October 23 was our last wedding of the season and boy was it a great one to end the year...one that will truly be remembered!! :) The wedding was held up at
Gorge Crest Vineyards in Underwood, WA and had a gorgeous fall look! Of course, the weather was beautiful all week until the weekend came around and the weatherman called for rain on Saturday...So we waited until the last second to decide if we should do the ceremony outside on the lawn or up in the barn. The bride was feeling daring and decided to do the wedding outside and it was beautiful!
The ceremony had a duo of string musicians playing in the background and as the groom walked down the aisle they played "Peter's Theme" from Peter and the Wolf, which was a very cute and personal touch since his name is Peter :) Their dog, Rupert, was also a part of the ceremony as he walked down the aisle with the maid of honor and best man.
Once the ceremony was over, guests made their way up to the barn to sign the "guest book" which was designed by the bride. Their idea was a large branch planted in a large glass vase with soil, moss and river rocks and around the "tree" were paper leaves for guests to sign and write messages which were then attached to "tree" with string.
The guests and bridal party enjoyed delicious hors d'oeuvres and drinks during cocktail hour. To give as favors to the guests, Peter and Pam selected caramel apples to go along with their fall theme wedding! They were displayed inside on a table with authentic wooden orchard lugs as well as small squash and pumpkins to add more color to the table.
When dinner was being placed out on the buffet tables, guests made their way to the escort card table which had their names and table name pinned to anjou pears. The catering was done by Talia Hammond and her staff from
Cork and Bottle Catering.
The tables had burlap runners on top of ivory table linens. The center pieces were designed and created by the bride and her mother! Each table had its own fall color charger with matching candles, leaf arrangements, pine-cones and fall vegetables. Instead of using table numbers, the bride and groom selected matching photos of when they were younger. For example, one of the table names was "Gone Fishin'" and the large maple leaf had photos of Peter and Pam fishing when they were younger. Another table name was "Eight Eyes" with photos of them wearing glasses. This is a great way to add a cute, humorous and personal touch to your wedding, as well as staying organized by assigning guests to certain tables.
After dinner, the guests and bridal party enjoyed listening to a variety of toasts to the couple. The mother and father of the groom wrote a personal poem which went through a story of Peter's life all the way to when he met Pam and to their wedding day. Next came the cake cutting, cakes designed and made by Jutta at
La Joconde Cakes.
The couple and friends had a blast dancing the night away and enjoying each other's company. This group was truly a pleasure to work with as everyone was so sweet and kind! The groom came up to me at the end of the night to say how he had appreciated everyone's hard work and how he and his family had a great time. I responded by saying how much fun it was to work at their wedding and that it was a GREAT way to end a busy and fun wedding season! Best of luck and happiness to Peter and Pam! :)
