anniversary of their August 2016 wedding. Nievera mans the grill, barbecuing chicken basted in a traditional Filipino marinade of garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, star anise, peppercorns, bay leaves, and fish sauce.
Guest Tom Vince.
Guest Maura Ziska Christu captures the fun.
Guest Jeff Lupinacci greets Nievera.
A waiter from the Crew Events proffers a glass.
A Bauble pitcher from Canvas Home holds the specialty drink: tequila with fresh citrus juice, ginger, and mint.
Howe with guest Greg Shano, and guest Darryl Thompson in the background.
A yellow-and-white palette, also used for the couple’s 2016 nuptials, set the tone. Table settings included Aero placemats, amber glassware and Maxwell Ryan dinnerware from Canvas Home, and custom Camberwell Vase napkins and runners from Schumacher.
Nievera with lumpia, traditional Filipino egg rolls.
Mandevilla vine.
The buffet.
Jeff Lupinacci in the pool with his son, Jacob.
A kid-size burger.
Ella Christu jumps in.
Howe busses Nievera.
A platter of Nievera’s special barbecued chicken.
Guests David Rogal, David Asmar, Raul Barreneche, and Ron Carlivati.
Mini Rice Krispies vanilla and caramel ice cream sandwiches.
A gate marks the way to Nievera and Howe’s pool house.
Harper Levin indulges.
