NWWP at The Broetje House

Hello NW Wed Pro’s!

I hope that you are all having a wonderful weekend. The cooler temperature is perfect for our weddings this weekend!

Thank you to all of the people who attended Wednesday night’s meeting at The Broetje house. It was a very fun meeting. Here is a recap of the evening.

Lorraine, of The Broetje House, set up a beautiful space for us in the Conservatory. The A/C was greatly appreciated on that 90 degree day.

Our featured vendor tables were presented by Buenger Photography, His Bakery and Whiskey Creek Outfitters.
Buenger Photography displayed her talents in video, framed prints and also an incredible Italian crafted Wedding Album.
Whiskey Creek Outfitters couldn’t exactly bring the horse and carriage, but she displayed framed prints of her massive and beautiful black horse and the carriage. Some photos showed the bride sitting on the actual horse!
His Bakery provided us with samples of three different wedding cakes. These were delicious!

Food and beverages were provided this month by NWWP Network.

We opened the meeting with a discussion of building portfolio photo books. Portfolio’s are important for ALL vendor services. They are classy, elegant and sophisticated to show floral, cakes, venues and all other services. They are affordable and easy to make. In fact, Shutterfly and Photoworks are giving 20% off photo books. Give it a try! What have you got to lose?

The money game “It Pays To Be a NW Wed Pro” paid out a lot of dollar bills to anyone who gave a referral to someone in the group and to anyone who brought a guest to the group.

Our door prize winner was Mel O’Brien of Absolutely Only Photography. He won a leather bound planner. Congratulations Mel!

Rob Patton of “Enter The Net” spoke to the group on SEO (search engine optimization) and answered questions to everyone.
George of Awesome Wines brought his 1927 Chevrolet for us to view. He offers it for weddings, receptions and photo shoots.

After round robin introductions were done, we had plenty of time to visit with each other, exchange cards and information and also stroll the beautiful grounds around The Broetje House.

Thank you to the following people who made it an exceptional event!

Floral Sunshine, His Bakery, Buenger Photography, Awesome Wines Co, Lyneil Vandermolen, Noryne Robinson, Whiskey Creek Outfitters, Notes of Celebration, Kelcema Productions, Sara Gray Photography, Paradise Photography, Tiny Impressions Photography, Heather Scott Photographic, Snapdragon Studio flowers, Fliptography, Seriouscake.com, Absolutely Only Photography, Duo con Brio, Enter The Net, The Broetje House, The Radiant Touch.
Our next meeting is on a Monday. September 14, 2009 6pm-8pm at Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom

If you’d like to attend or be a featured vendor, please rsvp by emailing to radianttouch@ccwebster.net

In October we meet on Wed. October 14, 2009 6pm-8pm at Holy Names Heritage Center in Lake Oswego.

The next few months is when most vendors are holding consultations and bookings for Summer 2010. Be sure to refer every bride to NW Wed Pro for all of their other needs. Attend the monthly meetings so that your company is sure to be listed on NW Wed Pro.

I look forward to seeing in Oregon City in September!


Beverly Mason
The Radiant Touch Weddings
http://www.theradianttouch.com/
http://www.nwwedpro.com/
http://www.nwwpnetwork.com/

NW Wed Pro's for Brides & Grooms

Happy Monday to all of you NW Wedding Pro’s!

I’d say the hot August weather is definitely back! We had some pretty comfortable temperatures for this weekend’s weddings, didn’t we?

I had the privilege of performing weddings at The Aerie at Eagle Landing, Union Hills, Canby Flower Farmers and also the historic Kelty House. All of them were beautiful locations with very friendly staff and owners.

Only 2 days left until the next NWWP NW Wed Pro meeting.
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 6:00pm – 8:00pm at The Broetje House

It’s not too late to rsvp if you haven’t already. There has been one change to the meeting agenda. Portland Wedding Workbook had to cancel due to being called out of town this week. They will be having a wedding event in the near future, details to come.

On another note: NW Wed Pro email letters, such as this, are now being posted on a Blog! No more searching your old emails trying to find it, now you can find it on the Blog. Just bookmark it. Also, I hope that you all will become “followers” of the Blog by simply clicking on “follow this Blog”. It helps our search status, it gets you seen, it connects us all and it builds the network. Here is the link http://nwwedpro.blogspot.com/2009/08/nw-wed-pros-at-broetje-house-this-month.html

Links to the Blog can also be found on http://www.nwwedpro.com/ and http://www.nwwpnetwork.com/

Leaving comments on Blogs also gives customers and vendors an easy link back to you also! Take advantage of as many valid link-ups that you can get. It’s FREE and it definitely helps build business. My website still generates at least 3 new inquiries a day, that contact me about availability.

A current list of people attending the next meeting can be found on the Blog too.

See you Wednesday!

Beverly Mason
The Radiant Touch Weddings
http://www.theradianttouch.com/
http://www.nwwedpro.com/
http://www.nwwpnetwork.com/

NW Wed Pro's at Broetje House this month

This is an exciting month for the NW Wed Pro meeting of NWWP Network!

Wednesday, August 19th from 6-8pm, we will meet at the beautiful wedding venue "The Broetje House".

Our featured vendors this month that will be showcasing their services are:

~Buenger Photography ~

~His Bakery~

~Whiskey Creek Outfitters~

~The Broetje House~

Our special guest speaker and presenter will be The Portland Wedding Workbook. The first printing of their new publication just came out this month and they will be bringing it to the meeting. (update: 8-15-09 Portland wedding Workbook will not be attending this month)

We have some great door prizes to give away also!

Everyone that attends the meeting is given time to introduce themselves to the entire group, and there is plenty of time to share your business cards and chat with other members.

Admission to meeting is only $10 please rsvp to bmason@ccwebster.net

This will be a great meeting to attend. Building your referral base and business relationships with other professionals is priceless! Look who's coming:

Buenger Photography, His Bakery, Whiskey Creek Outfitters, Players, Cave Jewelry Design, Sun Connections Travel, Absolutely Only Wedding Photography, Seriouscake.com, Adventure Weddings NW LLC, Silverline Photography, Heritage Center, Aussie DJ, CS Country Weddings, Floral Sunshine, Tiny Impressions Photography, Heather Scott Photography, Paradise Photography, Snapdragon Studio flowers, Notes of Celebration, Duo con Brio, A Perfect Ceremony, Sarah Galbraith Photography, Kelcema Entertainment, Sara Gray photography, Rose City Mobile DJ and Radiant Touch Weddings.

NW Wed Pro at Cedar Springs Country Estate

Hello Everyone! Wednesday night’s NW Wed Pro meeting was fantastic! Thank you all for attending. I am so excited to have all of the new vendors who joined us.
For those that were unable to attend, here is a recap.

The NWWP Network met this month at the beautiful wedding venue, Cedar Springs Country Estate in Sandy, OR. This is a magnificent venue that can accommodate large weddings. With a beautiful setting, pond, gazebo, terraces, ample parking, unique buildings and more, it was the perfect setting for our meeting on a 90 degree day.
Busy Bee Catering provided us with delicious foods such as steak skewers, marinated vegetables, mushroom pate’, fruit platter and more. It was fabulous!
Duo con Brio played the most soothing and relaxing music during registration and networking time. Corey & Jim are such talented live musicians.
Sun Connections Travel provided us with extra door prize give a ways. Thank You!

After having time to register, eat and listen to music, we got down to business. I shared with the group tips on free website links, how to close the deal at consultations and shared information about upcoming events.

After that, Featured vendors introduced themselves, each wedding pro was given introduction time. Then we had FIVE door prize drawings, including a free nights stay in the Cedar Springs Tree House! (This is no ordinary tree house)
Wrapping up the evening, with time to exchange business cards and get to know each other better, it was an enjoyable evening to be had by all!

Now on to NEW BUSINESS!
Next month we will meet on Wednesday August 19th 6-8pm at The Broetje House in Milwaukie. There are only 2 featured vendor tables left for this event. Buenger Photography and His Baker have already jumped at the chance to have a display table at this event. It’s only an additional $15 to be a featured vendor.

In September we will meet on Monday September 14th 6-8pm at The Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom in Oregon City.

If you are a wedding venue that is interested in hosting a meeting for the NWWP in October or November, please contact me.

NWWP Network does not charge membership fees. It is a per meeting fee of only $10. As a bonus, attendees get listed on the NW Wed Pro website.

The website has been updated to include everyone from last night’s meeting. Please check the listing to verify correct information and properly functioning links. Sometimes I make mistakes. J

Hope that you all have a wonderful, busy wedding weekend.

Here is a list of July attendees (25):

His Bakery
Serious Cakes.com
Angela at Divine Studio
Sandy Salmon B&B Lodge
Stafford Estate
Adventure Weddings NW LLC
Historical Church Officiants
A Perfect Ceremony
Buenger Photography
Absolutely Only Wedding Photography
Big Mo Productions
Sarah Galbraith Photography
Angelina’s Canby Pioneer Chapel
Cedar Springs Country Estate / Alpacas
CS Country Weddings
Whiskey Creek Outfitters Carriage Rides
Notes of Celebration
Duo con Brio
Busy Bee Catering LLC
Sophisticated Beads
Sun Connections LLC Travel & Cruise
The Radiant Touch Weddings




Beverly Mason
The Radiant Touch Weddings
http://www.theradianttouch.com/
http://www.nwwedpro.com/
http://www.nwwpnetwork.com/

NWWP Network meetings of the NW Wed Pro's

Hello to all of you NW Wed Pro’s! Have you survived the weekend so far? I hope that you are all swamped with weddings.
I had the most wonderful weekend working with some of the best wedding professionals in the area. I want to share with you some of the highlights.

Thursday evening I had the pleasure of performing a wedding at Bell Tower Chapel in Boring, Oregon. It was an outdoor ceremony in extreme heat but the huge, ancient oak tree provide shade to 100 people. The bride looked absolutely stunning, thanks to the work of hair and make-up artist Amanda Florio Everly of Pretty In Portland. The bride was also extremely happy with the cake that Melissa of Sweet Cakes created from the design and fabric swatches that the bride had provided her with. I also got to tasted the wonderful BBQ feast provided by Smokin Jim’s Bar-B-Que. Yummy. DJ services by Steve Strain of Rose City Mobile music kept everyone entertained.

Friday evening I had the honor of performing at The Bell Tower chapel yet again. This ceremony was held indoors and we were all very appreciative of the NEW air conditioning system that had recently been installed.

Saturday morning I was happy to perform at the Oaks Pioneer Church and have a chance to see the wonderful ladies that coordinate the venue.

Saturday afternoon was The Best Wedding Ever! It was my first time at The Holy Names Heritage Center in Lake Oswego. What a fantastic venue! The layout is perfect. I was also very happy to arrive and see the van from SeriousCake.com! I had just met Seri at our last networking meeting and now I got to see her in action. The cake was beautiful and it was no easy task in this hot weather. The best part was the groom’s cake. She created from sugar, a bow tie wearing- penguin band, complete with instruments and everything, to top the cake. (the groom is a musician and composer). Everyone praised the floral arrangements provided by Jennifer at Forte Floral. The bride and groom thanked me profusely for referring Jennifer to them. They loved her! The table centerpiece arrangements and the cocktail room centerpiece were simply amazing! I also had the pleasure of meeting Sue of Purple Iris Weddings as coordinator and planner, the DJ from Taylor Events, Jonathan of Voila Catering and Chris of CL Steele photography. Everyone worked so well together that the event ran perfectly smooth. Great job everyone!

Kudos to all of the wedding pro’s that I worked with this weekend. Your hard work and great service made the wedding couple’s Dream Wedding Day come true!

I hope to see everyone at the next NWWP Networking meeting in August on the 19th at The Broetje House in Milwaukie. We have three featured vendors lined up already so we only have room for one more. Any caterers or wineries want to snatch it up??? We all LOVE what YOU bring! J

I’m working on getting us a great guest speaker too for the educational portion of the night.
Don’t forget to r.s.v.p. August NWWP meeting if you are planning to attend.
Thanks! Have a great week.

Beverly Mason
The Radiant Touch Weddings
http://www.theradianttouch.com/
http://www.nwwedpro.com/
http://www.nwwpnetwork.com/