NAMES Dona Monroe & Chadwick Hanson LIVE IN Brooklyn, NY OCCUPATIONS She’s a photo production manager; he’s a freelance production manager NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 95 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Two each HOW THEY MET A mutual friend arranged an encounter. The attraction was immediate THE ENGAGEMENT He text-messaged the proposal when he was living in Seattle and she was in New York. They married four years later A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER Lying on the grass at Discovery Park as the sun set PRE-WEDDING PARTIES She and her girlfriends flew to New York for the weekend; he and his pals surfed and had campfires on the beach WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His energy, humor, and talent as a musician WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Besides the way she looks at him, her drive and desire to try new things WEDDING THEME Victorian gothic WEDDING COLORS Pale yellow and black WEDDING FLOWERS Yellow roses, white gooseberries, and greenery WEDDING DESSERT Red velvet cupcakes THE MOST UNEXPECTED PART OF THEIR WEDDING DAY The flat tire on the way to the hotel that night WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT THE WEDDING DAY Her entire family came from Japan for the event THEIR FAVORITE DETAIL OF THE WEDDING The touching speech given by his brother, who also officiated HOW THEY WOULD HAVE SPENT THEIR WEDDING DOLLARS DIFFERENTLY They would have bought a house! ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Fun, surreal, magical
Photographs by BELATHÉE
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Bridal Veil Lakes
REHARSAL DINNER George C. Marshall House on Officer’s Row in Vancouver, Washington
PHOTOGRAPHER Belathée
CATERER Simpatica Catering
FLOWERS The Meadow
GOWN DESIGNER AND BOUTIQUE Mika Inatome, AniA Bridal; her grandmother’s kimono for the rehearsal dinner
ACCESSORIES Nordstrom, Anthropologie, and Masako Monroe, the bride’s mother
FORMAL WEAR Duchess Clothier
RINGS A 1910 Edwardian diamond heirloom, and bands from Bittersweets in New York City
OFFICIANT Mark Hanson, the groom’s brother
MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT The groom’s iPod mix
INVITATIONS They designed their own
VIDEOGRAPHER Matt Genz, a friend of the groom’s
RENTAL West Coast Event Production
TRANSPORTATION School buses
HOTEL Hotel deLuxe
WEDDING WEBSITE oliverloveschloe.com
