MANKAS BOATHOUSE IN PT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE WAS THE DREAMY BACKDROP FOR AN INTIMATE WEDDING IN 2013. 

WE TOOK INSPIRATION FROM THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS, PLAYING WITH TEXTURE & A NEUTRAL PALETTE TO CREATE A COZY, ETHEREAL BACKDROP. THE COUPLE WANTED TO INCORPORATE TRADITIONS FROM THE GROOM’S GERMAN HERITAGE WHICH INCLUDED UNIQUE ELEMENTS LIKE GUESTS BREAKING DISHES FOR GOOD LUCK & THE COUPLE SAWING A LOG AS A METAPHOR FOR WORKING TOGETHER. A BOW TIE BAR ACTED AS PARTY FAVORS WHICH WERE PROVIDED BY THE GROOM’S FAMILY BUSINESS. IN LIEU OF A TRADITIONAL SIT DOWN DINNER, A MULTI COURSE, SMALL PLATE MENU WAS PASSED FEATURING INVENTIVE TAKES ON THE COUPLE’S FAVORITE FOODS FROM CHILDHOOD INCLUDING PICKLED HERRING TOAST WITH SHOTS OF KOLSCH. EACH COURSE WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A COCKTAIL NAPKIN THAT INCLUDED A FUN FACT ABOUT THE COUPLE.