Carly & Mike ~ October 19, 2012

Lush yellow and white floral with hints of silver filled Hollywood Schoolhouse this past October as Carly and Mike tied the knot. It was a gorgeous affair dreamed up by Carly, Mike and the bride's Mother, Laurel Mitchell, who also happens to be the owner of Laurel's Floral Decor! Pink Blossom Events was honored to be a part of their wedding day photographed by Loren and Kim of Alante Photography.

After spending the morning getting ready offisite, Carly and Mike, along with their bridal party, arrived at Hollywood Schoolhouse for final preparations and photos!

Guests arrived for the evening ceremony and were treated to a pre-ceremony snack of Madeline Cookies.

After signing the wine bottle guest book they were escorted to their seats for the ceremony. 

We love the images Alante Photography captured of both Carly and her mom and Carly and her dad before he walked her down the aisle.

With a seal of a kiss, family and friends rang little bells that had been placed on their seats congratulating the newlyweds!

While guests headed upstairs for cocktail hour, Carly and Mike signed their marriage license before joining cocktail hour.

With the dinner hour announced, loved ones headed back downstairs to the ballroom that had been flipped for the rest of the evening. After finding their tables via yellow jeweled escort cards, guests sat around tables that were adorned by silver overlays from A Tailored Affair and lush yellow and white floral arrangements.

Toasts and cake cutting led way to first dances! We had a good laugh at the Cake Wager game guests played during cocktail hour to see who ended up with cake in the face. Luckily for Carly, guests made sure Mike's vase was filled with all the jewels! 

Just in time for the bouquet and garter toss Carly changed into a stunning sequined dress!

Lining the walkway outside Hollywood Schoolhouse, guests lit sparklers and cheered for the Bride & Groom as they made their way out of the reception and off to Seattle for a night's stay at the Washington Athletic Club.

 

Congratulations Mike & Carly! Thank you for letting us be a part of your big day!

Thanks BreeAnn! You were amazing! ...What an amazing day! Thank you to all the vendors who helped make their day Special!!! I will never forget it as long as I live! ~ Laurel Mitchell, Mother of the Bride and owner of Laurel's Floral Decor

Wedding Coordinator - Pink Blossom Events

Photography - Alante Photography

Florist & Mother of the Bride - Laurel's Floral Decor

Venue & Catering - Hollywood Schoolhouse

Hair & Makeup - Salon Maison Bridal Beauty & Style Bar

Officiant - A Heavenly Ceremony

Cake - Best Little Cake Shop

Linens - A Tailored Affair

Rehearsal Dinner - Cafe Veloce

St. Patrick's Day Bunco!

Around each major holiday, a group of local wedding and event industry professionals (aka: "Holiday Bunco Club") get together to play Bunco. It is an evening of never ending laughter and dice rolling started up by the masterminds behind Pink Blossom Events and heathoriginal! After a year and a half of playing Bunco we decided it was time to photograph (thanks Alante Photography!) one of our game nights to give you a few inspirational ideas on hosting your own Bunco game! 

First things first means that no Bunco night is complete without a fancy schmancy score card. Luckily for our group, Heather, owner of heathoriginal is on hand to create each month's score cards.

Being the host I worked on the details and collaborated with 

heathoriginal to ensure the party decor fit the theme!

 

Taking inspiration from the Irish theme I created two different centerpieces to be placed at each of the three game tables. Shamrocks sprouted out of gold containers for one centerpiece while a Lucky Charms filled glass vase topped with shamrocks rocked another table. In addition to the centerpieces, tables featured crushed gold linens from Platinum Designs, a few snacks for game play munching, paper shamrocks and mini pots of gold filled with green crinkle paper and gold kisses I pulled together. 

 

Guests were invited to take home the pots of gold created by Pink Blossom Events as well as the favors filled with a rainbow of M&M created by heathoriginal.

 

  The Food

At each Bunco night guests are asked to bring $5 for the pot, an appetizer and a beverage to share! The host, in this case myself is asked to make the main dish. For March's St. Patrick's Day theme I figured a Spud Bar was the perfect fit! Yum!

 

Beverages

At every good Irish party beer is on tap! heathoriginal provided the Lucky Irish beers and drink stirrers while I provided the Irish themed wine from local winery, Ryan Patrick Vineyards!

 

  Sweet Treats!

Carla of Honey Crumb Cake Studio provided some delicious bite sized desserts including green whoopie pies and mini pies.

 

Holiday Bunco Club!

Let's be honest...it's about the drinks!

Event Details Designed & Decorated by Pink Blossom Events 

Creative Paper Goods and M&M Favors - heathoriginal 
Photographer - Alante Photography
Desserts - Honey Crumb Cake Studio
Linens - Platinum Designs, Inc.
Centerpieces - Pink Blossom Events

Photo Backdrop - Prop Gallery Events

For more images visit Pink Blossom Events facebook album. Here are a few fun images from our photo booth. Enjoy!

March's dice rollers pictured above and the winner enjoying her pot of dollar bills for most wins!

Didi & Eric ~ September 14, 2012

With their dogs watching over them this September, Didi and Eric were married as the sun set overlooking Snoqualmie Falls September 14, 2012.   

The day started inside Salish Lodge & Spa as Didi and Eric got ready with their family including their furry children who were with them every step of the way.

 

After their first look on the grounds Salish Lodge & Spa, Didi and Eric set off to Snoqualmie Point Park for offsite photos with their photographers, Carino & Tam Photography & Design.

 

 

 

Back at Salish Lodge & Spa Didi and Eric said a few hello's to friends and family before resting up for the ceremony later that evening. At the same time guests arrived at Salish Lodge & Spa for a pre-ceremony cocktail hour featuring a wine toss game which gave them a chance to win a bottle of wine to take home as a partying favor that evening. 

Following the pre-cocktail hour loved ones were seated outside amongst a patio that had been transformed into a vision of woodland beauty by Woodland Flowers. A candle and moss lined aisle led up to birch trees covered in lichen and orchids which would stand as the backdrop for the ceremony officiated by Rev. Ray Van Winkle.

During the processional, Didi's Maid of Honor (her mom) and Eric's Best Man (his father) escorted the couple's dogs down the aisle.

After the I Do's guests found their seats on a long table for 35 guests. A slideshow created by the bride and groom, toasts and a song played by the Father of the Groom who played the flamenco guitar as guests were enjoying the final course (Valrhona Chocolate Bombe) were scattered throughout the Epicurean Dinner.

The evening continued with dancing in The Falls Terrace Room and a bonfire on the Patio.

Congratulations Didi & Eric! 

Wedding Coordinator - Pink Blossom Events

Photographer - Carino & Tam Photography & Design

Venue, Catering & Dessert - Salish Lodge & Spa

Florist - Woodland Flowers 

Bridal Gown - La Belle Elaine's Bridal 

Officiant - Rev. Ray Van Winkle

Offsite Photo Location - Snoqualmie Point Park

Chelsey & Jody ~ December 1, 2012

Chelsey and Jody's story of how they met reminds you that you never know where you might find your true love! Chelsey was having dinner with her dad one night at a restaurant in Tacoma when the owner, who was a friend of Chelsey's dad's, asked her if she had a boyfriend. Chelsey informed her that she was single at the time and she said she had the perfect guy for her even though Chelsey had only just met her. The owner of the restaurant was friends with Jody's mom and called her up and asked that Jody come immediately over to the restaurant that night. At the time Jody was thirty minutes from the restaurant heading in the opposite direction when he decided to turn around and go to the restaurant. That night Chelsey and Jody met and exchanged numbers. Three days later, Jody drove an hour and a half to Seattle for their first official date and from then on, they were inseparable! 

 

With glasses full, Chelsey and her bridesmaids toasted to the start of Chelsey and Jody's wedding day as they got ready the morning of December 1, 2012 at The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle. Gabriel Van Whye Photography captured their December wedding which was fitting that they married in December as Jody had proposed to her that last Christmas 2011 at a family Christmas party!

Family members and their bridal party lined the halls of The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle as Chelsey and Jody shared their first look.

With their first look behind them, Chelsey, Jody and their bridal party were driven to Pier 57 by Butler Seattle for a few photos before making their way to Sodo Park for photos indoors.

When guests arrived that December evening, Butler Valet was on hand to park their cars and invite them inside the venue that had been decorated in the ivory, black and the warmth of candlelight. Guests gave their coats to Sodo Park's coat check before signing the guestbook frame and finding their seats for the ceremony.   

A romantic winter wedding was underway as Tom Maeda played the piano and guests sat inside lush ivory draping that surrounded the ceremony seating area. Modern block candelabras from Rented Elegance were covered in ivory ribbon by Blitz & Co Florist while the front of the ceremony featured Rented Elegance's custom book shelves filled with candles. 

After tying the knot, Chelsey and Jody signed their marriage license upstairs in the Bridal Loft while guests sipped on signature cocktails, wine from the Father of the Bride's winery, Barons Winery, and nibbled on sweet potato and dungeness crab cakes, bacon wrapped figs and a savory fall tartlet! 

After the room had been flipped for dinner, friends and family took their seats amongst tables that were covered in black pintuck linens, lush white floral by Blitz & Co Florist and place settings that featured silver chargers and custom snowflake cookies by The Cookie Fairy.

After introductions by the Craig Lawrence Band, Chelsey and Jody were welcomed into dinner! With the newlyweds arrival, organic green, pear and apple salads were plated and wine was refreshed! Once the salad plates were cleared, buffets opened and guests filled their plates with herb crusted tender beef loin finished with a port demi glace; pan seared halibut with herban chimichurri; herb roasted winter vegetables drizzled with smoked sweet paprika oil; savory herbed fregola (a mix of market vegetables, toasted couscous and goat cheese) and thyme scented tricolor potato gratin.

It may have been a cold December evening that night but the warmth of love continued to fill the air in the room that night as toasts, cake cutting and first dances kicked off an evening of dancing and merriment! 

A highlight of the evening for guests was the photo booth by Van Whye Photography.

With the stroke of midnight, guests slowly excited Sodo Park and went home full of memories from an evening well celebrated! Congratulations Chelsey & Jody!

Thank you so much for everything BreeAnn!! It was wonderful and Jody and I appreciated your help soooo much! ~ Chelsey 

Hi BreeAnn, I just want to let you know what a pleasure it was to work with you the other night. You were very helpful and organized and you did an first-rate job keeping things going smoothly all night long. ~ Craig Lawrence Band

Wedding Planner - Pink Blossom Events
Photographer - Gabriel Van Wyhe Photography 

Gown - Marcella's Bridal

Getting Ready Location - The Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle 

Wedding Venue & Catering - Herban Feast Catering and Sodo Park Event Venue

Florist - Blitz & Co Florist

Venue Decor - Rented Elegance

Snowflake Cookies - The Cookie Fairy

Invitations - Silberman Brown Stationers

Paper Goods - Valerie's Invites - Paper Creations for Special Events 

Rentals - ABC Special Event Rentals

Valet & Transportation - Butler Valet & Transportation

Ceremony Pianist - Tom Maeda

Reception Band - Craig Lawrence Band

Wedding Cake - The SweetSide

Wine - Barons Winery
Additional Venue Rental at Sodo Park for Pre-Ceremony Photos - sodostage

Rehearsal Dinner - Aqua