Our pre-wedding meeting happened at Inside the Five Brewery in downtown Sylvania and I am pretty sure we ended up talking details about the wedding at some point, but Matt and Jessie are more like friends. In fact, I’ve known Jess since we were young. My family moved into her childhood home when I was in middle school, and that is just a random useless fact for anyone reading this 🙂
Ironically enough, we met at a brewery for our pre-wedding ‘meeting’ and we took impromptu engagement pictures at J.Trees Cellars in Techuseh, MI. and I met Matt for the first time.
These two met while Jess was a traveling nurse and living out of her car, and Matt asked her on date to a remote mountain somewhere in Oregon. No way his friends thought would this girl, Jess, say YES to this guy she had only been talking to…but she brought a bottle of wine and a bottle of mace (just incase). Turns out, they are PERECT for each other. I love you guys!! I will come out to Oregon one day and visit. You invited me, it will happen.
And so…the wedding day. As most Toledo Saturdays seemed to go, rain was 90% in the forecast. Eight clear umbrellas were packed in the back of my car and a rain poncho was tucked into the sleeve of my camera bag. It rained, but not until after pictures. Jess got ready at The Renaissance in downtown Toledo and their first look was full of wind so strong her veil blew off. Both the ceremony and reception were at The Registry Bistro which hands downs, has some of the best food in Toledo.
The ceremony was short and sweet, the band was incredible, and the speeches hilarious.
A short blog on one of my favorite couples. 😉 Ok, a JEM wedding blog is never short, but I always intend for it to be.
A shout out to : Bee for the Day, Haftner Flowers (incredible as always!), BlueWater Kings Band, and Mager Designs and my amazing friend and assistant, Angie Gerber from Angela Gerber Photography.
