Strauss (left) and Hammond celebrate their wedding in July 2012. Juliana Patrick Photography.
Weddings
Navigating the tide of marriage equality
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Planning your wedding on Pinterest is all the rage
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Vanessa Salvia first began writing about music for Eugene Weekly in 1999. Since then, she's covered food, books, movies, art and news for Eugene Weekly and other local and regional publications.
The freedom to choose a colorful wedding dress
Queen victoria, 1840
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Arts Editor
Alexandra Notman is the Arts Editor for Eugene Weekly. This Minneapolis transplant has been loving the arts and making art since she was a wee little one. She lives with her Machiavellian cat, Elsie, atop a forested hill in south Eugene that makes everyone looks like ants. For more info visit alexandranotman.com.
Upcycling bridesmaids dresses
“Always a bridesmaid” costume contest at Sam Bond’s. Photo Todd Cooper.
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Jackie Varriano is a Eugene-based freelance writer specializing in all things food and music. She accepts bribes in the form of Sour Patch Kids and whiskey. Keep up with her at seejackwrite.tumblr.com
Local seamstress weaves magic into unique, affordable wedding gowns
Lane County will help you do the deed
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Associate Editor and Reporter
Camilla Mortensen is associate editor and reporter at Eugene Weekly. She is also a folklorist and a community college and university instructor. She has two horses, an assortment of dogs, and lives in a 1975 Airstream trailer. Sometimes all these details collide in unforeseen ways.
The inside spins and harsh truths on the unheralded art of being a wedding DJ
