Rustic Whidbey Island Wedding
We’re excited to share a gorgeous local wedding today! This one was held on Whidbey Island, a place we’ve both been many times. The venue is perfectly rustic, the decor charming and handmade, and the bride and groom’s style is great. His plaid shirt, bow tie, and tweed jacket are just the right balance between formal and casual.
From Kaley: “I didn’t have a distinct style in mind for our wedding. (I’m not a person with keen visualization skills.) When asked what my ‘colors’ were I usually gave some sort of vague answer about a muted, natural palette. I just knew I wanted it to feel natural, magical, and a little bit like home. I also wanted to be thoughtful about what we were there to do. Which was to promise ourselves to one another and to celebrate that promise with our loved ones. So I wanted to make the ceremony a reflection of who we are and what we believe. I wanted it to be something that was entered into with purpose and reverence.”
DIY Wedding Elements
“There was definitely some DIY involved in our wedding. I did some of it, but I also had a lot of help from the amazing and generous people in my life. Like many couples, we wanted to keep our costs as low as possible, so the decor was mostly handmade and/or found in thrift shops. All the planters and urns we used on the tables were found at thrift shops and my aunt filled them with beautiful succulent arrangements. We spray painted twigs, made mobiles out of branches, ribbon and mirrors, crafted the ceremony backdrop and got a fair amount of hot glue burns. My mother-in-law and I made the wedding favors. Small jars of jam with locally sourced strawberries and individual loaves of banana bread with my mama’s recipe.”
Advice for Future Brides
“Go easy on yourself. You’ll probably have a lot of ideas and receive a lot of well intentioned advice. There is no way to absorb all this information. Instead, focus on the feeling you want the day to have and follow where that takes you. On the day of the wedding try to stop and take a deep breath every once in a while. Take in what is happening, feel the moment and try to commit it to memory. Everyone says it, but it really does go by so fast. Take a few minutes and enjoy the outcome of all the hard work you put in.”
Vendors
Photographer: Julie Harmsen / Venue and Caterer: Fireseed Catering / Flowers: Local Farmer’s Market / Dress: Cicada Bridal, “Natasha” / Shoes: BaliElf / Hair and Makeup: Bride’s Stepmother / Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Cicada Bridal and Elbling / Groom’s Attire: Brooks Brothers / Wedding Cakes: Macrina Bakery, friends and family / Invitations: Frida Clements
Meredith
Despite her dreamy wedding blogger lifestyle, Meredith's day job is running ClassicVeils.com and a full-time mom to an active toddler. If she could, Meredith would spend her days taking cruises, helping animals in need, and watching Big Brother!
What a sweet wedding! Love the groom’s outfit and the bride’s flowers…and those cakes look heavenly!
thanks for featuring Joel and Kaley’s wedding! It was so lovely.
Lovely Wedding Album!!!!!!!!! Lots of wonderful wedding ideas and superb photography!