First thing to do if you're newly engaged

First thing to do if you're newly engaged is a guest blog post by Valley & Company Events

O'Malley Photography

While it’s so much fun to share your joy with everyone, we know how quickly the excitement can turn to an overwhelming and uneasy feeling of we don’t know! We have one sage piece of advice we’ve been telling our couples since 2003 that we wanted to share:

Take a deep breath. Enjoy. And have a serious talk about what’s most important to you both for your wedding and the planning process itself.

After all, your engagement is a journey and one of your first adventures you’re embarking on before you meld your lives together. We encourage you to assess the key details before you settle on a date, tell the world they’re invited, and dive into a budget.

Llanes Weddings

What’s most important to you both can mean a number of things, but consider:

• Location – are you both from elsewhere but live in a city together? Will you bring friends and family to that location and have a fun destination wedding for them and share your new digs? Will you travel and plan from afar to tie the knot in your hometown?
• Ambiance – what do you envision for the ceremony? Something traditional in a church or on a rooftop? An intimate cocktail party where a wedding happened of a beautiful reception party for 400? Do you want guests to come from the weekend and stay together at a resort or on an island?
• Figure out who loves what (or if you both enjoy everything!). We often find that our couples have different interests so one may enjoy planning the look and feeling of the wedding like flowers, the linen choices, lighting, and the visuals. The counterpart may really enjoy great food and cocktails and want to head that up or absolutely love music and want to create a festive vibe through sound and the menu.

Alante Photography

Remember to enjoy the process and have fun with it!

~Aleah and Nick Valley, Valley & Company Events

2016 Weddings in Woodinville Guest Planners

Each year, Weddings in Woodinville invites guest planners to join our core three wedding planners, Melody Davis of MG Davis Events, Jacky Grotle of Event Success and Jennifer Taylor of Taylor’d Events by Jennifer, in helping create the amazing Weddings in Woodinville tour. This year we are incredible lucky and honored to be collaborating with Nick and Aleah Valley of Valley & Company Events at DeLille Cellars, Tamara Nicole of Simply Tamara Nicole at The Hollywood Schoolhouse, Rebecca Grant of New Creations, Katie Slayton of Sprinkled in Seattle at The Woodhouse Wine Estates, and Emily Shannon of Sweet Pea Events at Redhook Brewery and Pub. 

Here's a little more information on these incredibly talented wedding planners:

Valley & Company Events: Established 2003, renowned Valley & Company Events specializes in planning and designing beautiful and fun weddings. Our weddings are signature celebrations, created fresh for each of our couples. We offer complete wedding planning and design services.

Nick or Aleah Valley | 206.250.2055 | www.valleyandco.com | hello@valleyandco.com

Simply by Tamara Nicole is a Seattle wedding planning and design company that LOVES to make it all about the couple. Discovering ways to bring out your personality and relationship through the decor, colors, textures and details is our specialty. Our weddings and styled shoots have been featured in print and well known blogs all over the world. Although organized and detailed, Tamara Nicole and Claire are relaxed as can be during the planning process, and always down for a fun coffee, cocktail or treat while helping you plan your BIG day and find the best vendor team to do this with!

Tamara Nicole | 888.220.2651 | www.simplytamaranicole.com | weddings@simplytamaranicole.com

Sweet Pea Events is a trustworthy, fun and creative team of wedding and event planners who will delight you with the ultimate peace of mind and extraordinary service! We like to consider ourselves "matchmakers" in the wedding industry - pairing you with the perfect wedding professionals based on your style and budget. We will save you hours of research by being able to match you with our incredible network of colleagues. Sweet Pea Events specializes in Month of Coordination, Full Service Planning and Destination Planning.

503.862.7917 | www.sweetpeaevents.net | emily@sweetpeaevents.net

New Creations is Seattle's only wedding planning company specializing in Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian and Samoan weddings (and yes, we're white).  We are a full-service planning company offering Full Design & Coordination, "Day-of" with Design Assistance, and "Day-of" packages to best suit your planning needs.  Our approach is warm and genuine, and one of having a friend help you plan your wedding rather than a hired company.  With over a decade of experience, we are knowledgeable, professional, and really good at what we do as our hundreds of awesome testimonials can account for.

Rebecca Grant | 206.491.0608 | www.NewCreationsWeddings.com | Info@NewCreationsWeddings.com

Sprinkled in Seattle is a boutique event planning company dedicated to superior customer service and a fun, approachable take on event planning. Our goal is to make your event planning process stress-free, enjoyable and memorable. The greater Seattle area has such a unique feel – the geography, the energy, the colors and well, everything. It makes for a perfect setting for special events – indoor or outdoor! Whether you're in need of full service planning or month of coordination, we are here to help!

Katie Slayton | 425.999.0712 | www.sprinkledinseattle.com | katie@sprinkledinseattle.com 

On Sunday, January 31st, 2016, eight of Woodinville Wine Country's top wedding venues will open their doors in lavish style to future brides and grooms. Professionals from every facet of planning a perfect wedding will be on hand to answer questions. Explore samples of table settings, floral designs, catering, music and more will be on display. In addition, top of the line transportation will shuttle guests from venue to venue in safety and style.

Purchase your tickets today to meet these amazing planners and supporting wedding vendors who can inspire and produce the wedding of your dreams.

Timeless French Elegance at DeLille Cellars during Weddings in Woodinville 2016

We're halfway through welcoming our 2016 Weddings in Woodinville vendors, and today we're eager to introduce you to our guest planners for DeLille Cellars, Aleah & Nick of Valley & Co. Their team Herban Feast Catering and Events, Cameo String Quartet, Choice Linens, Laura Marchbanks Photography, Pike Street Press, Lady Yum, Vintage Ambiance, CORT Party Rental,  J. Lewis Jewelry, Inc., British Motor Coach & CORT Party Rental will be showcasing Timeless French Elegance at the Chateau.

The French countryside signifies a relaxed elegance to Nick and Aleah Valley, owners of Valley & Company Events. They and their creative partners will dress DeLille Cellars in a warm Northwest-meets-French ambiance with hints of our gorgeous area. A mix of soft neutral and pastel hues, light and airy textures, and classic French elements with a bounty of Northwest greenery, coastal elements and details that make our region so beautiful will set the scene for the Weddings in Woodinville celebration.

Meet Valley & Co and all of DeLille Cellars participating vendors on Sunday, January 31st, 2016, during Weddings in Woodinville.  For a full-list of participating vendors and to purchase tickets visit www.weddingsinwoodinville.com.