NAMES George Winborn & Glenn Goodfellow LIVE IN Portland OCCUPATIONS George is a writer and furniture designer; Glenn is a teacher and musician NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 135 HOW THEY MET Through an online personal ad THE ENGAGEMENT Glenn was snapping pictures in New York on New Year’s Eve when George held up a ring and asked, “Why not take a picture of this?” A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER Dashing between vintage stores in Chicago on a cold and rainy March day PRE-WEDDING PARTY They gathered guests to sing around the piano at their home WHAT ATTRACTED GEORGE TO GLENN His sense of humor, mad style, and striking blue eyes WHAT ATTRACTED GLENN TO GEORGE His Ivy League smarts, dashing good looks, and 1978 orange Volvo station wagon WEDDING THEME Wood—inspired by the majestic oak tree at the ceremony site WEDDING COLORS Green and brown WEDDING FLOWERS Green and white hydrangeas, green sedum, yellow pears, and oak leaves WEDDING DESSERT Seasonal stone-fruit crisp THE MOST UNEXPECTED PART OF THEIR WEDDING DAY The cocktail-hour band didn’t show. Thankfully, the DJ segued seamlessly THEIR FAVORITE DETAIL OF THE WEDDING Their custom-made suits and wooden invitations THEIR ADVICE FOR OTHERS GETTING MARRIED Focus on creating meaningful vows—they’re the heart of the ceremony THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Do-it-yourself, smooth, magical HONEYMOON The islands of Thailand
Photographs by ALISON PIERCE
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Kruger’s Farm, Sauvie Island
REHEARSAL DINNER Friends prepared a feast of appetizers at the men’s home
PHOTOGRAPHER Alison Pierce Photography, Chicago
CATERER Devil’s Food Catering
WEDDING DESSERT Chef Sadie Damon of Western Culinary Institute prepared a stone-fruit crisp; monogrammed fudge wedding favors
FLOWERS George and his mom
FORMAL WEAR Bespoke suits and shirts by Duchess Clothier, Portland
WEDDING ACCESSORIES Winn Perry, Portland; Oddball Shoe, Portland; Nordstrom
RINGS Collections Fine Jewelry, Saginaw, Texas
OFFICIANT Pam Brown
MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT DJ Salvatore Salamone
INVITATIONS Laser-engraved wood designed by Kelly Luckett Designs, produced by Stampworldonline.com
HOTEL Ace Hotel
WEDDING WEBSITE WordPress.com
OTHER The grooms made the centerpieces, napkins, place cards, and table numbers
