{"id":5353,"date":"2015-06-16T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T04:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5353"},"modified":"2022-03-13T16:56:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T23:56:46","slug":"jennifer-cyle-seattle-wedding-at-the-woodland-park-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomellisphoto.com\/blog\/jennifer-cyle-seattle-wedding-at-the-woodland-park-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer & Cyle – Seattle Wedding at the Woodland Park Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle wedding photos at the Woodland Park Zoo<\/h1>\n

On June 11, 2015 I was privileged to be the photographer at the wedding of Jennifer Hallal and Cyle Hawkins. \u00a0We already had one photo session together just a few weeks ago, when I took their engagement photos at the Kubota Garden<\/a>. \u00a0They chose a very cool location for their wedding, the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. \u00a0Cyle and Jennifer met on a blind date in the spring of 2013 in Pensacola. \u00a0Cyle was in flight school, and Jennifer was working on her undergrad degree in Psychology. \u00a0Apparently everything clicked from the very beginning, and they have been together since then.<\/p>\n

The actual ceremony took place in the Northern Trail area of the zoo, on a deck overlooking the\u00a0a habitat that includes both elk and wolves,\u00a0and members of both species made their presence known both during and after the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Best friends Kyle and Leah served as the best man and maid of honor, and another friend, Rob, got himself ordained\u00a0online so he could\u00a0perform the ceremony.<\/p>\n

After the ceremony, the guests enjoyed drinks and snacks at the Tropical Rain Forest, while the wedding party and family\u00a0stayed behind and took photos. \u00a0It must have been feeding time for the wolves, and they gave us a very nice (and loud) howling serenade while we were busy with pictures. \u00a0Once the photos were completed, everyone met at the Zoomazium for the reception.<\/p>\n

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Deck where the ceremony will take place, with several elk in the background.<\/p>\n

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There is a beautiful long wooded walkway that winds through and above the habitat, here the bride and her father are approaching the deck where the ceremony was held.<\/p>\n

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Note the elk on the hill in the background\u00a0leisurely observing the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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I loved Jennifer’s blue basketball shoes!<\/p>\n

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Look closely and you’ll spot a white wolf in the background. \u00a0We got a nice serenade from the wolves shortly after the ceremony ended.<\/p>\n

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Best Man Kyle, better known as “K”<\/p>\n

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While walking to the Zoomazium for the reception we enjoyed\u00a0a great sunset<\/p>\n

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Wonderful\u00a0penguin cake topper!<\/p>\n

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Jennifer on one of the slides at Zoomazium<\/p>\n

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Check out the ring!<\/p>\n

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Not many grooms own a sword, but Cyle is a Commander in the US Navy! \u00a0Cyle and Jennifer make use of his sword to cut their wedding cake.<\/p>\n

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The wedding party and guests pose for a group shot<\/p>\n

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