For our separate girls and boys getting ready glam parties the morning-of our big day, we didn’t want our friends and family getting hangry and it setting a bad tone for the rest of the day, so we knew we needed to feed them something! We discovered the perfect getting ready brunch charcuterie catering in Portland, Oregon for our crew.

What femme doesn’t love everything wedding glam!? Kathryn was super eager to find her dream HMUA for our big day and boy oh boy did Stephanie deliver.

Wedding florals have got to be one of Kathryn’s favorite parts of all the planning we’ve been doing and we cannot wait to showcase who we picked! Here’s how we chose our wedding florals in Portland, Oregon!

I’ll be honest: we did ZERO research about wedding designers. We must’ve known they were a thing, but they weren’t on our radar with the budget we had to execute this micro wedding. Here’s how we landed on our unique wedding event design in the Pacific Northwest.

In the beginning of this wedding planning journey, we weren’t completely sold on the “hotel block” concept, but after some research (and a horrible experience with another local hotel company), we landed at Jupiter NEXT (and Jupiter Original) and couldn’t resist.

We’re not gonna lie: We didn’t always envision ourselves hiring a DJ for our big day! Okay, maybe Jared did, but Kathryn wasn’t exactly sold. Here’s our experience discovering our dream Portland, Oregon DJ!