Ellen & Matt – An Eastern Washington Wedding

It’s been a long time in the works, but Ellen and Matt’s Big Day arrived at last! The ceremony location was in Eastern Washington in a town called Pateros. It’s a little known town near Lake Chelan along the North Cascade Highway, located in the Methow Valley.

Both the ceremony and the reception locations were beautifully decorated. The ceremony location is owned by friends of the family and belongs on the map as a Must See place! The owners were collectors of all things vintage; signage, a old Coke machine, bicycles, lunch boxes, etc. It was tastefully displayed;  vintage kitch would be a good description. This posed a problem for me because there were SO MANY LOCATIONS to choose from to photograph!

The weather that day was perfect and so was the wedding. Ellen and Matt were relaxed before the ceremony until The Moment came to see each other for the first time. Matt was so nervous. There were tears when they saw each other. And more tears at the ceremony: I heard lots of sniffles all around me during the ceremony. After all, they were each marrying their best friend.

The couple chose to have a Signature drink for the reception – it was a Seattle Sidecar. I heard it was pretty good. The food was amazing. The couple gave away a bottle of wine as a Thank You with a custom label – an image from the engagement session we shot. This is a FIRST for me – one of my photos on a wine bottle! Since it was the Fourth of July weekend, there was an inpromptu fireworks show over the river and sparklers were given to all. Everyone had a great time and the dancing went on well after Ellen and Matt departed.

Here’s a sneak peak at some of the images made that day.