The Couple: Jessica and Steven
The Wedding: 5.29.11 - Hotel 1000, Seattle, Washington
What words best describe your wedding? Joyful, Perfectly Us!
What inspired your personal wedding style, and how did you
incorporate your style and personalities into your big day? We knew we wanted an elegant, classic wedding, but we also wanted it to
be fun and reflect who we are as a couple. To that end,
we did almost all the planning ourselves and incorporated the wedding
and cultural traditions that were most important to us while cutting out
the ones that weren’t. For example, we had a large wedding party
because we wanted our closest friends to share our day, but nixed the
traditional first dance and garter toss because they can be awkward. We
wanted a more relaxed feel, so the men in the wedding party wore
Converse Chucks and the women picked out their own bridesmaid dresses to
reflect their personalities. Additionally, we included some of
Jessica’s Chinese heritage: we designed all of our paper goods using the
traditional ‘double happiness’ character in a repeating pattern and
Jessica wore the colors of a traditional Chinese wedding, red and gold,
with her shoes and reception dress throughout the night.
Looking
back, what are the moments, decisions or memories that you love the most
about your wedding?
One of our favorite moments is one that technically went wrong. Jessica
walked down the aisle to “God Only Knows” by the Beach Boys and the
friend working the music system accidentally let the music play long
after Jessica reached Steve at the end of the aisle. First of all, it
was hilarious and our family and friends cracked up. Also, the extra
time allowed us to grin at each other, look out over the crowd of loved
ones, and really savor that moment. That moment summed up our wedding
and our life together: maybe not wholly perfect, but perfect for us.
We also were so glad we stuck to a small guest list. It was a challenge
getting the guest list down to 60, but it really paid off. We were able
to spend at least a few minutes of quality time with every single guest;
the relatively small number of people and the intimate setting made it
feel more like an awesome dinner party.
Wedding color palette: Charcoal Grey, Cream, and Pinks
The Wedding Team:
Photographer: Kat Speyer, Persimmon Images
Wedding Location: Hotel 1000
Officiant: Rev. Greg Turk
Invitations: Designed by Bride and Groom; Printed by Catprint
Catering: Hotel 1000
Flowers: Adeline’s Peonies and Pike Place Market, Arranged by Bride and Bridesmaids
Cake: Central Market
Wedding dress: I Do Bridal
Bridal accessories: Swarovski Hair Clip and Sash - modwedding, Shoes - Steve Madden
Bridesmaids: Dresses Nordstrom and J. Crew
Groom and Groomsmen Apparel and Accessories: Suits Kenneth Cole, Ties Ben Sherman, Shoes Converse
Hair and Make-up: Swink Style Bar
Rings: E.E. Robbins
Thank you so much Jessica and Steven! Be sure to check out our Wedding Gallery for more gorgeous ideas!