Real Wedding: Allison + Jeremy

To celebrate their 1st Wedding Anniversary today, I wanted to highlight Allison + Jeremy's Wedding. Their wedding was all about the love they have for one and their son Henry. 

When I first met with Allison and her mom Trish, all of the planning was nearing completion it was our job to tie up the loose ends and execute a flawless wedding day. We loved all the little details of the wedding from the very personally crafted wedding ceremony, performed by their childhood teacher and tying into why they chose Tacoma's Union Station as their location.

The theme for the wedding was everything purple, from the bridesmaid dresses to the flowers to the pops of color in the napkins.

What I will always remember from this wedding was all the love you could feel in this room between everyone in attendance and this couple and their son are very lucky to have all of the love and support they have. In addition to the love was the amount of fun. I think at some point everyone was on the dance floor having a grand old time and it was hard to tell everyone it was time to go.

Now, the couple is expecting a little girl to add to their adorable family and we know that Henry is going to be a great big brother. We are so happy for this couple and wish them a very Happy Anniversary today.

Vendors
Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs
Venue: Tacoma's Union Station
Photographer: Jane G Photography
Videography: HortonBarker
DJ: Brandon Ghorley
Florist: Brown's Flowers
Caterer: Corina Bakery
Cake: The Vault
Photobooth: The Pixi Box

Real Wedding: Joel + Michelle

Joel + Michelle's Labor Day Wedding 2015 was one of many firsts for me. This was my first wedding having a family member as a client, my first time in Chelan hence Elegant Affairs' first wedding there too.

This was a fun wedding to plan and also very special this Joel is my baby cousin and he and Michelle are both Cougars as they met at WSU(and yes, they named their tables after their favorite spots in Pullman) and finally began dating after many years of friendship. This wedding was truly a family affair, from me as their wedding planner, my uncle (aka the groom's father) as the officiant and Joe's sons serving as ring security. Finally, the couple served Tim's Cascade Potato Chips to their guests as the family's farm produces the potatoes for all chips made in the month of July. And yes, at every family event Tim's are always served! Good thing they are tasty.

From the early stages of planning (just over a year), Michelle knew exactly what she wanted as her color scheme for her late summer wedding at Karma Vineyards. The bride wanted a bright blue and orange and that really complimented the gorgeous scenery at the venue. Now, what we didn't plan on was the raging wildfire that hit the area weeks before the couple said I Do. We were on fire watch leading up to the wedding day, including daily calls into the venue for an update. Ultimately we really lucked out since the smoke finally dissipated and from the ceremony area, we were able to see all of the lake. We all blew a sigh of relief that Mother Nature was on our side.

When it comes to destination weddings, we lucked out with some amazing vendors including Janine from J9Bing Floral Design who splits her time between Puyallup and Manson (which is right out of Chelan). She created some beautiful bouquets and ceremony pieces. Then we were tasked to create centerpieces for the rectangle tables. Joel + Michelle wanted simple yet elegant. We used our rectangle vases and used the hydrangeas and roses and as a homage to the winery we filled the vases with corks and then made a beautiful arrangement.

What I loved most was using my creativity for those extra touches from the chalkboard signs to creating a S'Mores station to our favorite of making watercolor escort cards that we displayed on vintage shutters to watercolor table names. 

What we loved so much about this incredible venues is the many "spaces." From the outdoor covered area for a pre and post cocktail hour to taking a trolley bus up to the ceremony location for an unbelievable view to eating in the vineyard to going inside the cellar for dancing, this venue has it all and we are dying to go back.

Everything about this day was truly magical and it was hard to leave at the end of the night, but the best thing about a destination wedding is that we got to make it a family vacation and got to stay and play and enjoy all of our family.

Vendors
Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs
Venue: Karma Vineyards
Photographer: Jacquelynn Brynn
Florist: J9Bing Floral Design
DJ: Todd Kneaston
Hair + Make-up: Deep Water Salon + Spa

Real Wedding: Karin + Kyle

The vision Karin + Kyle had for their August 2015 Vow Renewal (Originally eloped on July 3, 2014) at Port Gamble, they wanted it to represent their life in the Northwest from the scenery, food, flowers and the love they have for one another and their two girls Callie + Kaya (mother/daughter therapy dogs) to their friends and family who traveled all over the country and oversees to witness their commitment to one another.

One of the bride's must haves for her wedding was ferry boat photos and by hiring the very talented Jerome Tso she could just that and the images that he captured were perfect.

What we loved about this wedding were all the special details from that this couple incorporated. We loved their flower girls who were the hit of the ceremony complete with their floral necklaces to the trail mix bar to a big surprise the bride's father had for his little girl. He surprised her with a piano performance of "My Heart with Go One" from the movie Titantic, one of Karin's all time favorite pieces she would play on her grandmother's piano. What she didn't know was that the piano at Port Gamble was actually that same piano we had shipped for her father's house in Michigan and was later delivered to their Seattle home as his gift. The look on her face when her father whispered in her ear that it was indeed her grandmother's piano was priceless and I will never forget her reaction, there wasn't a dry eye in the house. I still get chocked up every time I watch it.

To see it for yourself, here is the VIDEO.

Vendors
Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs
Venue: Port Gamble
Photographer: Jerome Tso Photography
Flowers: Garden Party Flowers
Caterer: Sunshine All Naturals
Rentals: Seattle Farm Tables
Music: The Junebugs