LIVE IN: Salt Lake City, UT
OCCUPATIONS: She’s a PharmD student graduating in 2009 and he’s a Field Engineer
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 115
NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS: Four bridesmaids and Six groomsmen
HOW THEY MET: They first met in high school in Oregon
THE ENGAGEMENT: He proposed at “the view” on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City
WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM: His hot looks, funny personality, and spontaneity
WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER: Her sweet and bubbly personality, and ambitions
A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER: Their night at Seaside when Jessica visited Dustin for the first time after she moved away to Utah.
WEDDING THEME: Elegant, classy but yet contemporary
WEDDING COLORS: Champagne and Chocolate Brown
WEDDING FLOWERS: Cymbidium orchids, Mango and White callas
WEDDING CAKE: Chocolate with raspberry filling, Lemon Meringue with blueberry filling
FAVORITE DETAIL: The centerpieces and décor for the ceremony of vases with orchids submerged in water and a floating candle on top
THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT: Bustle on the dress broke, but was able to find a tailor down the street, DJ forgot mother-son song but Dustin had it on a flash drive.
HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED: Everything turned out better than expected!
THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING: Fun, touching and beautiful
HONEYMOON DESTINATION: Sandals Grande Antigua
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE The Governor Hotel, Portland, OR
PHOTOGRAPHER Missy Cochran, Artisan Photographics
CATERER Jake’s Catering
FLOWERS Mike Piper, An Affair to Remember
CAKE Judy Reese, Dreamcakes
RINGS Jeff Cooper Platninum, Princess Cut for her, Jeff Cooper Palladium band for him
GOWN DESIGNER Da Vinci
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES Issac Mizarah, target.com
FORMAL WEAR Men’s Wearhouse
MAKEUP MAC
HAIR Elysa Yuen, Aunt of the Bride
OFFICIANT Pastor Rusty Burson
INVITATIONS Artisan Photographics
RENTAL Avery’s Chair Covers
HONEYMOON Sandals Grande Antigua, Antigua
PLANNER Courtney Harris
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The image above and the two below were taken by Michael, my brother and second shooter for the day. I am BLOWN AWAY by how quickly he is picking everything up! The getting ready pictures are so fun and candid.
Dustin’s brother helping him out
You will notice that throughout the day Jessica has three different hairstyles! Her aunt was amazing and very talented. She could rival any professional hair stylist I know!
The broom’s men all got cuff links and flasks with their names and the wedding date on them, they looked really neat.
Sweet candid of the bride and maid of honor, this is right before the groom came into the room to see Jessica with her wedding dress on for the first time.
These flowers were AMAZING!
Seeing each other for the first time
The groom and his brother
We had so much fun taking pictures at the Governor Hotel and around Portland. The staff and the Governor were awesome and bent over backward to make Jessica happy
Can you believe this view? This was taken from the Governor Hotel penthouse suite. Jessica reserved it for the two of them for that night and also to get pictures of them and the city
Jumping on the bed 
These are details from the reception site and the ceremony which took place on the second floor of the hotel. The amiant light was soft and created a very romantic atmosphere
The ceremony took place in the library. The light was extremely dim. I have to give props to my second shooters who handled it wonderfully
Both Dustin and Jessica were very emotional during the ceremony. Their love for each other was evident when they said their vows.
And they lived happily ever after
by missy cochran
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