NAMES Kristen Dobyns & Curtis Pittman
LIVE IN Portland, OR
OCCUPATIONS She’s a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and he’s an architectural designer
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 110
NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Four bridesmaids and Five groomsmen
HOW THEY MET They met while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico the summer after high school graduation 9 years ago and have been together ever since!
THE ENGAGEMENT He proposed on his birthday so she would have no idea
WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His hands, bum, passion for his career and his unique laugh
WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Her eyes, smile, sense of humor and her drive to be successful
A DAY THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER When Kristen moved across the country to Pennsylvania to finish college with Curtis
WEDDING THEME Bright and cheery, simple elegance
WEDDING COLORS Chocolate brown, lime green, peony pink and ivory
WEDDING FLOWERS Hydrangeas, calla lilies, roses, dahlias, orchids, daisies, gladiolas, spider mums
WEDDING CAKE Silver chiffon cake with champagne flavored custard parfait filling; top 2 tiers were Curtis’s favorite banana chiffon cake. To top it off, ivory buttercream with a chocolate brown henna inspired design.
FAVORITE DETAIL Curtis’s aunt made our fabulous wedding favor boxes and filled them with individually wrapped dark chocolates : )
THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT Due to unexpected man-made destruction of our initial ceremony site, we had to change the location 3 days before our wedding!
HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED Kristen found the day to be more exhilarating and less stressful than expected, Curtis thinks everything just fell perfectly into place.
THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Glowing, perfect, exciting
HONEYMOON DESTINATION The Big Island, Hawaii
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Ceremony- Royal Rosarian Garden, Reception- Portland City Grill
PHOTOGRAPHER Missy Cochran, Artisan Photographics
FLOWERS East West Floral Arts
CAKE Beaverton Bakery
RINGS Original round solitaire designed by Curtis for her, Novell white gold band for him
GOWN DESIGNER Maggie Sottero via Charlotte’s Weddings, Beaverton
ACCESSORIES Kristen’s hairpiece- Glammi Occasionwear, Hong Kong; Curtis’s tie- Nordstrom
FORMAL WEAR Jim’s Tuxedos
MAKEUP Laura Mercier, MAC, Smashbox, NARS
HAIR Liberty @ 220 Studio, Portland
OFFICIANT Rev. Robert Bonds
INVITATIONS New and Blue, Portland
RENTAL Barclay Event Rentals, Clackamas, OR DJ Eric L. Wright
HONEYMOON Mauna Lani Bay Resort and Bungalows, Hawaii
DAY OF PLANNER Kim Johnston
Okay everyone, so I finally feel like I am getting a little bit caught up and I am so excited to post this wedding story!
The hotel where they got ready was hotel monaco. The light was so pretty and they decorate with fun patterns everywhere!
Such a fun view!
The guys got ready in another part of the hotel so it was really easy to get pictures of both groups getting ready. We love when that happens! These pictures look fairly tame, but they were pretty goofy in there. I love this first picture with Curtis looking slyly at the camera
One of the funnest events of the morning was when Kristen gave her bridesmaids their gifts. She was just so excited to give them to the girls.
Once Kristen was ready we just had to take advantage of the beatiful lighting int he room. She was such a great sport to pose for us. I love this one because her smile is big, natural, and un inhibited.
She pulls off the posh look really well too! Man, I love this light!
Here is Curtis seeing Kristen for the first time looking blown away as every good groom should 
We went to the rose garden to get some more pictures of just the two of them. I love the light and colors everything went very well together.
I ADORE Kristen’s hairpiece. It was stunning, can you believe she got it on ebay for $25? I was shocked!
Curtis’s mom was so sweet, you can tell she loves her boy and he loves her back.
Okay, if I could chose one picture that epitomized Curtis and his groomsmen and the dynamics of their friendship as observed on the wedding day, this would most definately be it.
ceremony
reception details
Can you believe the view at Portland City Grill? It was a beautiful and unique setting.
The view at night
Curtis was really sweet for the garter, Kristen wanted him to be nice and was a complete gantleman.
He hams it up for the throw, naturally.
Congrats you two, wishing you the best!!
by missy cochran
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