{"id":648097,"date":"2017-10-29T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-29T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=648097"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:19:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T20:19:24","slug":"understated-urban-wedding-at-the-seattle-tennis-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/understated-urban-wedding-at-the-seattle-tennis-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Understated Urban Wedding at The Seattle Tennis Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A naturally beautiful venue built for a serious party, the Seattle Tennis Club<\/a> was the perfect romantic setting for Molly and Andrew’s simple and chic wedding. Nestled on the shoes of Lake Washington with a picturesque manicured lawn and flawless setup for a live band, this couple stuck to their priorities – a big party centered around family and friends. Elegant and unforgettable, the classically timeless theme continued with fresh greens, bright white florals, and sophisticated table décor by Kaleb Norman James<\/a> an abundance of gorgeous candles. Laurken Kendall Photography<\/a> captured so many heartfelt moments, including a charming first look and rooftop couple photos overlooking Pike Place Market.<\/p>\n

The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Molly and Andrew<\/p>\n

The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Seattle Tennis Club<\/a>, Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n

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We wanted to enjoy our wedding day. For us that meant focusing on the things that really mattered for the day – a romantic setting, special moments with each other and<\/span> our friends and<\/span> family, and<\/span> a venue that was naturally beautiful and<\/span> could host a serious dance party. We wanted to keep it simple so that we weren’t stressed and<\/span> tired by the time the day came.<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the placards I got small white marble tiles that we painted each name on in gold. I have assisted on a few weddings before and<\/span> something that I had seen was the table menus or placards would blow away in the wind if it was outside. We also LOVE popcorn (I mean, it’s a serious addiction) so my mom had these custom labels printed with our name and<\/span>wedding date that she wrapped around each package. It was such a cute surprise!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Laurken is seriously the best. I didn’t want posed pictures of us smiling – I really wanted to have the feeling and<\/span> the joy of the day captured. She did just that. She had us laughing the entire day and<\/span> put everyone at ease. I had our entire bridal party (yes, even the men) and<\/span> countless people from the wedding coming up to tell me how awesome she was. <\/em><\/p>\n

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The first moment was when we said our vows and<\/span> were announced as “Husband and<\/span> Wife” – it was such simple words to declare how we would walk together through the rest of our lives. The second was dancing with my Dad. Him and<\/span> I have danced together since I was little (won a dance competition at a resort in Mexico when I was like 10 years old…no big deal) and<\/span> we danced to “Good Golly Miss Molly<\/span><\/a>.” He swung me around and<\/span> I forgot to breathe I was smiling so hard. I’ll remember that moment of dancing with him forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Seattle Tennis Club is actually where my oldest sister got married! They did their ceremony outside on the lawn and<\/span>reception inside the ballroom. Since then the lawn has been renovated and<\/span> was able to host a reception out there by the water. I loved it because it had all the elements we wanted – it was easy for our family and <\/span>friends to get there, it is incredibly naturally beautiful right on the water, and<\/span> we could have a live band to help us dance the night away.<\/em><\/p>\n

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It’s easy to go overboard. Before you start planning, sit down together (we went on a walk) and<\/span> talk about the most important things you want to prioritize. For us, we knew we wanted a big party centered around our family and<\/span> friends. From that vision we were able to prioritize having a location that was easy for people to get to, Andrew<\/span>‘s Grandfather officiate the marriage, and<\/span> a live band to set the mood. Everything else fell into place around those priorities.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Photography – Laurken Kendall<\/a>
\nEvent Planning – Kaleb Norman James<\/a>
\nCeremony Venue – Christ Our Hope Catholic Church<\/a>
\nReception Venue – Seattle Tennis Club<\/a>
\nFloral Design – Kaleb Norman James<\/a>
\nMusic – Brian DiJulio and The Love Jacks<\/a>
\nInvitations – Ali Lavin<\/a>
\nWedding Dress – Hayley Paige<\/a>
\nBridesmaids’ Apparel – Show Me Your Mumu<\/a>
\nGroom’s Apparel – Bonobos<\/a>
\nRings – Alan Goldfarb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Congratulations to Molly and Andrew on the beautifully classic wedding and special thanks to Laurken Kendall<\/a> for capturing this stunning couple on their big day! For more understated wedding inspiration, check out this casual and intimate Ontario wedding at Ainslie Wood Conservation Area<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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A naturally beautiful venue built for a serious party, the Seattle Tennis Club was the perfect romantic setting for Molly and Andrew’s simple and chic wedding. Nestled on the shoes of Lake Washington with a picturesque manicured lawn and flawless setup for a live band, this couple stuck to their priorities – a big party centered around family and friends. Elegant and unforgettable, the classically timeless theme continued with fresh greens, bright white florals, and […]<\/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":[1073,1076,1082,1569,1005,1087,1202,1269,1092,1201,1096],"tags":[1115,1108,1116,1114,1100,1109,1113],"class_list":["post-648097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classic-wedding","category-elegant-wedding","category-modern-wedding","category-preppy-wedding","category-real-weddings","category-romantic-wedding","category-seattle-wedding","category-sophisticated-wedding","category-urban-wedding","category-washington-wedding","category-waterfront-wedding","tag-champagne","tag-dark-red","tag-gray","tag-ivory","tag-kelly-green","tag-light-pink","tag-white"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648097","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=648097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}