The MV Skansonia

Wedding Day

Wedding

Reception

Our Wedding

Venue Details

About the Venue

The ceremony and reception will be held on&nbsp;<a href="https://landmarkeventco.com/skansonia/boat-weddings" target="_blank">The MV Skansonia</a>, a beautifully restored,&nbsp;decommissioned ferry boat on&nbsp;North Lake Union. The boat is permanently docked, so guests can enjoy the vintage decor and&nbsp;views of Seattle without getting seasick.&nbsp;

Due to the nautical nature&nbsp;of the venue, we kindly and respectfully ask that you do not bring your&nbsp;children, unless their names were specifically&nbsp;included on the invitation. We are only inviting a handful of children, those who are close&nbsp;family and those in families traveling from out of town, as the boat is not a very kid-friendly environment.&nbsp;







Additionally, we ask that all guests please&nbsp;use caution when on the dock and on the outside areas of the boat, especially considering that alcohol will plentiful throughout the evening.&nbsp;

Parking

&nbsp;The venue itself only has a small parking lot, but street parking can be found all around.&nbsp;Luckily, although the venue is in Seattle, the surrounding area&nbsp;has free street parking. Luckier still, most spots are limited to 4 hours, but only until 6pm.

Please pay attention to parking signs, but for the most part, parking seems to be easy as the area is a mix of industrial and residential buildings, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find a spot close by&nbsp;on a Saturday evening.&nbsp;

Despite where you park, access to the boat dock&nbsp;will be where Latona Ave and NE Northlake Way intersect. Please see the Area Map section below for more details on arriving at the venue.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Area Map 

To get to the boat, once parked, find the intersection of Latona Ave and NE Northlake Way, then:

Ø Walk towards the water (through a small parking lot)



 Ø Turn right into another small parking lot





 Ø Take an immediate left into the dock entrance 





 Ø Follow the dock until you get to the boat entrance







Markers / signs will be there to help guide the way



See map above for more details.&nbsp;

Accommodations

Due to the&nbsp;smaller number of guests that will require hotel stays, we have not&nbsp;booked&nbsp;room rate blocks with any hotels. However, we've provided some recommendations for hotels in the area (and greater surrounding area)&nbsp;under the Guest Accommodations tab. Additionally, Groupon, AirBnb, Kayak, and Trivago&nbsp;are all great resources to find accommodations.&nbsp;

Order of Events

Below is a (tentative) timeline for the wedding, so guests have an idea of what to expect.&nbsp;

An Order of Events poster&nbsp;will be&nbsp;at the wedding as well.&nbsp;





5 pm&nbsp;- Guests arrive and mingle





5:15 pm&nbsp;- Ceremony starts





5:40 pm&nbsp;- Cocktail hour for guests&nbsp;and&nbsp;marriage certificate signing for Bride and Groom





6:15 pm&nbsp;- Seating for Dinner





6:30 pm&nbsp;- Dinner&nbsp;

Menu includes a buffet of cheese and crackers, rolls with butter, seasonal vegetables, seasonal fruits, mixed green&nbsp;salad,&nbsp;butternut squash ravioli,&nbsp;steak with mushroom demi-glace, and&nbsp;salmon with apple salsa.&nbsp;Vegan and Vegetarian plates are available too, please indicate your preference when&nbsp;RSVP-ing.





7:15 pm&nbsp;- Toasts





7:35 pm&nbsp;- Cake cutting&nbsp;and dessert table open





7:40 pm&nbsp;- Todd and Taylor have their&nbsp;first dance, then everyone&nbsp;dances!





8:45 pm&nbsp;- Farewell to&nbsp;Bride and Groom





9 pm&nbsp;- End of wedding





Please respect the ending time of 9 pm, as the venue is strict about it. Feel free to keep the party going at the&nbsp;MANY restaurants/bars in the surrounding areas of Fremont, Wallingford, and the U District.&nbsp;

On Halloween&nbsp;2014, Todd went into work at the Boeing Everett site, something he hadn't done in over a year. Due to a congenital heart condition, Todd, a systems engineer,&nbsp;worked from home, so he&nbsp;had never met many of his current&nbsp;coworkers in person. He wandered over to&nbsp;the desk of Taylor Smith, a business program analyst whom he'd worked closely with via phone and email for over a year.&nbsp;There he was surprised to find a&nbsp;young&nbsp;woman&nbsp;dressed fully as Robin Hood. Taylor's&nbsp;eyes lit up as she jumped up to give him a big hug - excited to finally meet the mysterious&nbsp;phone voice in person.&nbsp;While chatty&nbsp;Taylor was excited to make&nbsp;a new friend,&nbsp;Todd thought she was super weird -&nbsp;but intriguing -&nbsp;for wearing a costume to work. He also felt&nbsp;that&nbsp;she was way too bubbly to be&nbsp;someone who worked at Boeing, so&nbsp;he knew she was not someone he'd soon forget.&nbsp;

As time passed and Taylor took on more project management roles on teams where Todd was a critical member, a deep friendship formed between Todd and Taylor.&nbsp;Todd found he was excited to come into work and decided to no longer work from home.&nbsp;The more time they spent together, the more they came&nbsp;to&nbsp;deeply respect each other's intellect, problem solving,&nbsp;acerbic&nbsp;and raunchy&nbsp;humor, and life values. They just 'clicked.' Those who worked with them commented on their chemistry and how&nbsp;much they laughed and joked together.&nbsp;Working side by side daily, Todd and Taylor&nbsp;found they teamed extremely well together, both having strengths where the other was weak.&nbsp;Todd's kindness and patience balanced Taylor's headstrong sass. Taylor's passionate, adventurous&nbsp;nature brought out a spark&nbsp;in Todd's normally introverted and more reserved personality. They loved (and still love) to argue and compete, challenging each other to&nbsp;always&nbsp;be better than they were the day before.&nbsp;Noticing their successful teamwork,&nbsp;Taylor's boss at the time&nbsp;asked them to work on a special assignment for 6 weeks off-site, with the two of them as co-leaders. That&nbsp;meant being sequestered,&nbsp;working a high stress, proprietary project, where they were dependent&nbsp;on each other. This time together brought them closer&nbsp;and they realized they had undeniable&nbsp;feelings for each other.&nbsp;







With both Todd and Taylor coming out of other relationships, they started off slow, going on dates and casually spending time together, then escalating to traveling&nbsp;(Taylor's favorite thing)&nbsp;and meeting&nbsp;each other's parents. As the relationship developed, Taylor and Todd faced the next step of Taylor integrating into Todd's kids' lives (Alex, now 13 and Alyssa, now 11). With courage, prayers, and teamwork, Todd and Taylor have worked hard&nbsp;to create a warm and loving environment for their blended (and hopefully growing)&nbsp;family to be. Along with Todd and Taylor's normal&nbsp;parenting responsibilities -&nbsp;such as paperwork, cooking, activities, sports practices and games, cleaning,&nbsp;laundry,&nbsp;chats about life,&nbsp;and play dates -&nbsp;highlights of their time with the kids include&nbsp;coaching Alyssa's basketball team, visiting Todd's family and friends&nbsp;in Michigan, vacationing in&nbsp;Hawaii,&nbsp;chaperoning Alex's Boy Scout overnight camp, and buying/moving into their new family home in south Snohomish.&nbsp;







Their wedding signifies the culmination of the time they've put in over the past few years to overcome obstacles, take on adventures, and grow their love. They are so unbelievably excited to share this day with those who have supported, loved, and laughed with&nbsp;them through it all.&nbsp;

Todd and Taylor

Our Story

Details

Kamila Boho

Scott Healey

Scott Minder

Megan Jones-Curran

Ben Weaver

Noelle Smith

Mason Jonnes

Cailyn Smith

Madelyn Jonnes

Wedding Party

Photos

Registry

Q + A

New hotel that opened in 2015. Close to the venue, with in-room kitchens, buffet breakfast, roof deck, and pool.

Staybridge Suites Seattle - Fremont

New hotel with pool and breakfast, close to I-5 and right next to Northgate shopping center, Regal movie theater, and many restaurants.

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Seattle/Northgate

For those wanting to be a little bit out of the city, downtown Bellevue offers high class restaurants, shopping, and nightlife without as much traffic. Only 20(ish) minutes away from the venue by either the I-90 or WA-520 floating bridges (please note, a toll will apply on WA-520).

Hilton Garden Inn - Seattle Bellevue Downtown

For those wanting to be a little bit out of the city, Kirkland is another option where guests can enjoy restaurants and a quaint waterfront. Only 20(ish) minutes away from the venue by the WA-520 floating bridge (please note, a toll will apply).

Courtyard by Marriott - Seattle Kirkland

This hotel, with full kitchens, breakfast, and a pool, is also close to the venue and will give guests a taste of college nightlife, as the location is in a prime spot in the U-District, the area surrounding the University of Washington.

Todd & Taylor

Todd & Taylor

Travel

Staybridge Suites Seattle - Fremont

Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton - Seattle/Northgate

Hilton Garden Inn - Seattle Bellevue Downtown

Courtyard by Marriott - Seattle Kirkland

Residence Inn by Marriott - Seattle University District