Our Wedding, Part Seven || Bride + Groom Portraits

As the date to our wedding drew nearer and we were able to get a pretty accurate description of the weather we'd have, we realized that having all of our couple + bridal party portraits outdoors, like I'd originally wanted, was just not going to be an option. So we took our bridal party + family pictures inside the church, prior to the ceremony, but we needed somewhere else, somewhere unique, where we could go for our "just us" pictures while all of our guests were being dismissed and moving to the reception venue. 

As I began to consider indoor homes/buildings in Washington, I thought of a dear friend from church who owns this gorgeous old house just a few blocks from my church. When we asked him about using it, he willingly agreed, and so we went there directly following the ceremony.

One of my absolute favorites!

Next we went to the city park (again, just a block down from the church) to get a few pictures there...

(Note: just four months early, Mitchell + Bryn had their wedding reception in this same park! It looked a little different then...=))

I bought this shawl specifically to use during any outdoor pictures. It matched my teal blue theme color perfectly and I loved having that pop of color for the outdoor pictures. 

And lastly, we took these in a field along the highway on the way to the reception venue.

Yes I was barefoot, yes it was freezing, and yes I choose all that. 

And nope, I didn't get sick. #farmgirltough

And those are a few of my favorite shots from our wedding couple portraits!

-Chels