Seattle Photographer Daniel Sheehan
Farm Kitchen Wedding of Jennifer and Polachai
Jennifer and Polachi Sakchalathorn were married on the first Saturday in September at the beautiful orchard at the Farm Kitchen, an 18-acre organic farm near Poulsbo. Jennifer and Polachai were lucky that the weather was warm and sunny and so were the smiles. Polachai is from Thailand, known to travelers to Southeast Asia as the Land of Smiles. East Meets West. Deep in Love. Hard to settle on a title for their wedding day.
Jennifer was glowing in her beautiful wedding dress that looked like a cloud.
Jennifer and Polachai celebrated their marriage with a ceremony that incorporated part western ceremony and part Buddhist wedding ceremony. The Thai traditional water ceremony, (or in Thai, Rod Nam Sang) which involved the bride and groom sitting side by side at a special table. Then their family and guests, led by the most respected elders, had the opportunity to bestow their individual blessings. They did this, one by one, by gently pouring water from a conch shell over the hands of the couple. The water passes through the hands of the bride and groom and into a bowl filled with flowers, (typically lotus flowers which symbolize fertility) beneath. It was serene and evocative mixing the Buddhist wedding ceremony with the western ceremony. Annemarie Juhlian was the wedding officiant who melded the two cultures together with ease.
After some pictures and a fine dinner, Jennifer and Polachai danced a lot to some great live music. However, it was Jennifer’s grandfather who seemed to be out on the dance floor more than anyone. Whenever I looked, he was dancing with a different partner. He really knows how to move.
Here are some highlights from a wonderful wedding on a beautiful day.
Jennifer’s unique bouquet and other flowers were by the amazing Rebecca Slattery of Persephone Farms. The reception had everyone out on the dance floor dancing to the awesome swing band JAVATOWN SWING ORCHESTRA lead by the talented Seattle vocalist, trumpet player and band leader Jake Bergevin. Essence of the Thymes provided the wonderful catering. They really know how to cook. Krista Herman of Wishes Weddings & Events helped plan their wedding day for them. Monica Frisell assisted as my second photographer. Here are some highlights from a wonderful wedding on a beautiful day. At the bottom is an extended slideshow with more pictures from their wedding.
Here is a link to Jennifer and Polachi‘s previous post of their Farm Kitchen Wedding.