The Official Photos

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Photos: Erin Berzel

Zoe and Dan join the ranks of other Zoes and Dans...

In our case, we're talking about Zoe Merrill Moskovitz and Daniel Lowell Huish. It happened; I was there; I took pictures to prove it.

And now, God Bless the Interweb:

As it turns out, it was hardly a coincidence that Zoe and Dan found one another, fell in love, and got married--Zoes and Dans do it all the time. For starters, there's this moment of Canadian popular culture that I seem to have avoided entirely hither-to-now:

You didn't watch the whole video, did you? Me neither. If you'd like to watch/hear the French dubbed version, here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEuAOw_YIPw.

Just a week ago, on 25 July 2009, Dan Giraudo and Zoe Pascoe got married. They were registered at Williams-Sonoma if you're interested.

Next, there's this happy couple:

Their website says that this Zoe & Dan got married in September 2008.

(http://danandzoe.com/)

Two years prior, a different Zoe and a different Dan set out on a seven-month journey from New Zealand to China, visiting a dozen countries along the way.

We don't have the full story on these two, but the guests' comments on their travel-blog

(http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Zoe-and-Dan/) suggest that they got engaged either before or during the trip. Cheers!

Now we've got to dig a little deeper... all the way down to the 20th century, or second millenium, if you prefer. Dan & Zoe, pictured below, were wed 25 September 1999. Judging by the photos (http://www.tibet.org/zdw/) it was a lovely ceremony.

Here are few other noteables:

1. Keisha Discovers Harlem, by Zoe Lewis, illustrated by Dan Burr.
2. A weird-looking but apparently worth photographing person named Zoe Dan.
3. A different person named Zoe Dan; you can follow on Twitter. If you want.
4. A set of photos of another Zoe and Dan duo. Not likely to be married, but still cute.
5. Some kind of pub trivia thing: Dan vs. Zoe. Don't ask, 'cause I don't know.
6. Another Dan and Zoe. These kids aren't married yet but based on some of the evidence presented here it may be inevitable.

Special transportation request from Zoe and Dan

Hello friends and family!

Response cards are really rolling in and we are very happy that we will get to see everyone!
Since we are celebrating at our home we ask that guests either take a taxi or some other form of transportation (bike, walk, bus) to our home. We want to:

1. Not freak out the neighbors ,
   
2. Provide accessible parking for guests with mobility issues, and
3. Make sure our loved ones are safe and not drinking and driving.

Those who must drive are requested to disperse themselves throughout the neighborhood!

Lots of love, Zoe and Dan

A few ransportation links:
TriMet's public transportation trip-planner
By-Cycle: Portland-area bicycle trip-planner
Marked on Google Maps

If it rains...

we get wet! That is the plan.

The Wedding and Party Will Be at Our House.

All happenings will be at our house.
5124 NE 48th Ave.
Portland, OR 97218
You can find our house on http://www.mapquest.com/.
Please feel free to cruise the neighborhood at using the streetview at http://maps.google.com/ogle.com/.
This is our house during Arctic Blast 2008.

This is the fabulous kitten named Crow enjoying a fire in the pellet stove.
Below is the little guy even smaller.













This is Dan and the ladies.
And below are the ladies when they were little.











This is Chloe and the monkeys.
Chloe likes to hang out on the white concrete square in the driveway.

Hotels in Portland

Fancy: The Hotel Deluxe

• http://www.hoteldeluxeportland.com/
• They do not hold rooms for wedding parties so reserve soon.
• If you tell them "Moskovitz/Huish" you will get 15% off.
• Call (503) 219-2094 or (866) 895-2094 for reservations.
• The hotel is downtown but a bit out of the way. (i.e. 10-15 block walk to the best coffee).
• The King Feature rooms with views of the river are really nice.

Less expensive, but cool: The Jupiter Hotel

• http://jupiterhotel-px.trvlclick.com


• They do not hold rooms for wedding parties so reserve soon.


• Click "deals" on the menu bar for the 20% off advance prepay option.


• There is a music venue, bar and restaurant open 21/7 on site.


• There are outdoor patios, and nice, gritty east side location.


• May be loud. Probably not good for kids.

Bed & Breakfast finders

• http://www.bedandbreakfast.com/portland-oregon.html
• http://www.bbonline.com/or/portland.html

Engagement/Birthday weekend in SF

We went to SF for Dan's Birthday and had a grand time. We also got engaged! The dark picture is part of my head (I think) and Dan on the pier before dinner and the popping of the question. We had a great dinner even though there was no tower of seafood.


This is us at the Raider's game on Sunday. It was really fun. They lost. No surprise.


These are our very fancy engagement rings. We went to the SF Craft Museum where there was an exhibit about jewelry made from recycled junk. There was a craft table. I made Dan a Monopoly house and fruit tree (so domestic). He made me a hotdog (yum)!

This is our registry!

View my wish list on Wishpot »

The Annotated "Save The Date"

From zoacard

• A Map of Oregon, with a star on Portland: that's where it's all happening.
• August 1, 2009: the date of the wedding.
• Bacchanalian Revelry: that's what we do at weddings.
• Calendar grid for the month of August, 2009: it's rectangular and helps provide a visual background.
• I don't put too much stock in astrological signs, but (a) it's as good a place as any to put stock these days, and (b) it's fun to draw animals:
• Lion: August 1 occurs under the constellation Leo, in the occidental zodiac.
• Scorpion: Dan is a Scorpio in the occidental zodiac, being born on October 31st.
• Goat: Zoe was born on January 17, so she is a Capricorn in the occidental zodiac. Also, August 1 is associated with the Ram in the Chinese zodiac, and that has nothing to do with stars.
• Ox: 2009 is the Year of the Ox, in the Chinese zodiac. Again, nothing to do with stars.
• I like numbers for mathematical, metaphorical, and spiritual reasons, and here are a few:
• The seven-pointed star over Portland: seven is another number with interesting properties, and it is often embued with special significance. This gets silly after a while, since all numbers are interesting in some way. Whatever. There are seven colors in the visible specrum, and seven musical notes. This is fun, though: in addition to everything else, seven is an Octahedral Number. I didn't know what that meant either, so I went here, and enjoyed turning the geometric figures around.
• The Three Suns (one held by the figure in the center, and two rising over the two images of Mt. Hood): three is a very powerful number, for lots of reasons. I'm particularly fond of the Heart-Brain-Body triumvirate, and its variations. Here's a whole website devoted to the number three, and this is a good article on the significance of the number three in American culture: THE NUMBER THREE IN AMERICAN CULTURE, By Professor Alan Dundes of Berkeley University.