Rustic Chic Barn Wedding, Pink Roses and Little Black Dresses

Welcome to Emily and Adam's rustic chic October wedding. Thank you so much to Emily (and Adam) who provided me with some wonderful details about their big day!

The Pacific Northwest weather was absolutely perfect for their wedding day, and if you remember talented photographer Saskia Mizushima (from Tom and Jenny's Tandem Bicycle Themed Wedding) you know how well she does at capturing that beautiful sunlight! In case you haven't seen what I think of as her "signature shot" at Pine River Ranch feast your eyes on this yumminess:

Isn't that lovely! I think the word "yummy" can describe a photo perfectly with that kind of lighting. I fell in love with Adam and Emily's beautiful wedding from the first photo. The light pink flowers and little black dresses are the perfect idea of country chic.

How you Met: Adam and I were introduced by a mutual friends mom...Maureen.  Adam went to college with her son Chase and I have know Maureen since I was young growing up in MT.  She approached me once when I was home to tell me about this guy that I had to meet.  Meanwhile, she was giving the same story to Adam when he was out visiting in MT one summer.  Needless to say, Adam and I ended up eventually connecting in Seattle and loved spending time together and it progressed from there!

I loved the simplicity of the little black dress and thought the bridesmaids looked absolutely stunning as well! As for the groomsmen, the shoes did it for me. Perfect! 

Inspiration for the wedding/approach to your wedding style: Our main theme going into the wedding was "no stress" and simple yet beautiful.  We wanted to have our friends and family enjoy the trip over from MT/Western WA and to be able to fully enjoy the party!!  It also was important to us to have our families in one place for the entire weekend.  Having grown up in MT I loved the idea of having the wedding at Pine River Ranch for the "rustic" but beautiful setting.  Adam still wanted to consider a destination wedding however, once we traveled to Leavenworth to tour the PRR we both fell in love!  The main approach to our wedding style was we wanted to keep it simple yet elegant and romantic.  We both focused a lot of our planning on the lighting (time of day for the ceremony and soft lighting inside the barn) to have good ambiance and simple details that were "us."

Adam and Emily enjoyed some time before the ceremony to wonder about our 22 acre property and capture some great photos. I love the lighting, and they way they are looking at each other is absolute perfection. They incorporated the fall pumkins into their decor and the signs directing guests to the ceremony were perfect for a barn wedding.

Your favorite detail/decoration: We loved loved loved our home brews and tap/barrel that our good friends made special for us for our wedding!  I also loved all of the aisle decorations that we used later as center pieces for the tables.  My step mom also sewed a bunch of quilt blocks that we had people sign as our guest book.  She will put all the blocks together into a quilt that we will have forever!

The ceremony setting was gorgeous!! The shabby chic aisle runners with light pink roses smelled and looked wonderful. 

So precious!

What was your favorite part of the day: 

There were so many!!  I think my favorite part of the day was walking out behind the barn to my soon to be husband for the first look.  Adam says that his most favorite part of the day was standing together at the altar in the sun knowing that we were going to be married.  He said, "it was the most intense emotions I have ever felt"

The ceremony was beautiful, and after it was over Adam and Emily shared their first communion together. 

Trick or Treat! Emily and Adam put an elegant spin on their Halloween themed candy bar
Now I can use the word "Yummy" to describe something other than lighting! After their first dance as husband and wife the party broke loose! 

If you could tell a future bride one thing about the wedding planning or advice for the day of the wedding what would it be:  DON'T stress and don't micromanage.  The biggest thing to remember is that at the end of it all you will still be married to your love!  Also, delegate tasks!  People love to help and often times just need to be asked.  Our families were amazing at listening to "our vision" for our day and really running with it during prep and set-up!!

Adam and Emily, I enjoyed seeing your wedding photos and wish you two the best of luck in a long and loving future together! We hope to see you soon for your anniversary!!

Any {other} Vendors you would like to give a shout out to?

Caterer - Ravenous Catering
DJ - Leavenworth DJ services (Tom Cagle)
Cake -  Busy Bee Cakes
Photographer - Saskia M

Make-Up- Myself

Dress-Robin Jillian...from I Do Bridal

Hair- Kelsey Tomlinson

Transportation-  Le Tours Leavenworth

All Things Weddings: Flowers and Bouquets

All Things Weddings: Part 2: Wedding Flowers: Bouquets and Boutonnieres

Early in summer I started a new Blog called "All Things Weddings" where I am excited to share with you the details that make each and every wedding we have here at Pine River Ranch so beautiful and unique. Hopefully, this will be great inspiration for all you future brides and grooms out there as you begin to narrow down the choices of flowers, dresses, cakes, centerpieces and more! If you didn't get to see Part 1, we started with All Things Weddings: Cakes and you can take a peak!

Today I am excited to share Part 2: Wedding Flowers: Bouquets and Boutonnieres. Personally, I enjoyed narrowing down every detail of my wedding and I don't think I could pick a favorite part! Flowers were a huge part of my wedding and were my main decoration on the tables, aisles and around the venue. Today, I'm keeping the flowers limited to bouquets and boutonnieres but I will be sure to share table centerpieces and aisle runners with you later in the summer.

This beautiful pink, orange and red rose bouquet looked great decorating the venue 

Matthew and Ashley had their bouquets done by Safeway for their fall wedding at Pine River Ranch and bought bulk flowers to make their own centerpieces and boutonnieres which turned out great!

Sage and Alex were thrilled to get their flowers from Safeway as well! Sage was so happy with the local florist who helped her track down ribbons and glass beads that matched their wedding colors perfectly for their centerpieces and bouquets.

Kimberly's white rose bouquet was so elegant and very sentimental. The beautiful lace fabric surrounding the bouquet was from her grandmothers wedding veil from 1947 and was made by her grandmother who could not be there.

I adored Kellie and Josh's calla lilly bouquet that was perfect for the colors of their fall wedding.

Patti Bosket with Au Natural put together this beautiful winter wedding bouquet for Carrie and Dan with red and white roses and plenty of greenery. The bouquets with pine cones and foliage looked beautiful with the white snow and crisp winter day. 

Molly and Josh's charming country wedding had beautiful pink and peach flowers and her bridesmaids, who wore light green dresses, held smaller versions of the same bouquets.

Kelsey Jo and Jeff opted for their bridesmaids to hold blue parasol umbrellas instead of flowers during their summer wedding, but the bride held this white bouquet by Kashmir Gardens as she walked down the aisle.
I hope Part Two of All Things Weddings: Flowers, Bouquets and Boutonnieres has inspired and motivated you on your choice of flowers for your big day! Whether you are looking for something small and charming, or grand and elegant to help decorate for your wedding day the options are endless.

If you would like to see a specific topic for a future All Things Weddings post, just leave a comment and let me know! Thanks to all our past brides and grooms for letting me share the wonderful details of your wedding day! Hopefully it is fun for you to look back and relive the joyous event.

Winter Wedding: Snowflake details, Beautiful Rose Bouquet and Bagpipes!

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Since we have officially had the coldest "Spring" here in Washington State, I think it is still appropriate to post pictures from a Winter Wedding we had here at Pine River Ranch. (For all us Washingtonians know, this could have been shot last week!)

Dan and Carrie had a beautiful wedding in February and I began emailing Carrie and her photographer Kira Baron in March to begin this blog post. After dozens of email exchanges and a month or two later, I am finally able to deliver everyone some beautiful winter wedding pictures! For any of you brides who have followed along on the blog, you know that winter wedding pictures here are few and far between! We have a couple winter weddings every year, but I have only had the luck of connecting with a few photographers, so myself, Carrie and Kira are very excited to share this fun loving, laid back, yet extremely detail oriented wedding!

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Carrie has always pictured herself getting married with a snowy winter wedding, luckily Dan was also loved the crisp air and peaceful setting of fresh fallen snow. Carrie's Mom handmade knitted gloves and shawls for the bridesmaids to keep them warm as they made their way through the snowy fields and during the outdoor ceremony.

Although every detail of their wedding appeared to be perfectly planned, there were a few hiccups in the day. Carrie advices future brides to "go with the flow" and I think it was that positive attitude that made their day utterly perfect despite the hiccups. Their first look was scheduled for 1:00 and the ceremony was supposed to start at 3:00. At 2:00 Carrie found out that Dan didn't have pants with his tux! "It all worked out just fine, and somehow we were on time!" says Carrie.

The days leading up to the wedding the weather was rainy and we thought Dan and Carrie may have to set up their ceremony inside the barn, but on the day of the wedding the sun was shining and the snow held out! It was almost 50 degrees out that day which was wonderful for the guest who were seated on hay bales during the outdoor ceremony!

They also had an "open bar" before the ceremony with warm spiced cider, coffee and tea and guests could stock up on hand warmer to hold during the ceremony.

Carrie was so kind to provide me with so many details and wanted to share with future brides one of her most popular items at the wedding. Carrie went to Logo Lip Balm to make her chap sticks and told me, "You can down load ANY picture or use one of their generic pictures. I found a wintery, snowy picture of a barn style home with trees framing the barn. I thought it was the perfect gift for wintery chapped lips, (and who doesn't use chap stick!) I should've stuck a few in the changing room, because there are NONE left! $.99 per stick and the minimum order is 100 sticks. $100.00 goes a long way for a useable and thoughtful guest gift." This is their design:

The inspiration for their wedding style was very down to earth, and Carrie said the barn setting was perfect for a romantic, country, snowy wedding. Dan and Carrie were so thoughtful to their guests and to make sure everyone stayed warm during the ceremony. They bought burgundy fleece and made simple scarves to tie around the backs of chairs that doubled as decor instead of buying ribbon or renting chair covers.  Their ceremony setting had mason jars, lanterns and local natural greenery from the forest for most of the decor.

One of Carries favorite details of the wedding was the surprise bagpiper!I asked Carrie what her favorite part of the day was: Finally saying "I do" to my wonderful husband!

During their ceremony, the officiant told Dan he could now "kiss the bride" before they had exchanged the rings resulting in this laughing fit!

After the ceremony guest traveled inside to warm up with great food from the Alley Cafe, dancing and more great details!

Carrie and Dan wanted a warm, simple and romantic feel, so they made many handmade items to use as table décor that also played double duty as gifts for guests to take home. They incorporated their burgundy colors and snowflake theme with homemade jam and homemade and candied pecans inside snowflake boxes. They also wanted to give a "green" gift as well, so there were seed packets with a "something blue" flower mix and for a useful wintery gift. (See what I mean about fabulous details!)

The amazing cake was by Becky's Cakes out of East Wenatchee

BEAUTIFUL!

Vendors Dan and Carrie would like to thank:
Becky's cakes in East Wenatchee!!! (You are truly amazing! Thank you!)
Alley Café, Steve and all his staff! Our guests raved about the food, thank you!
Neil Hubbard our bagpipe player (What a perfect impact-Thank you!)
Patti Bosket with Au Natural, our flower gal! (thank you!)
And I couldn't forget Pine River Ranch (My vision! Thank you, it was perfect!)

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After the festivities were over Carrie, Dan and guests retreated to our romantic Bed and Breakfast where they could really relax and de-thaw in their private in-suite jacuzzi spas. "The next morning we woke to a fresh white blanket of silence and falling snow. It was a beautifully romantic weekend!" says Carrie

I think that about wraps it up! I would like to give a HUGE thanks to Carrie (and Dan:) for providing us with all the wonderful details to complete this blog! Hopefully this winter wedding will be inspiration for the sun to come out here for Summer! We have our first "official" summer wedding to kick of the wedding season this weekend and cannot wait to take part in another wonderful celebration!

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As always any BnB guests, Photographers, Brides, Grooms and Family who would like to share their photos with us I would love to feature them! Just send them my way to ngourlie{at}yahoo.com, oh, and leave us some comment love!