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Dana O'Daniels' lawsuit claims she suffered a torn ACL during her July 2013 wedding.

(Olivia Bucks/The Oregonian/File photo)

A Portland bride who claims a server crashed into her while carrying a tray full of dishes has filed a $150,000 lawsuit against the event-planning business that catered her wedding.

Dana Louise O'Daniels claims that she was walking toward the dance floor to take part in her first dance after her wedding when an employee of An Affair to Remember collided into her while carrying the tray or trays.

O'Daniels claims that the impact tore her anterior cruciate ligament in her knee and caused bruising on her arm and shoulder, according to the lawsuit, which was filed last week in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Her suit states that she underwent surgery on her knee.

A representative from An Affair to Remember said he couldn't comment, citing the pending litigation.

The suit states that O'Daniels and her husband, Steven O'Daniels, hired the company for $15,000 to cater their wedding and reception at the downtown Portland Elysian Ballroom on their wedding day, July 4, 2013.

Dana O'Daniels is seeking $150,000 in non-economic damages for pain and suffering, and a yet-to-be-determined amount in medical bills.

Dana O’Daniels is being represented by Milwaukie attorney David Viuhkola.

-- Aimee Green