This amazing November PNW backyard wedding was planned in 6 weeks, y’all. SIX WEEKS.
When Cassandra first contacted us, they were actually planning to get married in 2018. We booked their date, and as we got closer to their engagement session, she messaged me – “Do you have any dates available still in 2017?” I sent her back our open dates, and she asked if they could move to one of them, and there started their whirlwind journey of planning their day for November 18.
Cassandra and Sam wanted something small and intimate – their closest friends and family only. A backyard wedding at Sam’s grandparents house seemed like the perfect solution. The decor was fall inspired with beautiful rich jewel tones of burgundy, navy blue, greens and gold … and of course, lots and lots of candles! One of my favorite decor pieces was the split log wall behind the head table, and the fire-pit Sam built for the big day (which was also incredibly popular among their guests). Since November in the PNW is chilly, and especially when you’re hosting a backyard wedding, their favors were two-fold – snuggly blankets on each chair, and delicious caramel apples. They finished up the evening with a sparkler exit, too.
As their day neared, we all kept a close eye on the weather. When your November backyard wedding is in eastern Washington, you know that you need to be prepared for everything – rain, snow, a mix – and the forecast definitely looked like snow for awhile … but the weather pleasantly surprised us all with warm sunshine! It couldn’t have been more perfect.
Now, I know we all want to hear the fun details – the how they met, how he proposed, and all … but that’s usually better told by the bride herself. I’ll let Cassandra tell the stories, and when you’re done reading, make sure to leave them some comment love on their November backyard wedding in the PNW.
We met on Tinder lol!!!! First date was in Ellensburg (halfway point between our two houses) and it was truly love at first sight!
I had my ring “picked out” for months. Every time we went to Costco I had to show Sam how pretty and sparkly it was. One day we went back to Costco and as I went to say hello to “my ring” I was sad to see it was gone! Not letting this get in the way of me dropping hints about wanting to be married, I picked out another ring with matching wedding band and tried my best to sell the pair to Sam! That weekend he went and met my father in Ellensburg, where he asked him for his permission to marry me. (Thankfully he said yes!) They rode their motorcycles back to our house and my dad stayed the weekend, shockingly giving away no hints!! That Monday (Memorial Day) Sam was being very strange but I didn’t think too much of it. After driving around for quite a while after running errands, Sam finally took me home. Little did I know, he was looking for a spot to propose to me. Once we were home I automatically threw on my pajamas and once I walked around the corner to see what Sam was up to, he was on one knee in our living room asking me to be his wife. And of course he had my original ring! I said yes, and after he said “if you liked the other ring set better, we can trade this one in.” OBVIOUSLY I did not and I was thrilled he had the ring my heart loved since the moment I saw it, but I was happy to know my tacky hints had been heard! 🙂
He is very close with his family and his grandparents have beautiful property- we are honored to be getting married there!
All of it ! First look is a big one.
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Kate of GSquared WeddingsWedding Photographer & Certified Wedding Coordinator
Wedding photographer, certified wedding coordinator, and the Type A half of GSquared Weddings. Kate has been behind a camera since 1997 and has documented 640+ weddings across Seattle and Snohomish County since 2011. With a background in marketing, business management, and wedding coordination, she brings more to your day than just great photos — she brings 15+ years of knowing what's about to go sideways and quietly fixing it before you notice. Kate is a passionate advocate for Color Integrity editing because your skin tone and wedding colors should look like they actually looked. Featured in HuffPost, Style Me Pretty, PNW Weddings, and Print Media Centr. 11x WeddingWire Couples' Choice Award winner. Runs on coffee and an unreasonable number of browser tabs.
Okay, wait. SIX WEEKS?! That is freaking unheard of!! I can’t believe that! Anyway, you did such an amazing job capturing their big day! I’m in love with the tones in your editing!
Wedding photographer, certified wedding coordinator, and the Type A half of GSquared Weddings. Kate has been behind a camera since 1997 and has documented 640+ weddings across Seattle and Snohomish County since 2011. With a background in marketing, business management, and wedding coordination, she brings more to your day than just great photos — she brings 15+ years of knowing what's about to go sideways and quietly fixing it before you notice. Kate is a passionate advocate for Color Integrity editing because your skin tone and wedding colors should look like they actually looked. Featured in HuffPost, Style Me Pretty, PNW Weddings, and Print Media Centr. 11x WeddingWire Couples' Choice Award winner. Runs on coffee and an unreasonable number of browser tabs.
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How long have you been a Snohomish Wedding Photographer?
Kate has been photographing since 1997 and Josh started in 2011. We started photographing weddings together then.
Josh and Kate of GSquared Weddings have photographed over 643 weddings together across more than 15 years — specifically in the Seattle and Snohomish County area. That’s not a flex for its own sake. It means that when your timeline runs 20 minutes late, when the clouds roll in over your outdoor ceremony, or when your reception venue is lit exclusively by Edison bulbs and bad overhead lighting, we’ve been there. Hundreds of times. And we know exactly what to do.
As a husband and wife team, we also bring something no two-photographer strangers can replicate — we communicate without words, we read a room together, and we move through your day as a unit. A Snohomish wedding photographer with genuine field experience doesn’t just take better photos — they protect your entire day experience. That’s what 643+ weddings actually buys you.
How do I know GSquared Weddings is the right Snohomish wedding photography team for us?
Honestly? You’ll know pretty fast. If you read through our work and our words and thought these people get it — trust that instinct.
We’re built for couples who want their day to feel like themselves, not a performance. Couples who want a team that genuinely shows up — not just with cameras, but as timeline wranglers, veil fixers, chaos calm-ers, and two people who will absolutely tear up at your first look. We’ve spent 15 years and 643+ weddings earning the trust of couples across Seattle and Snohomish County, and our approach has never changed: protect your vision, protect your experience, and keep your messy, beautiful, real love story safe.
If you’re looking for heavily staged, ultra-polished, everybody-stand-still photography — we’re probably not your people, and we’ll tell you that honestly. But if you want someone to be there for all of it, exactly as it happens? That’s exactly what we do.
What is your photography style, and will my Snohomish wedding photos look natural or overly edited?
At GSquared Weddings, our photography style is rooted in one core belief: real is always better than perfect. We shoot in a documentary-editorial style — meaning we’re capturing what’s actually happening, not directing a magazine spread. Candid tears, windblown hair, belly laughs mid-vow, the flower girl losing it in the corner — that’s what we’re after.
Our editing is clean, timeless, and true to life. We don’t chase trendy presets or heavy filters that will feel dated in five years. What you see in our galleries is what actually happened that day — the light, the color, the emotion — preserved honestly. Your Snohomish wedding photos will look like you, not like a template.
12 Comments
Wow! What an incredibly charming backyard wedding! And they put this magic together in 6 weeks?? So dang impressive
Wow, doing a backyard wedding in November is ambitious, November PNW backyard wedding turned out wonderfully! And that cake? Wow!!
Absolutely adore the idea of a backyard wedding and the PNW is the most perfect place to have it! You did a lovely job capturing their sweet day!
what an absolutely beautiful wedding in the PNW! You captured their wedding day perfectly!
Okay, wait. SIX WEEKS?! That is freaking unheard of!! I can’t believe that! Anyway, you did such an amazing job capturing their big day! I’m in love with the tones in your editing!
So beautiful! Love that first look especially. <3
What a beautiful wedding! It looks like you got some great light too!
So crazy this only took 6 weeks.. these are beautiful!
6 weeks! They did an insanely amazing job!
This story is so cute and the photos are so pretty! I have always wanted a PNW Backyard Wedding!
Pacific Northwest backyard wedding in SIX WEEKS?! This is fabulous!!! <3 <3 <3
I love back yard weddings! so personal and beautiful