Shelly and Joe got engaged on the field at a Seattle Mariners baseball game, so baseball is kind of their \"thing.\" When the time came to plan the wedding, the location was a no-brainer: They'd go Arizona, where the Mariners would be in spring training. And oh my goodness, did it turn out beautifully!
The minute Shelly and Joe's unbelievable wedding film by Everly Films begins you get this feeling that the couple has something really, really special. After reading their love story, learning the reason behind their decision to elope, and seeing how these extremely talented vendors joined forces to capture this gorgeous day, you'll know that feeling is right.
From The Bride:
Joe and I met in January of 2016. We instantly had a connection and have since spent every day together…
Our story started the same as most, getting to know each other and going on dates. Something seemed different though; it felt as though we had known each other for years. Then one day, while at a Mariners baseball game I had won tickets to for Joe's birthday, we ended up on a tour on the field where he proposed! He had the whole thing planned out and made it a very special event…
While planning our wedding we decided that an elopement would be the best idea, since we are currently saving up money and fundraising for IVF to get pregnant! With the expense of that running over $15,000 we had to really keep to a small wedding budget.
We were researching places to get married and Joe jokingly (I think he was pretty serious!) suggested Arizona because the Mariners were having spring training there! Haha. Of course he would suggest that… but since the proposal I have grown to love the Mariners and actually thought it would be a dream come true for him. We decided on an elopement and \"mini honeymoon\" in Arizona. I somehow stumbled upon the most incredible photographer, Mike Olbinski Photography while researching beautiful wedding locations. He had such an incredible blog with photos in Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend where we wanted to elope. I contacted him and we immediately hit it off. He is such an incredible person and just all around amazing. We knew he was the person we wanted to capture our most incredible day together!
Little did we know, Mike had actually contacted a couple of his friends, Jason Williams (www.jayandjess.com) and Jay Worsley (www.everlyfilms.com) and asked them if they would like to \"tag along\". These two tagging along for our elopement made our day that much more incredible because they are phenomenal photographers and Jay is an absolutely amazing videographer! This whole thing coming together really did feel like it was meant to be. We don't know how we got so lucky to not only find each other, but to have the most intimate and incredible elopement with some of the most talented people capturing our special moments…
Joe and I decided to keep our elopement simple and I was so thankful to have my own father performing the ceremony for us. It was the most incredible day, celebrating our love for each other and we really hope you enjoy our video!
I still cry each time I watch it and am so thankful we had such a remarkable videographer and photographers capture these special moments. There just aren't enough words to describe the talent of Mike, Jason and Jay!
Cake: Sprinkles Cupcakes
Ceremony Venue: Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
Cinematographer: Everly Films
Dress: Private Label by G
Flowers: Eco Flower
Makeup: Pooja
Officiant: Bob Nagrone (Bride’s Father)
Photographer: Mike Olbinski Photography, assisted by Jason Williams
Reception Venue: Horseshoe Bend, Arizona