Outdoor June Wedding | Rainbow Colors & Mason Jar Cookie Favors

Welcome to the beautiful June summer wedding of Jesse and Freya at Pine River Ranch in Leavenworth, Washington. Freya told me they wanted a classy, yet fun wedding and I think they did just that! Their amazing wedding day was planned sight un-seen as Freya had a pending visa application and was not allowed to travel to the states for 11 months leading up to the wedding. Their great attitudes of having fun while planning and not letting the details stress them out led to a fun, and beautiful wedding.

Photographer Daniel Doan described Freya and Jesse’s wedding as: "a warm summer day at the beautiful Pine River Ranch. Located miles away from the nearest town and with 22 acres of land to take take advantage of, Freya and Jesse couldn't have a picked a more intimate venue to celebrate their marriage with their closest friends and family.

They had a lovely outdoor ceremony backdropped by lush meadows and mountains and the reception took place in the upper area of a nearby converted dairy barn. The whole place had a real rustic feel to it and it was fabulous! I had so much fun capturing such a wonderful day!

Let me show you some hugs, laughter and of course, smiles all around! Congratulations!"

Freya chose black bridesmaids dresses with a variety of colored flowers to tie the looks together. She wanted something that wasn't "done over and over" again.

Freya had her dress for a long time before the wedding and said everything just fell into place from there.

Freya wanted her best friend to be included in the wedding party, but Jesse's side was full, so Freya promoted her best friend to be her "man of honor."  Personally, I am a huge fan of "breaking traditional lines"

Freya's favorite detail of the day was the fairy lights that hung overhead in the barn.

Their favorite part of the day was sharing the time with their friends and family.

And I have saved the best for last! Check out these wedding favors! Yum!! Freya was nice enough to share the recipe for this mason jar cookie recipe. It looks mouthwatering.

Special butterscotch cookies in a jarDry Ingredients (these can be layered in a 1qt jar in the following order)

1 1/3  cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup rice krispies
¾ cup butterscotch chips
½ cup chopped pecans

Wet Ingredients

1/2 c butter or margarine

1 egg

1/2 tsp of vanilla
Directions

-Preheat oven to 350 F

-Empty jar of cookie mix into large mixing bowl. Add butter or margarine, egg and vanilla. Use hands to mix the wet and dry ingredients together. When completely blended, roll into large walnut sized balls. Place on unprepared cookies sheets and use the palm of your hand to flatten each ball. Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!

A special thanks to the Vendors who helped make their wedding day possible:

Caterer – Ravenous

Cake -  Busy Bea's Cakes

Photographer – Daniel Doan

Dress – Tiffany N Y Bridal

Hair – Judy's Hair Place

Flowers – Apple Blossom Floral

Summer Wedding at Pine River Ranch | Blue Suspenders, Yellow Ties, Dessert Bar

Today I am excited to share the beautiful early summer (or late spring) wedding of Andrew and Jessica that I have been hanging onto. I have a wonderful stock pile of summer weddings here at Pine River Ranch that I will be sharing with you over the year. When it is snowy in December, you will thank me when you are transported to a warm, summer wedding, with the sun beating down. 

Jessica looks absolutely stunning in her lace detailed wedding dress and her long wavy hair. I am always jealous of beautiful curls like those! Any ladies with stick straight hair like mine know what I am referring too!

Love this first reveal! And as you'll see below, Jessica is NOT taller than Andrew!!

The beautiful yellow and orange bouquet captured the summer colors perfectly. Her bouquet reminds me of the sun!

I love this shot of their wedding party that photographer Cheri Pearl captured perfectly!

The groomsman looked great in their blue suspenders and yellow ties!

Cheri did a great job of capturing the beautiful view that overlooks the wedding ceremony site. On a clear day the mountains are even more majestic.

The wedding toasts brought laughter, tears and lots of hugs.

Love these seating cards! Such a neat and rustic display. 

Dessert bars are my favorite this year! They are so popular with guests at weddings! Cake pops, cupcakes, cookies and a traditional wedding cake as well!

Andrew and Jessica, Thank you so much for choosing us to share your wedding day with. We hope that your day was everything you imaged and more! We wish you a packed life full of love, laughter and joy and hope to share some of it with you in the future!

-Pine River Ranch-

Outdoor Summer Wedding at Pine River Ranch | Mason Jars + Yellow Rose Bouquets

Stacey and Brian had a beautiful Wedding here at Pine River Ranch last August and their talented photographer Saskia M captured the details of their big day perfectly (like always!) The sun was shining and it matched Stacey’s yellow rose bouquet perfectly! The yellow, blue and khaki color scheme of their wedding was a perfect compliment to their August date.

Photographer Saskia Mizushima did a great job of capturing Stacey and Brian’s “first look”

Brian and Stacey got some great photos around the grounds here! I love this one of them at the end of the dock! 

Mason Jars are a DIY favorite at Pine River Ranch for decorations. Stacy chose to use the mason jars for her aisle decorations filled with yellow flowers and tied with a blue ribbon.Stacey had quite the grand entrance with a horse drawn carriage! We always love seeing the faces of guests when the bride arrives by horse and carriage! 

They also had a grand exit as husband and wife! A nice stroll around the property in the horse and carriage to share their joy while guests enjoyed a cocktail hour outdoors in the beautiful summer weather. 
The decor in the barn was so fun and I loved the personalized table centerpieces. Each table was filled with pictures and cities of places that had significance to them as well as beautiful flower arrangements in mason jars! 
They had quite the crowd lined up to catch the bouquet and garter belt! 

As always, if any photographers, brides, grooms or guest have any photos to share please send them my way to: ngourlie {at} prranch.com