I met Elizabeth and Jennifer almost a year ago through friends who’s wedding I shot last year. We had a great time photographing their engagement/family session last October and here we are again a year later and I’m getting to blog about their amazing wedding at Willows Lodge! Elizabeth and Jennifer are two amazing women with open hearts and a beautiful family of 7. It was such a pleasure being part of their day and It warms my heart to see two people so in love with each other.

Sara and I met up with Jennifer in the morning and had fun with her family while the finishing touches to their wedding were being setup and the families were visiting. Both Jennifer and Elizabeth had come up with very creative gifts for each other for their wedding day. Jennifer was presented with a gift basket of pampering products including a lotus candle and a blow up foot bath! Elizabeth on the other hand received a bouquet of roses from Jennifer. Each stem had a custom ribbon attached with a memory of their past year together. Very sweet!

For wedding favors we designed a custom DVD jacket cover and printed CDs with images from their engagement session. They then burned their favorite songs to the discs. They turned out fantastic! (Elizabeth, I need to check out your ipod. You have some great music on that disc!)

They both wanted to keep the day light and unique and started it off by having a cocktail hour before the ceremony and a big BBQ dinner cooked outside the ballroom on a giant grill. During their ceremony their closest friends made a circle around them to show their support and all in attendance held white candles. At the end of the ceremony all the kids came in and Jennifer and Elizabeth gave them silver necklaces with the word ‘Sister’ and ‘Brother’ on them.

As much as the two brides wanted to keep things light it was their daughter Peyton who nearly brought me to tears with her toast during the reception. Peyton, you’re such a sweetie!

I’m so happy for you both! Congratulations!

Becky and Gordon came back home to Gordon’s church in Monroe, WA for their whirlwind Army wedding last week. Both of them are stationed in Alabama for training and were only able to secure a few precious days of leave to get married and head back to post. They certainly made the most of it!

Reception: Willows Lodge
Floral: Florarama Modern Design