Mr. & Mrs. Nellesen
I’ve been meaning to blog about my sister’s AMAZING wedding from the moment I first saw the spectacular photos. I knew it would take some serious time sitting down and selecting out of 900 photos which ones I wanted to use. However I eventually gave up and snagged most of the photos straight off the blog of their talented photographer, Gabriel Ryan. Let’s face it, he already did the hard work for me and my zip file of all the photos still says it has another 45 minutes to download.
A little bit about Kathleen and Bob; They are two of the nicest people you will ever meet and are the type of couple you never get tired of being around. I cried through my entire speech trying to express to Kathleen how much I love her and what an amazing sister she has been my entire life. It wasn’t the prettiest speech, but hopefully I got the point across that I just love her so much and can’t believe she found a man who matches her in kindness and will take care for her to the end.
Their wedding took place on Catalina Island, a place we have been going to every summer as a family since we were born, with the ceremony at Descanso and the reception in the Casino. It was a weekend of FUN that lead up to a wedding that knocked the socks of any other. There were lots of joyful tears (especially on the Bob’s part), fish themed everything (the table numbers were all fish, vintage fish vases to be used at the cocktail our, Marlin envelope liners for the invitation (by Posh Paperie or course), a marlin shaped groom’s cake, gorgeous flower arrangements (succulents and peonies), the BEST streamers for the walk back down the aisle (they shot at least 30 feet in the air and came raining down over everybody: best exit ever), a dance floor filled from the moment we walked in the reception, a view that can’t be beat, and most importantly a couple that was so clearly in love. My sister and mom worked incredibly hard on every little details that came together and created the most unique and joyful wedding. They put together everything from home made lamps on the table to the candles wrapped in scenes from Catalina. It was a wedding filled with love and a party which will go down in Catalina history (largest bar tab ever)!
