Portland Wedding Coordinator

...to hear that the darling Villa Roma gown store in Oahu, Hawaii is closing down, after having been in business for 41 years. Just today we had a bride come in sporting a gorgeous, non-traditional wedding gown from Villa Roma. Apparently the store is yet another victim of the changing economy.But, we do know that you, the bridal public, love to go to Hawaii, and we want you to know that Villa...

I subscribe to Melissa Jill's newsletter and I just love these save the date cards that she just posted. Of course it helps if you have a fabulous engagement photo!...

Is accessibility on your site selection checklist? It's not always something that you as the bride and groom may be thinking about. Often, high on the site "gotta haves" are things like a gorgeous view, good chairs, and a good selection of caterers.However, with so many people of varied ages and needs in most families, perhaps some thought should be given to the accessibility of your...

I was talking with Katherine Sealy over at Event Cosmetics the other day, and she brought up a great point about makeup, that hadn't occurred to me. If you're doing your own makeup, chances are you're going out and buying a whole bunch of products from expensive beauty lines such as MAC, Bobbi Brown, Prescriptives, etc., trying them out and not sure how it's all going to work. With foundations...

We received this email from Cindy Rosen at Oregon ABC: "Divine Designs Bridal Boutique is pleased to announce our Designer Sample Day - An exclusive 2 day event on May 16th and 17th... Designers' samples by Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier, Elizabeth Fillmore, Amsale, Anne Barge, and much more." Click below for the full ad and address: Meanwhile, check out these tips from eHow.com on how to buy a...

I just got back from returning a red aisle runner to our dear friend Mike Piper at An Affair to Remember. Not only is he a great wedding coordinator, he is also an amazing florist and has a huge selection of unique props that I love to raid. The red rose petal aisle runner that you see in the last blog post is one of those things! Apparently his mother sewed all of those rose petals on by...

I feel bad that we haven't been updating so much lately ... I can't believe the whole month of April went by without a peep. But my excuse is that we've been working so hard for our clients. One of them, Sarah and Daren, just had their wedding on April 26. I can't believe it's over and I am actually sad that we won't be talking as often anymore! Sarah is actually an event planner herself and...