NAMES Aerin Wilson & Jeremy Clark LIVE IN Portland OCCUPATION She’s a creative director; he’s a designer. They also own AEIOU Design, a wedding invitation service NUMBER OF ATTENDEES Forty NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Three: his brother, and her brother and sister HOW THEY MET At a San Francisco Mission District dive bar, arguing about who was the true music aficionado A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER A weekend in Los Angeles, where they went to art shows and browsed flea markets PRE-WEDDING PARTIES They hosted a pre-wedding weekend for friends and family WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His intelligence, sense of humor, and appreciation for both Kyuss and Belle & Sebastian WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Her beauty, big heart, and staggering knowledge of pop-culture trivia WEDDING THEME Neo-Victorian/steampunk WEDDING COLORS Muted blues and grays inspired by the cult comic The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen WEDDING FLOWERS Mini calla lilies, dusty miller, and orchids WEDDING DESSERT Organic vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting and red velvet cupcakes with cream-cheese frosting WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT THE WEDDING DAY Every detail of the event was either their handiwork or that of other Portland vendors IF THEY COULD HAVE SPENT THEIR WEDDING DOLLARS DIFFERENTLY They would have made a down payment on a restored Victorian in Irvington HONEYMOON Exploring Sisters, Oregon, and Woodinville, Washington
Photographs by Jessica Hill Photography
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Portland’s White House
PHOTOGRAPHER Jessica Hill Photography
CATERING Portland’s White House
REHEARSAL DINNER Nuestra Cocina
FLOWERS Old Town Florist
WEDDING DESSERT Cupcake Jones
GOWN DESIGNER AND BOUTIQUE Thread; The English Dept.
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES Twigs & Honey veil; Holly Stalder shrug
FORMAL WEAR Suit by Ben Sherman; tie by Cyberoptix TieLab
RINGS Etsy.com; Kassab Jewelers
HAIR Nahid Nadjaran, Boucle Hair
MAKEUP Erin Jade Fricke
OFFICIANT Judge Don Botwick
INVITATIONS AEIOU Design; logo by Emek, printing by Anders Printing Company
MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT Nyles Lannon; iPod mix
OTHER Programs, table cards, centerpieces, and favors by AEIOU Design
