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Vivian & Jared – Alaska Wedding

When Vivian first wrote me last summer asking if I would be interested in coming up to photograph her wedding in her hometown of Cordova, Alaska, my first thought was simply, “Alaska? Heck yes!” Ten months later, I was on a plane headed to Alaska to capture Vivian and Jared’s big day!

The day of their wedding, it poured buckets. Vivian and Jared, along with their wedding party were all troopers though and went with the flow and totally made the best of it! They had initially wanted to have their ceremony at the gorgeous Boswell Bay since Jared is a bush pilot and could have flown us down there, but weather pushed them to change locations and do it in a cute little local church. However, I did get to go for a plane ride with Jared and Vivian the morning of my departure from Cordova, which was awesome! I’ll be doing a separate post on that soon.

I lucked out so much because Vivian is friends with a local photographer, Chelsea Haisman (Haisman Photography) and she came and assisted me the day of the wedding, not to mention showed me around Cordova the day before! With all the rain, she was a huge help the day of and I was so grateful for all her assistance and positive personality. Thanks again Chelsea!

Vivian and Jared have known each other since they were little kids. Vivian told me, “With both our families in aviation, we grew up together, but it wasn’t until after I came back from college that I said those 4 special words….”I don’t date pilots.” Jared responded, “Well, I ain’t lookin’.” Two years later we married.”

Click here to see photos from the rest of my trip to Alaska!

The ring pendant below has a really sweet story that goes along with it. Here it is in Vivian’s words: “My grandparents met back in Minnesota. I remember my mom telling me how my grandpa used to tie nanny’s ice skates when they were little kids. They started dating around college and eloped before WWII. The gold band was my grandmother’s original wedding ring. Being very poor, my Papa Jack sold a pint of blood in order to pay for the simple gold band, before going off to serve as a medic. Later he had it made into a pendant.”Ringing the church bell.

Photo below by Chelsea Haisman. : )

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14 comments

  1. These are wonderful Jessica. Love the shots inside of the church. So quaint and cute! The photos of the guys in the trees are great too! Oh they’re all great!

  2. Vivian and Jared says:

    The experience was unforgettable and a total joy…regardless of the nasty weather. You can’t even tell it was so cold and wet outside. Jessica is a little ray of sunshine 😉 I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you so much for the awesome day and the amazing pictures.

  3. Deb says:

    Funny thing…I told Jared he needed to ask Vivian out…he told me it would be weird since he had known her all his life…I told him no such thing..you two would be perfect…this was a couple of years ..the rest is history!

  4. SUE ERVIN says:

    What a wonderful day it was and these pictures are so beautiful!! So very Happy for you both. May God Bless you with continued Love and happiness , just like you did they day of your beautiful wedding!!!!

  5. Cathy says:

    Great photos! Sorry I missed Vivian’s wedding, but your photography of it is great! Very impressive!

  6. Serena says:

    Oh Jess…Every time I see your photo makes me want to get married again! Beautiful shots, beautiful places, beautiful couple!

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