Janet & Ethan's Wedding

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Wedding Party

Janet Lee

bride

Janet was born in Korea but grew up in Michigan where she went to Hope college with Kari (the maid of honor).

She works for PriceWaterhouseCoopers where for many years she traveled and consulted with clients, but now works in an internal position dealing with compliance issues.

Janet once ran in the Philadelphia marathon and is in training to run the New York marathon this year.

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Ethan Ham

groom

Ethan is an artist and professor at the City College of New York. He likes to cook and never knows what to say when people ask where he's from (having lived in Iowa, Maryland, Iowa again, Mississippi, California, Italy, Virginia, Maryland again, California again, Oregon, and New York).

Ethan spent about 10 years in the software industry (and eventually computer game industry) as a tech support representative, computer programmer, game designer, producer, and executive.

In 2003 Ethan went back to school and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Portland State University in Oregon.

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Jonathan Martin

officiant

Jonathan is an urban planner and adjunct professor at Columbia University and the Pratt Institute. He lives in Scarsdale, NY with his wife Namiko and baby girl Mioko.

Having accompanied them on Janet & Ethan's second and rained-out third dates, Jonathan and Nami are J&E's very first mutual friends. Ethan and Janet both immediately thought of Jonathan as the perfect person to perform the marriage ceremony.

Kari Lesser Mansueto

maid of honor

Kari is a flight attendant for United Airlines jet-setting all around the world. Kari lives in Chicago with her husband Matt and beautiful baby Olivia (who is the happiest baby in the world).

Kari and Janet met freshman year at Hope College, living in the same dorm where they quickly became friends.

Their friendship bond is so strong, Janet can hardly go more then a few days without talking to Kari, hearing her advice, stories about Olivia and just plain and simple girl-talk. Janet is honored to have Kari as her maid-of-honor.

Benjamin Rosenbaum

best man

Ben is a computer programmer and noted author. He lives in Basel, Switzerland with his wife Esther and their children Aviva and Noah.

Ben and Ethan met in 1989 when Ben visited a mutual friend at Ethan's alma mater (University of California at Santa Cruz). Ben quickly recruited Ethan to be a camp counselor at TIC, his mother's computer daycamp. TIC was the first of three companies that Ben & Ethan have worked at together.

Ben and Ethan have collaborated on two literary/art projects Anthroptic (2007) and Tumbarumba (2008).

Vendors

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

location & food

Sarah Magid

cake

Sarah Magid is a baker based in Brooklyn, NY who creates custom organic cakes and sweets. Her book, Organic and Chic, will be available in June, 2009.

8 Strings and a Whistle

music

Flutist Suzanne Gilchrest, violist Ina Litera, and cellist Matthew Goeke are 8 Strings and a Whistle. The critically acclaimed trio is a winner of the Artists International Special Presentation Award and can be heard on Tulpe, a recording of newly composed music by Dawn Avery and Sarah Davol.

Paul Rich Studio

paul rich studio

photography

Paul Rich Studio features a dynamic husband and wife team of Holly Andres and Paul Rich.

Holly earned her MFA at Portland State University, where she was a classmate of Ethan. Paul Rich studied filmmaking at Bard College in New York and received a BA in photography.

Not so coincidentally, Paul & Holly's wedding cake was made by Ethan in collaboration with Bonnie Paisley.

Deborah Nadel Design

calligraphy

Deborah Nadel Design is a full design studio specializing in custom invitations and calligraphy for weddings and special events, and fine commercial lettering. Founder Deborah Nadel is a graduate of Pratt Institute in New York and a former art director for various design groups. She has more than 15 years experience as a designer and lettering artist.

Deborah's creative vision, attention to detail and innovative approach to invitation design have been recognized by Bride's, Bride's Receptions, Modern Bride and Martha Stewart Weddings.