Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Real Stella York Bride Taylor + Andy

Couple Andy and Taylor’s love of travel brought them together in the beginning and led them to a lifetime of happiness in the end. This fun couple chose to make their romantic, spring wedding about their families and celebrated accordingly. Bride Taylor wore a stunning Stella York gown covered in crystals with a ball gown skirt to dance away the night. After all the toasts and dancing, these two lovebirds are off to a perfect start!

From the bride: Originally, Andy and I met on a trip to Austin. We hit it off right away but it wasn’t until we were both living in Seattle six months later that we really fell in love. We only had nine months to plan the wedding and knew immediately that we wanted to involve our families as much as possible. We are lucky enough to have all four of our grandmas still healthy and able to join us, so we had them start off the procession with each of their wedding portraits. My mom was our officiant, which was so special for us. My brother was a groomsmen and his sisters did a reading for us. His dad also joined the fun by performing a blessing over our hands as we had exchanged our rings.

As a couple that loves to travel, we knew that we wanted to incorporate our travels into our reception. Rather than doing table numbers we decided to do table “destinations.” I made signs that had the names of places we have traveled together such as Venice, Rome, Munich, Prague, Whistler, Austin, and many others. I placed the signs in the center pieces then added a picture of us in each place for the table. Another fun addition to the festivities was to celebrate our favorite football team. We have been season ticket holders to the Seattle Seahawks for a couple years and knew we needed to incorporate this somehow. As a very special surprise for our guests, we were able to get part of the Seahawk Blue Thunder drum squad to lead our bridal party procession into the reception after cocktail hour.

Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Real Stella York Bride Taylor

Photography by Connie Riggio