A Quintessential Pacific Northwest Wedding at Seattle's Axis Pioneer Square

As a Seattle native, Delaney Foster, a mechanical engineer with Microsoft, always dreamed of a wedding in the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest. However, her Navy officer fiancé Garrett Locher’s deployment schedule left them with no choice but to have their wedding in November—not ideal for an outdoor ceremony in Washington. Despite this, Delaney and Garrett were determined not to let the weather rain on their parade, or in their case, wedding. Delaney described her vision as “PNW evergreen and sparkle,” which led to the historic Axis Pioneer Square’s transformation into an enchanted forest. Above, a canopy of twinkling lights created the illusion of a night under the stars. The family came together to make the day magical: Delaney’s sister, Kendall was an integral part of the celebration, inspiring Delaney’s heartfelt “Sister’s forever” reception speech; Delaney’s father went above and beyond by planting evergreen trees specifically for the occasion, resulting in dozens of lush, green trees throughout the space; while her grandmother, artist Lucy Rigg, designed the invitation’s double heart insignia to be individually hand watercolored by the bride’s mother, Noelle. Noelle also created the couple’s custom wedding crest in a marriage of elements representing different aspects of the pair’s rich history together.