Wedding: Blake & Jason

Blake found me through the LiveJournal Wedding Plans community, where I’m an active member, planning my own wedding. She was planning her wedding long distance – she and her husband live in California, but were marrying in New Jersey. I met up with Blake a few times prior to the wedding, whenever she was in town, and together we created a sweet and fun wedding ceremony.

We got a beautiful morning for their beach ceremony, taking place at Merri-Maker’s on the Water’s Edge in Sea Bright. We included a ring warming, passing their wedding rings through all of the guests gathered, to bless and imbue them with well wishes and happy thoughts for the couple’s marriage – special vows for their parents, and special vows for the guests – a wine ceremony – and a breaking of the glass.

The parents join us, for their own special vows in support of their children’s marriage.

My favorite piece of their Love Story came from an anecdote that Blake told me…

Blake soon knew that there was something very special between them – because they were flavor compatible. Now, let me explain this to you a little bit. You know when you buy a box of ice pops or a bag of assorted candy, and there are always one or two flavors that are left at the end, because you just don’t like them? Well, Jason’s go to flavors are orange and grape – which are Blake’s least favorites, the ones she would always leave at the bottom of the bag. When Blake realized that they were “Flavor Complementary,” she knew that Jason was a keeper.

And Jason, who had chosen the wine for the wine sharing, was SO excited to enjoy a glass! Afterwards, he sipped the rest of the wine as they took their portraits together, too.

And my favorite surprise? They had a keyboardist for their processional and recessional – and they recessed out to the “Legend of Zelda” theme. How awesome is that?

Blake and Jason, I had SO much fun with you both. Thanks for letting me be a part of your wedding!