The day started out with partly cloudy with a chance of showers later in the evening. As the bridal party arrived the clouds looked like they would stay at bay for a while. The girls got ready in the private room for the bride enjoying the Bella package, while the guys indulged in the Belvedere room (which was a surprise gift to them). Luckily the brida
l party started taking pictures around 1p and was able to take pictures on the lawn and by the vineyard before the real rain came in.
At about 3 o'clock the light rain became a little bit heavier and never stopped. Bringing the plan A ceremony on the lawn to a plan C inside the main room in front of the fireplace.
Everything worked out with ceremony inside most guest sat at the tables they were assigned to, with a great theme and centerpieces that were very entertaining no matter what your age.
Each table had a city/state/country that the bride and groom had been to along with a picture of the happy couple in that location.
Instead of a traditional floral centerpiece, the engineer bride, brought in a little of herself with a Lego board and pieces for the guests to play with and make their own creations. Way cool ideas that made for great interaction with guests in getting to know the bride and groom.
The bride and groom stayed involved in announcing the bridal party, very unique. The bride announced her attendants & the groom his, saying a little about the attendants and what they meant to them. It was cool to watch and hear it from them instead of the DJ.
They also chose to only have 8 chairs per table as opposed to the usual 10 chairs per table. Each table was decorated with our white linens, which nice cover the table and almost touch the ground. Outside on the patio, they had our black padded chairs which contrasted well with our white linens, and the BeckenRidge lawn was filled with our classic Italian chairs.
On of our favorite vendors;
Sassy Onion came up to do the catering. They had delicious dinner prepared for everyone by 5pm. Meanwhile, photographs were being taken by Katheryn at
Photos by Orion, LLC. They pride themselves on 'Star Quality, Earthly Prices', which the bride and groom enjoyed.
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What a beautiful fall day in Oregon. After yesterday's morning of downpours, seeing the sunshine and the crisp air again is delightful, especially for today's wedding.
Thankfully today is a small group so even if the weather was not in our favor we could of easily had the ceremony on the covered patio vs the lawn. But we do not need to worry about a plan B for this group. The sun is bright and the blue skies are brilliant.
The main room was set in BeckenRidge ivory linens and black & tapestry padded chairs. They brought in beautiful overlays the centerpieces.
The covered patio had the bistro tables placed for the appetizer hour along
with the gift table.
Catering from
Wild Pear was served on dishes and flatware rented from
A to Z Rentals. Besides renting dishware, the bride and groom also brought in their own sound system to save some money on DJ costs.
It was great to see how much thought and care went into the wedding ceremony and reception, even with under 100 guests.
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After raining all night and that morning it was an easy decision to put the ceremony on the patio, although, the family was able to enjoy the sunshine later that afternoon.
The mother of the bride arrived first with her daughter and other bridesmaids following closely behind. They were greeted with the Bella Package set up in the bride’s room for them. Yummy fruit, cheese, and crackers with of course ingredients for mimosas! The girls wasted no time getting ready when Jennifer Rand from Face Body and Beauty www.facebodybeauty.com arrived to do hair and make-up.
The guys were anxious to hang out in the Belvedere Groom’s room, with the Foosball table and Budweiser they ordered. They were also pleasantly surprised to find the Mother of the Bride had surprised them with customized beer steins for each groomsman.
While everyone was getting ready friends and family helped decorate and set the tables. We made it a little easier with the tables in place and set up with white linens rented from BeckenRidge. The decorations were fun pastel colors of green, 
pink, yellow, purple and blue. Coincidentally, (planned of course) the bridesmaid dresses were each of those different colors. It was great when they placed on the tables bowls of Easter colored M&M’s they had stocked up on just for the wedding! It was smart that they thought about that earlier, when things are only seasonal, you have to get it when it is available. Good thinking on their part. The M&M’s were accompanied by bowls of peanuts and chex-mix they brought. Also rented from BeckenRidge, was our white Italian chairs for all the tables inside and the ceremony seating outside on the patio.
Before we knew it, the bride was walking down the isle. Johanna Respini www.johannarespini.com, not a stranger to BeckenRidge, officiated the wedding. She has worked up here many times before, and was happy to find out the bride and groom choose BeckenRidge as their venue.
The DJ, a new vendor to us, but one we would definitely recommend again was Jeffe from True Love sound Mobile DJ and Multimedia Services http://www.truelovesound.com/ (541) 684-4598.
He and his wife were great. They came to rehearsal and did a great job on the wedding day.
After the ceremony the bridal party sneaked away and ready themselves to be introduced to the guests. The bridal party reentered through the front doors and the DJ announced who they were and a little bit about them. This is a cool idea that we are seeing more of this year.
While things were happening inside the main room, BeckenRidge and family helped move chairs off the covered patio after the ceremony. Later in the evening the food buffet tables were placed on the covered patio to allow for more dance space inside. They did all the first dances and even a money dance which was a huge success, some who were waiting to dance with the bride and groom didn't get to by the time the song finished. :(
As said before the sun came out and warmed us towards the end of the evening making for a great send off for the bride and groom.
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Two weddings in a row this weekend.
Sunday was a 50/50 chance to have the wedding ceremony down on the lawn and so to be hopeful we set up our white Italian chairs they rented from BeckenRidge. As it got closer to the start of the ceremony, the weather wasn't looking like it was going to cooperate. The decision was made to move the white Italian chairs, rented from BeckenRidge, up to the patio. The transition was lead by our very own Ken maintenance/vineyard/everything else guy, who with the help of a few other men was able to bring the chairs up to the patio and set-up for plan B.
Everyone arrived at the same time. It was a flood of cars coming into the parking lot. They had everything very organized on trays and carts, ready for easy transport that made it fast to decorate the room. Upon arrival the tables and chairs were preset to the diagram they wanted, but everything else was a blank slate. They brought in their own table cloths from another rental place, and went to town decorating. The florist was a family friend, who brought all the necessary items to make the table arrangements at BeckenRidge. It was very elegant to see each place setting preset with delicate china, and silverware. The look of the tables were very flattering.
The bride and bridesmaids were bustling around getting ready while also enjoying the tastiness of the Bella Package. Fruit, cheese, and crackers with some sparkling champagne and orange juice, set the tone for a fun day.
Alcyone Cafe and Catering (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salem-OR/Alcyone-Cafe-Catering/272350087694?ref=ts&__a=11) was chosen to provide the food. They had a very professional staff personnel, and the chef was very friendly, as well as made fabulous food. We enjoyed having them cater at BeckenRidge, and would, with out a doubt, recommend them again.
Sweet music from a family member playing a cello, filled the patio as the ceremony started.
It was peaceful as the bride walked down the isle to her future husband. Several family members got up to speak about the true meaning of marriage and what it means between a man and a woman. The words were sweet and the moments tender.
Family was a huge part of this wedding, and as a gift to the bride and groom the two mothers got together and composed and performed a piece on BeckenRidge's baby grand piano. While they were playing, champagne was being passed around to create a smooth transition into the toasts.
DJ Sergio played great background music as dinner went on, and livened up the party when it was time to "bust-a-move".
Before we knew it, the limo arrived and the bride and groom were whisked away to their honeymoon.
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Flower petal wedding!
Pink rose petals were around every corner.
As soon as the bride got to BeckenRidge, she was busy decorating with her other bridesmaids. We made it easy for her with tables preset with white linens, and mirror tiles she rented from us.
Because this was a small wedding of less than 50 guests the bride decided to have only our black padded chairs set at her tables of white linens. It looked very elegant, and with her pink rose pedals sprinkled around the mirror tile center pieces, it created a beautiful look.
The most memorable thing about this wedding was, as I have mentioned the pink rose petals. When the bridal party arrived two girls spent most of the morning sitting next to buckets and buckets of pink roses. They took the petals o
ff several dozen roses and put them in a tub that was then scattered down the aisle.
As she was about to walk down the aisle her dad and her exchanged a few last minute giggles and she began her journey to the path of pink.
Dinner was a sit-down feast catered by Loustic Catering www.loustic.com. They have been here before and provided a delicious meat, potatoes and asparagus meal. Their presentation is great and the food is full of flavor. We enjoyed having them here to cater this wedding.
The reception was powered by the BeckenRidge Stereo, with an ipod plugged into it. It works well as long as the person controlling it knows what speakers to turn up, otherwise the base could shake the building! Everyone had a good time dancing in the middle of the room and getting drinks on occasion. They day ended as easily as it began.
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The day started out with partly cloudy with a chance of showers later in the evening. As the bridal party arrived the clouds looked like they would stay at bay for a while. The girls got ready in the private room for the bride enjoying the Bella package, while the guys indulged in the Belvedere room (which was a surprise gift to them). Luckily the brida
l party started taking pictures around 1p and was able to take pictures on the lawn and by the vineyard before the real rain came in.
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