Vegan wedding at Luther Burbank Park Mercer Island Washington.
Food by Arista Catering
Cake by Corina Bakery
Oh how I love James and Lisa’s wedding. Let me count the ways:
1. They were planning superstars! Their schedule was all inclusive and they kept everything on time. This was a dream come true! Sometimes weddings executed without a designated wedding planner turn into a disaster in heels! But not at James and Lisa’s wedding. She thought of everything, right down to the SoleMates – high heel covers so the ladies could walk in the grass in stilettos without getting stuck!
2. They made time for photos!! This is so important. A lot of brides try to have their cake and eat it too. They want to save money so they skimp on photography time. But then they also want those stellar fashion-forward bridal portraits too. It’s a real challenge to gather everyone for photos once all the guests have arrived, the ceremony ended, and the party’s getting started. Your bridal parties get distracted, your new mother in law is stuck talking to your chatty cousins – you get the idea.
James and Lisa went over all of this ahead of time and decided that doing all the bridals and family photos BEFORE the ceremony would be the best way to go. I definitely agree with this decision. They planned 3 hours for photos before the ceremony which gave us plenty of time to get all the family photos done, the bridal and grooms party photos, intimate portraits of just the bride and groom, as well as gave us the opportunity to do first looks photos – which is the shot where the groom sees his bride in her dress for the first time. You can’t do first looks if the you’re not willing to see your partner before the ceremony.
3. It was a VEGAN WEDDING!!!!! Yay! I’m not sure I got that many photos of the food because I WAS BUSY EATING, which is such a rarity for me at weddings! The food was so amazing. The cake blew everyone’s mind. If that cake didn’t convince people that being vegan is awesome, I don’t know what would.
I could probably go on and on about how much I love James and Lisa and their sweet sweet wedding day!
