This post is long overdue….it’s been a few weeks since this gorgeous couple took their wedding vows on a splendid July afternoon in Spokane, WA. Let me tell you, they are GREAT, AWESOME and so deserving of each other and “happily ever after!” This couple was so much fun and game for just about anything and everything…as were the wedding party…I couldn’t have asked for a better group – and we were blessed with a nearly perfect day. The week of the wedding, the weather was not so great and had everyone a tad nervous, considering that it was all outside. There were tents, but boy, that didn’t sound like much fun if you HAD to be under them because of the weather. When we met them Phil and Celina in June to go over some of the details, I told them to just trust that it would all be fine and that everything would work out…the details and the weather! And, guess what, it did, it couldn’t have been a more perfect temperature and the skies were a glorious blue…and of course, they had every detail taken care of and it all came off without a hitch…oh, wait, there was one hitch…the fact that they are now hitched!! These two are so darn cute together and were very easy to photograph! We “played” a couple of hours before the wedding in downtown Spokane and had Phil’s dad as our chauffeur to take us from location to locations…boy, was that ever nice and allowed us to stop at a couple of extra spots. The wedding was held at the Spokane Polo Club’s grounds…which were wonderful and offered a little bit of everything…I must say that was a great venue for a wedding…one I never would have thought of!
Without further ado…here are some highlights of their day…or at least the first part, I’ll break this into two posts, so keep you eyes peeled for the second part in a few days!
Celina was a STUNNING bride and honestly, she is so beautiful that even without all the prep of hair and makeup…she is beautiful….and was just glowing that day!
LOVED her shoes…and I quickly learned that she too LOVES color…and that reflects in her life….
Very special additions to her attire on this special day, gifts from her grandmothers.
A proud mom helps Celina with her necklace, which the two of them made together…talk about talent!!!
The first look…I must admit, this moment always brings tears to my eyes (good thing there is auto focus on the camera for times like this!)…so special and memorable for the two of them.
I can’t say enough about how beautiful Celina looked on this day…very classy with some vintage mixed in…and every detail blended together perfectly!
Color…besides her shoes, you can see that Phil also likes color and threw in his “spice” to the attire for the wedding day….love this shot!
One word….WOW!!!!!!!
These two met while working at The Old Spaghetti Factory…so it seemed only right that we should stop by for a photo or two!
This was a test for Celina…to trust that Phil wouldn’t let her go and would be sure to keep her safe and secure…as you can see, he passed, or is it she that passed, in trusting!!
The eyes say it all!
Okay, the fun begins…as you can see, we had some fun with the wedding party…I must tell a quick story! When Phil got up there, Celina told him that he had better not fall, but if he did, she wasn’t worried about him getting hurt, but said he had better not rip the pants (rented!) He didn’t fall or get hurt and no rips…I was amazed he could get up there, let alone in what he was wearing!!
These guys were great…full of humor, lots of laughs and pranks and maybe a tad bit of alcohol!
Such beautiful women…every single one of them, I thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with them and getting to know them!
When I first saw this snag across the field the night of rehearsal, I knew that we’d be over there for some photos…it was so cool, oh, how I wish I had something like that closer to where I live, the fun that could be had with photos around it!
Oh my, look what Celina and Phil caught….some BEARS….oh wait, they are little kids dressed up as bears!
Aren’t these two SUPER cute…meet Hayden and Xander…the “ring bears” for the wedding! How clever is that and how much fun did they have in their outfits for the wedding!
A little story behind the “ring bears” – when Phil was young, he was a ring bearer in a wedding, only he thought he was suppose to be a “ring bear” and when he walked down the aisle, he growled at everyone, like a bear would do…so, it seem appropriate that they had “bears” at their wedding!
The “adult” flower girl basket!! The flower girls was a friend of the bride (mom of one of the “bears”) who had never been a flower girl, so she finally got her wish…which is one of the things I loved about this wedding, they made it unique to who they are and what they love….and it was just perfect! Of course, once the precession for the wedding began, the champagne bottles were replaced with the traditional flower petals, but before hand, it was ready if anyone need something to drink!
Okay, so you’ve met the bride and groom and the wedding party…in the next few days there will another post with the wedding and reception…and I guarantee, they are as fun as these photos are…it was such a great day, everything about it was just right!!
Beautiful Amelia…becoming such a beautiful little girl and the smile and eyes will certainly keep her parents on their toes during the teenage years!
Luke….becoming quite the boy…he’s about the only boy right around our corner of the neighborhood and he is pretty good about being patient with the girls, but there are times when he just has to be a BOY….and it’s great!
Dancing the night away…..
