Our next wedding took place in Washington at the historical Red Barn Farms. It has been in the Meyer family for over 100 years, but recently renovated into a rustic and elegant wedding venue. The 1903 timber-frame barn is the focal point and magical in the evening with the glow of soft light. An ideal spot for WA rustic barn yard wedding.
Betsy, the bride, did absolutely everything herself (with the help of her friends) or at least had the idea for those unique touches. She made the groom’s ring, flower arrangements, bouquets, centerpieces, candy table, tulle ceiling adornment (which made tossing the bouquet a little difficult), photobooth (decorated with family photos). She dyed her own slip blue (something blue!), chose the boys’ socks, and after not being able to find a chandelier that matched what she wanted, she made that herself as well. Talk about a DIY bride and of course a special thanks to Matt Shumate Photography.
Photography: Matt Shumate Photography
Wedding Venue: Red Barn Farms in Colton, WA
Thanks for appreciating the care that was put in to this wedding by the bride & sharing it with the world. Beautiful bride. Beautiful venue. I had a pretty easy task of photographing it!
I love the picture frame wall, how adorable! Cutest shot ever. I’ve never seen a barn look so awesome!
This is spectacular! Very cute theme very well done. The photos are to die for too. They were very blessed to have found a photographer with such vision and talent.
Congrats to you all!
What I wouldn’t give to photograph a wedding like this!!!! Or… have one…
This is on cuteness overload! I’m loving the touches of rustic whimsiness, and the colors are beautiful.
This is pretty cool!! Nice!
thank you so much for sharing this with us matt! (:
Beautiful images!
This is stunning! Love the cake!
I love that awning over the candy table! And the wallpaper and the frames! Clever! And soooo cute!
Such a beautiful DIY wedding! These photographs really caputre all of the details and will allow this couple to remember their special day forever!
Oh these details are amazing and I love the colors! Beautiful rustic wedding!
I love the photo booth. Such a cute idea. As usual, great photos by Matt.
Beautifully done. I love Matt’s photography and this is no exception. Love it.
Hard to pick which one is my favorite b/c they are incredible images. The details of this wedding were awesome.
I absolutely love the photobooth idea. Does anyone know how they made this. plywood ? how did they get the structure supported?
What an incredible wedding. Matt is an awesome photographer and even better person. :)
@Nely It was plywood with a 2×4 frame. It was held up by 2×4 supports on either side. Send me an email & I’ll see if I can find a photo showing the sides.
loooooove the photo wall. Stinking adorable!
This is a really beautiful wedding. Love the draped barn color, it’s stunning! The Photowall is fun to see and beautifully done. I’ve seen a lot now since our wedding and It’s always so fun to see how others are inspired by the ideas. Congratulations! http://thealisters.typepad.com/sparkliatti/2009/07/kristen-todds-fabulous-vintage-photo-wall.html
I love the photobooth wall! I’ve seen this before and just love the idea!
Thank you everyone for all of the great comments. The wedding was a blast as you can tell from the amazing photos that Matt took! Thank you, thank you, thank you
I love her DIY photobooth.
Matt Shumate is the man!