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Ceremony Venue: Penn State Wilkes Barre
Reception Venue: Checkerboard Inn
Dress: Something Blue
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal
Tuxes/Suits: Men’s Wearhouse
Flowers: Mayflower Florist
Entertainment: DJ Steve Cullars
Photo Booth: Knot Just Any Day
Catering: Checkerboard Inn
Cake: Victoria Prekel
Invitations: Zazzle
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… And now on to their big day. Kate and Mike began their day getting ready at the picturesque Olympia’s Valley Estate. Kate was at the main house and Mike and groomsmen prepared at a smaller residence nearby on the grounds. Once everyone was set, the two met on the dock of the small lake on the property. It was the absolute perfect backdrop for this occasion. We made our way around the grounds for a quick shoot just before the signing of the Ketubah. What followed was a beautiful lakeside ceremony and a reception that was held in the estate’s updated but yet rustic barn. Getting to spend two days with everyone in beautiful Sonoma County California was such a treat! Thanks to Kate and Mike for having us out to celebrate with them.
With destination weddings, we try to capture as much as we can, usually over multiple days, and be a part of the entire wedding weekend festivities. So, if you are considering a destination wedding of any sorts, keep it in mind to include your photography and/or video team as much as you can in ALL of the weekend’s events. You’ll definitely love to relive all of it over and over again. Enjoy!
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Kate and Mike invited us to Petaluma, California for their wedding weekend, and it was just a beautiful as we had hoped it would be. For their rehearsal day, we visited Repris Winery – which is where Kate works and does magical chemistry stuff to make amazing wines for all to enjoy. After spending the morning up in the mountains we headed down to Olympia’s Valley Estate, which was the ceremony and reception location. More on this lovely location in the wedding day blog. After running through their rehearsal, we headed over to one of Kate and Mike’s friend’s home where we enjoyed great company, drinks and delicious pizza by Napa Vallery Crust’s Pizza truck. KJAD needs one of those! Mmmmm… So so good.
Vendors
Venue : Olympia’s Valley Estate
Catering : Napa Valley Crust
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There’s nothing better than a happy, beautiful bride on her wedding day. And to get her to that point, there are countless days and hours of exciting decisions that culminate in to making her look and feel so, so pretty. Hair, makeup, eyelashes, earrings, hair piece, necklace, bracelet, veil, THE DRESS, shoes, comfortable shoes for dancing, garter, bouquet, and probably even a bit more… and it’s all worth it. Throughout all of the planning, prep and hopefully just a little bit of worrying, they end up just as beautiful as we know they are. So here’s a little tip of the hat to a our KJAD brides… doing what they do best… making us fellas look good.
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Non-traditional ceremony locations give you the opportunity to style your ceremony as much as you’d like. Whether you are looking for a simple outdoor ceremony with beautiful aisle decor, or if you are having your ceremony by candle light, the sky is the limit with what you can do. A few unique ideas we have here for you include: backlit white lights and drapes, gobo of your monogram or wedding logo, monogram aisle runner, fresh flower aisle decor, paper flower archway (made by Regular Frills), hanging lanterns, custom signage, custom ceremony programs, vintage french door backdrop, and a unique unity sand frame… This one was perfect for a Halloween wedding. Every little detail helps make your day even more your own. So incorporate meaningful little touches to make it just right…. Your guests will notice and love that it’s “so you”. Enjoy!
Location: Genetti’s Oyster Wedding // Alecia + Jesse
Location: Westmoreland Club // Casey + Kurtis
Location: Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel Scranton // Nikki + Mike
Location: Split Rock Resort // Maureen + Matt
Location: Holiday Inn Wilkes Barre – East Mountain // Alicia + Bryant
Location: Maiolatesi Wine Cellars // Miranda + Ricky
Location: Huntsville Golf Club // Dana + Timothy
Location: The Woodlands Inn, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member // Desiree + Matt
Location: Friedman Farms // Maria + Jim
Location: Glasbern Country Inn // Shelley + Ben
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Decorations and reception styling can make your wedding day so much more special and unique for you and your guests. Adding a beautiful centerpiece, accent wall, or even a super thematic treat, can set your wedding apart from the rest and will make it something that you’ll remember forever. Here are a few of our favorite reception decor gems from this past seasons. Feeling super inspired now? Thought so. : )
Here’s a little nugget of decor info that might be something to consider. Knot Just Any Day can design custom table numbers and we also have rentable three dimensional wooden numbers. In addition, Regular Frills, Bridget’s company, can create beautiful paper flower centerpieces or even accent walls. Just saying. Let us know how we can help make your day even prettier.
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