Brendan and Kelsey's Wedding in Sandy, Oregon
Rustic Summer Burgundy 3 wedding vendors
B&K
24 Aug, 2019The story of our wedding
I just married a real-life angel, the man of my dreams, and my best friend.
As a single college student who worked as a wedding consultant for David's Bridal, I, of course, had big dreams for what my own wedding would look like one day. All the way down to the dress. So I bought it. My family and friends thought I was crazy when I came home with an elegant wedding gown and no one to marry! But I didn't care. I knew a good deal when I saw one.
My now-husband, Brendan, and I were both students of Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television. It had been two years since I purchased the dress and several years of friendship with Brendan before it hit me: my soulmate was right under my nose all along. It took many not-so-sneaky attempts to get him to notice me in that way, but he did finally get the hint when we shared a first kiss. And after six beautiful years together, Brendan proposed to me while hiking through the gorgeous beach town of Carpinteria, California.
Continue reading »As an Oregonian girl and a Michiganian guy who now work in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles, we knew we had to bring our wedding back to our roots. Our hearts were set on the dreamy Camp Namanu in Sandy, Oregon. With rustic cabins for guests, a stone amphitheater, gorgeous lodge-style dining and dance halls, and around 100 acres of surrounding forest, we felt as though it was made specifically for us.
Surrounded by the people we love the most in this world, I married my soulmate in the gown that had been hanging in my closet for eight years waiting for this special day to finally arrive.
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