Renee and Ronald
August 6, 2005
Seattle, Washington

Photography by Hanson Photography

ABOUT THE BRIDE: Renee Cachuela is a native of Newtown Square, PA right outside of Philadelphia. She received a marketing degree from St. Joseph's University in 1995 and a Masters in Early Childhood Education and a Master's in Special Education in 2000 and 2001 respectively from Boston College. She is currently a special education consultant in a Seattle elementary school as well as the owner of a new event planning company It's Eventful. She enjoys scrapbooking, triathlons, and other outdoor activities.

ABOUT THE GROOM: Ronald (Rusty) Metty Jr. grew up in Stillwater, MN and Appleton, WI. He moved to Seattle about 11 years ago and pursued a career in graphic design. He is currently a web designer for Expedia. He enjoys working on our house, playing with our two Jack Russell's and reading.

HOW WE MET: I had only been in Seattle for 18 days. It was my first "girls night out" in Seattle. Jen (who just recently moved from New Hampshire) and I were meeting Lisa (who just moved from Colorado) and her boyfriend (now husband) downtown at the Back Door for his birthday. Rusty was one of his friends. After some persuasion, I agreed to meet him the next morning for a run and breakfast. No numbers were exchanged, only a time and meeting place. The meeting place happened to be Starbucks in Fremont. No big deal so I thought...do you know how many Starbucks are in this town?? I was a newbie-what did I know?!?! Luckily, I found the Starbucks, I found the man and the rest is history.

ENGAGEMENT: For the July 4, 2004 weekend we had a trip planned for me to visit Rusty's hometown. After a party at his parent's house for the 4th, we headed outside towards the ponds. I was fascinated by the sounds I heard since we were in the country. Turns out there were hundreds of bull frogs croaking. The moon was shining down on the pond and we sat on the bench listening to the frogs. He turned to me and asked me to marry him.

PLANNING: I planned the whole thing myself. As a new wedding and event planner, I was excited to see what I could do for my wedding. I wanted my wedding to be classic and elegant and something guests would remember. It went off without a hitch and I couldn't have done it without my assistant Liana. There were so many little details to cover and special touches we included for our guests.

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