Real Bride Friday | Mel and Matt

Wedding Date: July 24th, 2021

Gown Designer: Stella York

Venue: The Gathering Place

Photographer: Juliana Renee Photography

Wedding Planner: Women Warriors Event Planning

DJ: DJ Lefty

Florist: Arise Floral Co.

Why did you pick your venue: “It was a beautiful space that we got to enjoy all weekend.”

Favorite part of your gown: “My favorite part about the dress was the illusion straps!”

Why did you pick your dress: “I chose the dress because it was simple, naturally gorgeous and within budget— whoop whoop!”

Three words to describe your day: “Super fun banger!”

How you met: “Matt and I are college sweethearts that met in 2014 at a UAF anatomy class. He was studying to become a medic and I was studying to be a nurse.”

How they proposed: “Matt proposed in 2019 while we were on our first big vacation in Asia with an empty ring box. I cried from laughing because I always knew I’d marry him but we had never talked about rings so he didn’t know what kind I would like or what size I was.”

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