Bridget grew up with Lewis & Clark College as her backyard playground, so when James proposed, it made perfect sense to get married there. When we met, she described a boho-chic relaxed wedding for her big day and we accomplished just that!

The ceremony was held in the cobblestone with a to-die-for altar area by Blum Floral Design. A circular arch dripping in greenery and floral surrounded the couple as they said their vows in a ceremony performed by James' father.

After the ceremony, guests enjoyed cocktail hour around the reflection pond while also enjoying the beautiful grounds with stunning views of Mt. Hood to boot. Guests enjoyed a variety of lawn games, from corn hole, giant Jenga and Connect 4 which was placed amongst a relaxing colorful lounge area provided by Classic Vintage Rentals.

As guests made their way to the dinner tent, escort tags were strung along vintage bottles collected by the bride's mother, which also served as a sweet personalized favor.

Vintage silverware, blue patterned china, and Reidel glassware adorned the long reclaimed wood tables. Blum dolled up the gold chandeliers with dripping greenery while also providing a variety of herbs in terra-cotta pots and blooms with cream, green and pops of coral in vintage medicine bottles for the table tops--the cutest! Guests enjoyed a family style dinner service by Devil's Food Catering, a delicious semi-naked cake by Dream Cakes and danced the night away with music provided by Event Team Entertainment. It was an amazing night! Big thanks to Oregon Bride Magazine for featuring this one-of-a-king wedding!!

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“Working with Katy from Bridal Bliss was an absolute dream. Aside from being an awesome person she made the entire wedding planning process completely stress free and fun. (I am easily overwhelmed by planning and coordinating events so this is a huge accomplishment!) Every time we met at the Bridal Bliss offices Katy always had a little champagne waiting for us. From our first meeting, Katy immediately knew the aesthetic I was going for and set us up with all the best vendors to help bring that vision to life. She is also clearly well-respected amongst her fellow coordinators and event vendors. Our photographer, caterers, florist, and others all gushed about how amazing Katy is and I couldn’t agree more. Our wedding was absolutely gorgeous. Katy was also fast-acting and when the historic arbor that we were supposed to be married under collapsed weeks before the wedding — she stepped in and arranged for getting us a discount from the venue AND worked with our florist to create a floral arbor arch last minute. I had full faith that whatever she had in mind would be beautiful and it was insanely gorgeous. We feel so lucky that we got to work with Katy and grateful for her amazing work making our dream wedding a reality! Thank you Katy and thank you Bridal Bliss!!”

— Bridget + James