Intimate Portland Warehouse Wedding: Julie + Nate

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Happy Monday, lovelies! We're excited to start the week off with Julie + Nate's incredibly lovely warehouse wedding, which took place at Union Pine in Portland! You may remember these cuties from their engagement session at home that we featured just a few months back. It was one of our favorite e-sessions, and we love their wedding just as much! They incorporated some really dynamic + personal details into their celebration, which you'll read about in Julie's blurb below, to ensure it was a true reflection of their life + love. And the florals, by The Green Dandelion, seriously could not be prettier! I mean, check out that gorgeous hanging installation above! Here's more, from Julie, about the day:

Our vision was to include everyone in an intimate ritual, to share our true selves and to raise the vibrations of love to great heights. I included my bridesmaids and flower girl in a grounding ritual prior to the ceremony to connect the loving quality of friendship. Nate's father conducted the ceremony and guided the guests in a visualization mediation prior to the processional, which set a tone of spiritual intimacy. It was amazing to feel how present everyone was when it came time to exchange vows. We shared our personal vows and recited some of our core intentions together. All of the intentions for our marriage were printed on cards and hung around the space along with sprigs of rosemary from our epic rosemary bush in our backyard. We sprinkled crystals everywhere and gave guests a piece a rose quartz for gifts. We made all the dreamcatchers from scratch and my father baked an insane amount of italian cookies.

Thanks so much to Phil Chester for the gorgeous photos + big congrats to Julie + Nate!

Julie's dress, by Lena Medoyeff, is one of the prettiest I've seen in a while! Lena's gowns are locally made of fair trade silks from a family run mill at the foothills of the Himalayas. It's always fun to learn about designers + creatives who practice responsible business ethics without skimping ( at all!) on style! :)

Nate's gift to his groomsmen were these hatchet peace pipes!

And doesn't this rustic, industrial ceremony space give you total wedding envy? Pretty incredible!

Julie gifted her bridesmaids with packs of beautiful tarot cards, which were also used in the table decor. And the artfully placed moss + vintage bottles holding blooms were a pretty combo, giving the setting a forest-like feel.