Welcome Family & Friends
We are so happy to invite you to our wedding celebration weekend at our home in Poulsbo, WA this July 17-19! Join us as we celebrate the next chapter of our happily ever after.
Click the button below to RSVP.
Please RSVP by April 20th, and make any updates to your RSVP by June 1st.
Event Details
Friday Activities
- Date: July 17, 2026
- Time: late afternoon/evening
- Details forthcoming, food will be provided
Saturday Wedding Event Details
- Date: July 18, 2026
- Guests arrive: 4:00 PM
- Ceremony: 4:30 PM
- Cocktail hour: 5:00 PM
- Dinner reception: 6:00 PM
- Cake: 8:00 PM
- Last call for bar: 8:30pm (limited selection self-serve after that)
- Event Location: 18348 Miss Ellis Loop NE, Poulsbo, WA
- Dress code: Semi-formal
- Indoor/outdoor note: The wedding will take place in our grassy backyard and inside our home. Sorry if you were hoping to wear stilettos!
- Weather backup plan (if relevant): It will likely be sunny and dry, mid 70s to 80s. The Pacific Northwest is known for this in July. Of course, anything can happen. We’ll move inside and get cozy if it rains.
Sunday Activities
- Date: July 19, 2026
- Time: Morning/Early afternoon
- Details forthcoming, food will be provided
Gifts
We do not have a gift registry and don't expect gifts. We know Poulsbo isn't super easy to get to and many of you have to fly in. Your making it to our wedding would be gift enough! If you would like to donate to our wedding fund to help offset costs, that would be above and beyond. Here is a link to our Venmo: @erin-carll or @themichaelbeach.
Location & Logistics
- Nearest airport: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
- Event Location: 18348 Miss Ellis Loop NE, Poulsbo, WA
- Parking instructions: The HOA has some strict parking rules, so please review these carefully:
- Do not park on sidewalks.
- NE Gustaf St is wide enough for you to park on the opposite side of the street from another car. If you park on another street, please plan to park on only one side of the street. (If not, outside of Gustaf, the neighborhood rule is that you are 10 feet ahead of or behind any cars on the other side of the street.)
- Leave plenty of room for the mail carriers to drop off mail to the mailboxes.
- Cars must be at least:
- 5 feet from all driveways,
- 15 feet from all fire hydrants, and
- 30 feet from all stop signs/intersections.
- Noise: We’ve notified our HOA about the wedding and will talk with neighbors, so that they can let us know if we’re being too loud. Unfortunately, Poulsbo has somewhat strict noise ordinances, so you may notice us trying not to shout too much.
Lodging
Below are the handful of hotels in Poulsbo. There are a few more options in the 20+-minutes-away range, if you cast a wider search.
If you are interested in sharing an Airbnb with others, please let us know and we can put you in touch.
Poulsbo Inn & Suites: (website)
18680 WA-305, Poulsbo, WA 98370
~3 mins away
Hotel Scandi: (website)
18830 Front St NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
~4 mins away
GuestHouse Poulsbo: (website)
19801 7th Ave NE, Poulsbo, WA 98370
~6 mins away
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Seattle Poulsbo: (website)
22022 Quickstep Ct NW, Poulsbo, WA 98370
~9 mins away
Clearwater Resort: (website)
16045 WA-305, Poulsbo, WA 98370
~10 mins away
For Twin Peaks fans, this resort is located along the shore where Laura Palmer was found!
Menu
The wedding dinner will be buffet style. Aside from the pasta (an option for vegetarians), everything will be gluten free. (gluten free: g.f., dairy free: d.f.)
Appetizers:
- Chicken satay skewers, Kari Kari shallot and peanut chili crisp (g.f./d.f.)
- Mojo-marinated & grilled pork tenderloin skewers, citrus vinaigrette (g.f./d.f.)
- If you indicate that you are pescetarian or vegetarian on the RSVP form, we will set aside some of the following for you:
- Pescetarian: Spiced salmon bites, sesame, scallion and bang bang sauce (g.f./d.f.)
- Vegetarian: German potato salad skewers, red onion, stone ground mustard vinaigrette, fresh herbs (g.f./vegan)
Salad:
- Peach and arugula, goat’s cheese, crushed pistachio, spiced honey vinaigrette (g.f.)
Entrees:
- Grilled sirloin steak, creamy polenta, asparagus, chimichurri (g.f., d.f.)
- Herb roasted chicken, blackberry & tarragon chutney, baby rainbow carrots, garlic & rosemary roasted potatoes (g.f., d.f.)
- If you don’t eat meat, these will be substituted for you:
- Pescetarian: PNW salmon, charred corn, cherry tomatoes, grilled asparagus (g.f./d.f.)
- Vegetarian: Penne pasta, asparagus, peas, basil, mascarpone, lemon
Our Story
Our relationship officially began two years ago, but it was decades in the making! For much of our lives, we were living somewhat parallel to each other - so close to each other in Sarasota, both living in the Northeast in the late 00s/early teens, and moving to Seattle within a few months of each other in 2013. We spent 10 years just a few buildings away from each other at UW. But it gets weird and magical! We can pinpoint early connections in Sarasota, like when Michael had a recurring dream around 1989 where he was looking for something where Erin was living at the time! When Bumble finally brought us together, it didn’t take long before we knew we were super in love and aligned in all the ways that matter (and lots that don’t!).
