Please RSVP on our wedding website under “RSVP” by July 11th, 2025.
Yes! We would love to have your plus one and kids join us to celebrate. Please specify in your RSVP the name of your guests so we can plan accordingly.
Both the ceremony and the reception will take place at Champoeg State Heritage Area in St. Paul, OR. The address is 8239 Champoeg Rd NE Saint Paul, OR 97137. Both will be outdoors and on grass, so please plan accordingly. We will move under cover in the case of rain. Please arrive by 1pm, and we will begin the ceremony at 2pm, followed by drinks, dinner and dancing! The party concludes at 8pm, followed by the afterparty, which begins at 9pm at Bushwhackers in Tualatin, located at 8200 SW Tonka St, Tualatin, OR 97062. We recommend an uber or taxi to move between wedding and afterparty, as it is approximately a 25 minute drive.
Please let the attendant know you are with the Vara party, and park in the Champoeg State Park parking lot by the restrooms. From there, follow the paved path to the memorial area. Accessibility accommodations for parking and entrance into the venue are available, please reach out to Alyssa for more information if needed.
The dress code is "Festive Casual”! Think celebratory vibes, fun, colorful vibes, magical vibes even? But still casual, comfortable, and suitable for the outdoors! The wedding will be outside and on grass, so please plan accordingly. We ask that guests not wear black, but all other colors are encouraged!
While we do not have enough out of town guests for a hotel block, if coming in from out of town, here are 4 recommendations for hotels in the area. The two hotels in Tualatin are walking distance from the afterparty venue, Bushwhackers, and the two hotels in Wilsonville are a 15 minute drive or uber from both the wedding venue, Champoeg State Heritage Area, and the afterparty venue, Bushwhackers. Tualatin: The Comfort Inn - 7640 SW Warm Springs St, Tualatin, OR 97062 The Century Hotel - 8185 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062 Wilsonville: The Hilton Garden Inn - 30800 SW Parkway Ave, Wilsonville, OR 97070 The Quality Inn - 8855 SW Citizens Dr, Wilsonville, OR 97070
Your presence at our wedding is more than enough of a gift for us! We appreciate your willingness to travel, dress up, and show up to support us on our big day! That being said, if you would like to purchase anything off of our registry, we aren't going to stop you! If you didn’t know, we are currently traveling the country with only what fits in our car, after the dog and the cat, so gifts that we don’t need to try to fit in our already bursting car are greatly appreciated! We anticipate driving across the US another 4 times in the next year, living in 4 new cities in 4 new states, as well as a trip to Hawaii and Europe, and exploring everything we can, so recommendations for just about everywhere are welcome! We have included in the registry a variety of gifts that would make our travel adventures extra special, as well as a choose your own option if there’s a specific item you’d like to enter! Thank you for all of your support, we love you!
Please reach out to our lovely Maid of Honor, Hannelore Wrahtz, at 503-481-2119 with any additional questions.