Wedding Wire Bride's Choice Award for 2011

January 26, 2011 ~ WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce BeckenRidge Vineyard has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Venues!

Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds. Our past clients are among those that shared their experiences on WeddingWire, the largest wedding review site in the nation.

BeckenRidge Vineyard stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“WeddingWire is honored to celebrate the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire community,” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud BeckenRidge Vineyard for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.”

We are happy to announce that BeckenRidge Vineyard is among the very best wedding venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011.

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Monday, October 11th

What a beautiful fall day in Oregon. After yesterday's morning of downpours, seeing the sunshine and the crisp air again is delightful, especially for today's wedding.




Thankfully today is a small group so even if the weather was not in our favor we could of easily had the ceremony on the covered patio vs the lawn. But we do not need to worry about a plan B for this group. The sun is bright and the blue skies are brilliant.





The main room was set in BeckenRidge ivory linens and black & tapestry padded chairs. They brought in beautiful overlays the centerpieces.




The covered patio had the bistro tables placed for the appetizer hour along with the gift table.








Catering from Wild Pear was served on dishes and flatware rented from A to Z Rentals. Besides renting dishware, the bride and groom also brought in their own sound system to save some money on DJ costs.




It was great to see how much thought and care went into the wedding ceremony and reception, even with under 100 guests.

Wednesday, Sept. 15th wedding

The day started out with partly cloudy with a chance of showers later in the evening. As the bridal party arrived the clouds looked like they would stay at bay for a while. The girls got ready in the private room for the bride enjoying the Bella package, while the guys indulged in the Belvedere room (which was a surprise gift to them). Luckily the bridal party started taking pictures around 1p and was able to take pictures on the lawn and by the vineyard before the real rain came in.





At about 3 o'clock the light rain became a little bit heavier and never stopped. Bringing the plan A ceremony on the lawn to a plan C inside the main room in front of the fireplace.

Everything worked out with ceremony inside most guest sat at the tables they were assigned to, with a great theme and centerpieces that were very entertaining no matter what your age.



Each table had a city/state/country that the bride and groom had been to along with a picture of the happy couple in that location.





Instead of a traditional floral centerpiece, the engineer bride, brought in a little of herself with a Lego board and pieces for the guests to play with and make their own creations. Way cool ideas that made for great interaction with guests in getting to know the bride and groom.

The bride and groom stayed involved in announcing the bridal party, very unique. The bride announced her attendants & the groom his, saying a little about the attendants and what they meant to them. It was cool to watch and hear it from them instead of the DJ.



They also chose to only have 8 chairs per table as opposed to the usual 10 chairs per table. Each table was decorated with our white linens, which nice cover the table and almost touch the ground. Outside on the patio, they had our black padded chairs which contrasted well with our white linens, and the BeckenRidge lawn was filled with our classic Italian chairs.

On of our favorite vendors; Sassy Onion came up to do the catering. They had delicious dinner prepared for everyone by 5pm. Meanwhile, photographs were being taken by Katheryn at Photos by Orion, LLC. They pride themselves on 'Star Quality, Earthly Prices', which the bride and groom enjoyed.

Sunday, Labor Day 2 Wedding

The clouds loomed over us again in the morning and decided to do a little sprinkle, but nothing serious. Before you knew it the sun was out with a slight breeze this time coming from the west, so didn't barrel through the covered patio.

BeckenRidge was ready for them again with the white chair covers and linens set and ready when they walked in the door. Like yesterday they used black sashes and napkins with a patterned table runner very elegant.

The only change of plan was placing the gift and glass sign in table under the covered patio (do to the sprinkle).

They did a few photos before the ceremony, but seemed very informal and nice. They simply went with the flow. Soon guests started to arrive and the ceremony began. Like any wedding there is always something that occurs to make the wedding unique. The bride and groom had their kids part of the wedding, however theirs had just a little more hair than most. ;) They had the four legged kind and they were so much fun to have around.

If you haven't been out to BeckenRidge yet, be prepared to be greeted by our four legged friends. We are definitely dog friendly out here.

Avery and the smallest bridesmaid were to make their entrance to the ceremony, however Avery was a little more excited and cut loose of the bridesmaid and made a beeline for Caleb (the other kid) to where the groom was to await the bridesmaid. So funny we all laughed it was one of the many highlights to the day.

Devils Catering arrived about an hour before the ceremony and started into setting up and working on the appetizers that were served after the ceremony on the covered patio. BeckenRidge had 5 of the 6 bistro tables out there with the white linens and the patio heaters to help cut the chill in the air. It was a little cooler this weekend than it has been. Fall is just around the corner.

After about an hour of mingling,enjoying the beverages at the bar and smelling dinner in the air it was time for dinner. Devils Catering BBQ just about everything. Oh it was soooo good.

Using BeckenRidge's sound system in junction with their I-pod to have background music during the course of the evening and picking up the mic for a few choice words to the bride & groom.

They utilized the last bit of daylight and took group shots on the lawn while the dogs were occupied with balls being thrown for them.

The last picture of the evening was a dedication to Oregon State University, these guys were true Beaver fans down to the mints at the bar.

GO BEAVERS!!!!

First wedding of Labor Day weekend 2010

The day started off with a little cloud cover, but quickly burned off leaving us with blue skies a breeze coming from the North and a temp of about 75 degrees. A perfect day for a wedding.

First to arrive was the groom followed by All Start Tents www.allstartents.com, who set up a 30 x 40 tent on the lawn for the ceremony. This wedding is expecting 120 which worked well under the tent for seating of 110.

Denice from Distinctive Designs www.distinctivedesigns.com arrived with the floral arrangement on the arch, bouquets, corsages and boutonnieres.

DJ, Cori from Music Express www.musicexpress.com arrived to set the stage for the music on the covered patio for the reception and ceremony.

Jim Yeager photographer www.somethingforever.com came solo with a photo booth and ready to start taking pictures. He was moving so fast it was hard to check in with him.

Marion from Myriad Cakes www.myriadcakedesigns.com brought a selection of cakes & cupcakes. The most talked about was the Polaris cake, consisting of a him & her snowmobiles along with the groom proposing to the bride. So amazing and sweet.

The bride and groom were over joyed with the results.

Elegant catering www.elegantcatering.com arrived lastly and wasting no time and swung into action with placing the water goblets, setting the tables, starting the chocolate fountain station and espresso station. The first started with appetizers after the ceremony lasting about an hour. Then dinner starting there after.

During this time people were utilizing their time in showing face in the photo booth, always so much fun.

The main reception room was setup in BeckenRidge vineyard white linens and chair covers. Then the bride added her black overlays and sashes making a stunning formal statement. The bride purchased her sashes and will be reselling them after the wedding. Bride, groom and sisters all stepped in to help put the finishing touches on the inside. They decided to have a sweetheart table in front of the fireplace and the DJ outside on the covered patio along with a few bistro tables, espresso station and photo booth.

The patio was hoppin.

Everyone had a great time down to the last minute.

WVHF Gala

The annual local hospital gala is an event to remember every year. Always great food, views, live music, coffee, people and the auction items are always worth it. So if you haven't been to one you should put us on the calendar for next August 19, 2011.

The West Valley Hospital Foundation board members and helpers arrive early on Friday, August 20th to begin setup. Linens and centerpieces rented from SHE Designs www.shedesignsevents.com where one of the first things to go on. Extra tables from All Star Tents & Rentals www.allstartents.com for the silent auction where placed on the covered & uncovered patios along with some of BeckenRidge's bistro tables. All Star arrived on Thursday afternoon to setup the tent for the additional seating on the lawn, we are really enjoying this new style of tent very elegant looking.


Next to All Star's big tent BeckenRidge setup the smaller 10x10 tent for the 2nd bar to serve those that were seated under the tent.

While guests were arriving, mingling and deciding on which items to bid on, Valley Catering www.valleycatering.com were placing their plated salads on the tables.




The friendly staff and amazing food make Valley Catering a still favorite here at BeckenRidge.




Rick's Place Coffee from Monmouth continued to join the annual event and setup on the North intimate patio next to the vineyard.

Enjoy these great pictures...




Entrance to the North Patio, beginning of the Silent Auction items along with a great view of Mt. Hood and the vineyard.






Wine in hand, let the bidding begin.





Live music was provided by Gaylon Jay Quintet group, most from the Portland area.





The mingling during the Gala event.




A little tranquility.

August 15th Wedding

August gave us a beautiful day to have a wedding!
About 11am the bridal party arrived, followed by the caterer, and All Star Tent Rentals who brought the linen overlays, an extra table and the place settings.
BeckenRidge had prepared by setting up the main event room with 110 of our white Italian chairs, around tables of our white linens. On the patio were 6 more tables, one of which had to be rented from All Star Rentals to supplement our tables.



The lawn was setup prior to arrival with 156 of BeckenRidge's white Italian chairs. Also, this group decided to have a second bar setup on the lawn for guests to easily get beverages once the ceremony was over.



Each place setting was perfectly decorated and set with a card that explained that in lieu of the traditional wedding favor, a donation has been made in honor of their guests to a local charity.The caterer for this wedding was a lady named Maggie Pike, and her business Maggie's Buns Catering. She did an amazing job, and we had so much fun having her cater up here. Her business in located in Forest Grove, and for more information you can check her out at www.maggiesbuns.com/ 503.992.5632.


Another first for us, and was a super fun experience, was we had our first Ice Cream Bar!!! Unfortunately we didn't snap any pictures of it. The couple who ran it, were a blast! They dressed up all fancy in tuxedo tails and served several types of ice cream and toppings outside on the patio with a roller cart freezer they made! It had a very professional look, and the guests LOVED it!! This idea started because the bride and groom love ice cream, and decided not to do a traditional wedding cake, but instead opted to serve each other ice cream. We enjoyed having The Party Scoop visit BeckenRidge, and would gladly welcome them back! www.thepartyscoop.com/503.539.0011.
Flowers were arranged by Distinctive Designs by Denice, who is one of our favorite florists to work with! www.distinctive-designsonline.com









This wedding really had some great ideas to keep guests cool in the summer heat. First was the wedding program, which was "on a stick!" Yes, they put their program on a tongue suppressor stick, and created it in a way that they could use it as a fan! Great idea to beat the heat. Their second brilliant idea, which the caterer's crew put together was cold rags. They took party napkins, got them wet and then put them in the fridge on a serving tray. After the ceremony was over, as guests came up to the building, the gal would offer a cold rag to guests. It was a brilliant idea!!




The evening went on with fun and dancing. Music provided by The Party Connection.

When it came time to bid farewell to the bride and groom, guests gathered outside the big wooden doors, clapping, and excitingly wishing them a happy life!!