A playful yet sentimental wedding at Brasada Ranch in Oregon

heart glasses for wedding reception

Miranda and Gentry didn’t have any preconceived notions about their wedding day. All they wanted was an epic wedding weekend, celebrating their lives being joined together by making memories with their favorite people. Because both Miranda and Gentry are from California, Lake Tahoe has always held a special place in their hearts. They wanted a location that felt like Tahoe but was somewhere most of their friends and family hadn't been. Enter the stunning Brasada Ranch in Bend, Oregon! From the rehearsal dinner to the poolside welcome party to the big day, every event was lighthearted, fun, and inviting. Keep scrolling to see how this playfully elegant event full of bright colors and thoughtful, personal details came together with the help of the team at J29 Events.

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Bridesmaids: Shades, textures, and patterns

Curating a bridal party look with various shades, textures, patterns, and lengths, all within the wide color palette was a tall order, but of utmost importance to the bride. Miranda searched high and low to find dresses that not only struck the right balance, but also showcased each individual’s personality.

The perfect welcome basket

Miranda and Gentry wanted to welcome their guests with gifts that set the tone for their festive wedding weekend. They worked with a local company, Ames and Oates, to curate bridal party gifts, guest welcome boxes, and customized wedding favors. Miranda gifted each of her bridesmaids a colorful poolside box, complete with Supergoop sunscreen, a quick dry towel, a mini chocolate, a can of French 75, as a nod to the groom, and eye masks to keep them feeling their best on the big day. Guests received a welcome box with salty and sweet snacks, a mini travel tin of Jacobsen Salt, canned Aperol Spritz drinks, mini chocolates, and a custom map of Brasada with their wedding weekend agenda, crafted by a local artist, The Scribblist.

Bright hues and dusty blues

The star of this wedding day was the color palette, captured on camera by Ashley Cook Photography. A foundation of warm and bright summer hues like coral, salmon, and peach were balanced with cooler tones of dusty blue and sage. Marigold was brought into the mix to add a sunny pop to the bridal party attire. When designing with a palette this broad, it's important to be intentional with placement of color and texture in order to achieve the right harmony.

Minimalist ceremony decor

Miranda and Gentry’s ceremony was held on the Range Lawn at Brasada. They chose to keep their ceremony décor minimal but bright, so as not to take away from the spectacular panoramic views of the Cascade Mountains. All that framed them were two vibrant floral arrangements and all their favorite people.

Favors: Olive wood wine openers

Olive trees were sentimental to the bride and groom, so many of their decor details incorporated olive branches. For their wedding favors, Ames and Oates sourced and engraved wine openers with an olive wood handle to complement the overall wedding design.

The importance of curated menus

The importance of delicious food, wine and cocktails was high on the list for both Miranda and Gentry. They worked together with the team at Brasada Ranch to curate menus for each event that represented them as a couple and as individuals.

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Cocktails to match the color palette

Their rehearsal dinner had a beautifully coordinated wine pairing, featuring Miranda and Gentry's favorite labels. On their wedding day, cocktail hour featured two signature drinks - a Paper Plane, made with local Burnside Bourbon, and a White Lady, which included Butterfly Pea Gin, in order to complement the shade of lavender found in the florals.

Floral design: Tone and textures

Since the color palette for this event was complex and extensive, the integrity of the overall design heavily depended on the blend of tone and texture within the florals. The arrangements created by our ever-so-talented florist, Jacci of Poppy Cart, brought everything together seamlessly. Her composition of floral types and hues hit all the right notes, creating a look that felt both organic and elegant, playful yet polished. For the round guest tables, she created custom olive branch wreaths with pops of color. They were the perfect complement to the room, and brought a unique, fresh approach to a round table floral design.

Playful color meets elegant design

Every ounce of detail within this design was intentional. The signage created by Letters and Dust was all custom color-matched from the vision board, while the tea light candle holders from Curated Event Rentals were the perfect shade of sage and had just the right texture to balance the dusty blue water goblets at each place setting. It was a harmonious symphony of playfully vibrant color and inviting, yet elegant design.

Tapered candles and olive branch wreaths

While trying to find the right shade of taper candle for the head table, Sabrina remembered a past bride, Jennifer Pasko, who used tapers from Roots Candles that were an exquisite peach hue but had since been discontinued. The bride happened to have two boxes left, and graciously gifted them to Miranda as a wedding gift.

Apricot floral wedding cake

The bride, Miranda, loves sweets, so their wedding cake needed to be as delicious as it was beautiful. Miranda and Gentry opted for a small two-tiered lemon cake from Papa Haydn, as well as a seasonal berry crumble made by Brasada, and custom butterscotch pudding with a pine nut cookie provided by a local restaurant, Drake, located in downtown Bend.

A sentimental wedding cake tribute

As a tribute to her parents, one of the memories Miranda wanted to capture was recreating her parents' cake cutting moment from their special day. As a surprise to the bride, Sabrina worked with the florist to buy additional flowers to decorate her cake just as it was on her parents' wedding day. The floral decor still complemented the overall design for Miranda and Gentry, but it donned coral and peach spray roses and carnations, just as her parents' cake did all those years ago.

Honoring the bride's late father

Miranda and her family suffered a devastating loss when her father, Dewey, passed away unexpectedly seven years ago. Lead Producer Sabrina has known Miranda and her family for over 20 years, so she worked with Miranda to honor her father’s spirit and presence with heartfelt, genuine moments throughout the day. There were bar signs titled "Drinks On Dewey," as he was always the guy buying everyone a round. Gentry’s father, Eric, and Dewey share a love of the same cigars - No. 5 Montecristos - so the team included a cigar bar and smoking lounge, complete with mid-century modern leather seating. One of Dewey's famous lines was, "Show me - don't tell me," so Miranda and Gentry had a neon sign made with this phrase that was featured behind the smoking lounge. There were photos of Dewey from his wedding day, as well as ones with Miranda, at both the welcome table and bar.