July 21st, 2012! It was a gorgeous day for a wedding on the Kirkland waterfront, at the always lovely Woodmark! We arrived to Woodmark to find the Marina Room filled with Gillian's flowers- they smelled amazing. Her flowers were very romantic and lush; garden roses, lilies, and in her color pallet of coral, white, green with navy blue vases; crisp and nautical. She was getting ready in her suite, surrounded by all her bridesmaids and moms as the men were getting ready down the way! Gillian looked so beautiful in her lace dress, with an elegant pale grey silk ribbon around her waist. She was a vision! Mitch and his boys looked equally handsome! Courtney Bowlden of Courtney Bowlden Photography was busy snapping up shots of this great couple! Here is a peek into their day!
I loves this last one! It looks as though they are celebrities, making a get away!
Venue/Catering -Woodmark, Kirkland WA
Planner/Day of Coordinator- It's Your Day Events & Expressions
Cake- Sweet Cakes
Photography- Courtney Bowlden
Flowers- Fena Flowers, Kirkland, WA
Stationary- Custom Design, Minted.
DJ/Band- The Action Slacks
Thanks Gillian & Mitch, for letting us help out on such a big day!
We here at It's Your Day were very much looking forward to this wedding! It was at the beautiful Swan Trail Farms located in Snohomish Wa. Friday the 22nd came, along with the clouds and rain, which all in all made for a very close and romantic ceremony underneath the covered area at Swan Trail Farms. As the decorations were set up and the tables set, we watched as the rows of seats filled in time for the ceremony to begin, and the groom getting more antsy to see his beautiful bride. Finally, it was time to walk, and walk the they did, all 9 groomsmen, and 9 Bridesmaids. In the middle of the vows, there was a huge clap of thunder, which we have read is very good luck! After the vows, they made their way into cocktail hour to mingle with friends and family. The tables were decorated with candles in mason jars wrapped with lace or twine, and each table number was a twine wrapped wine bottle, with a rustic table number. The colors were soft and dreamy and rustic, with romance all around. At each seat, there was a sweet message from the bride & groom. The wedding hosted an awesome DJ who played some amazing music all night long, as well as a live song performance accompanied by a wonderfully heart touching slideshow. Our favorite part about this wedding , besides the awesome Bride and Groom, was the love and warmth that was surrounding them all evening, it was so genuine and real, and focused, it was really awe-inspiring. We absolutely were honored to be part of such a beautiful couple's day! We wish them only happiness, and love forever!
Dena & Cameron were the winners of our contest for free Day-of Coordination (see previous post). We were so excited when the day finally arrived and we were able to coordinate their wedding at the absolutely beautiful St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Dena looked amazing in her sleeping beauty dress and Cam so handsome in his tux.
An amazing dessert table was stocked by the wonderful Jenny's Cookies and everyone danced the night away and had a great time in the Fun Booth from Kaylee Eylander Photography.
Friday the 10th of February was a day to remember for these two love birds! What an amazing, amazing wedding. So much love and laughter, and did we mention the cakes? There were 5 total, plus cake pops and mini tarts! All equally delicious. We absolutely loved being a part of their big day, and helping friends and family make their wedding one to remember! Sample of their big day below...
This last weekend was packed full of driving, venue viewing and meeting new clients. One of the meetings that happened to be on the list was with my (Christina’s) wedding photographer Tyler Austin from TAustin photography. My wedding album had finally come in all the way from Italy, hence the wait. I met Tyler at the Tully’s, where we had first met him to book him for our wedding, in Redmond. As I walked in I saw a large black bag that was very striking, which had nicely wrapped items inside of it, I got really excited as I knew that must be my Album! Tyler and I started to talk shop for a bit, and catch up on each other’s businesses, talking about my wedding and his son, and how Rachel was doing (his wife and 2nd shooter/ hair and makeup for TAustin) while swapping stories of house hunting. At one point we got to talking about printing companies and where he gets his printing done, he then lifted up another wrapped item, and showed me a logo sticker from a printing place, and said “oh, this is just a little something extra from Rachel and I”. Then towards the end of our meeting, he lifted up yet another giant box, and said “this is for your album and just something else from us”. I was absolutely stunned from the generosity of all this; I couldn't wait to get home to show Ben! I felt like it was my Birthday or something, trucking all these beautifully wrapped gifts into the house. Ben looked at me and asked “Did you go shopping? I replied “no, this is all from Tyler and Rachel”! He, set his stuff down, and we started to unwrap everything! The 1st was our long awaited album; words cannot define the quality and beauty this timeless piece holds. It is absolutely magnificent, and was included in our package with TAustin. Next was a very nice 2012 calendar that was compiled of our favorite wedding photos. The next was a classy holder for our beautiful album to be on display, like in museum! It is sitting in our living room, on our book shelf as I type. The last, and most wonderful gift that we had gotten, was by total surprise! The day of our wedding we did forgo the videographer, as there were many of people coming that day that had very nice video cameras. We were certain that we would get our ceremony videotaped. Well, low and behold, no one did, and we were going to have to remember it through pictures and memories. In the last gift from Tyler was a video, of our ceremony (including all our pictures on a separate disc). Ben and I played it almost instantly, and we sat on our couch, reliving an amazing day in our lives-it was priceless! On the day of your wedding ,things go by so fast and your emotions almost take over the ability to really realize what is happening. We couldn't be more thankful for this video, that wasn't even asked of Tyler, he just did it. We were so very lucky to have the wonderful team of TAustin Photography there that day, and we can't thank you enough for capturing our special day in photos, and taping an extremely cherished moment!
Thank you again Tyler and Rachel!
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