Emily and Elan are engaged to be married on August 1, 2010. The ceremony will be officiated by Rabbi Jay Rosenbaum and Cantor Brad Kurland at the Golf Club at Newcastle.
Emily is the daughter of Stephen and Robin Boehler of Mercer Island and the granddaughter of Winfield Boehler of New York, N.Y., the late Jane Boehler, and the late Sheldon and Zelda Hamroff.
Emily is a graduate of Mercer Island High School and holds a B.S. in early childhood education from the University of Vermont. She is a preschool teacher at the Stroum Jewish Community Center.
Elan is the son of Raquel Shapiro of Newcastle and the late Gary Shapiro. His grandparents are Genia Guberek of Colombia, the late Bernard Guberek, Sol Shapiro of Seattle and the late Yetta Shapiro.
He is a graduate of Newport High School and has a B.S. in communications from Washington State University. He works as a recruiting manager at Revel Consulting.