Oh my goodness. This wedding. Well, more specifically, this couple. I just took a quick walk down memory lane as I went through all of the emails that J and I sent each other during our 5-month planning adventure and it's making me feel all warm and fuzzy in my heart. J&C booked me from afar (California) and our very first phone call felt like catching up with an old friend. Shortly after we made our collab official, J started her emails to me with "hey, babe" and I would respond with "hi, love". All of our interactions were so casual and split between talking about life outside of wedding planning + me being my Type A self while J calmly stayed true to her Type B counterpart. We balanced each other out well and planned one heck of a beautiful, logistics-heavy, lowkey wedding.

Color Scheme: navy blue, neutrals, pops of orangeFavorite Décor Elements: driftwood ceremony arch with gorgeous blooms, neutral-colored glassybabys on the guest tables (that doubled as guest favors), pebbles + shells hand-gathered from the Guemes Island beach.Favorite Moment: J's spontaneous decision to jump in as the official cake cutter. Guests lined up and got to spend a few minutes talking to her while she cut them their choice of Deru cake. It was perfect.

PS, do not think I've forgotten about C! I didn't get to meet him until they were finally in Washington for their wedding weekend, but he greeted me for the first time with the warmest smile + hug and I remember immediately thinking "Yep. These two were made for each other."

Cheers, J&C. I wish we could go back and do it all over again.

|| Beautiful captures via Ben Blood Photography ||

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Venue: Guemes Island ResortWedding Coordinator: Krisanna || Krisanna Elizabeth EventsPhotographer: Ben || Ben Blood PhotographyFloral Designer: Kelli || Country Bouquets Floral DesignCaterer: PaellaworksCakes: Deru MarketOfficiant: Dan Lamberton (friend of J&C)Bridal Shop: Lovely - NYCBridal Dress Designer: Rue de SeineInvitations: Kate Dickinson (friend of J&C)Rentals: Seattle Farm Tables & Pacific Party Canopies

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It is rare (read: basically impossible) for me to find people who rival my love for dessert. That was the first sign that my wedding planning adventures with Emily & Brian were going to be something else entirely. Then there was the laughter. And the level of real that E&B bring to the table - real love, real intentions, real grace, real fun. And, of course, the way that B looks at E. Got me every time.

E&B's Maplehurst Farm wedding was classy and full of the industry's best, but also so low-key and fun. The only hitch? The absolutely insane wind. This was not your every day "oh hey, its kinda windy" occasion... this was a "oh hey, there goes a water goblet" kinda deal. It may look nice and calm in those tablescape images (so perfectly captured by Michèle Waite), but let me tell ya: it came down to me having to make the call at the very last second to keep those dinner tables under that beautiful tree-lined lane because I knew that E had been dreaming of that setup for months and months. And yes, every single person on E&B's vendor team thought I was insane (direct quote from Jessica, owner of Ciao Thyme: "you're crazy"). But, in a crazy turn of events, the dark skies held the rain and wind for the entirety of the ceremony and the wind completely died down during dinner. #blessed

One of the best things about working with E&B was their undying trust in me and their team. In addition to trusting me with the coordination of their wedding day, they also trusted me to do their place cards + dessert labels when I was just getting started in the calligraphy field. These little details ended up being one of my favorite projects ever - specifically the hand-painted moutains that mimic the ones on their guestbook. Speaking of details: the amount of culinary detail that Ciao Thyme brought to the table (literally) was unreal (see below), Kelly of Country Bouquets Floral added the perfect floral details to every inch of the day, and can we just take a moment to appreciate the magic that is Michèle's ability to capture all of the most important moments?

K, I'm ready - let's do it again. Wind and all.So much love to E&B and to a vendor team that trusted my crazy weather decisions!

All imagery © Michèle Waite

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