CLASSIC AND EUROPEAN | Wedding at historical Castle — V + B wedding gallery

Vanessa and Ben exchanged their vows at a 500-year-old Gothic historic site in Lakewood, WA. Surrounded by elegant gardens in full bloom and an old-world fountain, every second of their celebration felt like a dream - the kind of dream that brings to life the charm of the classic movies we watched as children.

And somehow, that dream became a reality not only for the couple, but for everyone who gathered to celebrate alongside them on that cloudy, true Pacific Northwest day in August.

Bride in an off-shoulder lace gown smiling over her shoulder at a reception table

Bride and groom seated at a long table at an outdoor lawn reception

Groom kneeling before the bride during the ceremony among hydrangeas

Couple kneeling for a blessing on garden steps during an outdoor ceremony

Black and white photo of the bride wiping a tear facing the groom at the ceremony

Wide view of a garden wedding ceremony with stone urns and evergreen trees, Pacific Northwest estate

Mother of the bride in a sequined green dress wiping tears during the ceremony

Leaded glass windows of a brick manor house above pink rose bushes

Black and white portrait of the bride in a long veil holding her bouquet

Bride and groom walking on the lawn in front of a Tudor-style brick mansion

Bride gazing out a tall paned window in a dark wood-paneled room

Bride resting her head on the groom's shoulder beside rows of white ceremony chairs

Couple holding hands on the lawn in front of a red brick Tudor manor

Black and white silhouette of the groom touching the bride's face by a dark window

Bride sitting on a sofa with bridesmaids in sage satin dresses in a bright living room

Bridesmaid in sage satin gazing up at the bride seated on a couch

Bride laughing with two bridesmaids in a light-filled room with big windows

Bridesmaid kneeling to fluff the bride's train on a rug by tall windows

Bride smiling as the groom rests his head against hers outside a brick manor

Black and white first look as the bride approaches the groom in an estate garden

Black and white view down the aisle of a garden ceremony with guests on white chairs

Women in the family wiping tears as one speaks into a microphone at the ceremony

Father of the bride praying aloud with a microphone at an outdoor ceremony

Guest holding a baby in a white dress during a garden wedding ceremony

Groom kneeling before the bride as the officiant blesses them on stone steps

Groomsmen in light gray suits standing with heads bowed during a prayer

Officiant raising his hands over the kneeling groom and bride in a rose garden

View past the bride's long veil to guests seated on the lawn at a garden ceremony

Mother of the bride in a sequined dress bowing her head in prayer

Groom placing a ring on the bride's finger as the officiant looks on

Bride and groom holding hands at the ceremony with bridesmaids among roses

Officiant's hand resting on the groom's head as the couple bow together

Bride and groom touching foreheads in prayer on garden steps with hydrangeas

Bride wiping tears as the groom hugs her beside bridesmaids in a rose garden

Newlyweds walking up the aisle past cheering guests on a lawn

Parents of the bride smiling arm in arm outside a stone manor house

Groom helping the bride carry her long train down garden stone steps

White two-tier wedding cake with sugar flowers and a cake server set

Guests at round tables during an outdoor lawn reception among tall evergreens

Black and white first dance outdoors as guests circle the couple

Wedding guests dining at round tables on the lawn of a brick Tudor estate