NAMES Victoria Gomez & Fritz Mesenbrink LIVE IN Portland OCCUPATION She owns Frank James boutique and edits Scenepdx.com; he’s a graphic designer NUMBER OF ATTENDEES 150 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Five each WEDDING THEME Vintage camping WHAT INSPIRED THE THEME Their love of all things vintage HOW THEY MET At a mutual friend’s karaoke-themed birthday party THE ENGAGEMENT He proposed after Easter dinner with friends PRE-WEDDING PARTIES Dinner at Simpatica and a night at the Ace Hotel for her; pedicures, river rafting, and a barbecue for him WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His smile and use of puns WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Her karaoke skills WEDDING FLOWERS Friends and neighbors’ garden flowers WEDDING DESSERT A variety of pies made by friends and relatives THEIR FAVORITE DETAILS OF THE WEDDING The dinner chairs were crafted from logs HOW THE DAY WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY’D IMAGINED IT WOULD BE They’d never really thought about it, so it was perfect WHAT WAS SPECIAL ABOUT THE WEDDING DAY Almost everything was DIY; the entire day cost less than $5,000 WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY Hired food servers so their family wouldn’t have been so busy helping with dinner HER ADVICE FOR OTHER BRIDES TO BE Forget tradition-do what you want THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING Unifying, magical, uplifting HONEYMOON New York City
Photographs by Matthew Foster; Randall Garcia, Chris Hornbecker, Jeremy Pelly, and Patrick Wright
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE His parents’ neighbor’s backyard, Forks, Wash.
PHOTOGRAPHERS Matthew Foster, Randall Garcia, Chris Hornbecker, Jeremy Pelly, and Patrick Wright
REHEARSAL DINNER A casual BBQ dinner
RINGS AND JEWELRY Gilt
GOWN DESIGNER John Blasioli
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES Vintage
FORMAL WEAR John Blasioli and Nordstrom Rack
MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT Blue Horns
VIDEOGRAPHY Patrick Wright (Super 8 mm)
OFFICIANT Matt Johnson
INVITATIONS Fritz Mesenbrink, www.hallofritz.com
CRYSTAL AND CHINA Vintage
