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Seattle waterfront + sun shining down + happy couple = great engagement session!
I met with Emma and Owen the other weekend for some fun in the sun roaming around taking pictures!
We wondered through the Sculpture park and Myrtle Edwards enjoying the sunshine and capturing some fun moments for these guys to remember their engagement with, and I can’t wait for their wedding in July!
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This is one of my favorite weddings that we have done with Jennifer Domenick of Love Life Images! I showed off the shoes first – as I have always adored them and have never been able to find another pair just for me!
Avalon Caterers did an outstanding job with the catering and set-up at the GW River Farm in Virginia. The bride’s Persian heritage made for a wonderful and exciting day for me and the guests. The couple had two ceremonies with a blending of traditions from Iran, The United States and Thailand. Thailand was where the groom was working at the time and he wanted to incorporate a few traditions from Thailand into the “Western” ceremony.
We created floral designs in rich burgundy tones with white and green accents. After the western ceremony, ceremony #2 was set to begin! Here we have the sofreh-ye agdh (or Persian Wedding Cloth) filled with wonderful Persian family heirlooms and keepsakes, fruits and several symbols of Persian marriage. One of the most important elements is the sharing of honey – to sweeten life in marriage. This is done immediately after the marriage ceremony is finished and the couple feeds the honey to one another with their fingers!
The night was filled with song, food and dance both from live musicians from MSE Productions (owned by the famous Miles Stiebel) and Evan Reitmeyer of MyDeejay.com. Debbie Delardi from Cakes by Design made the fantastic buttercream cake and we added a little dazzle to it with burgundy cymbidium orchids. The bride’s mother brought delectable Persian goodies that everyone (including myself) nibbled on throughout the night. (How I love thee baklava!)
It was an affair full of romance and beauty!
Congratulations Ponneh & Scott!
Happy Wedding Planning!
~Katie Martin
(p.s. for more information about Persian Weddings – contact us or take a look at our sister blog post on our blog by clicking here)
BRIDAL PORTAIT SESSIONS
By LaRae & Cory Lobdell of Lifework Images
A pre-wedding happening that is still a tradition in the South and on the East coast is the formal Bridal Portrait session done 2-3 months before the wedding. At the wedding, a large portrait of the bride from the session is displayed for everyone to see. The Bridal Portrait session doesn’t have to be formal if you don’t want it to be. It can be a fun session of you in your dress, and can be a fun time for really cool, stylized shots that you might not have time for the day of your wedding.
Here are a few images from Jessica’s bridal portrait session that were taken at two different locations in the Tacoma-Seattle area: Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor and Tacoma Union Station.
See all 3-parts of this feature – including the full Q&A with Jessica – and all her gorgeous images on our blog!
Bridal Portraits: Jessica, Part I – Kensington Gardens
Bridal Portraits: Jessica, Part II – Tacoma Union Station
Bridal Portraits: Jessica, Part III – The Q&A
Jessica Johnson's Bridal Portrait at Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor, WA
Jessica Johnson's Bridal Portrait at Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor, WA
Jessica Johnson's Bridal Portrait at Kensington Gardens in Gig Harbor, WA
Jessica Johnson at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA.
Jessica Johnson's Bridal Portrait at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA
Jessica Johnson's Bridal Portrait at Tacoma Union Station
Jessica Johnson at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA.
Jessica Johnson at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA.
Jessica Johnson at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA.
Jessica Johnson at Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma, WA.
BRIDAL PORTRAIT WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTARY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS –
LaRae & Cory Lobdell of Lifework Images, your husband and wife documentary and lifestyle wedding photographers serving Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago and all destinations worldwide.
VENUE no. 1 – Kensington Gardens, Gig Harbor
VENUE no. 2 – Tacoma Union Station, Tacoma
“ALYSSA” GOWN BY LEA-ANN BELTER – The Bridal Garden, Kirkland
VEIL & GOWN ALTERATIONS – Tami Lane
CAPPAROS SHOES – DSW
WEDDING JEWELRY – Earrings in La Sposa box from The Bridal Garden, Kirkland
HAIR & MAKEUP– Tiara Whitney of Tiara’s on Location, Renton
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We had so much fun planning this beautiful Washington, DC wedding with Shulamit & Eric this past summer. Yellow and white infused every inch of this wedding and whimsical elements of design hung from the trees and lingered on the guests tongues!
It is always an immense pleasure to work under the linden trees at the Meridian House! There really is no other place like it in all of Washington, DC!
The Meridian House is surrounded by gardens and built with exquisite materials including the incredible loggia inside the house covered in marble!
We carried in crates and crates of yellow and white roses & orchids along with her cutie patootie daisy bridal bouquet!
We customized our simple chuppah design (made with reclaimed wood) with curly willow, roses and orchids.
We strung our bright yellow paper lanterns with a fun geometic lantern – new to our inventory this year!
And finally – my two favorite floral designs of the day!
To see more details of the day – take a look at the slide show by Stephen Voss by clicking here!
Happy Planning!
~Katie Martin, Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. – Eco-Beautiful Weddings®
A beautiful wedding indeed – Meridian House is one of my favorite places to photograph in DC. Thanks for posting some of the photos, it was a pleasure working with you and photographing this special day.
[...] To see more photos from this beautiiful wedding, please see our sister post to this on Wedding Chicks by clicking here! [...]
What a lovely colorful wedding and I adore the brides shoes, wow, steppin out on your wedding day rocks !
WOW incredible color all the details are incredible and that staricase shot is to die for!
I love this wedding! I am getting married soon and my fiance is Persian. His family is far away so we are trying to do this wedding ourselves…is there any advice on where to go to get the small details that will really add to our persian style wedding?? I really need help! :-)