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CASSIE and SEAN
July 1, 2017 // Mel Colvin Photography �
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’ D BEEN DREAMING OF IT MY ENTIRE life,” Cassie says of her wedding day. But fresh off the other side, Cassie will be the first to tell you not to marry outside of your means.“ You may look at Pinterest and say‘ Okay, I need this, this and that!’” she says.“ But do you really want to build your foundation on debt?”
Throughout planning, this newlywed had to determine what was actually important. Ultimately, some wish list ideas that once seemed so crucial, like Kate Spade wedding shoes, were no match for more meaningful elements like securing woman-owned or family-owned vendors( i. e. Spark Bridal and Blissful Meadows) ordering Ukrainian bow ties( in recognition of Cassie’ s heritage) and incorporating one-of-a-kind signage( made at her place of work, Home Imagined).
But while the details certainly set the scene( we still can’ t get over those wildflowers), in the end, Cassie’ s most cherished memories were colored by the people involved. She still clearly remembers stepping through a gorgeous set of doors( that her grandfather and uncle found on the side of the road and repurposed for her ceremony) with a parent on either arm and looking up to see the love of her life waiting for her at the end of the aisle. It was a moment ten years in the making.“ We met on MySpace, if you can believe it,” Cassie laughs.“ Sean commented‘ cute’ on one of my pictures and normally I would have ignored it, but then I saw how good-looking he was. We ended up bonding over a Band of Horses song that was playing on my profile.”
A few years of friendship plus five yeras of dating later,, music again set the stage for another turning point in their relationship. Cassie came home one afternoon to find that Sean had not only bedecked the interior with tea lights and rose petals, but also prepared a fresh lobster dinner.“ He even had Bon Iver’ s“ For Emma” playing in the background— which was the first album we ever fell in love with together,” Cassie explains.“ It was the perfect proposal for us.”
Just as perfect as their first dance as man and wife to Penny and the Quarter’ s“ You and Me,” which Sean took from a film soundtrack. He later bought her a jewelry box that plays their song whenever it’ s opened, and we honestly can’ t think of a sweeter wedding day reminder than the crooning lyrics,“ Nobody baby but you and me.”
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