Wedding Date: August 7th, 2021
Gown Designer: Essense of Australia
Venue: The Cannery Lodge
Photographer: Grace Upon Grace Photography
Florist: Sara Benner
Menswear: Lululemon and Men’s Warehouse
Catering: My best friend’s mom made us a taco bar!
Cake: We had a dessert table that my mother-in-law and aunt made for us.
Tailor: Angie Joy - Soldotna, AK
Hair: Luxe Studio - Terryn Pearson
Makeup: Holly Tzou
Why did you pick your venue: “The view and the options of places to get married and hold the reception, really drew us in. We got married on their beautiful deck and had the reception in a building that opened up to an outdoor space. We had a fire and people could walk and mingle, dance, or play corn hole. We had the most perfect wedding that fit us.”
Why did you pick your dress: “My dress made me feel like a woman. It made me feel timelessly beautiful, gave me butterflies, and was everything I didn’t even know I wanted. It made me feel sexy, but classy and most of all it made everything feel real. The open back with three simple straps, the peek a boo sides, the beautiful lace details all over the dress was more than I could have imagined I wanted.”
Your inspiration for the wedding: “Simply us. We wanted a wedding that reflected who we are as a couple, as individuals, and what means the most to us. For us that was small, intimate, simplicity, tacos, corn hole, and fun with friends and family. What more do we need.”
How you met: “We met our freshman year of college. He was on the hockey team at UAA, I was on the gymnastics team at UAA. We talked all night one night beginning of sophomore year and it was game over. Seven years later - we are married and have two adorable fur babies.”
How they proposed: “He proposed on Christmas Eve 2020. He got dog tags for our two dachshunds- we always joke about our dogs name tags. So he told me he got new ones for them and to check them out. I looked at Millie Rose (our female) name tag it said “will you” and then at Tater Tot (our male) and it said “marry me?” I turned around and he was down on one knee and asked “so will you marry me?” I said yes! And he turned to the dogs and goes “she said yes! You guys did so good! Thanks for all the help! That was a lot of pressure for us all” It was so perfect and so us!”
Any other fun memories / moments from the day: “One of my favorite memories from that day, and only a few people got to see this was as soon as I turned the corner to walk down the aisle, I locked eyes with my husband. Tears starting to fill my eyes and he puts his hands over his eyes like he was looking through binoculars… my husband, my dad, and myself all start laughing and it took all of the nerves away. It was the best way to walk to my husband, this is why I love him.”
