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

 

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!!!

2010 Wedding Season coming to a close

The Northwest wedding season of 2010 came in like a Lamb but went out like a Lion! With a slightly slower start than most seasons, this year brought more late bookings and shorter notice hiring than ever before. An unsure economy may have had something to do with it. But once it got going, it was busier than ever.

NW Wed Pro's shared many referrals within the organization when they (the vendor) were

already booked for the requested

dates. Brides are very grateful when a professional still responds to the request and offers names and contact info of qualified wedding professionals.

In October, NW Wed Pro presented the 2010 "Fall.. in Love" Bridal Fair, hosted by the Pacific Crest Grand Ballroom. The fair filled the 8,000 square feet of elegant space in 3 ballrooms.

Vendors and exhibitors represented just about every single profession in the wedd

ing industry.

The 2pm Fashion Show was filled with gorgeous brides, gowns,

men, flowers, jewelry designs and the hottest hair and makeup trends! Lights

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Music filled the room as each stunning model made her way across the stage and down the catwalk. See video highlights

In November, NW Wed Pro's met for a year end meeting in Oregon City. The group shared stories, ideas, thank you's, and some nice food and drinks.

The grand finale celebration for the wedding industry is scheduled for December 1, 2010 in downtown Portland. Most all of the industry networking groups have collaborated to plan ONE joint holiday celebration. It's called the PORTLAND GALA! The event is hosted by The Governor Hotel with Jake's Catering and sponsored in part by the Portland Spirit. It is open to all wedding & event industry professionals but space is limited. Tickets went on sale this week at www.PortlandGala.com

Thank you EVERYONE that participated in NW Wed Pro Network this 2010. As the

network grows each year, it is ever changing in some ways but also a comfort in the way some things stay the same. It is a pleasure AND honor knowing each and every one of you.

Happy Holidays and See you next year!

Beverly Mason

NW Wed Pro

NWWP Network

Radiant Touch Weddings

NW Wed Pro Bridal Fair a HUGE success

What a great event! The first bi-annual NW Wed Pro Bridal Fair was a huge success! We had hundreds of brides visit us at the beautiful Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby, Oregon on February 6th & 7th 2010.

The displays were beautiful. The fashion shows amazing and the live musicians performed great music by Duo con Brio, Notes of Celebration and Misha Rubic. Willamette Valley CC provided food all day long and St. Josef's Winery offered wine tasting. Portland Wedding Workbook sold out on their wedding workbooks at the registration table. Hundreds of dollars were raised for the Clackamas Women's Services Charitable organization.

Fashion shows featured the services of Magnifique Boutique, Divismo Jewelry, Flowers by Floral Sunshine and Punch Floral, hair styles by Pretty In Portland and Heidi's Hair Design, makeup by Luminary Esthetics and Pretty In Portland, photography by Absolutely Only, SG Photography, Buenger Photography and Paradise Photography. Modeling by Amanda Hilton & Misha Rubic.

"How-to" demonstrations were presented by Purple Iris Weddings and Sweet Dreams Bridal Consultants. Cake tastings from White Rose Bakery and SeriousCake.com were delicious. Other featured vendors were CS Country Weddings with Cear Springs Estate, Forever In Stone, Minute Man Press Oregon City wedding Invitations, The Aussie DJ, Sun Connections Travel, A Perfect Ceremony, Adventure Weddings, Canby Pioneer Chapel and Angelina's Day Spa, The Radiant Touch Weddings and Asparro Video Productions.

The event was MC'd by Big Screen Presentation who also provided music throughout the show.
Don't miss our next Bridal Fair in the FALL October 16th & 17th, 2010 at the Clackamas County Event Center! It will be bigger and better still.

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/