Planning Your Wedding During a Pandemic - Phase 3 Updates!

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Seattle Wedding Planners Pink Blossom EventsClutch Events, and New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination have teamed up to share what you need to know as you finalize wedding plans for the summer ahead. Pandemic or not, your wedding is going to be a celebration of a lifetime and we're here to help! 

With vaccinations rolling we are feeling cautiously optimistic that the end of the pandemic is near. As much as we'd like to ignore the never-ending restrictions and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and our Washington State Governor there is a good chance they will play a part of your wedding day. As of today most counties in Washington State are in Phase 3 and can expect the following guidelines:

Masks
Masks (aka face coverings) are required at all times unless when eating or drinking. Make it fun and outfit your wedding party and crowd! *Mask exceptions are listed below

Indoors
Maximum capacity of 400 or 50% capacity (not including vendors), whichever is less, so long as six feet of physical distancing is maintained between groups. Table size maximum of 10. If food or drinks are served, eating and drinking requirements apply.

Outdoors
Maximum capacity of 400 (not including vendors), so long as six feet of physical distancing is maintained between groups (groups of 15 maximum). If food or drinks are served, eating and drinking requirements apply.

Ceremony
We recommend sitting groups of 15 on either side of the aisle. Think a traditional wedding setting (ie. 3 rows of 5 people) with a 6’ space between the next grouping of 15 (ie. 3 rows of 5 people).

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography,  Planning by Clutch Events

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography,  Planning by Clutch Events

Cocktail Hour
While mingling is not officially allowed just yet cocktail hour can happen, and ideas are everywhere! Assigning guests their groups (up to 10) at the beginning of cocktail hour will allow them to enjoy cocktail hour safely and transition to dinner that same group of people. Think comfy seating and a mix of tables to allow guests to sit for eating and drink and participate in allowable entertainment activities such as lawn games!

Photo credit Amelia Soper Photography, Planning by Pink Blossom Events

Dancing
Dancing is allowed! A maximum of 10 per person per dance floor and consists of your same table group and all must wear masks. Who says you can't have multiple dance floors? 

In addition, the following dances are expressly allowed: the couple’s first dance and the parent dances. For these specifically allowed dances, only one pair may dance at a time, both must be wearing masks (unless they are part of the same household). 

Exemption on Face Coverings - Yay!

·         Wedding couples are exempted from the face covering and six feet physical distancing requirement from each other during the ceremony so long as they maintain six feet of physical distance from all other persons. 

·         The officiant is also exempted provided six feet social distance can be maintained. 

·         The officiant, family members, and wedding party are also exempted for posed photographs provided that the face covering is removed only briefly at the direction of the photographer to take the photo. 

·         Face covering must be reapplied immediately after the photo is taken.

Follow this link for the most up to date guidelines outlining Phases 1-3 published 3.23.21. 

Note: We are not certified CDC health experts. Our ideas are suggestions based on current guidelines and our years of experience. We know these may adjust down the road as guidelines change however, we, your wedding planner and vendor team, are here to support you and make it the best day ever!

Communicating Regulations with Your Guests!
Between evolving regulations, updated county phases and guests traveling from all over the country with their own local rules, it is important to make sure everyone is on the same page and aware of the safety guidelines at your wedding!

Here are some tips to ensure you properly communicate the safety guidelines and regulations for your county!

1.    Double check the current regulations so you communicate the most update to date rules. A great reference is the WSWEA regulations page!  We also recommend confirming these rules with your venue and vendor team, so everyone working your wedding is on the same page!

2.    When sending out your wedding invitations, make sure to note on your details card that your wedding website will include up to date COVID-19 restrictions and make sure to list the URL. We suggest having a dedicated tab on your website where you can outline the rules that guests will need to follow.

3.    Incorporate the major rules into your welcome signage for your wedding so that guests can see them as they enter the venue for the first time. Your vendor team will be happy to remind guests of the rules if they aren’t following them correctly, but everyone will be appreciative if you alert them in advance!   

4.    Write a quick addition for your officiant to read during the ceremony! It is the perfect quiet moment to have the rules listed out so that it takes away the pressure from you during the reception.  Here is a quick example:

“On behalf of the couple, their families and the team of vendors here today, I would like to quickly talk through the safety measures to ensure we all have a great time while we celebrate together. Please keep your masks on unless you are eating and drinking. If you get up from your dinner table to use the restroom or go through the chefs’ stations, please remember to wear your mask.

Please keep in your group of ten while enjoying cocktail hour, the photobooth and on the dancefloor. 

I will be releasing you by rows so that we can avoid a crowd while moving to cocktail hour where there will be tray passed drinks and appetizers brought to your tables. The staff will do their best to refill your drinks, but if you go to the bar and there is someone in front of you, please remember to keep six feet of space between you.   

We have hand sanitizer throughout the venue, so please sanitize often.

We realize this may not be the traditional wedding we planned for, but we are so excited that we are able to still celebrate together. We really appreciate you keeping everyone’s comfort level and safety in mind!

We hope these communication tips allow you to be more present in the moment of your wedding day to thoroughly enjoy yourselves!!”

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography,  Planning by Clutch Events

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography,  Planning by Clutch Events

Keeping Your Wedding Vendors!
We as a collective wedding vendor and venue community are forever grateful to our couples for hanging in there as we’ve rode this pandemic rollercoaster right alongside you.  We are excited for the opportunity to safely celebrate with you and your families on your wedding day! 

We all had some amazing intimate weddings in 2020 and are thrilled that weddings are extremely close to ‘normal’ given the current climate. We know what you might be thinking, “After reading these dang rules, should I just cancel my plans and host the wedding in my back yard so I don’t have to follow the rules?

We get it.  It’s a lot to navigate.  However, this is what wedding vendors do best- we “pivot” and navigate on a daily basis.  If any group of people were built to handle the ever-changing regulations, it’s us.

Having your wedding at home might sound easier, but not only will it be a huge logistical undertaking turning a home into a wedding venue.  It will also have huge financial repercussions for you, and it does not get you off the hook for following regulations.  As the host of the wedding, you are the responsible party to keep your guests safe as it states in the Wedding & Event regulations linked above.  Regardless of where your wedding is being held, the same rules are to be followed. 

If they are not followed at a private home/property, 1. This puts your vendors in an incredibly tough position from needing to keep their income and truly wanting to do your wedding day however knowing regulations will not be followed, to 2. The possibility of having your vendors tell you no and remove themselves from their contracts as you are putting them in a potentially dangerous/hazardous environment.  Most contracts have a portion of them that state that a vendor can and will leave an unsafe environment with no money due back to the client. 

After a year of risks with the virus, don’t risk the health of your guests and the livelihood of your vendor team by having an unsafe wedding.

Venues and vendors truly have your best interest at heart through this.  We WANT a successful wedding day for you and your guests to celebrate and enjoy.  We know these current rules feel tiresome, believe me, we get it; but we are here to help you through them and find ways to creatively still have a fabulous wedding day.

We’ve come this far together, and we’ve been a part of some amazing wedding days in 2020.  We are so ready to fully get back to work and be a part of your fabulous 2021 wedding day.

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography, Planning by Clutch Events

Photo Credit Jenny Wohrle Photography, Planning by Clutch Events

COVID-19 BLOG SERIES: What Safety Measures You Need to Incorporate at Your 2020 Wedding

Seattle Wedding Planners Pink Blossom Events, Clutch Events, Perfectly Posh Events and New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination have teamed up to bring you a 4 Part Blog Series covering COVID-19 and planning your wedding during these unprecedented times. To end the series your planning pros at Pink Blossom Events, cover what safety measures you need to incorporate at your 2020 wedding.

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After months of planning, watching endless news reports on the Pandemic and most likely adjusting your guest size while you sample your wedding wines once more to make sure they are “just right,” your wedding day is a few months away and you just want to celebrate! We hear you!

While we wish we could just push it aside, we know the worries of Coronavirus are in the back of your mind. Restrictions and guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Federal Government and our Washington State Governor are continuing to change and will play a part of your wedding day. Luckily, your wedding planner and vendor team have been working behind the scenes collaborating these last few months establishing new safety measures and protocols as we work towards the opening of events. We are here for you!

To help ease your mind we have pulled together a list of ways to ensure your event is safe for you and your guests.

Note: We are not certified CDC health experts. Our ideas are suggestions based on current guidelines and our years of experience. We know these may adjust down the road as guidelines change however, we, your wedding planner and vendor team, are here to support you and make it the best day ever!

Getting Ready
Pop the bubbly, it’s the morning of your wedding! While you are getting ready with your nearest and dearest know your beauty team will have your health in mind. As Megan, owner of OffWhite Makeup & Beauty, said “before COVID-19 we had to protect our clients against things like MRSA, STAPH, Herpes, pink eye, and other contagious bugs. Sterile practices have and always will be very important to us. The additional steps we will take are to wear gloves and a face mask.” Hair and makeup should be the start of a beautiful day!

Keeping Things Clean
Guests arrive at your wedding via self-parking, valet or shuttle service and the first thing they do is open the door, place a card or gift on the gift table, remove their coat and sign your guestbook. How do you keep those things clean? Plan ahead is our motto!

A Friendly Welcome!
Working with Coat Check Complete we have created a number of services that will keep guests at ease as well as have their safety in mind. From Guest Arrival Attendants, a modified version of their Coat Check service to a Self-Serve Coat Check to Bathroom Attendants, the extra staff will ensure your loved ones are in the clear!

· Upon Guest Arrival – attendants will open and close doors so less guests are touching door handles. They are also available to direct friends and family, saving Aunt Marge from the task, and if needed can take temperatures of guests upon arrival.

· Self-Serve Coat Check – Coat Check Complete can set up a “self-serve” coat check where guests hang their own coats and take a coat check number. At the end of the evening, party goers will pick up their own coat, then show the staff member their tag number and corresponding number on the hanger with the coat to leave.

·   Bathroom Attendants – from opening and closing doors for guests to wiping down counters at least twice per hour (or more according to need/guidelines) to continuously wiping down door handles of stalls and the door to the bathroom as well as ensuring supplies are well stocked. We wish this service was mandatory before COVID-19! They can even act as your mother and remind guests to wash their hands for 20 seconds!

Hand Sanitizers all Around!
In Part 1 of our blog series I worked with Pomp & Revel to create custom hand sanitizers that are just too cute not to use. Companies such as CORT Party Rental are offering hand sanitizing stations. We highly recommend having hand sanitizing stations and individual sanitizers available throughout your venue. And remember to have those hand sanitizing bottles or wipes at each place setting during dinner.  

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Custom Masks for Everyone!
Who says safety can’t be in style? Companies such as BBJ Linen are offering custom face coverings (aka masks) that can be personalized to each event. From using a fabric that matches your décor to a witty saying, the sky is the limit! These can be placed at the entry to your event as guests arrive for easy grabbing and then later moved to a high traffic area like the bar or restrooms.

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No Contact Greetings
Hugs with your friends and family may be in the past but blowing a kiss, wave or an air hug are always okay! Check out sign from Post 1 with ideas on what to communicate to your loved ones.

Minimal Touch Guestbook
Move over Polaroid cameras, pens and hello Voast! This minimal touch guestbook is the first video toast booth that asks questions to capture words, wisdom and stories from the people who love you most. Plus, they have rolled out The Virtual Voast in response to COVID-19. Now, even guests who can’t make it can still leave you a heartfelt toast. The Virtual Voast can stand alone or be paired with the Voast booth. It makes sure everyone who can’t be at the event, has a way to spread the love on your important day.

Creative Seating!
Working with your wedding planner, venue and catering team you will be able to create the best seating arrangements for your ceremony and reception based on your venue and guest count. In both the ceremony and during dinner we recommend grouping people by households and creating more space in between tables and seating vignettes. For the ceremony families in the same household may be seated close together but other guests may want to be a bit further apart. Spacing chairs farther apart or adding in additional aisles (ie. ceremony in the round) will help your guests focus on the two of you and not who is sitting nearby.

Photo Credit Char Beck

Photo Credit Char Beck

For cocktail hour spacing out cocktail tables to keep guests socially distanced and creating multiple lounge areas for intimate groups will keep guests apart while together.

Seating Charts will be necessary for dinner as you will want to group people by households. Guest size per tables will need to be adjusted. For example, instead of eight people at a sixty-inch round, think five, unless they are all from the same household. Using tools such as All Seated or working with you wedding planner you can create layouts that allow tables to be placed six feet apart for social distancing. It may take a little work but it will be well worth it come day of!

Catering
For years, catering companies have had a high standard in safety and cleanliness both behind the scenes and in front of the guests. Now more than ever food and beverage service will have the most rigorous regulations. Speaking with Kaspars Catering they have created a COVID-19 Handbook which outlines health and safety measures they are implementing all catering events. The handbook details that “the health and safety of our customers, communities and employees are our primary concern.” From back of the house to front of the house, this handbook will guide them and their community through each event.

Cocktail Hour Apps!
Tray passed appetizers and elaborate cheese boards may be on hold but individual items (Martha Stewart made popular years ago) and Small Plate Stations with an attendant are encouraged!

What About the Drinks?
Caterers such as City Catering Company and Kaspars Catering are offering bottled cocktails and CORT Party Rental has been working behind the scenes on ways we can be safe at the bar, but still have fun in an attractive way! They are rolling out custom service dividers (aka “sneeze guards”) that can be placed on bars to allow distance between the bartender and guests.

Photo Credit City Catering Company

Dinner Service
Individually plated meals and entrees being covered will be your best friend! Unless covered, pre-plated salads will be a thing of the past and bread baskets will be replaced with individually served rolls. Family-Style service, while one of our absolute favorites will be on hold for now. Buffets are an option, but these will come with service dividers and an attendant to serve your guests vs self-serving.

Incorporating elevated cloches can serve double duty at each place setting for your dinner. We have also been working with rental companies such as CORT Party Rental on elevated plate covers. 

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As Shelby Sewell, owner of Foodz Catering mentions, “Right now and until we have a vaccine against COVID we will be looking at ways to serve food in a safe way at events. This will essentially consist of some type of barrier to keep menu items 'safe' by staying covered as long as possible during the process of serving. That's the analytical way of looking at it but how we do this can be one of many ways! Many planners are looking at plated meals as a way to keep people safe since the open buffet that uses serving utensils shared by all your guests would be a cross-contamination nightmare. Having a gloved, masked server behind a plexiglass barrier would be a safe way to serve guests but private events like weddings would not likely welcome "the lunch lady" look at their wedding!  Even a plated service may need additional barriers such as food covers.  The ones used in today's market are industrial in nature as currently they are used for the back of house preparations. So, it’s a good idea but we, at Foodz, like to be more creative. We would rather see guests be served with menu items served under a glass cloche or one of our favorites, the tagine.”

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“The tagine has many colors and variable shapes so it could be woven into a couple’s decor. We love the surprise effect when the cover is removed. We want to add to your experience and this is one way to accomplish that task.”

Other options for an experiential meal from Foodz Catering include “a hybrid on a buffet, a Bento Box theme where guests would use a wooden tray and choose items that are individually packaged. This would be a great way to accommodate allergies and food preferences” as well as “a Tiffin Box that was invented for workers in India and spread across Asia. They can be plain and branded or very colorful. Most are 3 stacks high and are often insulated so a hot meal would stay hot.” 

Food can still be delicious and creative!

Time to Party!
The moment you’ve been waiting for, the dance floor! Open up the dance floor beyond the standard 16x16’ or 20x20’ dance floor. The more space the better! X marks the spot, or in this case your spot on the dance floor! For indoor dance floors, a notation on the floor may help those party goers spaced.

If there is an option for outdoor dancing (taking into consideration noise ordinances) get outside! While glow sticks have been popular in the past, we vote glow in the dark face masks to come out during dancing!

Photo Credit Sullivan & Sullivan

Photo Credit Sullivan & Sullivan

Capturing It All!
In addition to your photographer have you considered Live Streaming your ceremony to loved ones who are staying at home be a part of the ceremony and wedding day? Numerous videography companies, in addition to LightSmiths, have created Live-Streaming Ceremony Services, allowing everyone to stay included. You will need a venue-provided WiFi or LAN connection however companies such as LightSmiths can provide a 4G hotspot for an extra fee. (Note from LightSmiths: “what it is not: It is not a package designed to replace or compete with the traditional videography package”)

Curious how a service like this works from LightSmiths? “Multiple sources are streamed/recorded at one time. One operator seamlessly switches between cameras live, for the optimum viewing angle and action; this live feed is sent out to the desired streaming source, either YouTube or Facebook. You can choose an invite-only guest list to stream it to, so it is not sent out for the world at large to see. All sources are simultaneously recorded, along with any audio input from your DJ, mics on your officiant, time-coded, and dumped down to a master recording on a SDCARD that you get to replay.”

We hope you are able to incorporate one or many of our recommended safety tips to ensure your wedding will be as safe and enjoyable as possible!! COVID-19 may cause changes on your wedding but we know Love, Laughter and a Happily Ever After will always be true! We can’t wait for all the celebrations to come!

Cheers to Safety!

BreeAnn Gale - Pink Blossom Events

And thank you for following along in our 4 Part Blog Series covering COVID-19 and planning your wedding during these unprecedented times We hope you found the information valuable and were able to get some great tips along the way!!

Post 1: Vendor & Guest Communication - Before & During Your Wedding by Clutch Events
Post 2: How to Keep Your Vendor Team for a Smaller Wedding by Perfectly Posh Events
Post 3: Planning Your Wedding During COVID-19 by New Creations Weddings

Planning Your Wedding During COVID-19

Seattle Wedding Planners, New Creations Weddings, Pink Blossom Events, Clutch Events and Perfectly Posh Events have teamed up to bring you a 4-part blog series covering COVID-19 and Planning your wedding during these unprecedented times.  Up next, New Creations Weddings are sharing what you can be doing now in planning your wedding day.

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Engaged and feeling like you are stuck not only at home, but also in what to do next during wedding planning?  NOW is a great time to take advantage of having a quieter social schedule and get those wedding to dos checked off the list!

Regardless of when you are getting married, below is a list of wedding planning tasks that can be completed while we are in a stay-at-home order.  Love is always trending, yes, even during a pandemic, which means your wedding still needs to be planned!

Image by Roddy Chung Photography

Image by Roddy Chung Photography

There are a lot of behind the scene things that couples can easily be planning for right now. We encourage you to take this time to get ahead on those planning items that tend to be a last-minute scramble.  You’ll be well ahead of the curve once your wedding day rolls around and cool as a cucumber knowing you took care of these details in advance.

The below suggestions are listed in no particular order:
o   Create your seating order for family/VIP’s in the first 1 to 2 rows of your ceremony. Knowing who sits next to who (especially in a divorce or “interesting” family dynamic situation) will make your rehearsal run smoothly.
o   Select your specialty songs (there are more than you think).
§  Processional- family and wedding party
§  Processional- bride or groom
§  Any songs during the ceremony during communion, sand ceremony, unity candle, etc.
§  Recessional
§  Grand entrance - just couple or entire wedding party
§  First dance
§  Father/Daughter
§  Mother/Son
§  Cake cutting background song
§  Last song of the night
o   Create your must play/do not play list for the band/DJ.
o   Put together your family photo shot list for your photographer.
o   Start writing your ceremony with your officiant.
o   Write your vows if you wish to have custom ones.
o   Decide who the designated person is who takes home all gifts/cards/personal décor, etc. at the end of the night.
o   Decide how you’re going to give away your centerpieces at the end of the night (whoever wants can take them, donation to nursing home, let the florist take them, etc)
o   Book your hair & makeup trial, food tasting and floral mockup appointments for ~2-months prior to your wedding date.
o   Book your pampering appointments (massage, final haircuts, facial, mani/pedi) and purchase gift cards for those services now to support those small businesses
o   Test out your wine selections and/or signature cocktails.  Throw a party at home to try out what you like and don’t.
o   Talk with your wedding planner about day-of design elements such as table numbers, menus, escort cards/seating chart board, etc. so final ordering and printing can be done easily and quickly. o   Order any specialty day-of items (guest book, custom gown hanger, specialty champagne flutes, cake knife/server, etc.). 
o   Order any specialty wedding day attire (custom bow ties, wedding day shoes, wedding day jewelry, etc).
o   Order any favors and complete any DIY items.
o   Make your honeymoon plans!  Many airlines and hotels will be offering killer deals soon, so get those plans set for when they do so you can take advantage of them.

Photo by Angela & Evan Photography

Photo by Angela & Evan Photography

We hope you found our list helpful!! If you did have to postpone your wedding, we hope you can be excited for your new date!  You are still getting married.  You are still going to be surrounded by those you love when that day comes. And trust us, they will be ready to party with you!! And that is something to be excited about!!  Put items around your home with your new date on it so you see it often and are reminded of the wonderful times ahead.  Your wedding day is going to be an amazing celebration when it gets here!!

Celebrating you, celebrating love, and celebrating #loveinthetimeofcorona
Happy Planning! ~Rebecca Grant | New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination

You can find the two previous blogs in our Wedding Planning During COVID-19 series here;

Post 1 - Vendor & Guest Communication - Before & During Your Wedding by Clutch Events
Post 2 - How to Keep Your Vendor Team for a Smaller Wedding by the Perfectly Posh Events team

How to Keep Your Vendor Team for a Smaller Wedding - COVID-19

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Seattle Wedding Planners Pink Blossom Events, Clutch Events, Perfectly Posh Events and New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination have teamed up to bring you a 4-Part Blog Series covering COVID-19 and planning your wedding during these unprecedented times. Up next, the gals over at Perfectly Posh Events are sharing some ideas to keep your vendor team with a smaller wedding.

We know the entire wedding landscape has either come to a swift halt or will need to be re-calibrated to operate in the temporary “normal” we are all trying to navigate. This is especially true for couples who have finished planning their wedding and are just waiting to enjoy their big day. Couples are left wondering, “What next? Where do we go from here? What about all the contracts we’ve signed with our team of vendors?” For some, the best choice is to postpone their wedding and try to move as many of their vendors to that new date. Others may carry on for various reasons, but their wedding may look different than what they had hoped, and it might be significantly smaller than what they had originally planned. Regardless of your decision, keeping your vendor team intact will make Plan B that much easier. Your thought-out plans will still be able to have the same aesthetic and vibe. Plus keeping your vendor team will likely be helping in keeping a small local business afloat during these uncertain times.

If you have chosen to downsize your wedding, before you cancel or reduce services with a vendor that you think no longer applies to your special day, try speaking to your vendor and ask them if they can be flexible and creative in their offerings to you. While it may not seem practical to have them provide what you paid for originally, there are creative options that may make more sense for a smaller wedding scenario that could come close to the original amount that you booked the vendor for. Let’s get creative & have conversations before asking for refunds – you might find that in the end you are able to create a very memorable and meaningful celebration for your nearest and dearest!

Here are a few examples of how you can get creative with keeping your vendor team if you change to a small wedding due to COVID-19:

Photographer: You’ve booked your photographer for 8 hours of wedding coverage. However, you’ve decided to elope with just doing a ceremony this year – so having 8 hours of coverage isn’t really necessary now. Consider asking your photographer if they’d be open to splitting their package to provide 4-6 hours of wedding coverage and allow a 2-4-hour credit further down the road, for an anniversary shoot, a holiday card shoot, family session or a baby announcement, you name it! Just be sure to not expect the additional shoot be to scheduled on a weekend – with a limited number of weekends available each year the photographer likely will not be able to reserve time on two weekend dates with a split package.

Videographer: In that same vein, the same may be true with your videographer! Typically, they offer similar hourly structuring as their photographer counterparts. So the same approach to reducing or splitting hours may be an option to run by them!

We’re also hearing of some of our videographer friends including a longer video edit of the hours they could not use on the wedding day, in hopes it brings more value to the couples’ memory log. From there, you can share that video with guests that couldn’t make it!  

Hair & Makeup: Having a smaller wedding might mean that you have decided to not have a wedding party, so you may have a few empty slots in your hair & makeup booking. Consider passing on those time slots to your immediate family who will be attending the wedding and treat them to a pampering! If this doesn’t make sense to your situation, it might also be worth asking your stylist if there’s an option to rollover the surplus of services as a credit towards another event in the future, such as a special work function, a wedding or baby shower, a family photo shoot, etc.

Music & Entertainment: You hired a string quartet to play for your ceremony. If it feels weird to have a string quartet while you walk down a much smaller aisle with less guests in attendance, consider asking them to play during your intimate dinner after the ceremony. Live music during dinner really elevates the dining experience for guests! The same goes for reception music! If you hired a band to play for the dancing portion of the reception, consider asking them what creative suggestions they can offer to enhance your guest experience! Depending on how you feel, it might make sense to have them play throughout the remainder of the evening as well

Our DJ friends over at Bamboo Beats provided the following suggestion for keeping your DJ as part of the vendor line-up:

“We have done many weddings that are less than 50 people and feel that music is an amazing way to create a calming and harmonious mood for the ceremony and dinner even if there may not be any dancing. 

We can provide music from very safe distances and in multiple locations, with only one person on-site if needed to keep your vendor count low. We will be providing safety protocols like safe distancing and using disposable covers for our microphones during the ceremony and speeches to keep everyone safe”.

Note: Just because you are having a smaller guest count, that doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t have a string quartet play at your ceremony or a DJ during your reception! Pre-pandemic, the Perfectly Posh Events team planned a wedding with 16 guests and the couple still opted to have a string quartet play during their ceremony and had a DJ for their first dance and socializing reception after dinner. It was lovely and did not feel out of place at all!

Photo Credit | Adrian Wangz Photography

Photo Credit | Adrian Wangz Photography

Caterer: With a smaller guest count, this sometimes means you can splurge a bit more and spoil your guests, because there just aren't as many to accommodate. Many of our awesome caterers are willing to be flexible with their minimums, but if you’re having a hard time hitting their minimum still, ask your caterers for some creative options with the menu. Maybe an amuse bouche, mid-course palette cleanser or late-night snack!? Or, go big or go home, and look into a multi-coursed dining experience for your intimate guest list. Throw in a wine pairing, and you’ve got one of our favorite ways to celebrate - eating, drinking, and being married!

If you’ve hired a specialty food or beverage caterer, such as an espresso cart or a hot dog stand for a late night snack, you can consider using their service for another event or ask about reducing the guest count to hit their minimum. Pink Blossom Events has a wedding later this summer who downside to 20 guests and is using both the Espresso Elegance and Dante's Inferno because they were so excited about it already, why take that away? We’ve also seen some couples donate these specialty food & beverage services to those who are working on the front lines – hospitals, food banks, grocery store workers, school lunch distributors, etc. If you are unable to use a service, donating it is a great way to give back with your wedding!  

Dessert: You've ordered an army of desserts for a sweets bar for 150 people through your baker. But now your guest count is 20 people. Ask your baker to come up with some options that can get you close to the original value without having a ridiculous amount of dessert sitting out. Some examples:

  • Send each guest home with a midnight snack of desserts different than what was served at the wedding - maybe it's a box of macarons, salted caramels, mini tarts, or a custom sugar cookie with your monogram. Package it up nicely with a silk ribbon and you'll end the night on a sweet note for your guests!

Raise the bar at your intimate reception and incorporate the desserts in your decor in a lavish way that you may not have been able to do before with a 150 person wedding. Those Pinterest ideas that you loved but couldn't fit in the budget for a 150 person wedding? They suddenly are doable for a 30 person wedding! For example, you could have miniature individual cakes at each guests' place setting with their name as the cake topper to serve as the place card - like this cake here by Honey Crumb Cake Studio and custom topper by Pomp & Revel.

Photo Credit | Kristen Honeycutt Photography

Photo Credit | Kristen Honeycutt Photography

  • Want to include your friends & family who won't be able to attend in person but will be watching the festivities virtually? Send your guests who are celebrating from afar a dessert box, cookie, or "cake cup" in the mail with a mini bottle of champagne and note telling them how much you care about them. Our friends over at Prive Events suggested this great idea!!

  • If you can't find a way to incorporate the dessert into your wedding day (there is only so much sugar that one can consume after-all) you can ask the baker if they would covert the remaining amount not spent on desserts to be credited towards a future purchase from the bakery. This could be used for an anniversary cake, a gender reveal cake if you have a baby, a birthday cake, and so much more!

Flowers: What are you going to do with enough flowers for 20 centerpieces if you only need enough for one long table that will seat 18 people? Similar to the dessert ideas above, you can first start by upgrading your design and doing the things that maybe you weren't able to do when your floral budget was spread out over 20 centerpieces. Or you maybe able to have a small arrangement delivered to your local family members and friends who are unable to attend in-person. Or you can ask the florist for a credit towards future flower orders - Mother's Day, birthdays, "thinking of you" flowers, future baby showers, monthly flower arrangement for your first year of marriage, etc.

Rentals: This is one of those variable costs that you can reduce easily if your guest count becomes suddenly much smaller. But, since you’re not needing to pay for 150 dinner forks and 150 dinner knives, consider upgrading your rentals for your smaller wedding that maybe you couldn’t afford when your guest count was larger. Get the fancy chair you wanted but couldn’t justify. Upgrade your table linens to a luxurious fabric or pattern. Add in those chargers you were eyeing! Ask your planner or reach out yourself to our amazing local rental companies (shout out to our amazing friends at CORT, Pedersen’s and Alexander for being so great!) and see all the pretty things that you could now bring into your wedding design on a smaller scale.

Photo Credit | Kristen Honeycutt Photography

Photo Credit | Kristen Honeycutt Photography

We understand some things may not make sense to keep no matter how creative you get, but consider asking if that service can be saved/credited for another event like a holiday party. Or you can ask about donating that service to a local charity who can use it for their annual fundraising event or other purpose. There are countless ways to be creative and generous!

We hope this has helped to spur some creative ideas for you! If you're still unsure of how to utilize your vendor, please just open up the conversation with them. And if you have a wedding planner, they should be able to help you brainstorm some creative ideas as well! And thank you for considering keeping your vendor team - by continuing to pay your vendors you are helping a local small business and likely helping that vendor take care of their family during this very uncertain time for our industry.

Stay tune for two more blog posts in this series:

  • Wedding Planning Tasks You Can Be Working On Now

  • What Safety Measures You Need to Incorporate at your 2020 Wedding

And if you missed the first post on communicating to your wedding guests and vendors by the wonderful Megan from Clutch Events, check it out here.

Cheers!
Holly & Danae with Perfectly Posh Events

Vendor & Guest Communication - Before & During Your wedding - COVID-19

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Here you were, blissfully in love, planning your dream wedding and an international pandemic struck derailing your plans! Pfff, rude! Seattle Wedding Planners Pink Blossom Events, Clutch Events, Perfectly Posh Events and New Creations Wedding Design & Coordination have teamed up to bring you a 4 Part Blog Series covering COVID-19 and planning your wedding during this time. Up first, vendor & guest communication brought to you by yours truly, Megan with Clutch Events!!!

If you have a planner, work closely with them on rescheduling your wedding! If they were originally hired for a ‘day of’ package or a ‘partial plan’ package and rescheduling your wedding is outside of the scope you hired them for, consider adding hours to their services to help you with the postponement so you don’t have to do it on your own! If you do not have a planner, these are the steps you should follow to reschedule your wedding.

1.       Email/call your venue to get a list of their available dates. *If you are open to other days of the week than Saturday, the likelihood of getting your preferred month will dramatically increase!! And trust us, your guests will totally understand if your wedding is moved to a Friday. Everyone will have just as much fun celebrating you, we promise!!

2.       Reach out to your VIP family members & besties to get their availability. Yes, it is unfortunate if your second cousin twice removed cannot make all the options work, but as long as your parents, siblings and maid of honor & best man can come, that date should be considered. Try to get at least three date options that you can send to your vendor team!

3. Email/call your vendors with the new date options and ask them to let you know all of the dates that currently work for them. The date with the most availability, is your new date! To help you keep track, we suggest sending them a Doodle poll or making an excel spreadsheet of the dates and vendors. And once the new date is selected, email them again confirming the new date so they can release any other dates they may have been holding for you! From there, your vendors will send you an addendum to your contract which will lay out the terms of moving your event.

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Now that you have officially moved your date with your vendors, it is time notify your guests! Gaaah, you spent all of this money on beautiful invitations or a super cute save the date and now you need to do it again! What do you do? First and foremost, your guests understand that this is a really tough time, they are going through the pandemic as well and they do not expect you to re create a gorgeous letterpress invitation! Cut yourself some slack! As long as you notify guests and can get the correct RSVP information for the new date, you will be set!! With that said, there are a lot of fun options out there!!

Email: If you have email addresses for your guests, great! An email message is the quickest way to notify them of the postponement! If you created your invitations with a design firm like Perfect Press, they are able to take your invitation design (at minimum fonts/colors) and create a JPEG that you can embed in the body of your email so that the design is cohesive to your invitations and notifies guests of the new date.

If you aren’t ready to accept new RSVP’s yet, let guests roughly know they will receive a new RSVP card and if it will be via email or in the mail.

Paper: You should send a postponement card in the mail if you do not have email addresses for everyone.  A fantastic Seattle designer, Holly of Sablewood Paper Company, has a postponement section on her online shop where you can order beautiful, yet affordable, announcements! Her motto is ‘bad news doesn’t have to be ugly...or expensive’ and we love that!!

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Minted and other online shops via Etsy are also offering some fun options!! You can keep the message classy or have a bit of fun with it! Want a discount on Minted? Use the Clutch Events code to save 25% or more off when you check out, WEDPLCLUTCH!!

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Important! You must also update your website! There are a few pages that need to be edited on your wedding website to reflect the new date:
1. First write a short & sweet, standout message on your home page letting guests know that the date has been postponed! Here is a sample message you can copy/paste:

Due to the current COVID-19 advisories at both the State and Federal level, we are making the very hard but necessary decision to postpone our wedding celebration.  We very much look forward to celebrating with you on our new date of ‘XYZ’.  We will be making regular updates to this website to keep everyone in the loop on the new and improved plan. We love all of you and want everyone to stay safe and healthy!

2. Update the events page dates. Make sure to edit your rehearsal dinner and post wedding brunch dates if they are listed on your site as well!

3. Hotel blocks – Tell guests that their existing reservations have been cancelled and that new reservations will need to be made if you can attend the new date. *The hotel should automatically cancel their reservations once they reschedule your room block, but please confirm that!
*If the rate has changed at any of your properties, note the price change!

4. RSVP page - If you are now asking guests to RSVP online, make sure you activate the RSVP page to collect guest responses!! If you were currently using the RSVP function, you will either need to clear it out and begin again or ask the guests to notify you they have reconfirmed.

Fast forward to your wedding day, what needs to be changed in regard to communicating with your guests? Our 4th blog post in the series will be all about health & safety measures at your event, so please tune in for more details next week, but for this post, we are focusing on communication/signage!

The welcome sign is where we first want to focus! Usually this simply states a beautifully scripted ‘welcome’ along with the couple’s names, date and hashtag. We are encouraging you to ‘use your words’ here to get a safety message across to your guests.  Explaining your wishes from the start will help everyone feel safe and comfortable!! Here is an example from the fantastic, Pomp & Revel who we often go to for day of signage.

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Your officiant is the first person to set the tone and while we realize you don’t want to start your ceremony talking about COVID-19, it is a great opportunity to have him/her reiteration the “let’s celebrate safely” message to your guests! This could be before the wedding starts when guests are asked to silence their phones OR after you have been pronounced and are down the aisle – when they welcome guests to move to cocktail hour.

Having cute, small signs at the bar, in the bathroom and on cocktail tables reminding guests to wash their hands isn’t what a bride always dreamed of, we get it, but guests will appreciate that you are making an effort to keep them safe!

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The above samples were also designed by the team at Pomp & Revel. They can create beautiful signage in acrylic, wood, slate, faux-leather & metal in an array of colors, sizes and designs! We highly recommend utilizing their help to get the word out to your guests!

Utilize your DJ or band emcee!! They are naturals on the microphone and can talk to your guests in a friendly way, “we are so excited to be together in person!! To make sure we can continue to gather with one another (couples names) hope you will take precautions to respect everyone’s space while still have a fantastic time!”...

We hope you found these steps and tips helpful!! Tune in on May 7th for our next blog post from the Perfectly Posh Events Team about ways you can keep your vendor team even with your reduced guest count!

Lindsay & Joey: Classic Romance

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Lindsay and Joey met where the most fantastic marriages are made of nowadays, the internet! Their online chats turned to in person flirting and as they say, the rest is history!!

Their Arctic Club wedding was held on a gorgeous May day and was oh so traditional and romantic in the best of ways! The fantastic photographer, Wiley Putnam was there to capture all of their special moments throughout the day. Please enjoy!!

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The bridal party spent the morning sipping mimosas and getting all dolled up via the Bridal Beauty Agency team.

Lindsay & Joey were two of the most fashionable clients I’ve had in a long time! Joey went with a dark green suit which was so Ryan Gosling of him, hubba hubba! And Lindsay’s gorgeous, fitted gown from The Dress Theory was a perfect modern match. They both have such impeccable style!

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The Arctic Club has to be the most romantic venue in Seattle! The grandeur of the dome and the crown molding details and stained glass really take your breath away. Guests were greeted into the ceremony with a glass of champagne. I wish all of my weddings began like that! Who doesn’t love to be greeted with a glass of bubbly!?

Lindsay’s uncle performed the Sunday ceremony under the gorgeous chuppah created by Flora Nova and lovely classical music was performed by Acrobaleno Strings which just added to the romantic feel.

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We added gold accents to compliment the Dome Room with gold rimmed charger plates, chivari chairs & underlays to all of the tables. With touches of green, blush, and white in the flowers and dessert, the venue felt so elegant!

After a three course plated dinner guests enjoyed a 2nd champagne toast (keep ‘em coming!!) while listening to heartfelt speeches and a grand 5 tier cake with bite sized desserts from The Sweet Side.

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Being a classy affair didn’t stop guests from fully enjoying the dance floor! Guests brought their party pants and dancing shoes and cut the rug late into the evening!!

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Lindsay and Joey - Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your magical day. I can’t tell you how much fun it was to plan this gorgeous wedding! Thank you to all the vendors who made their day even more special!

Planning & Design - Clutch Events
Venue & Catering - The Arctic Club
Photographer - Wiley Putnam
Videographer - Aaron Horton Productions
Florist - Flora Nova Design
DJ - B Money Music
Strings - Acrobaleno Strings
Dessert - The Sweet Side
Rentals - Pedersen’s Event Rentals & Vintage Ambiance
H&M - Bridal Beauty Agency
Photobooth - Smirk Photobooth Co
Stationary - Perfect Press Printing

Erika & Kevin: High Dessert Heat

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A mini destination wedding to the high dessert wine region!? Yes please!! I was so excited to be a part of Erika & Kevin’s wedding at Cave B Winery. They are such lovely people and were SO fun to work with!

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Right next door to the winery was the Gorge Amphitheater where Head & The Heart and the Avett Brothers were playing. Seriously how cool is that?! The bridal party had a blast during their photos before the ceremony listening to the sound check. Good music, a beautiful view and an even more beautiful bridal party! You can’t ask for anything more.

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Erika and Keven were inspired by Italy and wanted an Italian feel to their wedding, so we did all white linens with lemons and olive leaves for the decor. Even their dessert was a stunning four tier cake that was all white with olive branches to match the space. We added a few planted orchids to the tables to really offset each table and make them pop against the vines. The entire property was rented out so family and friends were able to mix and mingle and enjoy all the scenery this winery has to offer. This place was beyond gorgeous!!

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Guests enjoyed a delicious dinner and all the wine was from Cave B Winery. Seriously – it was so good!! After dinner, it was time to hit the dance floor and I’m sure the wine helped the guests loosen up and party the night away.

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Once it turned dark, the mood was set by overhead market lights and a cool breeze from the Columbia valley. At the end of the evening, the guests were able to take home one of the orchids and bring home a piece of Erika and Kevin’s big day. Such a memorable night!

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Erika and Kevin – I can’t thank you enough for letting me be a part of your special day  and thanks to all the fantastic vendors who brought their vision to life!!

Venue & Caterer- Cave B Inn

Photographer- Poppi Photography

Videographer- Pixel Dust Productions

Florist- Sublime Stems

Dessert- Cake Chic Studio

DJ- Integral DJs

Transportation- AA Motorcoach

Jordan & Matt: Party at The OSP!

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As the year is coming to an end, I wanted to look back on weddings that I’ve done to help remind me why I do what I do! Jordan and Matt’s wedding was a great example of how to add personal touches to your wedding that guests really love! On top of that, they had GORGEOUS weather which only added to an already beautiful wedding day.

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They held their wedding at the Olympic Sculpture Park in Downtown Seattle and let me tell you… the venue was stunning! What made everything even more special was that the company that built the Olympic Sculpture Park was Jordans dad’s company! You literally could not get anywhere that was more Jordan and Matt than this one.

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We used light colored linens and chairs so that the aubergine napkins would just pop!! We added more aubergine and chartreuse in the floral centerpieces made by Eleanor from bash & bloom for a modern feel that matched the venue, added lanterns and candles to give it some warmth and viola! You could really see the couple’s personality everywhere you looked.

One of my favorite parts of their wedding was that each guest had a personal welcome note at their place setting with a photo of them with Jordan/and or Matt - a super personal (not to mention time consuming) touch that the guests loved!

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They finished off with an epic (and I mean EPIC) dance party! DJ Gumbeaux had the floor packed the entire night! There was so much love and energy in the room it was so infectious. The best way to end the perfect day.

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Jordan and Matt - thank you so much for including me in your special day! Everyone was so great and I had so much fun working with the two of you. A big thank you to all the wonderful vendors that made this event as fun as it was!

Venue & Caterer- Olympic Sculpture Park + TASTE

Photographer- Amy Kiel Photography

Florist- bash & bloom

Photobooth- 321 Foto

DJ- Magnolia Rhapsody

Ceremony Musician- Spencer Goll

Rentals- Pedersen’s Event Rentals

Hair & Makeup- OffWhite Makeup and Beauty

Mallory & Pat: Midwestern Magic in the Pacific Northwest

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Aaah Mallory and Pat— what a fun and AMAZING couple to work with!!! These two met and live in Chicago, but Mallory was born and raised in Seattle and her whole family is here, so they decided to have their big day in the Pacific Northwest. We planned everything long distance and I have to say, we truly outdid ourselves…

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These two chose one of my favorite Seattle venues, Sodo Park, for their ceremony and reception. They both wanted a very romantic, gardeny feel, so we draped the entryways & market lights hanging from the ceiling with lots of greenery and added lots of candles and blooms. The whole place was so dreamy!

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Before the dance party began, the newly married couple snuck out to capture the last bit of sunlight and take some pictures in the golden hour. Totally worth it— how gorgeous are these shots?!

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While these two were basking in the glow of sunset and newlywed bliss, we converted Sodo Park from ceremony to reception space. For the linens we rotated every other table with navy linen and navy shantung and accented with copper flatware and individual pieces of greenery on every napkin. The head table was a gorgeous 22’ long wooden table that we topped with a mix of candles and lush greens. Alissa Lawton at Gather Events created some incredible wooden signage for the seating chart and table numbers to add to the overall rustic vibe. I know I’m biased, but I’m a big fan of how everything turned out.

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 Pat grew up in Wisconsin, where his family still lives. They actually drove from Wisconsin with a local keg for the wedding which was incredible! The bar had a secret bottle of Whiskey Pig for one lucky table of Wisconsinites and they were able to use a secret phrase to get the whiskey neat (hence the little pig icon on the table sign).

We wanted to incorporate a lot of Midwestern flair into the traditional PNW wedding elements. During the cocktail hour, they had raw oysters on ice for WA food and cheese curds for a  WI treat. And in addition to their traditional tiered wedding cake, they had a University of Wisconsin themed Groom’s cake in the shape of the school’s mascot, Bucky Badger. Then for a late night bite, we did Dick’s burgers to represent classic Seattle and they flew in deep dish pizza from Chicago.

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The bar doesn’t technically serve ‘shots’ but the bridesmaids really wanted to take a shot together. So I asked the bartender to make me really strong, small ‘drinks’ which I hand delivered to the gals to grant their wish. Ask and you shall receive! That got them into true party mode, and everyone had an absolute blast.

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Mallory and Pat are truly some of my favorite clients of ALL TIME! They are just the frigg’n best!! AND, as seen below they, they went above and beyond when they bought me a VINTAGE BUD LIGHT JACKET!!! I may or may not have cried… So awesome!!!

Mallory and Pat, you were a DREAM couple to work with! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your wedding day. And thank you to all of the fantastic vendors who helped put everything together!

Venue + Caterer- Sodo Park & Herban Feast

Photographer- Carina Skrobecki Photography

Videographer- Denver Nathan

Florist- Flora Nova

Dessert- Cake Lady Custom Cakes

DJ- Integral DJs

Signage- Gather Events

Rentals- Pedersen’s Event Rentals & BBJ Linen & Vintage Ambiance

Makeup- Chelsey Matley

Hair- Yessie Libby

Officiant- Ashley Sherwood

Transportation- Shuttle Express

Suzy & Josh: Irresistible Ireland

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Whenever I get tired of posting on Instagram and start to wonder if a ‘business account’ is even worth it, I remind myself of this story… The day I met with Suzy & Josh for our initial consult, I had shared a photo of a wedding I had planned in Mexico. Just a simple shoe shot on a pretty tile floor that included a short note about the wedding in Mexico. When I sat down with Suzy & Josh that night, Suzy mentioned she had just looked at my Instagram feed and saw I planned destination events, and she asked if I would ever consider planning a wedding in Europe… and that is how it all began!

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Suzy & Josh met at work about 5 years ago. They were able to bring their dogs to the office and it was love at first sight… for Cupcake, Suzy’s black lab, and Zoggie, Josh’s pitbull. The second they saw each other in the hallway, they became instant friends, and introduced Suzy and Josh to each other. Eventually Josh asked Suzy to join him at the dog park, and then for dinner, and so they followed their dog’s lead and fell in love.

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Josh proposed on a trip to Morocco, in the middle of the Sahara desert. They had ridden out on camels earlier that day and were camping with a tour group out there. After dinner, Josh led Suzy up the hill to “look at the stars” and that’s when he proposed! After a long time spent staring up at the stars and taking the beauty of the moment in, they headed back to camp to find their tour group gathered around the fire, singing songs. They serenaded the two with “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from the Lion King. I mean come on, how magical and romantic does that sound?!

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When planning and looking at venues, we strongly considered Iceland, looked at a few villas in France and Italy, and even went to a few venues in WA, but Ireland was by far the favorite choice! We looked closely at a few options, but the Powerscourt Estate just outside of Dublin was the clear winner! The hotel, venue, and gardens are gorgeous! Plus, I had experience planning corporate events at the Powerscourt Estate and so I knew the venue well and that the staff was phenomenal! Josh and Suzy fell in love with it just from the photos and ended up booking it without even visiting. When they visited a few months later, they knew they had made the right decision.

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Though a few of the vendors were from Seattle, most of them were over in Ireland. I set up Skype calls with the photographer and videographer, and handled the rest of the bookings from Seattle! Everything almost went completely smoothly until the NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING…

The lush hunter green velvet linens we had ordered for the dinner tables were not remotely close to as promised and turned out to be a sad version of a crushed velvet Elvis painting. Again I say, we received them the night before the wedding. Luckily Patrick, the owner of Gotcha Covered and Jens, the Director of Special Events at the Powerscourt Hotel, are lifesavers! Jens drove us to town and Patrick opened up his warehouse for me to go shopping!! They unfortunately didn’t have a comparable linen in stock, so we switched gears and went with an ivory textured cotton linen for the dinner tables with a hunter napkin and ivory lace with a blush underlay for the cocktail tables & chuppah. It was gorgeous, not what Suzy had in mind at all, but definitely gorgeous. When she saw her reception space for the first time, she didn’t skip a beat! She was just happy it was beautiful. I can honestly say, I wouldn’t have been that amazing given the circumstance, but she was beyond gracious and understanding. We knew there would be a few potential hiccups working with foreign distributors, but you always hope for the best. She handled the changeup like a pro and they both remained cool as cucumbers through the whole ordeal.

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Suzy couldn’t decide on one dress, so she went with two! A gorgeous ballgown for the ceremony and a stunning trumpet fitted lace dress for the reception. Both had her favorite detail of the lace long sleeves- gorg!

During dinner, Josh made a surprise speech and presented Suzy with an additional wedding band! What a guy! Then a group of traditional Irish dancers came out to perform for their 100 guests, which was a major highlight of the evening for sure.

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The couple danced their first dance to “Perfect Day” by Carla Bruni and then the epic dance party commenced. As you can see, everyone had a blast and danced until they dropped (literally).

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Suzy & Josh are absolute DREAM clients! They made decisions easily, never stressed about being 4,500+ miles away from their venue, had great design taste, and wanted to treat their guests to a great party!! I’d say we definitely accomplished that last part.

And I couldn’t help myself from getting my own shot on this GORGEOUS staircase…

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Thank you Suzy & Josh for letting me be a part of your amazing day, and thank you to all of the vendors for making this all possible!

Venue + Catering- Powerscourt Hotel

Photographer- Savo Photography

Videographer- Best Day Productions

Entertainment + Transportation- Joe O’Reilly Ireland Group

Rentals- Gotcha Covered

Cake- The Cake Cuppery

Florist- Lovebird Designs

Celebrant- Billy Hutchinson

Makeup- Makeup by Ashley O’Rourke

Hair- The Space

Invitations + Stationary- Phenix Paper Co. & Krisanna Elizabeth Events