Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom networking Event

Hello NW Wed Pro! 

We had a fun networking event at the Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom in Oregon City on Wednesday night. Thank you to everyone for coming out and seeing this beautiful wedding and event venue.

The air conditioning was greatly appreciated on that hot evening. Check out their price package Specials! Entire venue rented for as little as $900.00.

A special thank you to Portland Catering Company for the delicious buffet, desserts and wine!!

We appreciated the hard work of Katie & Chelsea in making it look so beautiful. Both work as coordinators at Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom in addition to running their individual businesses, Dream Team Events (Chelsea Boehler) and Portland Event & Designs (Katie Gutierrez).

The meeting portion of the evening was dedicated to getting input and feedback from attendees about association format, holiday party, bridal shows and more. 

Cindy & Chris Nylen told us about their upcoming event. It’s FREE! Non-perishable Food donations will benefit a local charity. Open to the public and families. Please RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/639332622757961/ 

Jazz Night... On the Hill

Friday Sept. 27, 2013  6:30 - 10:00 pm
Live performances by Tom Grant and Shelly Rudolph
hosted by Weddings on the Hill in West Linn
presented by Nylen Design & Events

The NW Wed Pro Holiday Party is scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at 6:30 pm

Hosted by The Tumwater Room in Oregon City.
The event will be FREE to members and only $20 to non-members but ALL will contribute to the event with either a service, product or Door Prize item.

Please Welcome our newest member to NW Wed Pro! After attending his first meeting this week, Jacques Neher of VIRAL BOOTH has become an official 2013 NW Wed Pro Member. Jacques is full of knowledge and insight and ready to contribute to this network group.

Please mark your calendar for our next networking event.

Wednesday, October 9, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 pm (check-in opens at 6:00 pm)

4^th Street Brewing

77 NE 4th Street
Gresham, Oregon 97030

Featured Vendor: Viral Booth

Contact me if you wish to be a featured vendor at upcoming meetings and events.
Happy Friday the 13^th today. Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely, 
 
 
 
 

Beverly Mason
NW Wed Pro
NWWP Network
Facebook
www.TheRadiantTouch.com

 

Networking group at Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course

Hello NW Wed Pro!

Spring is on its way. I love those days where it is sunny and beautiful one minute then a sudden downpour the next. Five minutes later it’s sunny again.





Last week we all enjoyed some of that spring-like weather at Sah-Hah-Lee Wedding & Events pavilion for the monthly NW Wed Pro Networking Event. Before the sun went down completely we were able to view the beautiful patio, balcony, driving range and putt-putt golf course. The evening was a success with the help of Barclay Events (beautiful table linens and décor), Bistro Catering (delicious dinner buffet), Wicked Delights Bakery (Valentine themed dessert bar) and Propel Businessworks (Jamie Teasdale guest speaker). 

This meeting was a wonderful opportunity to meet and talk with the owners and representatives of these companies. We learned of the golf course’s family history and also how versatile a venue it is for weddings and events. The owners, Steve & Tracy Lisac, are fun, friendly and hospitable. (they even hosted the wine bar for the evening) One lucky winner of the door prize walked out with FREE GOLF!

Jamie Teasdale gave us a very helpful presentation on Branding, Social Media, Custom Apps and connecting all of our medias together. Many of our members have already signed up with Propel Businessworks to handle much of that for them. Contact Jamie at Jamie@propelbizworks.com to discuss your business needs.



 Our 2013 membership just keeps on growing. At the meeting we had 3 more businesses sign up and one more came in the mail. Welcome Portland Catering Company, Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom, A Beautiful Ceremony and Born 2 Dance Productions to the NW Wed Pro family. We currently have 43 wedding and event companies in NW Wed Pro.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 

Feb. 20, 2013      Social Media Workshop  6:00 pm   Hosted at Tumwater Room                         contact: Scott & Nina Roberts info@scottandninaroberts.com    Members Only FREE

Mar 13, 2013      NW Wed Pro Network   6:30 pm    Hosted at Weddings on the Hill   RSVP to bmason@ccgmail.net   Members $10   non-Members $20

Mar 23, 2013      Venue Open House        1-6  pm     Tumwater Room in Oregon City                contact: Natasha@thetumwaterroom.org   FREE

Apr 10, 2013       NW Wed Pro Network  6:30 pm                The Foundry at Oswego Pointe                 RSVP to bmason@ccgmail.net   Members $10   non-members $20

May 8, 2013        NW Wed Pro Network  6:30 pm   The Aerie at Eagle Landing  RSVP to bmason@ccgmail.net     Member $10   non-members $20 

You won’t want to miss our next Networking Event.

Wednesday March 13^th

Weddings on the Hill at The Unity Center (look at the website. You may just recognize this place)

20255 Willamette Dr.

West Linn, OR 97068  (across from Marylhurst Campus area)

6:30 – 8:30 pm (registration opens at 6:00pm) 

Featuring:

Two Chicks & A Rooster Catering

Tigard Wine Crafters

Guest Speaker:

Michelle Brubaker

We hope to see you there. Be sure to RSVP if you wish to attend. Space will be limited to 40. (any more than that and we seem to not be able to fit everything into the 2 hours) If you must cancel your RSVP please do so by email or phone. Beverly Mason 971-570-5121 bmason@ccgmail.net because we usually have 3-4 people on the wait list.

Members: Take a look at the website www.nwwedpro.com and make sure your links are correct. Also, email a logo or photo if you’d like one next to your listing.

We hope to hold more workshops in the future for the opportunity to sit down with our laptops and implement the things we learned at the meetings and help each other apply the tools to their social media and sites. So often we hear all of the great tips and things we need to do but aren’t capable of figuring it out on our own. These workshops will give you the opportunity to get one on one help and also share YOUR knowledge with other. We will also LIKE each other’s Facebook Pages and connect on other social media sites. Please join us if you can. Contact Nina Roberts at info@scottandninaroberts.com  

Thank you again for your wonderful support of NW Wed Pro but most of all, thank you for supporting one another! There are a LOT of links in this email. That is so you can visit their sites NOW.

Have a wonderful week! 

Beverly Mason

NW Wed Pro

NWWP Network

Facebook

Barclay Event Rentals, Sah-Hah-Lee Weddings & Events Pavillion

Wicked Delights Bakery, Chef du Jour Catering, Notes of Celebration, East Fork Country Estate, Diva Matters, Sah-Ha-Lee Golf Course, Bistro Catering, Peak Light Studio

Portland Catering Company, Dream Team Events, Born 2 Dance, Dancin Tunes, High Fidelity Entertainment, Sun Connections Travel, Amber Hempen Photography,

www.TheRadiantTouch.com

 

2012 Holiday Party

Hello NW Wed Pro! 

Just days until 2012 comes to an end. It was a very memorable year.  



T and Mandy greeted and checked everyone in.

The NW Wed Pro Holiday Party was a huge success. Hosted at the Tumwater Room in Oregon City, everyone contributed to make this a fun event. Photos have been posted on the NW Wed Pro Facebook page.

A huge Thank You to Darrell of The Tumwater Room AND Alimenti Catering for all of his hard work and hours putting this together. The space looked beautiful and the food and service was top notch.



Wonderful Staff of the Tumwater Room.



I’d also like to thank Eric of Chef du Jour for bringing fantastic food to the event even though he couldn’t stay for the party. He was swamped with catering jobs that night but still provided us with the entrée and appetizers. Wow, KUDOS to you!



Bust A Move, Dancin Tunes & High Fidelity "DJ Moves"

Our entertainment director for the evening was Craig of High Fidelity Entertainment, and boy did he ever entertain us! We had contests, games, prizes, dance lessons and lots of dancing.



Dancin Tunes PhotoBooth



To remember the evening, we all went home with fun photo booth pictures from Trevor at Dancin Tunes. The tables were decorated with holiday linens from Barclay Event Rentals and had center pieces created by Dream Team Events, Purple Iris Weddings & Events and Bella Giorno Events.

Throughout the evening we had a wonderful selection of wines by Buddha Kat Winery plus some wine provided by Radiant Touch Weddings. Dessert for the evening was by Seriouscake.com with delicious cake pops and cupcakes.



The floral displays by JBlooms made for lovely décor and also great door prizes at the end of the evening. Speaking of door prizes, thank you to everyone else that attended for bringing a door prize. We had such great donations from gift cards to wine baskets including two $50 gift certificates for Amadeus Manor, golf at Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course, movie passes, Fred Meyer GC and much more.

We all had a great time with the White Elephant gift exchange. Everyone selected one gift then we voluntarily swapped with others if we wanted to. Interesting items were in some of those wrappings. LOL 

I’ve received so many compliments on this event saying that it was the BEST Network Association party of the year! Thank you for making this a great year for NW Wed Pro and I look forward to seeing each of you at our monthly meetings in 2013.

I will notify you soon of the January 9^th or 16^th location.

In February we will meet at Sah-Hah-Lee Golf Course on the 13^th.

 

NW Wed Pro network grew a LOT. The new memberships poured in these last few weeks in order to take advantage of the 40% savings on 2013 memberships. It’s not too late. Membership payments received by December 27^th are only $60.00. For faster processing you can send payment through PayPal then mail the signed form. (PayPal email is bmason@ccwebster.net)

Have a very Merry Christmas and a successful New Year!

Sincerely,

Beverly Mason

NWWP Network



www.nwwedpro.com



JBLOOMS, Barclay Event Rentals, NW Mobile DJ Service & Amadeus Manor.

Discovering the NEW Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom

February is quite the busy month for many of you. Bridal Shows, Networking Events, Consultations and Fund Raising going on all over the place.

NW Wed Pro’s got a networking fix on February 8th at The Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom in Oregon City. If you haven’t seen the changes and updates that have been done to this venue, then you should find an opportunity to do so.

Wed Pro’s had a fun and informative opportunity to not only tour the venue (new bridal changing suite, new wood floors, new paint, new décor) but also be treated to a great dinner by Portland Catering Company with wines from St. Josef’s Vineyard and dessert by Flutterby Bakery. The dessert table display was staged by Barclay Events. Thank you Linda!
Another featured vendor was Nick Curtman of Resolution Photography who introduced us to his new business partnership with The Portland Booth photo booth company. We were treated to fun props and free photos in the booth.

The subject of the meeting was “Taking Networking to the Next Level”, presented by Beverly Mason. Ideas and suggestions of collaborations, partnerships, inspirational shoots, retail space sharing and much more was discussed.

Asparro Video is offering a great rate to NW Wed Pro’s to tape and produce a vendor spotlight
video for your business. Contact Jim with inquiries. Numerous NW Wed Pro’s will be featured on the “Expert Panel” at the Plan Your Wedding Workshop on February 18th, held at the West End Ballroom. Later that evening ALL of you are invited to Oregon City for the 1st Annual Mardi Gras on Main Street celebration, brought to you by Willow Designs by Xavier in partnership with participating nightclubs like Cypress OC, Verdict Bar & Grill, 505 Tavern & Trails End Saloon. Get your sequins on, come out for some fun and collect as many beads as possible for some great prizes. Destinations Unknown will be featuring their party bus. Catch a ride to your next stop
on Main Street. Get your masks in advance at Willow Designs by Xavier at 12th & Washington Street in Oregon City, which is also the new home of Radiant Touch Weddings!!

Submit your upcoming events to be listed on http://www.nwwedpro.com/FairsEvents.html

Thank you to the following Vendors that attended in February:
Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom, Portland Catering Company, Flutterby Bakery, Resolution
Photography, The Portland Booth, JBlooms LLC, Northwest Artist Management, A Perfect Ceremony, Duo con Brio, Asparro Video, Notes of Celebration, NW Mobile DJ Service, The Planning Wizard, Aurora Colony Vineyards, A Breathtaking Moment, Weddings by Angel, Dream Team Events, Photography by Ajay and Radiant Touch Weddings.

Thank you all for your support and participation in this wonderful network. Stay tuned for details of the next event in March. Have a wonderful week!!!

Wedding Networking in June 2011

Hello NW Wed Pro’s!!

All I have got to

say is, “GREAT meeting Tuesday night!”.

Thank you everyone for coming. We had a total of 34 members in attendance.

Thank you Atkinson Memorial Church for providing the venue for our meeting. Your chapel, stained glass windows, dome and balcony are so beautiful!

Thank you Two Girls Catering for the delicious raviolis, salad, cupc

akes and strawberry lemonade. It was so good!

Thank you Rob Patton of Enter the Net for teaching us so much about Social Networking our businesses on Facebook. It was very informative and helpful.

Please be sure to post a link to your business Fan Page on our NW Wed Pro Facebook page. We should all be connected.

Plenty of dollar bills were handed out in the referral money game. It was great to hear about so many referrals that were given and received among the members during the last month. Keep up the good work.

Be sure to make good use of all of those business cards you received at the meeting.

· Put them in a business card portfolio to have on hand at all times.

· Add vendors to your “links” page on your website.

· Find them on Facebook.

· Share your blog with them.

· Pass them on to brides that you meet with.

All new vendors that attended last night’s networking meeting have been added to the Vendor website at www.nwwedpro.com. Everyone should make sure their links and information are correct. Also, for your convenience, I have listed below the name and link of every person at the meeting last night in case you met someone but can’t remember a name.

Do you have suggestions for guest speakers or topics? Please email your suggestions. Do you know of a venue that would host a future meeting? Are you involved in an upcoming event or fair? Email me the info so it can be added to NW Wed pro Events Page and shared on Facebook.

In July we will be meeting on the 13^th which is a Wednesday. The location is not verified yet. You will be informed as soon as the location is determined. It looks like we may be getting treated to delicious food from Portland Catering company and dessert of Gourmet Chocolate Dipped Strawberries by Berry Elegant!

Have a wonderful month and I look forward to seeing you all in July and many of you at weddings!

June Attendees: A Beautiful Ceremony NW – Steve Sharp A Breathtaking Moment – Lisa Gross A Perfect Ceremony – Robert Griffen Adventure Weddings NW LLC – Noryne Robnson Amber Hempen Photography – Amber Hempen Atkinson Memorial Church – Pat Lichen Administrator Aurora Colony Vineyards – Jennifer Berry Elegant – Kathy Danielson Born 2 Dance DJ – Dave Ott CardwellPhotography.com – Juston Cardwell Creative Ice P.V. Ice Co. – Ben Kapelka CS Country Weddings – Patti Swanson & husband Cutsforth Floral – Lisa Meche Dream Team Events – Chelsea Boehler Duo con Brio – Corey Averill Enter the Net – Rob Patton JBlooms LLC – Jessica Justice Mega Music – Meagan Hope & Simon Blanco Northwest Artist Management – Nancy Tice NW Mobile DJ service – Kevin Venables Paradise Photography – Tania Allen Photography by A Jay – Angela Oxenrider Portland Catering Company – Katie Gutierrez Rose City Mobil DJ – Steve Strain Royal Rose Photography – Lindsey Hemming Send Out Cards – Michael Farley SeriousCake.com – Seri Lopez Sophisticated Beads – Lea McWhorter The Radiant Touch – Beverly Mason & daughter (model) Amanda Two Girls Catering – Pam McClung & daughter Vintage & Lace Weddings – Heather Sorenson See you Next Month!!!

Beverly Mason

The Radiant Touch Weddings

www.TheRadiantTouch.com

www.nwwedpro.com

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/