Coordinators, Caterers, Locations, and other Resources for Weddings around Portland, Oregon
Announcing your Wedding In the Portland Area
To announce your wedding in the Oregonian write to: Bridal Desk, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland Oregon. Or call them at 503-294-4055 or web is http://www.oregonlive.com/weddings. You must send in a picture within four (4) weeks after your wedding for them to publish the announcement. They charge for these wedding announcements.
Here is a Wedding Planning Checklist
Wedding URLs for Portland, Vancouver
and USA wide
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Local Wedding Locations
Jodie at her wedding on
Mount Hood at
Timberline Lodge
- Timberline Lodge. Up on Mount Hood at the 6,000 foot elevation. Catch it on a nice day and you will have a great time - bring suntan lotion.
- Leach Botanical Gardens, 6704 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97236. 503-761-2185. This site is good for a small wedding with less than 50 people. Set in a wooded area, this converted house has a small outside area or you can use the main room. Only 39 parking spots.
- Marshall House, 1301 Officer's Row, Vancouver, WA 98661. 360-693-2103. Inside or outside weddings. Room for 100 or so guests eating at once in summer, winter time 70 or so inside.
- The Fountains Ballroom is located in Gresham at 223 SE 122nd Ave.; 503-.261-9424. This place, like A Knight In Shining Amour, uses the same area for both the wedding and the reception. While the bride and groom are out with the receiving line (and more photos) they convert the area into the dining facility. They also have a full bar. The indoor area exits into an outdoor garden area that is also used for dining.
- Oaks Park Pioneer Church; 455 SE Spokane; next to the Sellwood Bridge. Good for a small wedding of not more than 60 guests.
- The Old Church; 1422 SW 11th Avenue, Portland 97201. 503-222-2031. Interesting old stone church that is very roomy.
- World Forestry Center. In Washington Park. Room rates vary from $100 for a small meeting room to $1,500 to rent a very large 100' diameter room for an evening.
- Hostess House 10017 NE 6Th, Vancouver, Wa 98685. 360-574-3284
- Pearson Air Museum Yes, you can rent a hanger for you wedding if you have that many guests. Meeting room is also available to rent for regular business purposes too.
Elsewhere
- Oregon Coast Aquarium - Newport
- Baker Cabin is the main feature here but there is also a Pioneer church on the site that is used for weddings. It is located in Carver, Oregon. 503-631-8274
- Wedding Location is a web site that provides services to locate that perfect wedding location.
Florists
- Cheri Baber, P.O. Box 6011, Portland, Oregon 97228. floralevent @ aol.com 503-241-2225.
- Burkhardt's Flower Shoppe, 2155 NW 185th; Hillsboro, Oregon 97124. 503-645-6492
- Langdown Florist & Greenhouses, 5645 S.W. Scholls Ferry Rd., Portland, Oregon 97225. 503-292-9121
- The Plant Peddler, 3022 E. Burnside St., Portland, Oregon 97214. 503-233-0384
- Bouquets & Balloons, 6650 NW Kaiser Rd., Portland Oregon 97229. 503-629-5827
- Event Floral, P.O. Box 6011, Portland, Oregon 97228. 503-241-2225
- Beaverton Florists , 4705 SW Watson Avenue, Beaverton, OR 97005. 800-826-9641
Bakeries
- Polly's Cakes Nationally renown wedding cakes here in Portland, Oregon.
- Beaverton Bakery. 12375 SW Broadway St., Beaverton, OR, (503) 646-7136. They can make Photo Cakes.
- Ja Civa's; 4733 S.E. Hawthorne; Portland, Or 97215; 503-234-8115 — They can also make Photo Cakes.
- M&M Mars - yes custom printed M&Ms can be yours from the big candy company. 4 Printed lines per M&M.
Caterers
Edible flowers garnish
this
Portland Wedding
desert
layout at the Hoyt
Picnic Shelter wedding
in July 2005.
- Reedvville Catering (also event planning); 2975 S.W. Cornelius Pass Road; Suite D; Hillsboro, Or 97123; 503-642-9898
- DeAngelo's Catering; 14297 SW Pacific Highway; Tigard, Or 97223; 503-620-9020 www.cateringbydeangelos.com
- West Hills Catering Company; 503-228-6822 www.whcc.citysearch.com
- World Party Catering; 503-297-9635; www.salvadormollys.com
- Catering At Its Best; 503-238-8889; www.caibpdx.com
- Cassidy's Restaurant and Bar; 503-223-0054; www.cassidysrestaurant.com
- Gina's Catering; 503-224-1084; www.ginascatering.com
- Northwest Catering; 8530 SW Pfaffle; Tigard, Oregon 97223; 503-639-7211
- Dale's Catering Service; 2420 SE Belmont St.; Portland Oregon 97214; 503-234-9948
- Briggs & Crampton Caterers; 1902 N. W. 24th; Portland, Oregon 97210
- Always Perfect Catering; 344 W. Historic Columbia River Highway; Troutdale, Oregon 97060; 503-465-0400
- Food in Bloom Catering; 2701 NW Vaughn Street; Suite 421; Portland, Oregon 97210; 503-223-6819
- Voila Gourmet Catering; 503-620-1180; PO Box 14832, Portland, OR 97293 www.voila-catering.com
- Piece of Cake; Catering and Desserts Marilyn DeVault; 8306 S.E. 17th; Portland, Oregon 97202 503-234-9445
Event Planners
- Events Etc; P.O. Box 13070; Portland, Or 97213; 503-630-3464
Wedding Specific
- Bridal Bliss 3970 SW Mercantile Dr. Suite #150; Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035;Phone: 503.804.4901;Fax: 503.636.1694;
DJ Services
The reception is where picking a good DJ really helps the bride and groom celebrate their marriage with their friends. The music really does set the mood and a Disk Jockey with a good collection of CDs is a must. The DJ is also a Master Of Ceremonies at times - doing announcements, setting the mood, telling jokes and other items.
You should also bring your OWN CD if you want to hear a special song. There are lots of songs out there and a DJ certainly has a lot, but it is very doubtful if they have everything.
Talk to the DJ and find out what kind of music he usually plays. Ask for a play sheet of the records that he has. This will help determine if the music that he has is what you want played.
- Mobile Music; David R. Efaw; 503.692.4498; Fax 503.612.9433
- Firefly Entertainment Services; 503.622.4221; e-mail: firefly@cnnw.net
- 45th Parallel Productions; 800-793-0868; Aron D. Bradley; Wedding and event video, DJ service also. They have a great mobile audio / video van that they take with them. Good for remote sites.
- High Fidelity; Craig Brown; 360-576-6589 (877 2-Get-A-DJ; cbrownhifi@aol.com
- Two Hearts Connected; Mike & Sandy Vandaudengaeger; 503-359-91931
No endorsement is made toward any of these DJs. They are just some of the ones that have played at weddings I have attended. I was very busy photographing to take critical note of how well they did overall. I do coordinate with them (for photographs and timing etc.) and these people I had no problem working with. People did get up and dance for at least 1/2 the time music played which is about normal.
A site to find Wedding DJs is WEDJ.COM. It is both a DJ and photo referral site. I am listed on there.
Musicians
- Allen Mathews Classical Guitarist 2916 SE 28th ave. Portland, OR 97202 allenmathewsguitar @ yahoo.com (970)769-2503
Limousine Firms
- National Limousine Service Which maintains a global list of companies that belong to it.
VJs - Videographers
- Important Video; Marshall St. John; 8995 SW Center Street, Tigard, Oregon 97223; 503-624-2151
Bartenders
- Personal Bartenders Heidi Fergason is the Owner, P.O. Box 2212, Clackamas, Or 97015; 503-637-3379
Ministers
If you do not regularly attend a church and therefore have no regular minister who is sanctioned by the state to marry people, there are many people who can officiate and legalize your wedding vows for you.
- Rev. Christine Green 503-281-6301. revgreen @ sacredheartministries.org
- Lana Perry 503-794-7200
- Rev. Marcie D. B. McDonald 503-351-8752
Wedding Paper, Albums, and other Support Firms
- Anders Printing Co. 3402 SE Division Street, Portland Oregon 503-232-5842
- Albums Inc http://www.albumsinc.com — wedding and other albums
- Art Leather http://www.artleather.com — wedding and other albums
- Century Photo http://www.centuryphoto.com — Storage and display items for photography and other similar needs.
- Wedding Things http://www.weddingthings.com
Web Sites
If you do not have a web site to share your pre-wedding, wedding, and honeymoon photos with there are now firms that make it easy to create and maintain your own web site for your event.
- Wedding
Splendor is where you can sign up and then create your own wedding
web site using templates. You get a 7 day trial period before committing (to
the website!).
(I am an affliliate with them.)
Decoration Firms
- Hollywood Lights; 503-232-9001; www.hollywoodlights.biz
- All Occasions Rentals; 503-526-1010
Jewelry
In any wedding there is a need for some jewelry.
- www.heirloomreno.com Charles Hart has both a great selection of jewelry but also other antiques. However, you have to go to Reno Nevada to visit his store on 1211 South Virginia Street. If you are getting married in Reno check him out for a ring. He does sell on E-Bay too.
- Portland Treasure Chest sells both custom jewelry (Kelly L. Pearce is the designer) as well as other affordable items for the wedding party members - both male and female. 503-522-2540. Items are also sold in the "Made in Oregon" stores.
Wedding Album Stores
- Sandis Leather Albums out of Toronto Canada. Purchase great wedding albums here.
- Crown Photo Products 1225 Capital Dr. Suite 100 Carrollton, TX. 1-800-827-0363. Wedding and photo albums, from Flora, Renaissance, Top Flight, Premira, & Taprell Loomis.
Global Sites with Portland Specific Sections
- Portland Bride and Groom Magazine
- Top Oregon
Wedding Sites A general purpose site specifically for Oregon. I
have listed Tom Philo Photography on there. If you like my site click
this voting button.
- My Portland Wedding Is a site related to helping those those planning as well as those providing services to people getting married. (I am listed on their site.)
General URLs relating to Weddings
Global Type Wedding Resources
- Direct Catering Used to locate and request information / bids from vendors for the various support services needed at a wedding. (I'm listed with them.)
- Bravo Bridal Resource Guide Regionalized sections including one for the Pacific Northwest.
- White Hot Wedding more of a global site than a NW specific one. Though you can search their site for state specific information.
- Sensible Weddings Wide selection of tiaras, bridal jewelry, personalized engraved attendant gifts, novelty apparel, guest books, favors, candles, mugs, and keepsakes. (I am listed with them.)
- Decidio A site covering all the US used to connect people for not only wedding needs but also business meetings, corporate events, and other service needs for locations to rent or personnel to hire. (I am listed with them.)
- Wedding Channel a full resource site for all things wedding.
- The Knot Wedding resource guide
- Wedding Details a wedding directory service.
- Wedding World
- Birchcraft Studios in Rockland Ma. Wedding Album, invitations.
- Modern Bride Magazine
- Bliss! "To achieve wedded bliss, you first must plan for it." An online resource for all things wedding. (They do have a link coming back to my site.)
- Getting ReMarried.com http://www.gettingremarried.com Advice and resources for those who have gone beyond their first wedding.
- SearchBridal.com - Comprehensive Wedding Web Directory
- Wed Pro Search. A general prupose site where you can find the support services for your wedding day. Organized by state, and city where the results page you see all services offered within X miles around that city. Very easy. (I'm listed in here.)
Wedding Software
- My Wedding Companion
- Smart Wedding
- Table Planner Allows you to view table arrangements for those occasions where you have to design the room layout yourself.
Post Wedding Reprints, Books etc
Please see the Photo Sources page for wedding books, stores to get reprints, framing and other post wedding needs for photos that were taken.
Government Marriage Licenses
Oregon
- Multnomah County Marriage Licensee
- Washington County Marriage License
- Tillamook County Marriage License
- Clackamas County Marriage License