Category: Wedding Packages
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Where’s the Party?
The “wedding party” is often misunderstood as just the reception, but it’s actually the central crew of the ceremony, including the couple, family VIPs, attendants, and the officiant. Attendees once had traditional roles like ensuring safety and honor, but today they are chosen from close friends regardless of gender and help coordinate the day. Roles…
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What About Rehearsal?
When I was a kid, we had The Bugs Bunny Hour on television, and it always started with this theme. Whenever I think about wedding rehearsals, I have that mental picture of Bugs, Daffy, and the whole Warner Brothers crew processing across the stage. And every show was flawless in my eight-year-old mind because the…
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Oops, We Did It Again!
Weddings with Reverend Jim Beidle Wins the 2021 Couples Choice Award! 2020 started gamely enough, with two weddings in January and a handful of couples booking for later in the year throughout the first two months. Of course, everyone knows what happened in March. When Coronavirus arrived in the Pacific Northwest, it was “common knowledge”…
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COVID-19 Update November 2020
The second surge of Coronavirus cases in Washington State has begun. In recent weeks hospitals have seen a dramatic increase in the infection rate and hospitalizations. The state government, led by Governor Inslee, has put into effect stricter protocols on group functions. Discover how we respond to COVID-19. As the pandemic continues to impact our…
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Don’t Give Up the Ship
June 1 is “Don’t Give Up the Ship Day” in the United States. It commemorates the lasting message uttered by Captain James Lawrence of the USS Chesapeake when the British Navy boarded his ship while he lay mortally wounded on June 1, 1813. Despite orders not to engage in battle, Lawrence fought the HMS Shannon in Massachusetts bay, near…
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All About Tiny Weddings
As you know, I’ve made many updates to this site during the “Corona-Stay-cation.” Among the exciting changes, I am adding pages describing how each wedding package brings you value. I recently posted the first of these articles, titled “So You Want to Elope.” I talk about Micro-Weddings and Elopements and how I bring you my…
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A Back-Forty Elopement
Friday, May 1st, was a beautiful day for an elopement in Cami and Scott’s back yard. It had rained all week in the tradition of April Showers and would rain heavily throughout the day on Saturday. Friday afternoon, though, was perfect. When Cami first contacted me in April, Washington’s “Stay-at-home” order was entirely in effect,…