Hattie and Matthew’s wedding was a beautifully personal celebration filled with vintage charm, sentimental details, and plenty of love. Held right in their own backyard, their day brought a 1900s through 1950s inspired vision to life using treasured, borrowed, and thrifted pieces that made every detail feel completely unique to them. Congratulations Hattie and Matthew! Welcome to the Believe Bride Family!
Matthew made sure Hattie never saw his proposal coming! The night before New Year’s Eve, the two were home getting ready for bed when Matthew kept finding little reasons for Hattie to leave the room, asking her to grab something he had forgotten or double check a locked door. After what felt like countless trips back and forth, Matthew asked if she would do him just one more favor. Hattie agreed, having no idea that this was the moment he had been leading up to all along. Instead of another errand, Matthew dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him! The surprise immediately turned into happy tears for both of them, making all those little trips out of the room completely worth it.
Hattie’s dress journey came with another wonderful surprise. While visiting Spokane with five girlfriends for a bridal expo, one of her friends secretly scheduled an appointment at Believe Bride. After visiting other bridal shops without finding anything she loved, Hattie immediately felt heard and understood by her stylist. About eight dresses in, she saw a gown in the fitting room and felt butterflies before she had even put it on. She told her stylist, “this is my dress I can feel it!” Once she was in the gown, the tears started before she even stepped out of the dressing room. She had found the one.
There was just one catch: Hattie had promised her daughter and mother-in-law that they would be there when she chose her wedding dress. Together with her stylist, she came up with the perfect plan. They scheduled another appointment and, when Hattie returned with the rest of her loved ones, everyone at Believe Bride pretended they had never met her before! Hattie was able to recreate the experience and surprise her family with the dress she had already fallen in love with, making her "yes" moment even more memorable.
On June 28, 2025, Hattie and Matthew transformed their backyard into a vintage-inspired celebration filled with pieces from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Their décor was old, borrowed, or thoughtfully thrifted, giving the wedding a collected and personal feeling that couldn't have been recreated with brand-new pieces.
Hattie’s favorite moment of the day was her first look with her dad. It was a moment they had both waited a long time to experience, making it one of the most emotional and meaningful memories of the celebration.
Another unforgettable surprise came from Hattie’s uncle Steve. He had created barn doors from wine casks for the wedding, and Hattie had been worried they wouldn't have the second set they needed. On the wedding day, Steve surprised her by having them ready, adding one more special handmade detail to a celebration already filled with so much love.
Her advice for future brides? “Be flexible! Be able to pivot if something doesn't go quite right. Don't be scared of used items, especially for decorations. You are only using it once. Also look into alternative options for flowers. Don't spend thousands on ones that will die. I used Sola wood flowers and I LOVE THEM! Received tons of compliments about them!”
