Oregon Olive Mill open house – great new wedding and event venue

It’s springtime in Oregon, which means event planner open house season! Our inbox is filled to the brim with invitations from far and wide, enticing us to visit new and new-to-us venues in the city and the country.

This week we visited the Oregon Olive Mill, a division of Red Ridge Farms out in Dayton. (Very close to Dundee).  It’s a really neat site with both outdoor and indoor elements, boasting an olive grove, herb gardens, and locally-pressed olive oils. From what I understand, any licensed caterer can be used. It was lovely to tour the site and taste the the local produce.

Here are a couple of photos of the outdoor ceremony site and indoor hall, followed by a Flickr slideshow.

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Elegant Bride, Spring 2009 issue is out! (And we’re in it!)

Elegant Bride Spring 2009
I love getting the mail. Especially when there is a new bridal magazine to read.  All the pretty pictures!  So when I opened up the cover of the Spring 2009 Elegant Bride magazine, it was a treat to see one of our clients' weddings featured in their "New Ideas" section. ("Buttoned Up", page 66.)

It brought back great memories of connecting with a really fun client (Amber of The Ribbon Jar), and bringing all of her and her fiance's ideas to life.

I also loved the cover color scheme of tangerine and green — reminded me of our EJP table setup for Art of Weddings in January. This is sure to be a hot color choice in 2009.

Thanks to Elegant Bride for the shout-out!

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