Prep
Hair & makeup artist Tiffany Lowry helped Julie get ready for the event.
The rings
A Tiffany&Co. platinum band for Julie, a custom-designed aerospace-grade titanium band for Erik - inscribed, of course, with the Pi symbol!
Pi Day
Julie's a bit of a dork about Pi anyways, so when we realized that 2015 allowed for a monumental Pi Day (3/14/15), the wedding date was easily set. Getting up to be ready for a 9:26am ceremony was more difficult than anticipated!
Waiting in the lobby
Erik passes time.
The first look
Technically, Benny gets the first look.
Mission control
We make some last-minute social media updates in our room at Willows Lodge prior to the ceremony.
Sneaky Announcement Facebook Posting
At some point we decided that a fun way to let people know we were getting married would be to post this Muppets video to Facebook immediately before the event.
"A-buhhhhh"
Pensive moments before the ceremony...
Altar Time
Pastor Dave begins the ceremony. We wrote our own ceremony based on some of his pre-existing templates, nerding it up appropriately.
Benny would have preferred it to be a tad drier.
It's not official until Facebook knows that it's official...
Paperwork time
Signing our lives away...
Witness
Josh (our photographer) signs as a witness.
Ali, co-photographer, signs as well.
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson
...and Master Heimlich von Bennington, aka Benicio del Perro, aka Benny, of course.
Details
Julie loved her necklace made by a local Seattle-area jewelry designer. Styling provided by Sherri Garcia at Styled.Seattle.
All about that boutonniere
Hops and barley, 'nuff said.
'Dem cufflinks, tho...
Erik fancied up those French cuffs with appropriate Pi symbol cufflinks.
A sweet photo and all, but here's a secret: Julie's lean was more for support to alleviate the pain of heeled shoes. Ouch.
The cars that brought us together
Fun fact: Erik & Julie met online in 2004 through their mutual appreciation of MINI Coopers.
More Benny, please...
How about some more photos of Benny?
High Fives!
Benny giving high fives to the whole team.
Thanks to the following who made our day so, so special:
Family & friends who couldn't attend
Willows Lodge, Woodinville
Josh & Ali Daniels, Jaylee Photography
Sherri Garcia, Styled.Seattle
Sarah Miller
The Nines Hotel, Portland
Wedding Photos