Erin et Casey – July 12th, Salish Lodge

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Erin and Casey had a beautiful ceremony at Salish Lodge on July 12th. The day was pristine with a vivid blue sky. Sara and I met up with the bride and groom at the Fairmont Olympic for photos and then headed off to Snoqualmie Falls where Salish Lodge is perched.

Now for the drama:
As we were leaving the Fairmont in the Silver Cloud classic limo Erin noticed she didn’t know where her veil was! In a flash, her chivalrous Casey dashed back inside the hotel to retrace our steps. Not seconds after he took off Sara went tearing after him to help in the search. Minutes passed as Erin and I waited outside in the limo, wondering if they were going to find it or not. Erin was so serene about it though. She wasn’t going to let a missing veil get her down on her wedding day!

Just as we were all getting a bit anxious, including the driver, Sara darts out of the Fairmont, brushes by me and blurts “It’s gone! I’ll be back.” She ran off towards Luly Yang’s boutique which is conveniently located on the corner at the base of the Fairmont. So, I had a hunch about what she was up to but I didn’t want to get my hopes up. Sure enough, Sara busts into Luly Yang’s shop, stopping the staff and customers alike in their tracks when she utters “Someone stole the bride’s veil!”. Luly’s staff dropped everything and ran over to assist my wife. “This is an emergency”, someone shouted.

It was fantastic!

They quizzed her a bit on what it looked like and they all decided on a Jennifer Leigh elbow length veil with an ivory trim. It was gorgeous! Sara gave them my card and they agreed to have it returned in a couple days. They had in fact loaned us a veil to take care of Erin for the day! While Sara was explaining who she was with and all that another girl wrapped it all up beautifully in a Luly bag and tissue.

Casey was just returning to the limo, dejected and veil-less, when Sara ran back around the corner from the boutique with the beautiful blue and white Luly bag and tossed it into Erin’s waiting lap through the limo’s window. “There, no offense but you have to give it back. ”

My wife rocks! End of drama.

There was something strange happening at the lodge that day. Apparently some high powered political figure had bought out the entire lodge for the weekend and had the whole placed buttoned down. There were security guards with ear-pieces all over the grounds of the lodge and being the guy with the camera, I was getting a lot of strange and questioning looks. At one point, as Erin and Casey were signing their marriage certificates in the Library we were locked in while the dignitary or president or whatever he was came into the lodge and up to his room. Weird.

All that aside, the ceremony was beautiful. Erin and Casey said their vows outside overlooking the gorge where the falls plummet 270 feet to river bed below. Sean Patrick O’Reilly officiated and as always, was a pleasure to be around.

Congratulations Erin and Casey! We’ll see you both soon when you get back from Italy!

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Lodging: The Fairmont Olympic
Venue: Salish Lodge
Veil: Luly Yang Couture – Jennifer Leigh Veils
Transportation: British Motor Coach
Celebrant: Sean Patrick O’Reilly
Slideshow Music by: Carla Bruni