Written By: Sabrina Peters

Miranda and Gentry didn’t have any preconceived ideas about their wedding day. No attachment to color, vibe, flowers, location. All they wanted was an epic wedding weekend, celebrating their lives being joined together, by doing what they love most – making memories with their favorite people.

Miranda and Gentry are both from California, and Lake Tahoe has always held a special place in their hearts. They wanted a location that felt like Tahoe but was somewhere most of their friends and family hadn’t been. Brasada Ranch in Bend, Oregon was the perfect destination.

From their rehearsal dinner to their poolside welcome party to their big day, every event was lighthearted, fun and inviting. The overall tone was playfully elegant – bright colors and thoughtful, personal details throughout.

Miranda and Gentry wanted to welcome their guests with gifts that set the tone for their festive wedding weekend. They worked with a local company, Ames and Oates, to curate bridal party gifts, guest welcome boxes and customized wedding favors.

Miranda gifted each of her bridesmaids a colorful poolside box, complete with Supergoop sunscreen, a quick dry towel, a mini chocolate, a can of French 75, as a nod to the groom, and eye masks to keep them feeling their best on the big day.

Upon arrival to Brasada, all guests received a welcome box with salty and sweet snacks, a mini travel tin of Jacobsen Salt, canned Aperol Spritz drinks, mini chocolates, and a custom map of Brasada with their wedding weekend agenda, crafted by a local artist, The Scribblist.

Olive trees were sentimental to the bride and groom, so many of their decor details incorporated olive branches. For their wedding favors, Ames and Oates sourced and engraved wine openers with an olive wood handle to complement the overall wedding design.

The star of this vision was the color palette. A foundation of warm and bright summer hues like coral, salmon, and peach were balanced with cooler tones of dusty blue and sage. Marigold was brought into the mix to add a sunny pop to the bridal party attire. When designing with a palette this broad, it's important to be intentional with placement of color and texture, in order to achieve the right harmony.

In our experience, every client has one sticking point during the planning process that they fine tune to the Nth degree. For Miranda, it was her mix and match bridesmaid dresses. Curating a bridal party look with various shades, textures, patterns, and lengths, all within her wide palette was a tall order. She searched high and low to find dresses that not only struck the right balance, but also showcased each individual’s personality. All that energy and effort paid off - the end result was stunning.

Miranda and Gentry’s ceremony was held on the Range Lawn at Brasada. They chose to keep their ceremony décor minimal but bright, so as not to take away from the spectacular panoramic views of the Cascade Mountains. All that framed them were two vibrant floral arrangements and all their favorite people.

The importance of delicious food, wine and cocktails was high on the list for both Miranda and Gentry. They worked together with the team at Brasada Ranch to curate menus for each event that represented them as a couple and as individuals. Their rehearsal dinner had a beautifully coordinated wine pairing, featuring Miranda and Gentry's favorite labels. On their wedding day, cocktail hour featured two signature drinks - a Paper Plane, made with local Burnside Bourbon, and a White Lady, which included Butterfly Pea Gin, in order to complement the shade of lavender found in the florals.

Since the color palette for this event was complex and extensive, the integrity of the overall design heavily depended on the blend of tone and texture within the florals. The arrangements created by our ever-so-talented florist, Jacci of Poppy Cart, brought everything together seamlessly.

Her composition of floral types and hues hit all the right notes, creating a look that felt both organic and elegant, playful yet polished. For the round guest tables, she created custom olive branch wreaths with pops of color. They were the perfect complement to the room, and brought a unique, fresh approach to a round table floral design.

During their reception reveal, Gentry, the groom, said he couldn’t believe how seamless it all was. “It felt like so many different colors on paper - I wasn’t sure how it was all going to come together…But in person, it all works. It’s incredible.”

Every ounce of detail within this design was intentional. The signage created by Letters and Dust was all custom color matched from the vision board, the tea light candle holders from Curated Event Rentals were the perfect shade of sage and had just the right texture to balance the dusty blue water goblets at each place setting. From the food & drink selections to the tablescape, down to the gifts for guests, it was a harmonious symphony of playfully vibrant color and inviting, yet elegant design.

While trying to find the right shade of taper candle for the head table, Sabrina remembered a past bride, Jennifer Pasko, who used tapers from Roots Candles that were an exquisite peach hue but had since been discontinued. The bride happened to have two boxes left, and graciously gifted them to Miranda as a wedding gift. We love our clients so much, but when beautiful things like this happen, it reminds us what an incredible community of clients - past, present and future - surrounds us.

The bride, Miranda, loves sweets, so their wedding cake needed to be as delicious as it was beautiful. Miranda and Gentry opted for a small two-tiered lemon cake from Papa Haydn, as well as a seasonal berry crumble, made by Brasada, and custom butterscotch pudding with a pine nut cookie, provided by a local restaurant, Drake, located in downtown Bend.

As a tribute to her parents, one of the memories she's wanted to capture was recreating her parents' cake cutting moment from their special day. As a surprise to the bride, Sabrina worked with the florist to buy additional flowers to decorate her cake just as it was on her parents' wedding day. The floral decor still complemented the overall design for Miranda and Gentry, but it donned coral and peach spray roses and carnations, just as her parents' cake did all those years ago.

Miranda and her family suffered a devastating loss when her father, Dewey, passed away unexpectedly seven years ago. Dewey’s existence was one that could not be denied. He was that man who brought light, love and fun everywhere he went. Sabrina, the Lead Producer, has known Miranda and her family for over 20 years, so she worked with Miranda to honor her father’s spirit and presence with heartfelt, genuine moments throughout the day.

There were bar signs titled "Drinks On Dewey," as he was always that guy buying everyone a round. Gentry’s father, Eric, and Dewey share a love of the same cigars - No. 5 Montecristos. We included a cigar bar and smoking lounge, complete with mid-century modern leather seating that would make Don Draper look twice. One of Dewey's famous lines was "Show Me Don't Tell Me," so Miranda and Gentry had a neon sign made, which was featured behind the smoking lounge. There were photos of Dewey from his wedding day, as well as ones with Miranda, at both the welcome table and bar. Dewey’s heart and soul was softly woven throughout the whole weekend, and we think he would have thought it was one hell of a party.

Miranda and Gentry partied under the stars with beloved friends and family - their wedding weekend was filled with more joy than they ever could have imagined. Everyone celebrated with every ounce of their being, leaving nothing on the table.

Miranda and Gentry, it was our absolute honor to plan your wedding alongside you. Thank you for your kindness, your trust, your fun-loving attitude. We wish you and your beautiful baby boy, Dewey, nothing but love and happiness as you embark on this next adventure - can’t wait to see what comes next.