NAMES Leslie Ramsey and Devon Nevius LIVE IN Southwest Hills OCCUPATIONS She will soon be a stay-at-home mom; he’s an account executive at Pacific Office Automation HOW THEY MET At a mutual friend’s dinner party HOW THEY GOT ENGAGED Devon proposed on Leslie’s birthday on a private beach near Laguna Beach, California WEDDING-DAY WEATHER Cool and overcast NUMBER OF GUESTS 165 COLORS Navy, champagne, and blush tones, with gold accents FLOWERS Roses, peonies, gardenias, anemones, and orchids WEDDING-PARTY PAMPERING Straight-razor shaves for the guys, and hair, makeup, and Champagne cocktails for the women IN MEMORY The couple lit remembrance candles for the bride’s late father and mother at the beginning of the ceremony DESSERT Five buttercream-frosted tiers containing carrot, chocolate, and gingerbread spice cakes FAVORITE DETAIL The surprise fireworks display set to music at the end of the night LATE-NIGHT TREATS Mini grilled cheese sandwiches with shots of tomato soup, beef sliders with cones of French fries, Ruby Jewel ice cream sandwiches, warm chocolate chip cookies served with shots of milk, and a cigar and scotch lounge FAVORS A donation to the American Cancer Society, pashminas (given out during the fireworks: “To have and to hold, and keep you from the cold!”), and a hangover station where guests could put together their own kit of items like Advil, Alka-Seltzer, Emergen-C, and cups of coffee IF THEY HAD IT TO DO OVER They wouldn’t have partied so much at the rehearsal dinner THE DAY IN THREE WORDS Calm, elegant, unforgettable HONEYMOON Fiji
Photographs by Altura Studio
CEREMONY, RECEPTION, AND CATERING Waverley Country Club
RENTALS West Coast Event Productions
WEDDING CONSULTANT Nora Sheils with Bridal Bliss
PHOTOGRAPHY Altura Studio
VIDEOGRAPHY Shields Films
FLOWERS Geranium Lake Flowers
CAKE Dream Cakes
VEIL, SASH, AND CEREMONY GOWN Monique Lhuillier from Marcella’s La Boutique in Seattle
RECEPTION DRESS Reverie by Melissa Sweet from Anna’s Bridal Boutique
GROOM’S FORMAL WEAR Este’s Men’s Clothing
RINGS Carl Greve Jewelers
HAIR Fada Salon
MAKEUP Event Cosmetics
MEN’S SHAVES Y Chrome
CEREMONY MUSIC Ariel Consort
RECEPTION MUSIC Swingline Cubs
TRANSPORTATION VIP PDX and Best Car in Town
REHEARSAL DINNER Bluehour
INVITATIONS The Grand Papery
CALLIGRAPHY Alesia Zorn Calligraphy & More
HOTEL FOR GUESTS The Nines
REGISTRY Crate & Barrel, Macy’s, Williams-Sonoma, and Tiffany & Co
