Foggy Crystal Mountain Wedding
Foggy, ethereal, crystal mountain wedding.
Sometimes Blake and I are both photographers and guests at weddings. Jesus & Jocelyn are two dear friends of ours, and they opted for a small mountain wedding, with just a few close friends and family members. We loved this venue so much for its quintessential Pacific Northwest experience, I wrote a how-to guide for eloping here.
At the height of summer, when we were having insane heat, droughts, and wildfires, these two happened to pick the one rainy day in August.
Jesus & Jocelyn woke up to filtered light and the faint patter of rain against their canvas tent on the morning of their Crystal Mountain wedding. After a fire and second breakfast, they sauntered off on a guided foraging trip at Crystal Sky Camp, Gathering berries to the rhythm of light rain, they would later be shared with guests on their wedding cake. Waffle, their one-eyed dog you’ll soon fall in love with, even got to join in on the adventure.
We stood still, as the clouds moved around us, through us.
The rain slowly soaked the air like a warm and cozy blanket, as their wedding party got ready for a vow ceremony in hazy window light. Words were soft as the clouds felt, even in their anticipation.
When we grew tired of waiting for the rain to settle, their loving words were exchanged beneath the clouds, protected by a beautiful canvas yurt. And the clouds parted, the rain slowed, and the sun showed itself for a moment in time as they said their vows,
I’m always taken aback when granted a seat at the table of an intimate wedding. The energy of a small group of people you truly love on such an important day overfills my cup over and over again. After food and wine, and more food, Jocelyn surprised her new husband with a carefully practiced wedding hula. It was one of the most heartfelt moments we’ve experience and we may have all cried (or more like bawled) in just love and happiness for these two beginning this new journey together.
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