NAMES Hillary Barbour & Zachary Traasdahl LIVE IN Portland OCCUPATIONS She’s a congressional staff member, and he’s a high-rise window-cleaner HOW THEY MET At a Fourth of July barbecue A DATE THEY WENT ON THEY’LL NEVER FORGET On their second date, they were swarmed by mosquitoes on a walk up Mount Tabor—at the height of the West Nile virus scare WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM His sensitive, honest, and loving nature WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER Her loyalty, intelligence, and selflessness HOW THEY GOT ENGAGED He asked her if she’d like a diamond ring for her birthday, and she said yes NUMBER OF GUESTS 110 NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS One ring-bearer and four chuppah-bearers WEDDING COLORS and FLOWERS A late-summer palette of red, orange, gold, ivory, and green CAKE A three-tiered carrot cake that was adorned with the Tree of Life motif THEIR FAVORITE DETAILS OF THE WEDDING All the elements that went with a rainy day: plaid rubber boots for her, and colorful pashminas and umbrellas for the guests WHAT WAS UNIQUE ABOUT THE DAY All the ways in which friends contributed, including the handmade chuppah and wedding jewelry WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY Nothing! They’re just glad they didn’t accept her mother’s original offer of remodeling their kitchen in lieu of a wedding—and so is her mother THE DAY IN THREE WORDS Beautiful, joyful, fun HONEYMOON San Juan Islands
Photographs by Jasmine Photography
WEDDING CONSULTANT Ginger Power
CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE Mount Hood ?Organic Farms
CATERERMount Hood Organic Farms
PHOTOGRAPHER Jasmine Photography
RINGS AND JEWELRY ABC Jewelry; Crow Creek Designs
GOWN DESIGNER Allure; Trés Fabu Bridal
VEIL AND HAIR ACCESSORIES Bel Aire; Austie Eckley
FORMAL WEAR Prada
MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT iPod
MAKEUP Austie Eckley
OFFICIANT Rabbi Ariel Stone
INVITATIONS Heather Sullivan, Love Notes
