Did you catch our feature in the most recent Oregon Bride Magazine? We were asked to put together a unique favor with uniquely Northwestern local ingredients and design. Working with Roopal Shah of 1st Comes Love, we had a ton of fun creating this Loteria-inspired wedding favor with a tattoo/rock-n-roll twist.
“Put a spin on the usual symbol of love with these chocolates in the shape of a bleeding heart, brushed in 23K gold leaf from Alma Chocolate. The Mexican Loteria design spices up the 100% recyclable package. Produced by Emee Pumarega of EJP Events (503.284.6756; ejpevents.com); graphic design by Roopal Shah of 1st Comes Love. $14 each; $5 with less expensive Alma truffles. (Photo by Jeremy Dunham)”
Here’s an email etiquette tip some may not know: when you CC: (Carbon Copy) an email to a list of unrelated contacts from your regular account for a group or “blast” email, it’s considered to be poor etiquette. This is because all who receive the email will then be able to view each other’s private email addresses. Your contacts may or may not wish to have their personal or work email broadcast far and wide, and it’s safer to assume that they would rather not.
Next time, use the “BCC:” (Blind Carbon Copy) function to send an email like this. Put your own email address in the TO: field, which sends it to yourself. Put the list of email addresses that you’re sending to in the BCC: field to keep everyone’s email private.
I am often contacted by non-profit groups looking for a planner to help them find meeting and event space. Community groups should note that Ecotrust is offering Community Grants for just their purposes.
We told you there would be more giveaways to come! I was lucky enough to join the fabulous Kim + Phil for coffee the other day. You may remember them from the amazing DIY detail wedding we featured awhile back… Anywho… after sharing a coffee and some chat, these two hit me with an awesome idea! An engagement session giveaway! The beneficient of this giveaway? One of you lucky Portland readers!
MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN: The Space Room, the Hawthorne Boulevard Stumble Zone’s recently remodeled shrine to drunken retro-futurism, is giving away a wedding at the bar, including a licensed officiate, photography, invitations and free appetizers for up to 50 guests, to the couple who write the best 200-word essay on why they want a space-themed wedding. Even at recession wedding prices, this deal’s probably worth $5,000. The deadline to enter is Sunday, Nov. 15. Spaceroomlounge.com/wedding-contest
We checked out the website, and if you win, you’d have to use the prize and get married by March 2010. For the right Portland couple, this might be perfect! Are you thinking of entering? Tell us!
As Rebecca Mead says in her book One Perfect Day: "How we marry is who we are." (Did I, a wedding planner, really just quote this book? I read it recently — review to come soon!)
The biggest wedding planning regrets have to do with when we let how-we-marry get too far away from who-we-are.
If wedding option overwhelm is starting to get to you, I propose another simple test, similar to last week's 25-year-plan:
A wedding day should be made up of: you at your best and most authentic, promises to keep for a lifetime, and the first party you'll host (or co-host with family) as spouses. So ask yourself as you make your wedding planning decisions: "Is this something I would do (or enjoy) in real life?"
If you can't answer yes to this question, there's a problem.
