Pioneer Park Pavillion Wedding: Melissa + AJ

Kate — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:03:17 +0000

My last Washington wedding of the summer was down south in Puyallup with the lovely and vibrant Melissa and AJ. I started off the day with Melissa, her bridesmaids and mom at the salon, where despite some crazy fluorescent lights and an overhead skylight we got some very cute shots of the girls. Melissa was pretty much ready when we arrived half an hour early (!) but I was relieved that she had a couple of touch ups to do. Next stop was the church, which had a really nice getting ready room for the girls. While the ladies dressed, the guys played air hockey upstairs – it was fun times for pictures for sure.

AJ and Melissa wanted to have their first look on the pier in Tacoma where AJ proposed, so we headed down there with the guys, snapped some pics (yay corn dogs!) and waited for Melissa’s grand entrance. I love how emotional they both were, it was really cute. In the meantime, the groomsmen had managed to cajole two police officers into letting us have some fun with their squad car – awesome! I love how excited Melissa is to be wearing the handcuffs, ha! You’ll have to watch the slideshow for the full sequence …

After lots of fun bridal party portraits around Tacoma, and some family fomals in the park, we headed back to the church for a very emotional ceremony … I saw several Kleenex being passed during the vows. The reception was over in Puyallup at Pioneer Park Pavillion, a great space for large crowds (they had 420 or so guests!) Some highlights included the amazing groom’s cake (go trucks!), the beautifully emotional mother-daughter dance, and a bouquet toss that was so x-rated I can’t even show you a teaser on the blog! There’s a lady out there who is thanking her lucky stars right now. Thank you Melissa and AJ for a really fun wedding, and I hope you enjoy your teasers below and the highlights slideshow (click here). Congrats on a fabulous day!

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Pioneer Park Puyallup Wedding: Heather + Gage

Kate — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:35:34 +0000

Last Saturday was another beautiful day for a wedding, this time down in Puyallup. I first met Heather and her mom over a year and a half ago, and it was fun seeing how the wedding theme had developed since we met. In fact, all I knew going into Pioneer Park Pavilion on Saturday afternoon was that the colors were green and pink (so fresh!) It was a very cool surprise when I spotted the underlying theme to the day … Red Sox! I was particularly delighted as I’m now officially heading to Boston at the end of the summer.

Heather’s family hails from Boston, and both her and Gage are HUGE Sox fans – so much so that Gage felt it was utterly appropriate to propose at Fenway Park during a game. That’s courage for you! I love the way they threaded the theme through their wedding day, without it ever screaming sports. Gage’s Red Sox cufflinks … the tables named “Green Monster”, “Yawkey Way” and “Fenway Park” … the photo gallery next to the guest book with their Fenway Park engagement kiss … the rock back down the aisle to the Dropkick Murphies … It was very very cool.

Thank you to Heather and Gage’s family and friends for being so welcoming. And extra special thanks to the ladies for getting their cowboy boot groove on so early in the day (I adore those shots!) and to Gage’s best man for lots of pointers throughout. It was a very fun day. Oh, and after you’ve seen the teasers, check out the highlights slideshow, here.

Click on the thumbnails to see the full images. And don’t forget to check out the slideshow!

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Pioneer Park Pavillion Wedding: Melissa + AJ

Pioneer Park Puyallup Wedding: Heather + Gage