We’re in love with this wedding. To start, Mackenzie + Nicholas are the owners of a small letterpress shop in Portland, Cotton Flower Press. So they obviously made every pretty paper element, invitations included, but what’s currently wow’ing us are Mackenzie’s darling wedding shoes. They were handmade by her husband! Her 1930s vintage dress is also tugging at our heartstrings, and the silhouette handcutting station they had at their reception… dying.
Mackenzie’s bouquet recipe: ranunculus, peonies, daffodils, garden roses, dogwood, and cotton.
This is the coolest thing to have at a wedding, right? The silhouettes were cut by hand (without drawing first) by a close friend of theirs who was trained at Disneyland and cut there for many years.
It’s your wedding, keep reminding yourself of that. Couples are constantly changing the rules these days, which makes weddings much more fun and meaningful. So don’t get caught up in convention because you’re afraid of upsetting more traditional guests. They’ll come around and appreciate that you did what felt right to you.
Such a cozy, intimate and beautiful wedding. Congratulations you two!
Photographer: Bryan Aulick / Event Planner: Ella Events / Ceremony venue: Howell Territorial Park, Sauvie Island / Reception venue: The Cleaners at The Ace Hotel, Portland / Officiant: Groom’s uncle / Flowers: Fieldwork / Catering: Clyde Common / Dessert: Random Order Pies, and Two Tarts Bakery / Transportation: Eco Shuttle / Bride’s dress: 1930s vintage / Shoes: handmade by groom / Hairpiece: custom design by Tessa Kim / Groom’s suit: Adam Arnold / Shoes: Julian Boots / Watch: Vintage Bulova
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I love the color and style of the paper products for this wedding!
Oh so PRETTY!
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It’s a perfect wedding!Great shot!
Pretty wow’d that the groom handmade these darling wedding shoes for his bride.. http://t.co/khindwox
Love the silhouette idea…so creative and unique. Beautiful!
Awesome!
Love the paper goods and the school bus shots!
Absolutely stunning! Wow.
if I found a man that would make me shoes like that, I’d marry him too.
Beautiful pictures!! Love all the details!
love everything about this wedding!
What a cute theme!
where did you find the brown paper runner, I noticed that the edges were scalloped – nice table setting
Kathy, we made the runner from a roll of kraft paper that we punched with a scallop lace punch (pretty mind-numbing and time consuming, but definitely worth it). Thanks for all the love, guys!
Stumbled upon your wedding as I was researching the Ace Hotel. Love every personal touch, especially the silhouttes!! Does your friend do this as business and if so, how may I contact him/her? Much happiness…