A wedding to remember HAILEE AND ANDREW HALEY’S WEDDING Story by Katherine Lacaze • Photos by Julie Adams C annon Beach has been a special getaway spot for Hailee and Andrew Haley since they met five years ago. In August 2020, it solidified its importance in their lives by serving as their wedding destination. The couple from Vancouver, Washington, got engaged in early 2020. After the coronavirus pandemic hit full-force in March, Hailee said they “didn’t have to change a thing,” because they were already planning for the ceremony to take place on the beach. 8 • Our Coast Weddings 2021 “Cannon Beach is our happy place,” she said. “It’s where we go for the day, it’s where we go for the weekend. Whenever we need to get away, we go to Cannon Beach.” They also wanted their wedding to be a small affair, attended only by close friends and family. The ceremony and reception took place near Breaker’s Point on the north side of Cannon Beach, with Haystack Rock providing a lovely backdrop in the distance. Everyone pitched in to help set up chairs and a simple wooden arbor covered in silky white roses and greens. “Our families came together to make it happen for us,” Hailee “Cannon Beach is our happy place, for the day, for the weekend, whenever we need to get away.” DiscoverOurCoast.com