Girdwood Wedding: Carmel + Kolbe
If this wedding is any indication of what 2017 is going to look like, then I’m in love. Heirloom touches, a beautiful couple, my favorite chapel, and the perfect falling snow.
Carmel arrived at our meeting place in the snowy meadow wearing her Grandmother’s wedding dress and boots she’d borrowed last minute from a friend. At the hotel, Kolbe gave his wedding ring a last minute size adjustment with a Leatherman while his groomsmen were still getting ready. They were so excited for their first look, that they didn't mind the cold. These are my kind of people.
Carmel and Kolbe took a quiet moment together during their day to say a prayer for their relationship. I love this.
This was our recreation of Carmel's Grandmother's wedding photo!
Vendors:
Venue:: Our Lady of the Snows
Cake:: Brittany Ledall
Hair:: Malia @ Girdwood Salon
Bride's Dress Alterations:: Celestial Designs
Groom's Attire:: Men's Warehouse
Bridesmaids/Groomsmen Attire:: David's Bridal/Men's Warehouse
Lindsey & Nick's Crow Creek Wedding
Lindsey and Nick’s wedding was such a wonderful way to end my summer wedding season. Even though it was raining, the mountain fog made for beautiful photos and this couple wasn’t going to let anything ruin their party! I have to say, there were so many things I loved about this wedding. Besides the fact that Lindsey and Nick are an amazing couple, they also had the most gorgeous display of cupcakes, an adorable gaggle of flower girls who stole the show, and a stunning Bollywood dance performed by the bride’s cousin. It’s little touches like this— and a couple who knows how to throw a good party—that make weddings like this my favorite.
The bride's sister made all of these little clay pots for the wedding favors, and they were filled with Lindsey's all-time favorite candy: jelly beans.
I was told this was a tradition for the Middendorf family, adorably called a "Totem-dorf."
All of the photos from the day of Nick with his nephew and nieces are enough to make your heart melt!
The cutest group of Flower Girls I've ever seen!
I love capturing toasts, as well as the reactions to them.
Can we agree that every wedding should have a Bollywood dance performance?
Venue: Crow Creek Mine in Girdwood, AK
Bride’s Dress: WToo from Fabulous Frocks Anchorage
Groom’s Suit: Indochino
Cupcakes: Betty Dye, family friend
Caterer: Master’s Catering
Florist: Debbie Jaso, family friend
Makeup/Hair: Amber Molen
Melanie & Matt's Cozy Girdwood Wedding
In true Girdwood fashion, it was a rainy fall day; however, the Raven Glacier Lodge was like an oasis of warmth in the lush green forest. Orange lights glowed throughout the house, accented by the occasional wafts of homemade food, and the bride and groom's families buzzing about. Melanie sat on a bed in an upstairs bedroom, seemingly calm, cool, and collected as her friend, Anda, sketched her. This would not be your cookie-cutter wedding.
As almost punctuation to that sentiment, Melanie hiked up her lacy gown and pulled on her Xtra-Tuffs.
Melanie and Matt share an almost unspoken language. I know that sounds cliché, but I’ve run that idea by people who know them well, and they all agree. Sometimes they can look at each other and you realize they’re having a whole conversation. They understand each other, and it seems they even make important decisions without speaking a word! I’ve noticed this many times seeing them together, but this became so apparent when they were getting ready apart from each other. I think that’s one reason I love first-looks so much. Every moment on your wedding day is building to the moment you get your support system back on, arguably, one of the busiest days of your life.
The First Look! Matt smiled at her and quickly asked for a hug.
It’s strange how sitting outside on a cold, damp day can still be warm… but there was so much love on Matt and Melanie's day, that it couldn’t help but feel cozy, feel like home. I love when two people have found each other, and in their partner have found their home. Congratulations you guys!