NAMES Xcinia Babayan and Tylor Jeffery LIVE IN Tacoma OCCUPATIONS She’s a physical therapist; he’s an interior designer HOW THEY MET She was working at Shakabrah Java, and he was a regular customer HOW THEY GOT ENGAGED He rented the Seattle Center Laserdome for a private holiday party that included 10 of their close friends; the encore of the show began with their favorite David Gray song and ended with “Xcinia, will you marry me?” in lights NUMBER OF WEDDING GUESTS 59 WEDDING THEME Eco-friendly; lots of recycled and reusable materials were used, and the focus was on minimizing overall waste SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW The ceremony included aspects of Northwest Native American mythology and environmental values, and it included a respectful appeal to the land as a witness of their devotion to the earth and to each other HOW THE WEDDING REFLECTED THEIR RELATIONSHIP Their intention in life and together is to leave the planet in a better condition; the day was an expression of their combined energies as they relate to nature DESSERT DETAIL In lieu of cake, their wedding planner created a six-foot sweets tree out of a madrona branch and an assortment of petits fours MOST UNEXPECTED MOMENT Seeing the clock and discovering that it was already 1:30 a.m. FAVORS FOR GUESTS Donations to the SeaDoc Society for their efforts in understanding and maintaining the health of marine ecosystems THE DAY IN THREE WORDS Tranquil, blissful, genuine
Photographs by Cheri Pearl Photography
CEREMONY Eastsound Waterfront Park, Orcas Island
RECEPTION Odd Fellows Hall, Eastsound
OFFICIANT Antoinette Botsford, Orcas Island
PHOTOGRAPHER Cheri Pearl, Seattle
WEDDING PLANNER AND FLORAL DESIGNER Leslie Ginnes at Patina Floral and Planning, Orcas Island
CAKE Lisa Murphy at Enzo’s Italian Cafe, Orcas Island
CATERER New Leaf Café at Outlook Inn, Eastsound
GOWN Princess Bride, Bothell
HAIR AND MAKEUP Salon Mir’Toi, Eastsound
GROOM’S ATTIRE Butch Blum, Seattle
RINGS Green Lake Jewelry Works, Seattle
CEREMONY MUSIC Martin Lund, Orcas Island
