Over the pass & thru the woods to Gini & Matt’s wedding!
Yesterday I drove to Cle Elum for Gini & Matt’s wedding at Suncadia resort. Located just over Snoqualmie pass, Suncadia resort is tucked into a forest with beautiful surroundings including a winery, golf course and private homes that can be rented for your event. Gini and Matt rented one of these beautiful lodge-like homes for their private wedding in the mountains that included about 30 of their family and friends.
When I walked in, it was so warm and comfortable. A fire was going in the big rock fireplace and Gini and Matt had a video running on the big screen TV above the fireplace of themselves and different adventures they had been on together.
Food was catered by Debra Lane at Chef to Go. Gini and Matt had requested an “upscale comfort food theme,” which Debra orchestrated brilliantly! Before the wedding, guests nibbled on a beautiful assortment of local cheeses and wine, and post wedding Debra put together a wide variety of items including tomato fennel soup with grilled gruyere cheese sandwiches, beef tenderloin crostini with caramelized onion jam and gorgonzola cheese, and Italian meatball sliders with provolone and parmesan cheese. Special requests, such as gluten free items, were also provided by Debra.
The wedding was conducted upstairs from the balcony where the guests down below could look up and see us. Gini and Matt requested a short ceremony so they could focus more on their guests. Right after the ceremony they came down, signed papers and came out to start the party! Because of the intimate atmosphere of the lodge, guests could easily mingle around — picking up food or heading out to the deck overlooking the grounds.
I was truly inspired by the decorations, the food, Gini’s dress, Matt’s calm and the general happiness of everyone who traveled to this unique “real wedding” in the woods! Congratulations Gini and Matt!
I recently had the pleasure of catering Gini and Matt’s wedding at a lovely Suncadia venue. Every attention to detail was attended to including the decor, the guests comfort and the selection of the vendors. It was truly a pleasure to experience the ceremony by Elaine. It was my first experience of working an event together and she was very friendly and professional. It altogether was a wonderful day that will be with the bride and groom forever and its such a special experience to participate in these lovely rites of passage.
Thank you so much Elaine. It was amazing having you as a part of our wedding. Your fun and bright personality were perfect for our special day. And you were so helpful thruout the whole preocess with all of our questions, we really appreciate everything you did for us!! Thanks again!!