NW Wedding Professionals Event

Hello NW Wed Pro!

It’s been a whirl-wind month, hasn’t it?? The weather has been fantastic for wedding weekends. I’m sure you are busy, busy, busy.
Even at the busiest of times, it’s important to continue making quality connections in the industry. This time of year there are always brides scrambling to find vendors that are available. Perhaps you have a date still open. NW Wed Pro’s refer to each other every day. The best way to be the first on someone’s referral list is by attending the NW Wed Pro Networking Events once a month so that your company is always fresh on their mind.
Be sure to invite vendors that you’ve met recently at weddings too!

Next Event:

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (check-in begins at 6:00 pm)
Knoll Crest Gardens Yvonne Knoll has created a garden paradise and a beautiful wedding venue. They are also the makers of Award Winning wines!
15505 SE TenEyck Rd.
Sandy, Oregon 97055

Catering presented by: Divine Catering Hannah Orloff and her staff will amaze you with their culinary skills.

Please join us for an evening of networking and fun. Great food and wine, a beautiful venue and the chance to connect with a lot of great wedding professionals. Invite a colleague to come along with you.

R.S.V.P. and put it on your calendar!

July Event Recap:
Sah-hah-lee Golf Course and & Event Pavilion hosted NW Wed Pro on July 9th in Clackamas Oregon. Along with a fantastic BBQ dinner, they had wine and cold beer to offer on that very warm evening. The Pavilion overlooks the golf course for the perfect setting for receptions, weddings and events.
Cookies, Cupcakes & More brought dessert for all to enjoy. There wasn’t a single crumb left over. Sooo good!
The entertainment from 6:00 – 7:00 pm was provided by Ubetcha Entertainment. Each guest received a $100 chip voucher to play at the tables. Roulette and Black Jack tables were a big hit! Ubetcha Entertainment provides everything you need for a casino experience.
Thank you Trevor West of Dancin Tunes for the educational presentation. Your introduction to the latest software and hardware products to keep our businesses organized was very helpful.

We had a lot of great prizes to give away that night. Here’s what people won and who donated the prize.

Gift Certificate from Sah-hah-lee Golf Course
Red Robin Gift Card from Cordial Events
Gift Basket from Ubetcha Entertainment
$20 cash from NWWP Network

Thank you everyone who came out in July. We look forward to seeing YOU and many others at the next meeting August 13th. RSVP now and get it on your schedule.



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

August Networking at East Fork Country Estate Wedding Venue

Hello NW Wed Pro!

 

I know you barely have time to breath this month but I’m happy that you are taking a moment to read this.

Last week we had a beautiful evening of networking at East Fork Country Estate in Damascus. It was amazing to arrive and see the entire venue set up as if a wedding were taking place; but it was all for US! Diana and Grady Abernethy, who own East Fork, and Chris and Cindy Nylen of Nylen Design and Events, did a complete set up with tables, linens, table décor, floral, accents, tented reception, ceremony seating, and more. Eric Youel of Chef du Jour catering provided a huge buffet of food including pasta, beef, roasted potatoes, salad, bread, and much more. Nylen Designs showcased a Dessert Buffet with treats for everyone. Bridal Veil Winery displayed their wine box gift sets, custom printed labels and served delicious wine. Bright Eyes Dove Release brought their beautiful birds for viewing and one even laid an egg right there!

Our guest speaker was Gary Furr, The Growth Coach. He gave great advice and insight into what it takes to succeed as a small business. He is a great speaker and very motivational.

There were TWO door prize winners this evening. Eric Youel won the Bridal Veil Winery winebox gift set and Dave Ott was the winner of a custom label East Fork Country Estate bottle of wine.

 Thank you to all of you who attended. It was a nice turnout of 30 wedding professionals. (not sure what happened to the 9 no-shows that had RSVP’d.) L

 MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Next meeting coming up:

Wednesday, September 11, 2013 6:30 – 8:30 (registration opens at 6:00pm)

Hosted By: PACIFIC CREST GRAND BALLROOM

610 McLoughlin Blvd. 3^rd Floor (above Elks Lodge) Oregon City, OR 97045

Featured Caterer: Portland Catering Company

Members $10  Non-Members $20

 NW Wed Pro is proud to be a part of the Dream Wedding being presented to a most deserving couple. The wedding will take place on September 21^st at East Fork Country Estate. Planning & Coordination (and so much more) by Dream Team Events. Chelsea has been working so hard for months to make this Dream Wedding a reality. She has pulled together vendors in every single service category to donate services and time. This is going to be amazing! 

Congratulations to our member “Wicked Delights” Bakery. They have just opened their NEW retail location TODAY!!  10117 SE Sunnyside Rd in Clackamas

Please contact me if you are interested in being a featured vendor at upcoming meetings. Do you have a favorite guest speaker that you would like to see? What topics would you like covered?

In October we will be hosted by 4^th Street Brewing Company in Gresham!  Wednesday, October 11, 2013.

Ok, now get back to work! LOL

But don’t forget to RSVP for September. If you do RSVP and need to cancel, PLEASE notify me. We need accurate headcounts for the caterers each month.

 

Beverly Mason

NW Wed Pro

NWWP Network

Facebook

www.TheRadiantTouch.com

 

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.

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/