Tara McTavish and Joshua Peters were married on Aug. 21, 2009, at the Willows Lodge in Woodinville, Wash. The bride is the daughter of Bruce and Annie McTavish, of Mercer Island. She graduated from Mercer Island High School in 2004 and received a degree in zoology, with a minor in Spanish, from Washington State University. She is currently employed at Starbucks as a barista.

The groom is the son of Mike and Jan Peters, of Kirkland; and Bill and Ellen Talcott, of Sammamish. He graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., with a degree in business marketing, and currently works at Comcast Cable.

A reception was held at Willows Lodge. The couple honeymooned in K’uai, Hawaii, and resides in Kirkland, Wash.