My Fabric Flower Wedding Bouquet – Portland, OR
When my fiancé (now husband) and I were planning our wedding, the one detail I knew I wanted was to make my bouquet out of fabric flowers. I’d seen fabric bouquets online and just fallen in love with them. I knew I wanted a mix of flower types and a mix of cream and white colored fabrics. The process began months before our wedding day; we made countless trips to the fabric store looking at remnants, and I spent many nights and weekends cooped up with a hot glue gun watching shows on Netflix (and a couple group sessions with all of the wonderful ladies in my life making massive quantities of flowers). Although making the fabric bouquets might be a cheaper way to go when you think about the actual dollars spent – it can definitely be time intensive – so my recommendation to anyone considering it would be to plan ahead and start really early! In the end, I was so happy with the way they turned out – below are a couple pictures that I snapped on our wedding day of my own bouquet and of one of my bridesmaids holding hers (yep, I brought my camera to my own wedding – but it only came out for about ten minutes).
Marissa and Ben – Hood River Wedding – Crag Rats Hut
As I was enjoying the lovely clear sky this afternoon and was reminded of the absolutely gorgeous day that Marissa and Ben got married, I realized that I never posted photos from their wedding in Hood River this June. Â They were married on one of those unusually hot June days (I think the temperature got close to 100 degrees), but luckily the wedding took place at the Crag Rats Hut in Hood River, and the ground floor of the venue stayed nice and cool all day, plus the outdoor space was full of trees and provided them with some shade to help escape the heat. Â Â The ceremony took place outside with a perfect view of Mt. Hood in the background, and during the reception guests were able to enjoy the wonderful weather with some lawn games, or wander around the property and take in the views of all the orchards nearby. Â I really loved Marissa’s dress, and her lavender bouquet was just beautiful. Â When I saw their dessert was a bit jealous that I hadn’t thought of having a giant pie at my own wedding (and it was very tasty!) . I loved getting to work with this pair and their friends and family!
Wendy and Skylar – Lincoln City Oregon Beach Wedding
Wendy and Skylar were married this March on the beach in Lincoln City, and I’m just finally blogging it. I have to admit, when they first told me they were planning a sunset beach wedding that early in the year (in Oregon!) I figured we’d be dealing with rain, but when I arrived in Lincoln City that weekend, we were so lucky to experience unseasonably great weather, and, although it was a bit windy, the skies were sunny and clear on their wedding day. The ceremony took place on the beach, but the reception was held at the beautiful rental home Gables by the Sea.  I loved that Wendy had her bridesmaids dress in their choice of dress or skirt, and just kept them to the same purple, grey, and sea foam green color palate. Most of the food and decor was put together by a friend of the bride and groom (a VERY impressive feat), and some of the bridesmaids helped assemble the bouquets of beautiful cream roses with purple flower accents. I really liked the starfish cake topper, and the brown sugar that was used as a garnish on the cake plates to mimic sand. Wendy made a great choice in wearing a satin pair of cream Toms shoes for the wedding (much easier to walk on the beach in than heels), and the bridesmaids all wore Toms as well in their choice of colors. The evening moved on to some dancing (you’ll see an impressive toe touch by a friend in one of the pictures below) and I was able to steal the couple away during the reception for some sunset photos. I also loved the paper lanterns that they lit and released at the end of the reception, a really beautiful end to such a wonderful day!
   
   
     
    
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Angela and Aaron – Sherwood Wedding – St. Francis Church
Anglea and Aaron were married in Sherwood Oregon a couple weeks ago. I was watching the leaves outside the week before their wedding, and hoping that some would stick around for their big day – and when I arrived at the beautiful St. Francis Church I was happy to see it was surrounded by lots of beautiful orange and red leaves – as well as deep evergreens. I thought the fall coloring really complimented the reds chosen by the couple for their wedding flowers (by Bella Bloom Florals) and bridal party outfits. The wedding was full of beautiful details, Angela made chair back signs for each member of the bridal party, and the groomsmen had custom sneakers made for the wedding that had their initials on the heels and then hid their nick names on the inside of the tongues. We were lucky enough to have almost no rain that day and Angela was a great sport about going into the wooded and grassy areas in her white dress for pictures (she looked just beautiful). It was so wonderful to get to work with these two and their friends and family!
Rita and Cirihn – Corson Building Wedding – Seattle, Washington
Rita and Cirihn were married at the Corson Building in Seattle, Washington. It was one of those absolutely gorgeous fall days, and when I arrived at their home to photograph them getting ready, I was treated to a wonderful view of the water and all the beautiful fall trees. I got a chance to meet their pup, Ruby, and to spend some time with them as they got ready (a more calm pair I’ve yet to meet on their wedding day). We arrived at the Corson Building just in time to get a few late afternoon photos with that beautiful fall sun, and surrounded by the gardens of the venue (I also got a chance to peek in the kitchen and see all of the wonderful food getting prepared). As the day faded, the guests arrived and gathered for the ceremony, after that everyone was treated to a course after course of delicious food prepared by the chefs on site, topped off with a pear and quince pastry.  It was a wonderfully intimate celebration that allowed Rita and Cirihn to spend time visiting with all of their guests, and the night was full of warm conversation, laughter, and lots of happy tears.
