Washington Wedding by Missy Cochran
It took me about, oh, 2 seconds to decide on featuring this wedding. It’s just about as good as it gets, with a style that is so elegant, so simple and yet SO freaking chic. From the bridal accessories, to the venue. From the gorgeous gown to the insane photography, every bit of it is exactly what I look for in a wedding. Missy Cochran is the talent behind the images and really, she had me at hello.
click here to see all the gorgeous images in the gallery
We both attended Oregon State University. While we both knew ‘of’ each other, we didn’t really know each other personally until a few years later. As fate would have it, we both ended up at a pool party one hot summer day in 2004 where we officially ‘met’ through mutual Oregon State friends. It was one of those romantic ‘our eyes locked from across the room’ kinds of things. From there, our relationship blossomed and we made it official on September 26, 2004 – exactly 5 years before the date we would eventually be married.
Kyle and I are both extremely laid back and family oriented. Therefore, when we started planning, we made a point to choose things that would make our wedding feel like an intimate gathering of friends and family. To do this, we limited the guest list to only family and close friends and we chose to use our time wisely during the event so we wouldn’t miss anytime with our guests. For instance, we chose to do our pictures before the ceremony so we could be more relaxed and have more time with our guests during the cocktail hour.
Our love for anything natural and classic helped determine our color palette and overall style. While carefully considering the venue’s natural surroundings, we opted for shades of blues, whites and greens. For the bridesmaids, I chose J. Crew bridesmaid dresses in navy blue and asked the girls to pick from two styles. The groomsmen wore navy blazers, khaki pants and blue striped ties that were a gift from Kyle. The flowers were in varying shades of whites and greens and the tables were dressed in natural linen overlays (made by my grandmother and mother) with green pears atop each place setting.
SO much more to come!
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Very chic and utterly romantic.
Very stylish wedding!! Love the flower girls hair piece and the cameo on the bouquet. Great pictures!!
This is so beautiful! I love the look they went for. She has either the same or very similar shoes to mine!
I love the shoes. Where are they from?
Love the flower in your hair! Where did you get it from?
Sabrina, I don't know if they are the exact same shoe as mine, but I can tell you I have something strikingly similar from Capraros. I got them on Piperlime
Would love to know who the dress is by.
Oooh! What a stunning Pacific Northwest wedding! I love this. The softness... the romance. Perfect!
And yay! The gorgeous bride is wearing the Dove style head piece from Twigs & Honey
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=41842675
Congrats to the bride and groom!!
I'm not sure it gets better than this! Oooo, and thanks for the link to the head piece, I was just about to ask! :O)
would love to know where the bride got her earrings, beautiful!!!! Congrats on a gorgeous day!
Absolutely beautitful! Where did you get the flower for your hair? I have been looking for something like this...it is stunning.
Where is her dress from?? BEAUTIFUL!
Hi ladies, thank you so much for all your wonderful comments! I am stunned to find that our wedding has been featured on Style Me Pretty! Kuddos to Missy and Melanie for capturing everything so beautifully. I have to say that I visited this site daily while planning my own wedding, so I am very honored.
So, to answer some of your questions…
The flower was from Myra at Twigs & Honey. She’s wonderful to work with and does an extraordinary job. You can see her work on Etsy or at www.twigsandhoney.com.
My dress is by Maggie Sottero. I fell in love with another dress by a very expensive designer but I kept going back to this one. I’m so glad I did because I was able to splurge on other items like my veil, shoes and accessories.
My shoes were from J. Crew (“Carmen”). I don’t know if they still sell them but they were very comfortable. I danced the entire night and didn’t even have to kick them off.
I purchased my earrings from Nordstrom. I saw them and fell in love with them instantly. They were also very light weight.
Congrats! Everything is sooo beautiful! Is that the ring bearer pillow? I love it! Where did you get it?
I adore this wedding!!! So beautiful and detailed yet classic and understated. I'm a little biased because my upcoming June wedding is planned very similar - different color scheme however :)
To those looking for the fabulous shoes and hairpiece: I did the opposite of this bride, splurged extensively on a fabulous Christos gown and then "bargain shopped" for accessories.
Silverpencils on etsy sells a similar, more affordable pieces to Myra's gorgeous creation: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Silverpencils
Caparros, as another reader mentioned, sells the Italia style in Ivory, very similar to this Bride's (now sold out) JCrew shoes at a fraction of the price! I have them, and they are pretty comfy! http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=729939012&tid=plggprod1r
Best Wishes - happy planning all!
This is so beautiful Christina! I love all of your little details! Did your florist make the little crown for your flower girl? Your photographer is really amazing! You both look so peaceful and happy! Congrats!
I have been looking at somany dresses but this one is just BEAUTIFUL! I have spent the past hour looking through the website to find the dress can you tell me the name of it??
Thanks!
Mairi
Any luck on the name of the dress? I searched also on the website and couldn't find it.
OMG - I'm so excited this wedding was posted. I'm getting married at the Gorge Crest and would love to talk to Christina the Bride...if you see this look me up!
No I still don't know the name if the dres!! :(
hopefully the beautiful bride will come back on here!
x
Mairi & teacherchels, my dress was called 'Amy' but after checking the website, it looks like it may have been discontinued. :(
Hi Christina,
thanks for that I will def be looking for something similar!
Also I would not have picked something like that looking at the model on the Magie sottero site but you wore it beautifully so you have changed my mind on what I like!
:)
M x