Married in Style, This Time Around

Angela and Jeffrey were unique wedding clients of ours in several ways, the biggest of which is this: They were already married! A military couple, they got hitched with little fanfare before Jeffrey deployed, with a vow of doing it in style when he returned from overseas. Mission accomplished!

Their wedding ceremony and reception were both held in The Heritage Room at Capitol Lake in Olympia. It's a venue we know very well, in part from our participation in Occasions Catering's Bridal Teas the last few years.

After getting ready in a back room while the guests were seated, the processional wrapped around the outside of the historic American Legion Building and entered through the huge double doors — one of our favorite features of The Heritage Room.

The midday sun was streaming through the doors, providing dramatic lighting for their ceremony.

Immediately after the ceremony, we whisked Angela and Jeffrey across the street to Capitol Park for a quick portrait session. This park has wide-open views of the Capitol Building across the lake ...

... and a small shady nook of cobblestones and lush greenery to work with.

Check out those shoes! Angela is a bit height-impaired, just like Laura (who also wore four-inch heels to our own wedding).

Then we wrapped up the portrait session at this cool wrought-iron gate in a hidden hallway of the building.

And back through the double doors for their grand re-entrance, all in only about 20 minutes! While we love the luxury of hour-long portrait sessions, we have a knack for collecting a wide variety of creative, artistic, and emotion-invoking shots even when we're pressed for time, as we proved here!

Our efficiency was matched by that of the Occasions staff, who had already flipped the room for the reception. The first dance was especially beautiful ...

... as was their last dance, late in the evening.

Congrats to the renewlyweds!