Category: Wedding Planning

Where should I have my Portland wedding? Some new venue ideas!

Posted on by Emee Pumarega

(At least, new to me!) The past few months, we at Portland Wedding Coordinator have seen several interesting new sites for weddings and receptions spring up.  We have visited a few on this list, but until we get to do the full tour and blog post, thought that we might do a little preview for those of you in venue-shopping mode.

Caples House Museum

The Villa at Little Cape Horn

Oregon Olive Mill Event Center (also see our recent blog post here)

Museum of Contemporary Craft

Bay 13 Restaurant (blog post coming soon!)

West Union Gardens

Lavender at Stonegate

Because EJP Events' coordinators are constantly out in the field, we often get calls from landowners who are curious about turning their site into a space for events.  So we're often the first to know about these new sites. 

If you are a venue owner — Did you know, we also offer Event Site Consulting and Wedding Day Coordination services for site owners?  Our services allow you just be the owner, while we take great care of your event clients and make sure they have a wonderful wedding day.  Take a peek at our services for Camp Colton as an example.  Email emee@ejpevents.com if you're interested.

Rite in the Rain: A Very Portland Wedding Favor

Posted on by Emee Pumarega

Favor alert!  I was strolling through Powell's Books the other day and came across these cute little all-weather notebooks from Rite In The Rain.

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Can't think of very many things that would be more Northwest-y to give to your guests than this!  A waterproof notebook in which they can record their thoughts about the weekend, the wine tastings they might go to during their visit, or important names and numbers as they catch up with friends and family.

The great thing is, the fiber is from FSC Certified sources, printed with soy ink, the covers are made of post-consumer content, and the whole shebang is made in USA in the Pacific Northwest. You can even order custom imprints and sizes.

Do you need wedding insurance?

Posted on by Emee Pumarega

Wedding insurance–nobody seems really excited to talk about it, since it means bringing up the possibility of less-than-happy events occurring around what's supposed to be a totally blissful day.  However, I recently had an event that reminded me that it is something we should all be talking about. A client called to tell me that a completely freak accident had landed her father-in-law to be in the hospital, the day before the wedding. There was no way the wedding could proceed as planned.

Aside from something happening in your family that might cause your wedding to be postponed, many wedding and event cancellation insurers also provide protection in case a wedding vendor goes out of business, or if weather prevents the day from going as planned.  Bottom line is – take a look at your total investment in the wedding day.  You insure your car and your house, right? If your wedding day is anywhere near as important or as much of an investment as those items, then consider insurance.

Wedding insurance is just like reserving a tent for backup when you have an outdoor wedding, or carrying an umbrella in case of rain.  A couple of sites offering this service are wedsafe.com and protectmywedding.com.  Gales Creek, a local Portland company, provides wedding liability insurance, and may also provide cancellation insurance.  You should also check with your own insurance broker to figure out which product is right for you. Understand the difference between liability insurance and cancellation insurance.

I hope you'll consider getting wedding insurance; at the same time I also hope you'll never have to use it!  

How “Bling’s the Thing” turned out – Bravo Wedding Affair 2009

Posted on by Emee Pumarega

So tired after today, but had to post at least one little peek at the magic we created.  Thanks to Royce's Prop Shop, Event Floral, The Bridal Loft, and all who made the room a success.  The entire Bravo! Wedding Affair was the best one I've ever seen.  I enjoyed every room.  More soon!

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And here's another mosaic (Thanks BigHugeLabs.com!) from the entire event.  Every room was amazing. I was sad to see it all taken down.

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For a complete listing of all who participated, see here. Thanks again Bravo!

EDIT: Just realized that Flickr makes really easy slideshows. Let's see if this works: 

To see descriptions of each picture in the slideshow, please go to our Flickr set.

Sneak peek: Bling’s the Thing!

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If you are engaged in the Portland area, you do not want to miss The Bravo! Wedding Affair at the Embassy Suites Downtown Portland, this Sunday, February 22, 2009 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Get tickets here, or keep reading for a sneak peek into what EJP Events, The Bridal Loft, and the rest of the "Bling's the Thing" team have planned for attendees!

The Bravo Wedding Affair is a unique, interactive wedding show where seven wedding coordinators take over the Embassy Suites Downtown Portland for a day and transform each event space into a themed wedding.  From "Dusk after Sunset" by Soiree Special Events, to "Renaissance Romance" by Sweet Dreams Bridal Consultants, to our own "Bling's the Thing" coordinated by EJP Events, as well as six others, the coordinators assemble crack teams of wedding vendors and compete to create vignettes to inspire and excite. It's like "Iron Chef" for wedding planners! (Seriously – we have from midnight until 10am to transform our room. Find out if we make it or not!)

"Bling's the Thing" will be located on the Mezzanine level in the Colonel Lindberg Ballroom.  Featuring decorator/designer Royce's Prop Shop, floral by Event Floral, music from Paradox Productions, a fashion show debuting the Love, June Bridal spring 2009 collection, hair and makeup from Event Cosmetics and Fada Salon, aestheics from Soleil Spa, veils from August Veils, alterations info from expert seamstress Sewing Solutions, photography by David Barss, videography from Bigler Productions, cake sampling from La Joconde, and catering/drinks from Crave Catering — "Bling's the Thing" reads like a "Who's Who" of Portland weddings. Don't miss it – we can't wait to see you there.

Image from Nicole Green Photographer.