a wedding at the fairmont olympic hotel – jay and ken!

fairmont olympic hotel, wedding, same sex wedding, gay wedding, jenny gg

jay and ken’s wedding at the fairmont olympic hotel was a class act – multiple class acts to be exact!  we started our day with this wonderful couple hanging out with their friends in their suite signing documents and having a toast before we heading out for some photo fun…

KJblog-1b KJblog-1c KJblog-1d KJblog-2 KJblog-3 KJblog-4 KJblog-5 KJblog-7

the luly yang store was giving a nod to the SCOTUS decision on federal marriage equality which had happened just the day before (amazing timing!)  this was also the beginning of our summer “heat wave” – we were only outside for a short time but it was a hot one for sure…

KJblog-8 KJblog-9 KJblog-10 KJblog-11 KJblog-11a KJblog-11b

they had custom suits made for the occasion – i love the touch of adding the date inside…

KJblog-11f KJblog-12 KJblog-13 KJblog-13a KJblog-13z

when you walked into the garden room, you were amazed at all of the beauty and performances of all sorts happening around you…

KJblog-14a KJblog-14b

a string quartet in one corner…

KJblog-14c KJblog-14d

the amazing sam day in another corner creating a scene that incorporated the entire day…

KJblog-15 KJblog-16 KJblog-16a

typing explosion – these three gals (completely silent), typing poetry on the spot for each and every guest…

KJblog-17 KJblog-17a KJblog-18 KJblog-18a

lots of yummy food and drink by the classy fairmont staff…

KJblog-19 KJblog-19a KJblog-19b

the dance troupe, rainbow fletcher, did a silent and almost slow motion dance that carried out through the pre-ceremony cocktail hour – very cool to see this movement throughout the room while people were laughing and chatting around them…

KJblog-19c KJblog-19e KJblog-19h KJblog-21 KJblog-23a KJblog-24 KJblog-25 KJblog-25a

to begin the ceremony, an opera singer started to sing and the room immediately fell silent to her voice…

KJblog-25b KJblog-26 KJblog-26z KJblog-27

their floral installation above them was so intricate – like a futuristic bamboo explosion…

KJblog-28

kenny’s sister officiated for them…

KJblog-29 KJblog-29a KJblog-30

everyone was invited to tie a string around the wrist of the person next to them as a type of hand fasting…

KJblog-31 KJblog-32

jay and ken offered beautiful necklaces to their daughters to make them an integral part of their ceremony…so sweet

KJblog-33 KJblog-34 KJblog-35 KJblog-36 KJblog-37 KJblog-38 KJblog-39

the dinner hours were filled with more typing explosion, wonderful music, sweet toasts and sam day’s painting coming to life…

KJblog-40 KJblog-41 KJblog-42 KJblog-43 KJblog-44 KJblog-45 KJblog-46 KJblog-47 KJblog-48 KJblog-49 KJblog-50 KJblog-53 KJblog-55 KJblog-55b KJblog-55ba KJblog-55c KJblog-56 KJblog-57 KJblog-58 KJblog-59 KJblog-60 KJblog-61 KJblog-62 KJblog-62a

the party REALLY got started when rainbow fletcher hit the dance floor again – they had a super fun performance that literally brought everyone on the floor – what a GREAT way to start a killer dance party!!

KJblog-62b KJblog-63 KJblog-64 KJblog-66 KJblog-67 KJblog-68 KJblog-69 KJblog-70 KJblog-71 KJblog-72 KJblog-73 KJblog-74 KJblog-76 KJblog-77 KJblog-78 KJblog-79 KJblog-80 KJblog-81 KJblog-82 KJblog-83 KJblog-84 KJblog-85 KJblog-87 KJblog-88

bnick with bamboo beats kept that energy at full tilt!

KJblog-88a KJblog-89 KJblog-90

so grateful to be chosen for this amazing event – HUGE congrats to jay and ken!

venue/catering – fairmont olympic hotel

wedding planner – jubilee event engineers

dj – bamboo beats

florist – megumi

performance art – typing explosion

dance troupe – rainbow fletcher

painting – sam day

string quartet – seattle string ensemble

singer – jennifer krikawa

videography – june films

suits – indochino

hair/makeup – salon maison

extra special thank you to jen wade for helping me catch it all and for keeping me hydrated! xo

 

Leave a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.