La Cañada Flintridge Country Club Wedding: Chuck & Deanna

Their Kisses Are Sweet and Their Pirates are Gnarly…

One does not often associate pirates with weddings, unless the pirate is absconding with the bride.  At this particular wedding the groom was blood brother’s with a pirate captain and that pirate had the groom’s back!  In fact when a bold guest at the wedding dared to stand during the “speak now of forever hold your peace” section of the ceremony, the Captain shot him dead on site.

But in all seriousness, this was not everyone’s wedding.  It was Chuck and Deanna’s wedding.  A lot of wedding vendors write their blogs and throw the word “perfection” around day in and day out.  I think that what makes a wedding perfect is when it is your wedding.  At Chuck and Deanna’s perfect wedding there were pirates, as guests, flower girls, and as entertainment.  Thank God for that!  Beyond the pirating there was so much excitement to this wedding.  The pirates are actually part of The Pirates Charles and during the reception they performed 3 sea shanty’s.  There was a second band called The New Admirals that played as well.  Chuck is good friends with the lead singer, and together they actually wrote a song for Deanna (it was a surprise).  It was an incredibly sweet moment.  In fact the song that is used for this highlight film is that very song.

What I will take away from this wedding and this couple is the smiles and the eyes.  While editing their film we found countless moments where they would be staring into one another’s eyes and it was always proceeded by a beautiful laugh.  Or vice versa.  They dig one another… no doubt about it.

{wedding day details}
La Cañada Flintridge Country Club: venue
Alfred Angelo: bride’s dress
Bari Jay: bridesmaids’ dresses
Tuxedos by Mike: men’s tuxedos
Porto’s Bakery: cake
Charmed Scones: favors
Dave’s Greenscapes: gazebo flowers
Johanna Fotographie: photography
Royal Entertainment: dj
The Pirates Charles: pirate band
The New Admirals: band