NAMES Justine Matthies and Kurt Nickle LIVE IN Edmonds OCCUPATIONS She works in sales at Fox’s Gem Shop; he’s an engineer at SkoFlo Industries HOW THEY MET On Match.com FAVORITE DATE SPOT Silent Movie Mondays at the Paramount Theatre WEDDING DAY WEATHER Perfect NUMBER OF GUESTS 85 THEME OF THE DAY Vintage French FLOWERS Dahlias, Lisianthus, roses, calla lilies, and white ostrich feathers (her sister Liesl had black ones in her bouquet; see photos) FAVORITE CEREMONY MOMENT The ringing of the church bells as soon as they were pronounced husband and wife FAMILY TRADITIONS Their wedding took place on his grandmother’s ninety-ninth birthday, so they had a cake in her honor FAVORS FOR GUESTS Eiffel Tower key chains and French hard candies FAVORITE RECEPTION MOMENT Her brother, who has a PhD in French, sang a rendition of Maurice Chevalier’s “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” with a French accent when she danced with her father SIGNATURE RECEPTION DETAIL They had funny French props—mustaches, berets, feather boas—for guests to use in the photo booth ADVICE FOR OTHER COUPLES The best moments can’t be planned WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY Let her train drag in the dirt; she was careful about holding it up all day, and she wishes she had more pictures with it down THE DAY IN THREE WORDS Joyful, whimsical, romantic HONEYMOON Ravenwood Lodge at Run of the River Inn in Leavenworth
Photographs by La Vie Photography
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION St. Paul’s Church in Port Gamble
PHOTOGRAPHER La Vie Photography
OFFICIANT Bishop Gerald Bennett
FLOWERS Aria Style
CATERING Herban Feast Catering
CAKE Bakery Nouveau
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION MUSIC Steve Rice
INVITATIONS Stuhlberg’s
FORMAL WEAR Nordstrom, Banana Republic
BRIDAL ACCESSORIES Luly Yang
FLOWER GIRL ATTIRE Flora and Henri
RINGS Fox’s Gem Shop, Alexandria Rossoff
REGISTRY Williams-Sonoma, Macy’s
REHEARSAL DINNER Charles at Smugglers Cove in Mukilteo
