Memorial day here in Washington was host to lots of rain and the wedding day shenanigans of a super fun couple from Alaska named Kevin and Rachelle Sund. The new Tulalip Resort Hotel and Casino was home to the wedding and reception, and since they are from our northernmost state, the wedding had a lot of Alaska flare. The favors were canned fish with their names and wedding date on them, pretty hurricanes with seashells were the table arrangements, their guest book was a fishing line hung on the wall, and of course their dinner was fresh halibut. Kevin's intended best man wasn't able to make it, but we took a gag picture with a sign for insertion later, and they had a seriously cute breakdancing ring bearer sporting a little top hat. Of course that hat seemed to make it onto many heads, including Kevin's. That portrait of him wearing it is one of my favorite of the day. We also had to do the "Swingers" guys walking shot in honor of the casino. Kevin's norwegian heritage also played a roll in the day. He had a special grooms cake from Larsen's bakery here in Ballard, and they cut their cake with a norwegian wedding porridge spoon. Check out the photo of them with the cake, the reflection of the spoon is actually giving him a heart shaped mustache! Since the day was super duper rainy, and they have a family vacation home on nearby Cameno Island, we finished up the bridal portraits the next day at their special spot on Cameno's western shore beach. I'll never forget Rachelle sporting her Alaska fishing boots and navigating that soggy beach so well. Thanks so much for the memories!
