Yoga + Beer at Redhook

Join our partners at Redhook Brewery for their first Yoga + Beer gathering with Mika Timmons, RYT from Cheers and Namaste.

This detox + retox class, led by Yoga + Beer instructor, Mika Timmons, is all an all-levels flow yoga class. Your registration includes a 60 minute yoga class and your first pint. 

Things to know: 

• 2 classes availabe: July 9th & August 6th, 2017
• Cost: $25 for Yoga + Beer, including practice and your first pint. 
• Food is available for purchase after class. 
• Please arrive 5-10 minutes early, if possible. 
• Please bring your own mat if you can, although we always have extras to borrow. 
• Please review the refund policy before registering.
• Register HERE

Yoga. Beer. Friends. It's well-balanced goodness!

ULTIMATE Wedding Stationery Timeline

"Wedding Stationery Timeline from save the dates to thank you cards" is a Guest Post from Weddings in Woodinville Partners Songbird Paperie

Finally, the infographic you have all been waiting for! 

The Ultimate Timeline for Wedding Stationery

We here at Songbird are so paper-obsessed and in love with weddings AND good design. So, we created this handy dandy infographic to help you figure out when to order what, and when to send what!

You're Engaged! 

Find your stationery designer and calligrapher. Luckily, that's us all in one! Contact erica@songbirdpaperie.com to set up a free wedding stationery & calligraphy consultation!

12-6 Months Before Your Wedding

Order Save the Date announcements and Thank You cards. You should send thank you cards as gifts come in. Trust us. You'll be happy you kept up with it early because the thank you list does start to pile up fast!

6-8 Months Before

Mail Save the Date announcements. If you're having a destination wedding (say, in Jamaica, Paris or in a part of the country where most of the guests will be travelling to by plane), mail them out as soon as you've set a date and venue to maximize the time your guests will have to book accommodations! 

4-5 Months Before

Start the design process with your for wedding, rehearsal dinner and day-after brunch invitations. Decide on an envelope color as soon as possible in order to get the envelopes to your calligrapher ASAP. Songbird requires 1 week per 100 envelopes, but during the busy season, our turnaround time may increase!

10-8 Weeks Before

Deliver invitation envelopes to your calligrapher. Double check turnaround time with them to ensure you don't pay a rush fee to get them done in time.

6-8 Weeks Before

Mail all the invitations! Order programs, menu cards, table numbers, place cards, favor cards, signage and other stationery for the big day. 

3 Weeks Before

Finalize seating assignments for your calligrapher & escort/place cards. Prepare thank you cards for your vendors! (Order more cards from your stationer if necessary.) Ask your wedding planner, or recruit a bridesmaid, to deliver the thank you cards on the day of your wedding (or when you receive the final products)!

2-3 Weeks Before

Guests should have sent in their RSVP cards by now. If not, now's the time to hunt down the non-responders!

1 Week Before

Pack a complete wedding invitation in your wedding day to-go-bag for your photographer to capture along with the other wedding details!

The BIG DAY

Get married! In the morning, write a note or card to your future spouse. It will become a cherished love letter for generations to come :)

2 Weeks After Your Wedding

Mail "we got married!" announcements, if desired. (You may order these through your stationery designer as well!)

1 Month After

Make sure all off your thank you cards are mailed out and cheers to your first month as a married couple!

Thank you Songbird Paperie for creating and sharing this beautiful & helpful Wedding Stationery Timeline graphic! Be sure to follow their Pinterest boards for even more wedding inspirtation and planning tips for your big day.

  Drop them a line at hello@songbirdpaperie.com

NW Golden Delicious Wedding

Willows Lodge 2017 Weddings in Woodinville recap from Event Success

" 'NW Golden Delicious' theme for WIW 2017 at Willows Lodge was easy as pie!

  

Event Success put together a wonderful team at Willows Lodge. "We had fun playing off the theme and apples were a fun NW item for the design", says Jacky Grotle owner of Event Success.

  

The photoshoot was just prior to the showcase where La Vie Photography "worked their magic" in capturing it all in their lovely images.

  

The fashion team included Nordstrom Wedding Suite, The Tuxedo Club, SHOLDT jewelers and Off White Beauty.

  

Signage and print material was made by Impress Ink. Event Success and Countryside Floral created a wonderful ceremony area with an oversized wreath, lighting, apple garlands and ferns that went perfectly with the wine barrels and Willows Lodge's natural ceremony garden backdrop. Guests enjoyed tasty hors d'oeuvres from Barking Frog (including Apple Fritters with a Cinnamon Yogurt dip & of course their signature Grand Marnier Prawns were among the selection) and sipped Locust Cider or Matthews wine. Taking the cake or rather offering the cake tasting was New Renaissance Cakes. 

  

The feature table with it's five foot tall centerpiece was a show stopper.  Guests looked around the table to see Petersen's Rentals & favors from Knack.  Wonderful music from Bamboo Beats played in the background and lighting from Greenlight Design was the perfect added touch. Guests enjoyed talking to all the vendors including officiant Mary Calhoun and video team Traveling Tiger Productions.

  

Mini facials and hand massages were offered to guests from Willow's Lodge Spa team.

  

Fun was had by all!" - Jacky Grotle, Event Success

  

Participating vendors included:

Wedding Designer & Planner: Event Success | DJ: Bamboo Beats | Catering: Barking Frog Catering | Transportation & Valet Services: Butler Seattle-Valet, Transportation & Tours | Wedding Florals: Countryside Floral and Garden |  Lighting Design: Greenlight Events | Bar Rentals: Happy Hour Designer Bar Rentals | Stationary & Paper Goods: Impress Ink | Favors: 
Knack | Photography: La Vie Photography | Beverages: Locust Cider & Matthews Winery | Cakes & Desserts: New Renaissance Cakes | Makeup & Hair: OffWhite Makeup and Beauty | Rentals: Pedersen's Event Rentals | Jewerly: SHOLDT | Bridal Attire: The Wedding Suite at Nordstrom Downtown & The Tuxedo Club |  Videography: Traveling Tiger Wedding Films | Officiant: Window to the Soul Ministry 

 

See more photos on the Gallery from this years event.

Save the Date: 5.23.17 Fundraiser for Melody Davis

As you may have heard, our dear friend and colleague, Melody Davis of MG Davis Events, had a life-threatening brain aneurysm on March 28th. Although she’s beaten all the odds and is on the way to a full recovery she still has a ways to go. That's where you come in!

We hope you will join us for a Cruise fundraiser for Melody on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at Waterways Cruises and Events! Tickets are $100 per person and 100% of these proceeds will be donated to Melody’s YouCaring.com account.  

Fundraiser Details:

Location: Waterways Cruises and Events
2441 N Northlake Way, Seattle, WA 98103
Boarding starts at 5:30pm with the cruise running from 6:30 - 8:30pm.
Light Hors d’oeuvres and Hosted Wine Bar
Tickets via Brown Paper Tickets HERE 
In addition to bites and sips, we'll be hosting a small auction with BIG surprises and signing the "Get Well Tree" cards.
Sponsored by Banquet & Event Resource Inc and Weddings In Woodinville

If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation, here’s the link to her page: www.youcaring.com/melodygilldavis. 

Come celebrate the Grand Opening of the Hampton Inn and Suites Woodinville

You met some of the incredible hospitality team of the Hampton Inn and Suites Woodinville at Columbia Winery during this years tour, now you're invited to their huge grand opening party!

April 20th, 2017 from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm. They will have neighborhood vendors there and great raffles to win. Yummy food and tasty beverages will be waiting for you. You won't want to miss this fun event.

Please RSVP to Barb Damiano at barb@caprihm.com