Despite the snow in June forecast (yup, you read that right) predicted for their Big Day, today’s gorgeous couple lucked out with the most perfect blue skies a bride and groom could ever ask for. And when the bride is a wedding planner herself, you know it’s going to be drop-dead-gorgeous. Elise Events had the day going off without a hitch while Golden Fields Floristry decorated every corner with timeless, organic blooms – including a few living chandeliers that are a total must see! For major mountain wedding inspo, head on over to the full gallery, all taken by Lynette Boyle Photography!
From Elise Events… Graham and I met our freshman year at UC Santa Barbara. I had the biggest crush on the surfer from the dorms, but it wasn’t until our junior year that we started dating! After graduating from college, we moved to Augusta, Georgia while Graham attended medical school. It was during one of our trips back home to visit with family in Tahoe, that Graham decided he was going to pop the question! He woke up unusually chipper our first morning of the trip and told me he was taking us up to one of our favorite look outs over the lake.
He had sneakily packed a picnic lunch in the middle of the night. As soon as I saw the lunchbox, my heart started pounding, knowing that he must have something planned. Of course when he got down on one knee, I immediately said yes! We knew from the start that we wanted to gather our family and friends in Tahoe to celebrate our wedding. I had spent time there every summer growing up and Graham had grown to love it too. A wedding planner myself, I heeded my own advice and enlisted Danielle of Elise Events to help with the logistics of planning a wedding from across the country! Danielle was an invaluable resource during the planning process.
She knew the best vendors in the area and helped us make some challenging calls not only throughout the planning, but most importantly, during the week of the wedding (Snow in June? Yup, that was the forecast!). With her amazing eye for design we knew she would help bring our vision of a beautiful, relaxed, Tahoe-wedding to life. We were lucky enough to have the most incredible team of vendors on our side. Natasha, of Golden Fields Floristry, created some of the most exquisite florals for us. Our videography team, LoveSpun, put together a film that encapsulates every emotion we were feeling on that day. And of course, we are immensely thankful to Lynette Boyle for photographing our day so perfectly. The images she captured will be treasured forever.
The sweetness of our miniature ceremony tent nestled between two tall pines could only be beat by the dinner tent of tables topped with beautiful French-striped linens, Heath Ceramic tableware, & whimsical, delicate florals that filled the tent with the most gorgeous scent. Truly a dream come true. I know firsthand how much heart goes into producing someone’s wedding, we will be forever humbled and grateful to those who did that for us. To pick a favorite moment of the day would be near impossible. It could be that the rain held off until our guests were cozy under the tent listening to my dad’s incredible father-of-the-bride toast (to the tune of “Girls in White Dresses,” my first ballet performance), or during the ceremony when Graham was a little too early with the “I do,” making everyone erupt in laughter, or maybe it was every single wedding guest getting on the dance floor during the first song of the night, & me bursting into happy tears for the moment we had been dreaming about our entire engagement. Before we got married, I always told my brides that while of course, the planning and care that is taken into making the wedding beautiful & perfect is important, really, it is everyone the two of you love being all together celebrating YOUR love, that truly makes the magic. And now I know firsthand, that this is most definitely true.
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Photography: Lynette Boyle Photography | Cinematography: Lovespun Films | Event Planning + Design: Elise Events | Floral Design: Golden Fields Floristry | Wedding Dress: Watters | Cake: Paper Heart Patisserie | Invitations: Arzberger Stationers | Ceremony Venue: Lahontan | Reception Venue: Lahontan | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Calligraphy : Sugar Pine Calligraphy | Band: The 415s | Beauty : Seven31 on Forest | Day of Paper Goods: Moochie Creative | Placecards: Heath Ceramics | Rentals: Theoni Collection | Rentals: BBJ La Tavola | Rentals: Celebrations Party Rentals