Hello E&I Readers!
My name is Emily, I recently got engaged in June to an awesome guy named Ryan. He popped the question as we were standing on Lover's Beach in Cabo San Lucas with a gorgeous custom engagement ring from Brilliant Earth, which he designed himself-major props to him! The best part was my sister captured every moment on camera! Ryan and I live in Portland, Oregon with our Golden Retriever-Roxy.
The photos above were taken by my sweet sister, she had no idea this was happening! The photos she took I will cherish forever- she did an amazing job of capturing every moment while crying tears of joy and excitement! My engagement ring is gold- with a gorgeous hammered effect all around the band. I cannot wait to design the wedding band with Ryan- that post will come later. :)
I am so excited to share with you my wedding inspirations over the next few months! I am an avid blog-reader and since becoming engaged have enjoyed finding wedding blogs to obsess over now too. Our wedding will be bright/colorful, rustic/DIY and budget friendly. I hope I can help you with ideas on where to cut cost, when to splurge and in the end still have the gorgeous wedding of your dreams!
A few weeks ago Ryan and I finally booked the venue and picked our wedding date! We had been going back and forth with the idea of a destination wedding in Mexico or staying local in Portland, Oregon. We met half way and decided on a mini-destination wedding in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Bend has stolen our hearts, we love taking weekend trips with friends/family and with an average of 300+ sunny days a year, what is not to like! We picked a venue through the Bend Park and Recreation District called Aspen Hall-located in Shevlin Park.
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We fell in love right away with the venue! Aspen Hall had everything we wanted with indoor/outdoor space and the gorgeous landscape of Central Oregon. Another added bonus is it was well within our budget that we set aside for the venue space.
Before signing off I wanted to include a few photos that have caught my eye to shape the vision for our wedding.
I love this table for the reception! I think ivory, burlap or a light brown tablecloth will fit perfectly into the indoor space at Aspen Hall. It will compliment the exposed craftsman-style wooden beams and the huge brick fireplace.
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My ideas around the ceremony altar are crafty, colorful yet simple. We will get married with the small Lake as the backdrop, so I do not want something that is too overbearing as the nature being backdrop is gorgeous enough.
Source: Thank you for reading and cannot wait till my next post is ready!
Until next time-
Emily
