Bonnie and Titus’s wedding on June 15, 2024, at Barnyard Bliss in Deer Park, WA, was an intimate celebration of around 100 guests, blending rustic and elegant elements. Bonnie and Titus incorporated personal touches, like Bonnie’s father wearing a traditional Scottish tartan and Bonnie herself handcrafting all the bouquets and centerpieces from Sola wooden flowers. With a mix of catering, potluck dishes, and a mocktail bar, their special day truly reflected their personalities and love. Congratulations Bonnie and Titus! Welcome to the Believe Bride family!
The Proposal! Titus proposed to Bonnie when they visited the Japanese Gardens in Manito Park in Spokane with some of his family (thanks to them there's photos and video for memories!) She didn't see it coming but said yes right away! That was July 9, 2023, and the week before Bonnie had traveled to Montana to visit her parents and on the drive home Titus had called her parents to ask for their blessing to marry Bonnie.
The Dress! Bonnie can be quite picky at times and more often than not knows what she does not want but not always what she does want! She watched "Say Yes to the Dress" with her mom for years, and saw many types of wedding dresses. She looked online for places to try on wedding dresses, liked the feeling of Believe Bride so took her mom and future mother-in-law there to hopefully find a dress on the first try. She tried on probably a dozen dresses of different styles, but once she tried on this exact dress she loved it right away! She loved how unique it was with the foliage looking beading, bell sleeves, and vintage style. She knew she'd be marrying the man of her dreams in this wedding dress!
The Big Day! For the wedding Bonnie and Titus kept the guests to around 100 people so it could still be small and intimate while having as many of their most important people there. They chose a venue that featured nature and had an elegant but rustic feeling. Titus chose his brothers as groomsmen and one of his best friends, and all of his brothers are married so the wives were the bridesmaids along with one of his younger sisters. This really made the wedding a family celebration! And Bonnie's dad wore a traditional Scottish tartan for their family last name; he was the best dressed at the wedding aside from the bride! And for the flowers Bonnie had used Sola wooden flowers that she dyed, stemmed, and assembled to create all the bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, and centerpieces. There was probably 500 flowers and now they will never go bad! Apparently everyone loved the flowers and couldn't believe Bonnie created them all! And luckily since the venue had a suite to stay at the night before the wedding they were able to decorate as long as they needed and not feel rush. For the reception they did part catering and part potluck which also added a unique element to the wedding. They even had a mocktail bar so people could craft tasty drinks! And Bonnie always wanted disposable cameras at her wedding so she could see what the wedding was like from a guests perspective (granted, only about half the pictures were even decent, but it was still fun!)
Overall the wedding was perfect and really was a celebration of Bonnie and Titus' love.
What was your favorite part of your wedding? While the wedding party walked down the aisle, Bonnie and her dad waited behind the barn doors for the big reveal. Bonnie loved that even though she had stressed about all the details leading up to that moment, in that instant she had such a calm feeling knowing she was marrying the best person in the world for her and she had nothing to worry about.
Special Memories! It was so great having such a huge range in ages from a few weeks old to grandparents in their late 80's. And we were worried the weather wouldn't hold up since when we were decorating it was hailing so hard, but luckily by the time the ceremony came around the sky parted and the sun was out and the wind stopped, felt quite miraculous!
What advice would you give to future brides? Work together in making decisions, so both people have a say since a day for both of you. And don't let other peoples opinions change what you and your future spouse want for your wedding day.
Vendor Credit!
Venue: https://barnyardblissevents.com/
Caterer: Mamma Mia's Italian Restaurant & Catering
Wedding cake and cupcakes: Custom Cakes Spokane
Wedding Dress Alterations: Alternations by Design
Flowers: Sola Wood Flowers (dyed, stemmed, assembled by Bonnie)
Photographer: Gabriel Monson
