Leigh & Silvie
August 20, 2015 Leigh and Silvie asked, "Is there a salmon stream near Skagway?" Since fishing together was an important common thread shared between the two of them, a creek with salmon in it, was their dream wedding venue. August is our month for the Dyea Pink Salmon Run. They were in luck! We packed up and headed 8 miles along the coast to the flats of Dyea. On the way out, we viewed Bald Eagles and Harbor Seals devouring Pink Salmon in the Taiya River. Once there, after a
Patrick & Ashley
August 6, 2015 Ashley and Patrick wanted "casual and stress free" for their wedding day. Dressed in jeans, topped with a lacey white blouse, this beautiful bride chose to marry in the mountains above Skagway. I suggested "Mountain Madness" for their wedding venue. We drove for 20 minutes, into White’s Pass alpine, in search of a scenic mountain setting. Their two friends, one whom was also their photographer, joined us. It was misting lightly with a side of low clouds. Umbrel
Scott & Shannon
August 5, 2015 Scott contacted me two months before their cruise was to arrive in Skagway. He wanted to surprise Shannon by asking her to marry him while on the cruise. That didn’t seem so unusual, until he continued, by saying, "I also want to surprise her with a wedding while in Skagway. Can you help me plan this?". “Are you sure?” I asked. He was certain that she would love it. And love this, she did. She was thrilled that she didn’t need to plan her wedding day. It was ta
