White & Cortez • 8-13-11

Names Lindsay Noelle White and Michael Cortez
They live in Yakima, WA
Ceremony & Reception Fontaine Estates Winery, Naches, WA

OCCUPATIONS She’s a project manager at Idea Marketing, he’s a Washington State Trooper

THEY MET at WSU, where his fraternity and her sorority were homecoming week “partners.” “We were inseperable that week — the beginning of our love story.”

HE PROPOSED in front of friends at a special dinner the night before a WSU football game in Tempe, Ariz.

NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS 12

NUMBER OF GUESTS 250

COLORS WERE red, orange, yellow and corals

BRIDESMAIDS WORE wrap dresses of different colors; each wore it the way it suited her best

THE THEME FOR THE DAY WAS DIY Vintage/Country Chic •

A SPECIAL MOMENT was when Lindsay and Michael placed letters to each other in a special box to be opened on their first anniversary. “It was overwhelmingly amazing to see everyone’s faces and just take it in for a moment.”

ON THE MENU BBQ: Pulled pork, brisket, baked beans, sweet Yakima corn on the cob and baked potatoes

THEY GOTAWAY IN a town car. “But we did have a blue school bus as transportation to and from the wedding for our guests. It was my something blue.”

THEY SPENT THE NIGHT AT the Hilton Garden Inn in Yakima

THEN HONEYMOONED in Maui

FAVORITE MOMENTS when Michael’s father gave his speech and “Walking down the aisle and seeing Michael with tears in his eyes.”

AND ALL THE FUN STUFF… the program was on a large chalkboard • a Mariachi band represented the Cortez family, performing as guests entered the cocktail hour • a country-style barbecue represented the White family’s Texan roots • place cards had antique skeleton keys tied to them and were hung on an antique door • each centerpiece was different and placed on hand-made burlap table runners • Lindsay’s dad helped her make a photo booth that featured photos of the couple’s parents and grandparents on their wedding days • guests could fill up paper sacks with goodies from the “candy bar.” “There wasn’t a Lemonhead or M&M to be found by 10 p.m.” • A simple yellow cake with buttercream frosting and cupcakes with sparkles and raspberries were made by two of the bridesmaids and displayed on cake plates borrowed from friends and family.

Lindsay and Michael’s team
Catering Hog Wild BBQ, hogwildbarbeque.net, 509-307-6339
Wine Chateau Ste. Michelle, Trevari Cellars, 14 Hands, Cupcake Vineyards
Photography Kristen Honeycutt Photography, kristenhoneycutt.com
Flowers + Cake Flowers Arranged by Patrick Dickinson, a family friend with help from other friends
Invitations Design by Idea Marketing 509-452-0405 Printing by Print Guys, printguysprinting.com
Rentals Party Palace, partypalaceyakima.com
Wedding gown Pattis Harper gown/La Belle Elaine’s Bridal in Seattle, 206-404-0888
Alterations La Belle Elaine’s Bridal
Attendant gowns NataJane wrap dress, etsy.com
Shoes Badgley Mischka, myglassslipper.com
Tuxes Tuxedo Club, Kirkland, tuxedoclubkirkland.com
Makeup & Hair My Flawless Tan, Kirkland, myflawlesstan.com (makeup) and Molly Walsby at Belu Salon, belusalon.com, 509-965-1731 (hair)
Music Jesse Doyle Platinum Entertainment Pasco, 509-547-8760
Cake + Cupcakes Kristen Feeney (bridesmaid) & Cameron Fay (bridesmaid)
Hotels Hilton Garden Inn, 509-454-1111

 

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