Israel Kamerman & Olyvia Johnson

We are excited to celebrate with you!

The Wedding Party

The Groom

Israel Kamerman

Israel Kamerman

Groom

I’m very excited to be marrying the love of my life, and sharing yet more adventures in this wild life!

Dane Casperson

Dane Casperson

Best Man

I met Dane when I was very young, having just moved out to Eagle Creek from Tigard at the turn of the century. One of the things my mother suggested (I use that term creatively, there was no option) was a chess club with other homeschooled families in the area. While chess itself wasn’t very interesting to my 10-year-old self, that club was the vehicle that introduced me to the best friend of my life. I consider him a brother to me, and our families have remained very close over the years!

Alex Giorgi

Alex Giorgi

Groomsman

Alex and I met at a Theatre Group named Gresham Little Theatre. Israel was cast as Robin Hood, and Alex as the Sheriff of Nottingham! While I’d go as far as to say we were pretty convincing foes, we formed a strong friendship and went on to be in several productions at GLT! Alex continues to work with the arts as a Puppeteer for a local troupe here in Portland!

Austen Brophy

Austen Brophy

Groomsman

Austen and I met in the Navy, probably in boot camp, but I can’t recall exactly since he was in a rival division to mine (and Ricky and Robins). We started spending more time together at our “A” School in Pensacola Florida. He loved playing basketball (at least the part where he’d jog up the court, airball a three and then take 3 minutes to jog back on defense) and is genuinely one of the nicest and kindest human beings I know of.

Ricky Holder

Ricky Holder

Groomsman

Ricky “Rick Dawg” Holder is another Navy lag of mine, also in the same division. He is an intellectual, and by far and away the most credentialed of any of my friends in terms of academic acheivement. Many nights on watch we’d spiritedly debate ideas, play basketball, and he shares my exhuberant enthusiastic love for classic chicken wings.

Rob Smiley

Rob Smiley

Groomsman

Another Navy aquaintence, Rob and I go way back to the Pensacola days where we met in 2012. Rob got a boat while in Florida, I can’t recall what he christened her. We spent a lot of time fishing the Florida Keys, and later in Virginia Chesapeake bay and the OBX waterways. At least, we did once we sorted out where the kill switch goes that would let us start her engine. Rob also briefly got me into weightlifting, which I no longer practice, and is just an absolute peach of a guy.

Robin Doss

Robin Doss

Groomsman

 Last but certainly not least is Robin Doss, a man of impeccable taste and attention to quality. He has a staggeringly well-curated collection of vinyl records, a decent golf swing, and a deeply closeted love for the Utah Jazz. He is a dear friend that is honest and free with advice, and makes one of the best huevos rancheros I’ve had in my whole life.

The Bride

Olyvia Johnson

Olyvia Johnson

Bride

The most beautiful woman on earth, and she’s here with me!

Tabitha Tatarenko

Tabitha Tatarenko

Maid of Honor

If anything can be said about the type of person that Tabitha is, let me refer you to a significant moment in our childhood. We had been arguing all day, and our mother (all out of patience and all out of Xanex) told us both to sit on either side of the living room closet and try to work out our differences. Shrouded in darkness, I sharply exclaimed “I want to fight!” Tabitha, wise beyond her short 10 years, responded earnestly with “Let’s make up”. I may be the oldest sibling, but she is definitely the smartest. The most patient. The funniest. The only thing better than marrying my best friend is knowing that my sister will be with me.

Angela Bellanger

Angela Bellanger

Sister of the Bride

Confident. Intelligent. Determined. Hysterical. Angela is the youngest of 3, and definitely has the best and most intricate song of all of the siblings. When dad bestowed her with her namesake song, he didn’t realize how perfectly it would fit. “Everybody loves little Angela Rose”. There is nobody I’ve met that didn’t adore her. She’s the kind of person who would help you bury a body, and then pray for forgivness with you on Sunday morning. She’s destined to rule the world one day. (And I wouldn’t trust anybody else to do it).

Sarah Weis

Sarah Weis

Bride's Best Friend

In the quiet of a Tuesday morning, Sarah sat inches from me diligently working. With a heavy sigh I turned, looked at her dead in the eyes and willingly proclaimed, “Do you ever feel like randomly screaming?” She said no. Now, you can hear the combined cackles of our belly laughs through at least 2 different concrete walls. She’s given me countless inside jokes, a reinforced moral compass, and MANY ideas for our future podcast. Oh, and another mini-best friend named Artemis who ABSOLUTELY has got her mama’s eyes. (And her dad’s love for rocks).

Aleah Hesse

Aleah Hesse

Bride's Best Friend

If you’ve not noticed a pattern of people I tend to gravitate to, let me take you back to the first. The OG. Aleah Hesse has always been the smartest person in the room. She’s also objectively the strongest. Sure she could probably (physically) throw me across the room, but emotionally and mentally she’s the person you can go to no matter what is wrong. Haven’t spoken in 2 hours? She’ll still make time to talk to you. Haven’t seen each other in 2 years? She always picks up where we left off. Strength is her superpower, but to know her is to understand that part of being strong is being gracious, understanding, and steadfast in the face of any situation.

LeeAnn Kamerman

LeeAnn Kamerman

Bride's Sister-in-Law

LeeAnn is the type A friend who keeps me in line; by making sure I stick to the plans I’ve made and stay as on-time as I am physically capable of being. An avid dancer and smack-talker, she knows exactly what you need and how to obtain it for you. She’s honest, she is forward, and she knows the importance of an excellent afternoon nap. LeeAnn may be the only other person who can truly understand my deepest darkest rage when I don’t sleep well. To be loved is to be known, and she understands and accepts the best and worst sides of me.

Ed Bellanger

Ed Bellanger

Father of the Bride

The man. The Myth. The Legend. It’s good ol’ Eddy B. The only man who may not need another person in the room to carry on a conversation. (Yes, sometimes he talks to himself). With faith like an oak tree, the patriarch of this family kept us giggling all of our childood.

Serina Sanderson

Serina Sanderson

Mother of the Bride

The giver of birth. The loudest in the room. If I am the apple, she is the tree. I am the “mini” to her “me”. I’ve met doors with more hinges than her, but that means our childhood was anything other than boring. When you get the two of us in one room there are only two options. Cage match or cackle fest. She’s my favorite. Get over it.

Matthew Sanderson

Matthew Sanderson

Officiant

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