I kissed Eddie good bye, grab my camera and set off for the mall. I was looking for a swanky new salon called Gene Juarez somewhere inside. I missed the salon and continued to walk towards the smell of warm pretzels and novelty shops, because I was daydreaming about the wedding that was about to start. We hadn't met Cassie + Brian before so I was doing my usual "what's she gonna be like" thought process. I saw a gal enter the salon with a smile too big to have anything to do with a fresh trim and I knew it was her. Vibrant red hair and the most flawless skin I have ever seen. I was so jealous. Cassie turned out to be thee most chill bride I have ever witnessed and I still think back to that day and laugh at just how calm she was.

Cassie & Brian met on a dating site a few years earlier as so many people are doing these days. Simple conversations turned into exciting hints of new love. After months of picking each others brains Cassie picked up the phone not once, but twice trying to finally hear the voice of this Brian guy. She was way too nervous and hung up. Who hasn't been there, right? Eventually they connected and their conversations quickly grew from yes and no answers to lengthy talks about life and everything else. They eventually had to go their separate ways as life came in between them and he moved to what seemed like the other side of the world.
Cassie had feared that Brian was coming back into town to say one final good bye. She knew it was the end. Then right there, just like in the movies, Brian looked Cassie in the eyes and apologized for all the pain he had put her through. "Cassie, I never want to hurt you again I love you so much and I have finally decided on what I want. I want you! Will you marry me."









I love to hear the perspectives of the bride & grooms that we work with. We have our own view of the day, but it's so neat to hear about their experience. When we asked Cassie & Brian about their favorite moments they both responded that they loved seeing each other for the first time. She remembered how his chin was quivering as he started to tear up. Being the chill bride that she is she stuck her tongue out at him.



Okay, so the leaves are gorgeous...but, I LOVE her red hair against the fall colors. So gorgeous!



Like I said Cassie looked so beautiful.









At every wedding there is a child who wants to check us out. For some reason I just love these extreme close ups.





Cassie & Brian got married at the Renton Senior Center in Renton, Washington.
Renton Senior Center
-The center was surprising big and had some nice place along the river to take pictures.
211 Burnett Ave. North
Renton, WA 98057
425.430.6633
www.rentonwa.gov

She got all done up at Gene Juarez salon in South Center Mall
-This salon was amazing! It's a very large place, but you can tell that all of their stylists are the best of the best. They did an amazing job on Cassie's hair and really pushed to make sure that she got exactly what she wanted.
280 Southcenter Mall
Tukwila, WA 98188
206.431.8888
www.genejuarez.com