NAMES Rachael Ettelman & David Slifman LIVE IN Portland OCCUPATION She’s a creative director; he’s a contracts administrator NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 230 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Eight groomsmen and eight bridesmaids HOW THEY MET They were introduced by a mutual friend while students at the University of Oregon THE ENGAGEMENT He proposed at Pacific Beach at sunset; then they celebrated with the bottle of champagne he’d secretly packed A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER Their first date was a friend’s birthday party; they left early and talked until 4 a.m. PRE-WEDDING PARTIES She went to Las Vegas with fifteen girlfriends; he and twenty buddies spent a weekend at Crescent Lake, Washington WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His kindness, sense of humor, and humility WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Her sense of adventure, sophistication, and beauty WEDDING THEME Jewish garden wedding WEDDING COLORS Pink and black WEDDING FLOWERS Soft, romantic blooms in ivory and pink WEDDING CAKE A friend made the three-tiered white cake wrapped in pale pink fondant WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT THE WEDDING DAY The traditional Jewish ceremony was presented in both Hebrew and English THEIR FAVORITE DETAILS OF THE WEDDING A dessert table that included cookies, pastries, cupcakes, and the wedding cake IF THEY COULD HAVE SPENT THEIR WEDDING DOLLARS DIFFERENTLY They would have purchased more flowers and hired a videographer HONEYMOON The Caribbean
Photographs by Kate Kelly
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE McMenamins Grand Lodge, Forest Grove
PHOTOGRAPHER Kate Kelly Photography
CATERER McMenamins Grand Lodge
REHEARSAL DINNER JoPa Northwest Grill
FLOWERS Broadway Floral Home & Garden
GOWN DESIGNER AND BOUTIQUE Casablanca; Tower Bridal
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES Tower Bridal; The Wedding Cottage
FORMAL WEAR Mr. Formal
RINGS Golden Gift Jewelers
OFFICIANT Rabbi Alan Berg
MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT Mobile Music DJs
RENTAL West Coast Event Productions
OTHER Attendants’ gifts from Etsy.com and Leatherman
