Special Edition - Our Wedding Day (Picture Heavy Post)

Hello everyone!  Our busy photographer Erwin Wijanto uploaded our wedding pictures this last night all the way from Jakarta Indonesia!  I was so excited and of course, had to share with you guys as soon as I got the chance.  Let me take you on a journey of our special day on August 28th, 2010.

 We had strawberries for the champagne at the hotel room and Erwin was so smart to stick my ring into one of them.  It turned out great!

My wedding shoes

My make-up artist at Sephora, Alix was simply amazing

One more picture of the ring

Chris' special Nikes he designed himself online.  He changed into these at the reception.

My grooms gift (the iPad) I had stuffed in an intercompany envelope.  On it I wrote a task list and the first thing on the list said "Get Married".  :)

This was such a sweet shot of my dad...watching his only child get ready in her wedding gown.

One of the few pictures I have with my veil.  :)  For those that didn't follow earlier, I had forgotten it during the ceremony!

Reading Chris' hand made card he made me that came along with my bridal gift

One of his bridal gifts to me.  He made me Jocson undies.  :)  He also made me a hoodie that said "Mrs. Jocson" on the hood and a Michael Kors watch.

Part of our first look

Our wedding party at the Seattle Public Library

Also at the Seattle Public Library before we got kindly asked to leave by security.  Hehehe.

On the streets of downtown Seattle.

We waited patiently for cars to pass by so we can get the moving effect behind us.  The cops for some reason stopped traffic right when we were about to take this picture.

Outside the W Hotel

Inside the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Seattle.  This was a winding staircase and Erwin stood on top while we were at the very bottom.

Ceremony...Chris and his mom walking down.  In Chris' mom's hand was a special boutonnière we made for Chris' dad who passed away last year.

 Chris and the groomsmen looking on for the bride

I walked down with both of my parents

I just loved this shot...this is right before my parents gave me away

Chris removing a piece of hair in my face.  See...no veil!

Chris got a little emotional after I read my vows to him.  I'm so glad Erwin caught me wiping away his tears.  This was such a tender moment.

THE KISS!

Announcing Mr. and Mrs. Jocson!

Our little ring bearer was so tired after the ceremony

Me and my girls

Chris and his boys

I love these walking/moving shots

A b-boy battle scene!

Just Married signs made by Chris

On the flip side of the Just Married signs were Thank You signs we made to save for our Thank You cards

This was at the hallway before you head upstairs to the ceremony loft space

Inside the guest elevator

This was inside a freight elevator at the venue.  We snuck in hoping we won't get caught but we just loved the urban look.

Another freight elevator shot.

Just some shots of my bouquet along with the memory chair and candle we had for Chris' dad

Our cake looked and tasted amazing!

Us looking on during the Best Man and Matron of Honor speeches

Cake cutting time along with Rock Steady by The Whispers playing in the background.  We also made sure the cake was infront of this huge leaning mirror which was great for photos.

First dance to B4-4's That's How I Know

Another shot of the first dance

During the reception, we showed a video we made for our parents.  It was quite a project as Chris and I were working endless hours to get that done.  In the video I talked about my parents and their sacrifice for me  and then Chris talked about his parents along with old pictures we had of them.  Erwin was able to catch their reaction during the video.

This was immediately after our video about our parents.  We went and hugged them!

Immediately following the parents video, we had our father/daughter, mother/son dances.  At this point my dad was a bit tipsy from his Johnny Walker Green Label.  He said to me, "I'm dizzy" as we danced.  :)

Right after the parents' dances

During our dancing portion of the night, we had a money dance.  This was me being silly.

Chris yelled, "Make it rain!!!" so we did!!!

My Uncle was a hit at the wedding!  Everyone LOVED him.  He had a little too much to drink and was all over the dance floor!

Chris' friend Ami from California with her fiance, Bryan watching pictures Erwin put up of the night on his Mac.

Finally, Erwin with my Dad, Uncle and his second photographer, Bernard.  My question is...who took this picture if all the photographers were in the shot? :)

Phew!  THANK YOU for staying with me through this entry.  Seeing these pictures helped me relive that wonderful day again.  Like Sara at You, Me, and Anthropologie, I too believe that the best money spent throughout our whole wedding process was for the photographer.  We totally splurged on Erwin, but it was so worth it.  We'll have these pictures for the rest of our lives and each time I look at these, I'll be reminded of how great the day was for both Chris and me.

Also, THANK YOU Erwin for being such a great photographer, vendor, and friend.  Erwin is so professional and such a great person.  It's rare to find someone like him in this industry.  Erwin gets back into the country this week so we're planning on meeting up with him for dinner.  It turns out he's practically our neighbor!  We live a mile away from one another!

I hope everyone enjoyed our photos.  Have a wonderful weekend!