A Casual, Nautical Wedding at Roche Harbor Resort in Friday Harbor, Washington

Jen Traverse (35, a nurse) and Sean Wirtz (36, a regional sales manager) were introduced through friends aware of their mutual interest in baseball. The conversation flowed from one thing to the next, and in no time they began to officially date. The couple moved into a place next to a public park with a beach nearby, which they enjoyed taking long walks on with their dog, Izzy. They often looked for sea glass during these walks, and one day Sean called Jen over to look at one he claimed to have found. Instead of sea glass, it was a diamond ring that he held in his band. The couple got married eight months later at Roche Harbor on the San Juan Islands in Friday Harbor, Washington located right on the marina for their nautical wedding. Jen and Wirtz chose blue, orange and teal to accent their nautical decorations with, from the goldfish centerpieces to the cupcake and dessert spread. While Jen wore a classic ivory wedding dress, the rest of the wedding party and guests kept it casual for the most part, wearing shorts, sunglasses and flip flops. Jen carried a bouquet of seashells and roses accented with fishing netting down the aisle, and the couple was married at the altar between two sets of oars put together by Jen’s father.