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!!
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