A cabin wedding in the hills above Hood River
Kate and Perry were married at the Crag Rat Hut, surrounded by pear orchards and forest in the hills above Hood River, Oregon. They chose it partly because, on a clear day, Mount Hood rises right behind the ceremony area. On their wedding day, the mountain stayed behind the clouds, and nobody in that crowd seemed to mind.
The day before at Rowena Crest
The big Columbia River Gorge views in this film came from a session we shot the day before at Rowena Crest, high above the river with the Rowena Loops winding below. Perry grew up in Washington, just across the river, so standing up there he was looking back toward home. The sky was clear, Kate wore a short white dress, Perry wore his green suit, and we had the overlook to ourselves.
A first look, the other way around
Most first looks have the groom waiting with his back turned. Kate and Perry flipped it. Kate waited among the trees with her vow book in hand, and Perry walked out to meet her. Right after, they read private vows to each other with the orchards and hills behind them.
Then came portraits in the pear orchard and out on the road, where Perry dipped Kate, in her blush pink tulle gown, right in the middle of the lane with Mount Adams on the horizon.
A reception that felt like a backyard party
Friends and family helped set out the chairs, and since Kate and Perry are avid board gamers, the tables had games on them for guests to pick up and play. Kate came down the hut’s wooden stairs to a ceremony on the stone patio. Toasts happened inside, then everyone danced on the patio as the sun went down over the valley.
Music
Kate and Perry hand-picked these favorites as the soundtrack to their day. Thank you to the artists, songwriters and labels behind them. All rights belong to their respective owners.
- “I Wish You Love” by Sam Cooke, written by Charles Trenet, Léo Chauliac and Albert Beach
- “Rasputin” by Majestic & Boney M., written by Frank Farian, George Reyam and Fred Jay
- “In My Baby’s Arms” by The California Honeydrops
- “The Loco-Motion” by Little Eva, written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
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