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Stacey | Russell – Married!
#nottodaycovid is the perfect hashtag for Stacey & Russell’s wedding day! They originally planned to have an August wedding in 2020 and then moved it to October of 2020. As more restrictions started being put in place in Anchorage and the limits on gathering sizes started to decrease, they were able to squeeze in their wedding of about 25 ppl before the mandates got lowered to a whopping 10 people in Anchorage! They were also able to have their wedding on the last day of Fall because the next day the snow came! Talk about getting lucky more than once! Thinking back to this wedding day there were so many…
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Ellen|Bryce – Married!
Fall in Alaska is probably my most favorite season of all. The colors are insane and if you blink, you’ll miss it because it only lasts about two months if we are lucky! I’ve known Ellen for a while, side note, she’s my dental hygienist and it takes quite a bit of talent to talk weddings while you are having your teeth cleaned! LOL! So, the minute she got engaged I knew I had, and wanted to be her wedding planner! Ellen and Bryce decided to have their wedding in Copper Landing, Alaska which is about 2 hours from Anchorage. The ceremony took place at the Old Cooper Landing Boat…
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Lorell’s Favorite Things 2020
Well, I am back again with my list of my favorite things for 2020! I figured it was so much fun last year that I needed to make this a yearly thing! Even though my wedding season was light (because of you know what) there were some memorable things to share! So, let’s get to it! I started 2020 with a bang with Melissa & Chris’s winter wedding at Alyeska Resort in January. There were so many details from this wedding to note, but I’ll have to limit it to just a couple or else we will be here all day, lol! Can we talk about Chris and his Groomsmen…
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Katelyne|Rob – Married!
It was a beautiful summer day in July when Katelyne and Rob exchanged their vows in an intimate elopement in Moose Meadows. Katelyne’s immediate family and close friends were able to witness this in a socially distanced fashion, while Rob’s family watched from afar on Zoom. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, the day. See, Katelyne and Rob were one of those couples whose plans got squashed by COVID-19! They were planning a summer wedding with the majority of Rob’s family coming from the lower 48. But once June rolled around, and things weren’t getting any better, it was apparent that they had to make the decision to cancel…
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Spread love, not germs!
Wow, it’s been a minute since I did my last diary entry. I think this COVID-19 time as given me more time to procrastinate and say, “Oh, I can do that tomorrow!” As I am writing this I am having a pity party for one! See, July 24, 2020, is my 10th wedding anniversary. I had all these plans, from retaking my pictures, trashing my dress, upgrading my wedding ring, spending a week in Cabo San Lucas, and having a small, family dinner at O’Malley’s on the Green, the venue we got married at. And then enter the COVID-19 bus, crashing into my plans and almost destroying it all! So,…
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Katie | Mahear – Married!
Back when I met Katie and Mahear in July of 2019, we had discussed a May wedding for 2020. I look back and I am so relieved that they ended up moving their wedding to February after meeting with me. One for the obvious reason, COVID-19 and two, who doesn’t appreciate a winter wedding in Alaska! Some of my favorites to note from this wedding: The gorgeous draping used as the backdrop for the ceremony. Reggie! Yes, Reggie the handsome ring bearer! I remember everyone reacting to his cuteness as he walked down the aisle to Mahear to bring him the rings that were secured on his collar. The lanterns…
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Real Talk: To postpone, elope or cancel
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to bring up COVID – 19, but with Health Mandate 011 – Social Distancing now implemented in Anchorage and to be reevaluated on April 11th, and the nationwide Coronavirus guidelines extended to the end of April, I felt a conversation was needed for those getting married in the next couple of months. I guess we can classify this under “the ugly” with so many of my vendor friends having their events canceled, and my catering and restaurant friends having to close down, or limit their business to doing just to-go orders…it’s just heartbreaking any way you look at it. Luckily for me, I haven’t…
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Melissa|Chris – Married!
Just like every wedding day, there is always a story to tell. The photographer tells your story through the moments captured by their camera. Erica Rose did a beautiful job capturing this love story…the love story of Melissa & Chris’s wedding day! It was December 31, 2019, and the temperature outside was almost 40 degrees which is a little unheard of here in Anchorage. We had a late winter and if I recall, summer was a bit strange too, with temperatures hitting the 90’s in some areas. Thank you global warming! Melissa and Chris’s wedding was to take place on January 4, 2020, in Girdwood, Alaska. Melissa had always dreamed…
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Buyer Beware!
I figured with the Alaska Wedding Fair coming up this Sunday and everyone getting engaged this was a good story to share with you all since I know you will be looking for vendors for your wedding soon! You know how they say, “You get what you pay for.” Well here’s a story about a wedding planner, and her nightmare wedding photographer that she hired for her wedding! Yep, it was me! If I was granted a “do-over” from my wedding day, do you know what it would be? Well, besides the horrible, and boring first dance song that my husband chose (which was Feel My Love by Adele in…
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Lorell’s Favorite Things 2019
If Oprah can have a “Favorite Things 2019” list, so can I! I’m recapping some of my favorite things, ideas, and moments from my 2019 weddings. Brianna and Clay came from South Carolina to elope in Alaska. This beautiful picture of Brianna’s late mother was held by her sister during the ceremony. What a beautiful way to honor her late mother and include her in the ceremony. Brianna’s Tiffany Blue Hunter Boots were everything! One of the Bride’s closest friends baked this homemade wedding cheesecake for Mercedes and Jay. It was made with LOVE! Guests had cheesecake for dessert and this beauty got to go home with the newlyweds! We…
