Shabby Chic Vintage wedding in Seattle's Fremont Neighborhood: Harmony & Andrew

I really enjoyed photographing Harmony & Andrew's wedding! H & A compliment each other beautifully. I love relationships that have great balance & theirs truly does! Harmony has amazing attention to detail and this really shines through when you look at her wedding decorations & details! Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Weinberg! Best wishes for many happy years to come!

Flowers: Metropolitan Market (Kirkland)
Food: Madres Kitchen
Ceremony Venue: Ballard First Lutheran Church
Reception Venue: Fremont Abbey
Videographer: Katelyn Holzer
Rentals: Abbey Party Rents
Mason jars: AA Rents
Hair & Makeup: Milagros Salon
Wedding Dress: Vintage Dress - Sorry ladies!  :)
Dress sash: Anthropologie
Dress restoration: Allegra Samuelson
Band: Late Late Risers

A backyard wedding in Sandpoint: Leah & Gabriel

On June 22, 2013, something very special happened. One of my dearest friends married her best friend. It was a wonderful day.Leah's sister, Hannah, helped her with her hair and her makeup.Many of Leah's loved ones from our hometown of Orofino joined in the preparation festivities. Since it was a wedding day, we got all fancy and had our beer in wine glasses.
Leah's dear friend, Miriam, practiced her music for the ceremony while Leah got ready. We really appreciated having such amazing live music during getting ready time. Miriam ROCKS!

Little Arrow was allowed to sneak into the girls' getting ready room - partly because his mama is so rad and partly because he's just so ridiculously cute. 
Leah is beautiful everyday. But she looked extra beautiful this day. The wrap is from her mother-in-law.
This wedding was handmade and virtually vendor-free (with a few awesome exceptions).
Gabriel's family flew in from all around the globe to be in attendance, a friendly reminder of how much family matters.
Leah's grandmother passed away just weeks before the wedding, so they chose to honor her with a place in the front row at the ceremony.
Friendly heads up: I'm about to share more ceremony photos than ever. Sorry. It can't be helped. Leah's brother officiated. EVERYONE cried. It was perfect.
One of my favorite parts of the ceremony was watching the moms and dads. :)
Leah & Gabe had their family members bless their rings before they exchanged them. It was pretty cool to see how each family member chose to do that.
Not to brag, but that cute man hugging the bride (lower left photo) is my husband. :)
After they said I DO, their family got a little bit bigger.  :)
Gabe suggested that the guys lift up Leah for that ever-popular "groomsmen holding up the bride" photo. Leah told Gabe if he wanted that photo, he could do it. So he did. :) Leah: you're awesome!
Let me just say: DINNER WAS AMAZING! I'm pretty sure I ate an entire pizza.
I don't usually spend wedding-blog-space raving about vendors (it's about the couple). It's about the couple and their big day. But this pizza was insane. They made pizzas on-site and cooked them in this awesome wood-fired oven. Their service was amazing. My husband is still talking about how good it was.
The mothers of the bride & groom made all of these yummy desserts. If they were vendors, I'd be telling you to hire them too.  :) 
I wish I had this speech on video! Gabe's brother drank what must've been a LOT of tequila and proceeded to give one of the most hilarious "unofficial best man" speeches ever. (It was awesome!)
After toasts, we danced the night away to a wonderful Latin Funk band. See below for some awesome dance moves.  :)
Yes, this happened. Yes, it was awesome.  :)
Below: Me & the hubs. :)  Thanks to the guest who snapped this one of us!
Conga Line!
Pashmina Limbo!

Gray Gable Estate Wedding with Shaved Ice Treats

Thanks to Stephen Hamilton of Remembrance Photography for inviting me to tag along for this event! I (obviously) had a blast at Annie & Jason's Wedding.  :)

I haven't had a Shaved Ice in Forever, but I was happy to change that when I saw Annie & Jason's Shaved Ice Bar!  YUMMY! It was a PERFECT idea for a hot wedding day. 

So, when I think of choreographed first dances, I usually think of the hours of practice and the effort involved. NOT SO with Annie and Jason's. They were having SO much fun! Yes, they must've practiced for hours. But it was worth it. And not just because they had a beautiful wedding dance to show for it. Annie and Jason are great dance partners, and they will be for life. And, watching them spin around on the dance floor, I gotta say  - That Is Pretty Dang Awesome.  :)

PS - I've never seen a woman on a dance floor who doesn't enjoy being spun by her dance partner. Just Sayin'.

I must admit, I'm also a big sucker for a sweet father-daughter dance.

Annie & Jason also had awesome flowers for their guests. They sent me home with two of them (SWEET!). As you can see (in like ALL of the photos below), everyone LOVED the hair flowers. :)

Enjoy your Happily Ever After, Jason and Annie! You guys are off to an AMAZING start!  :)