October 12, 2018 | Blueflash Photography
Olga & Caleb
The Meet Cute: Our Engaged 2020 cover stars met as freshmen in high
school, but it wasn’t all smooth sailing from there. “He thought I was loud
and annoying, I thought he was short and rude... Being fourteen is just
dandy,” Olga laughs. Luckily, they got their act together by senior year.
The Engagement: Caleb popped the question one day after the
bizarre Snow Bombogenesis hit the East Coast in January 2018. “It was
the coldest day of our lives,” Olga recalls. “He proposed at the Boston
Commons in front of the huge Christmas tree in two feet of snow.”
The Planning: Olga was studying abroad in Sydney at the time — in
fact, she returned Down Under just two days after the proposal. “So,
my least favorite part of planning was trying to communicate with
vendors with a sixteen-hour time difference!” she says. But though
there were some lows, there were also some highs. “My favorite part
was making our playlist — I’m a pretty simple girl, so I wasn’t going
too wild with details. I just knew we needed to have a good time!”
The Venue: “I actually grew up in Wrentham and went to Lake Pearl for
an eighth-grade retreat,” Olga recalls. “It’s sort of silly, but I remember
seeing the boathouse and thinking, ‘Hmm, maybe I’ll get married there
one day.’” It was the first venue she and Caleb toured after getting
engaged, and afterwards they never felt the need to look elsewhere.
The Photographer: Caleb had worked for Blueflash Photography as
their ‘blue-cube guy’ (a.k.a. photo booth operator) since high school.
And so, picking their photographer came easy. “Blueflash is family to us,”
Olga says. “Stunning work, easy to work with, excellent in every way!”
The Aisle Thoughts: “I felt like the boathouse had become a platform
in space, and that the whole universe showed up to see her.” — Caleb
“Hah! Caleb’s always been the poet-romantic. Meanwhile, my brain was
shouting, ‘Olga don’t trip. Olga don’t trip. Olga don’t trip,’ as I gripped
onto my mom and step-dad tightly.” — Olga
The Guestbook: “We tried to send each other postcards while I was
living in Sydney,” Olga explains. “There’s something so romantic and
timeless about a love postcard.” So, when she found a bulk vintage
set on Etsy, she ordered them right away with the idea that her guests
would fill them out at the reception. “They were one of my favorite
wedding details,” she says. “We have them all in a glass box in our
living room and they are fun to look at!”
The Highlights: “Our first look was precious and pure — we both were
acting like giddy kids. Also, our last dance was to Mulan’s ‘Make a Man
Out of You’ and the dance floor was full of people doing pushups
and being crazy. It was a perfect ending to a perfect night.” — Olga
The Advice: “Focus on what’s important to you as a couple! I love
how ‘us’ our wedding was,” Olga says. “Every couple has their things
they love — are you a pie lover? Then serve pie, not cake! Focus on
those things and you’ll be sure to leave your guests with a great
memory of what it was like celebrating you.”
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