As a event planner and caterer since 2005, of almost entirely Gorge weddings, I have dealt with virtually every wedding mishap scenario and worked through them to create a seamless event for you and your guests.
That’s why I want offer advice that will help your wedding go smoothly. Check out the blog posts below that touch on wedding subjects specific Columbia River Gorge.
Tom and I finally tied the knot on June 25th, 2011 at AniChe Cellars in Underwood, Washington. (AniChe Cellars will have limited venue availability in 2012, and open for weddings in 2013! They exclusively use Cork & Bottle Catering) The view was spectacular, right down the Columbia River Gorge all the way to Mosier! Tom and I are very into the down home feel of the parties we throw and really wanted to incorporate the theme of our personalities in every aspect of our 200 person wedding. From guests bringing pies, sewing hand made flags, bean tossing games, and folk music, we really wanted to make our wedding seem almost like a backyard carnival or fair.
After working so many elegant, fairytale weddings, I felt like I had already fulfilled my childhood fantasies through my client’s weddings. I wanted our wedding to be a “kick off your shoes, and walk in the grass” kind of affair. We had beer in pint glasses, kids running around naked, and people pitching tents for the night. Everyone had a great time; people who didn’t go heard that it would have been the best wedding of their lives. And for some it was! Not to brag…our cousins from Los Angeles said that from all the weddings that they have attended, they thought ours had the best character, and was the most fun. Maybe it was someone sneaking a little extra booze in the sangria…