{"id":514461,"date":"2013-11-25T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/what-junebug-loves\/?p=514461"},"modified":"2013-11-24T12:11:03","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T20:11:03","slug":"natural-outdoor-wedding-in-portland-oregon-kim-and-jay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/natural-outdoor-wedding-in-portland-oregon-kim-and-jay\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Outdoor Wedding in Portland, Oregon – Kim and Jay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kim and Jay were wed in a romantic ceremony at Hoyt Arboretum<\/a> in Portland, Oregon, captured by Aaron Courter Photography<\/a>. With many of the guests coming in from out-of-state, the couple wanted to share what they love most about their home in the Pacific Northwest; the great outdoors! So lovely.<\/p>\n

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The Couple: <\/b>Kim and Jay<\/p>\n

The Wedding: <\/b>7.21.13 – Hoyt Arboretum<\/a> and World Forestry Center<\/a>, Portland, OR<\/p>\n

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The Goals: <\/b>Jay and I are both from the East Coast, so our wedding was an opportunity to show off our new home. We wanted it to be convenient for guests to reach from Portland–since they’d already flown across the country–but also showcase the gorgeous natural setting that drew us to Oregon in the first place. We spend a lot of time outside here, so we definitely wanted our wedding to be somewhat relaxed and incorporate as many natural elements as possible.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Look: <\/b>I wanted a look that was romantic but also fitting for a wedding in the woods. I was lucky enough to find a dress that fit my vision exactly and was light and flexible enough for me to be traipsing up and down the trails. My hair and makeup stylist also did a great job creating a special (but low maintenance) look. It was just great to feel beautiful and comfortable at the same time!<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Design: <\/b> Being outdoors has brought us both a lot of joy– when we were kids, while we were dating, and up until today. It seemed only right that nature played a big part in our wedding design. It was definitely the prevalent theme in everything from invitations to wedding favors, and we were happy to have the Hoyt Arboretum<\/a> provide the perfect backdrop for our big day.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Moments: <\/b>Too many to count. I loved Jay’s and my “first look” moments alone, and having my brother walk me down the aisle. In general it was just fantastic having so many family members and friends– whom we barely see– in our new home city at once.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Advice: <\/b>If you’re planning a wedding far away from home, just remember that you won’t be able to delegate to relatives or bridesmaids… which means you need to be much more organized. Don’t leave “small things” to the last minute; you will end up doing most of it yourself the day before the wedding.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Wedding Team: <\/b><\/p>\n

Photographer: Aaron Courter Photography<\/a>
\nDay Of Coordinator: Stephanie Major with Petalos Design<\/a>
\nCeremony Venue: Wedding Meadow at Hoyt Arboretum<\/a>
\nReception Venue: Miller Hall at World Forestry Center<\/a>
\nOfficiant: Lee, brother of the groom
\nInvitation Designer: Anders Printing<\/a>
\nCatering: Elephants Delicatessen<\/a>
\nFlorist: Summersweet Design<\/a>
\nCake: Helen Bernhard Bakery<\/a>
\nWedding Dress: David’s Bridal<\/a>
\nBridesmaids’ Apparel & Accessories: Little Borrowed Dress<\/a>
\nGroom’s Apparel & Accessories: J.Crew<\/a>
\nGroomsmen’s Apparel & Accessories: J.Crew<\/a>
\nHair & Makeup: Kirstie Wight<\/a>
\nDJ: Stephen Strausbaugh, aka The Incredible Kid<\/a>
\nLive Music: Effesenden Music<\/a>
\nFavors: Plant a Memory<\/a>
\nRentals: Something Borrowed<\/a>
\nRings: Gilt Jewelry<\/a><\/p>\n

Congrats, Kim and Jay! Your outdoor wedding in Portland was absolutely beautiful!<\/p>\n

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Kim and Jay were wed in a romantic ceremony at Hoyt Arboretum in Portland, Oregon. With many of the guests coming in from out-of-state, the couple wanted to share what they loved most about their home in the Pacific Northwest; the great outdoors. Natural and bright, Aaron Courter Photography captured these lovely photos that document the beautiful scenery and the joy of the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"kia_subtitle":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1368,1257,1052,1076,1079,1082,1185,1005,1088,1064,1],"tags":[1597,1112,1099],"class_list":["post-514461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-wedding","category-best-wedding-photographer","category-best-wedding-photography","category-elegant-wedding","category-garden-wedding","category-modern-wedding","category-oregon-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-rustic-wedding","category-summer-wedding","category-uncategorized","tag-lavender","tag-purple","tag-sage-green"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514461"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514461\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}