Taylor and Ryan’s wedding at The Colony St. Johns, a stylish midcentury colonial townhouse with a show-stopping modern ballroom, set the tone for a stunningly simple aesthetic with modern vibes and a chill atmosphere. Their super cool parking lot reception embraced their casual urban vibes by serving the couples favorite local foods: Hot Lips Pizza and Pip’s Donuts parked up in their food truck. Brier and Ivy classically white flowers mixed with trendy monster palm leaves that created their modern-meets-tropical ceremony arch and the bridal party’s elegant hand tied bouquets with a rustic dusty rose ribbon. The bride’s simple wedding dress from Portland designer Leanne Marshall, natural beauty look and beautiful half-up do with fresh flowers kept all of the focus on her bridesmaids’ elegant sparkling champagne dresses. Karra Leigh Photo captured all of the glamorous and quirky details of this laid-back couple and their casually elegant day. The Couple:
Taylor and Ryan
The Wedding:
The Colony St. Johns, Portland, Oregon

A big part of the planning process revolved around trying to define the whole vibe we were after. Everyone wants their wedding to feel unique andpersonal, and I really struggled at first to figure out what that meant for us. What helped was embracing several contrasts instead of trying to box ourselves into a single theme or color palette. Our ceremony was in a modern ballroom that spoke for itself but we had our reception in...