Sep 17, 2012

Wedding Trend Alert: Stripes

One wedding trend I happen to love is – stripes!  I’m seeing them a lot this year and hoping it will continue through 2013.  I’d love to work with some stripes next year – who’s planning on using them?

Nautical Wedding

Black and White Stripesvia {Once Wed}

Blue and White Stripesvia {Style Me Pretty}

Striped bridesmaids dressesLove these bridesmaids dresses

via {Snippet and Ink}

tent/uploads/2012/09/terrain-garden-wedding-181.jpg”>Blue and White Stripes

Amazing wedding with lots of great striped detail

via {Green Wedding Shoes}

Gorgeous wedding!

via {100 Layer Cake}

via {Wedding Chicks}

This beauty was from a Hitched in the Hood wedding this summer – the stripes looked great against the wood

So, what do you think about this wedding trend?

Sep 10, 2012

Friday Favs on Monday!

Back on track a bit this week but maybe a few days late on this post from last week.  I’m still holding onto summer and there is a lot of inspiration still out there trickling in from summer weddings.  Check out some of my favs this week!

 Vibrant Flowersvia {Ruffled}

rustic chic lake weddingvia {Green Wedding Shoes}

 

Summer Solstice wedding

Doesn’t she know I invented the Beergaritas!?!?

So excited to have found our winter vacation spot – Rancho Pescadero here we come!

Majorly obsessed with this rustic chic lake wedding

No less obsessed with this Lake Tahoe rustic wedding with great vintage touches

Adorable Tiki bridal shower

Farmer’s Market birthday party – could be some good wedding inspiration too!

Sep 6, 2012

Summer Instagram Update

It’s been one crazy summer of gorgeous weddings and events.  Riverhood Rentals has been really steady and adding new items to our inventory every day.  The rental business has taken us to some amazing locations and new spots in the Gorge I’d never seen before.  I’ll be back at it shortly with my regular blog posting but in the meantime check out some of this summer’s wedding action.   Pardon the quality – all iPhone photos!

 

At Solstice Wood Fire Cafe 

Striped Table RunnersThese striped runners and paper pinwheels were my fav

Purple Florals and Lavender

Purple and lavendar floral prep ready to begin

Hood River WeddingSara & Tony – LOVE these too and the beautiful Gorge White House 

Blue and Green Wedding Decor

Blue, green and amber bottles ready for flowers

Mismatched bridesmaids dressesAren’t they cute?

And they even got to take a hay ride to the ceremony site

Farm WeddingThese guys were troppers – it was literally 100 degrees

Mt Hood WeddingThe beautiful backdrop from Mt. Hood B&B

Pie Display

Mismatched vintage bridesmaids dresses I was seriously obsessed with these BHDLN bridesmaids dresses

vintage wedding plates

Vintage mismatched china and fabulous florals

Vintage Anthro Inspired WeddingThese florals were amazing!

mt hood wedding

Another gorgeous Mt. Hood B&B scene with our Riverwood chairs!

Hood River WeddingLots more to come from this Wy’East Vineyards wedding

Just a sampling of my summer action – lots more to come once I finally get to see all the professional photos!

Don’t forget to sign up to win a Free Styled Engagement Photo AND Video sesh with an all-star team and also sign up to win tickets to the Spoken For PDX event.

I’ll be back on track with normal blogging routine next week.

Sep 4, 2012

Spoken For: PDX and a Giveaway!

Ee Gads…I can’t belive it’s been SO long since my last blog post. It’s been a crazy busy summer between “my day job”, lots of fabulous weddings, photoshoots and the launch of our new business Riverhood Rentals .  Life is just a teensy bit hectic these days.

Today I’m over the moon excited to announce the Spoken For PDX wedding show!  It’s a totally new and fresh spin on your traditional wedding event.  I’ve been jealous of all the cool California, NY and Austin wedding shows like Cream and Fizz and Frills.  But now…Portland is filling up on unique, non-traditional shows like Committed (which I’ll be participating in with a Style Scene) and Spoken For.  I’m just super bummed that we can’t participate in it this year – just a little over committed at the moment but really looking forward to showcasing their next year.  Spoken For  will be featuring some of the most talented folks in Portland including my most favorite twins – The Weaver House girls.  I only have a minor crush on their work and begged Kelty (formerly of Steep Street) to build my website but she had like a year waiting list b/c she’s that awesome! Other noteables that I have been dying to meet in person – Blue Window Creative, Laura Dart, Solabee Flowers and the list goes on!

Even though I can’t be “in” the show this year I will be there with bells on and can’t wait to see what these vendors come up with.  I’m also taking a few of your with me b/c I have some tickets to give away!  Who wants to go?  I know you won’t want to miss this event if you are a recently engaged or even day dreaming about being engaged.  Heck…even if you’re married it will be pretty fabulous.   Just leave me a comment below with your email address and you could be a lucky winner.

Now…this has motivated me to get my focus back on the Gorge wedding show I’ve been dreaming of curating all these years.  It was supposed to happen in November but I’ve been waiting for one of my favorite wedding vendor friends to hurry up and move out here so we can plan these kinds of things together (you know who you are – get out here already!).  It takes a small army to do these things right (don’t I know), good timing and lots of preparation to do it right!  It will happen – just stay tuned and in the meantime don’t forget to enter for your chance to win.  See you at Spoken For PDX!

 

 

Aug 3, 2012

GIVEAWAY: Free Styled Engagement Photo and Video Shoot

Are you engaged and set to be married in 2013 in the Columbia River Gorge?  You won’t want to miss this fabulous opportunity to win a FREE styled engagement photo and video shoot.  Four Gorge vendors have teamed up to bring you this amazing opportunity.  We will work with you to design an intimate engagement session set against a beautiful Gorge backdrop that fits your theme and will reflect your personality.

Here’s what you could win:

 

1) An engagement photo session in or around Hood River captured by the talented Jen Jones Photography

2) Video shoot to capture a 1-2 minute “crafty love story” by the fabulously creative Giselle Kennedy of G. Kennedy Creative

3) Design and styling by Hitched in the Hood

4) Props and Decor by Riverhood Rentals

 

 

Holy smokes!  I’m so excited just thinking about it and can’t wait to see the submissions.  So…what do you need to do?

1) Leave a comment below telling us about you and your fiances personal style and your ultimate engagement session theme. Get creative – we like that!

2) Head on over to Hitched in the Hood Facebook page and tell us when and where you are getting married

3) And don’t forget to like us on Facebook and hear about any updates to the contest – Jen Jones Photography, G. Kennedy Creative, Hitched in the Hood, Riverhood Rentals

 

The fine print:

  • Valid for any couple getting married in the Columbia River Gorge in 2013
  • Only one entry (comment) per couple
  • Vendors will work with couple to find a date, time and location for the shoot that works for all parties involved

 

We’ll pick a winner and annouce our decision on Monday, September 3rd.  So…post away and good luck!