Attending Weddings in Woodinville - tips for making the most of your tour time

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Are you ready? The 7th annual Wedding in Woodinville tour is this Sunday! Here are a few tips on how to make the most out of our show & what you can expect during the tour.  

Dress for the Northwest. Please plan on experiencing all the seasons during the tour.  Many of the venues have outdoor spaces decorated for you to experience the entire venue and although they all offer covering and heaters (thanks to our fantastic rental companies who know how to plan for our wet & cold weather better than anyone) it still can get cold.  Please bring a jacket, scarf and walking shoes that can hold up to the many surfaces you’ll experience between the venues that range from loose gravel to paved concrete. 

Check-in begins at 11:30am.  If possible, try to arrive with your entire party so that you can be transported together. Look for the white tent in the Woodhouse Wine Estates parking lot (15500 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville, WA 98072).

Parking is FREE!  There is plenty of free parking available at Woodhouse Wine Estates and Butler Valet will be on hand to help direct you to the perfect spot. 

Bring your ID.  The tour is a wedding show that is also a wine tour as it features over 20 wines from Woodinville Wine Country along with Woodinville's own Redhook Brewery. The show is recommended for adults only, however guests under age 21 are welcome to attend with your party. A wristband will be provided at registration to identify you as a guest of Weddings in Woodinville. Wristbands and valid ID are required to participate in the complimentary wine tasting offered at each location.

Be sure to take a program and your complimentary custom canvas tote bag at registration.  Each venue will offer their own program that will highlight the vendors you will see at that location but the main program is a fantastic reference guide for future use that lists the vendors who are participating in the show. Be sure that at least one of you in your party grabs a tote bag as you'll need something to collect all the swag you will be given during the tour!

Be sure to pick up your complimentary Wedding Resource Guides from Weddings in Woodinville's Media Sponsors BanquetEvent.com and Seattle Bride.  

Transportation is designed to take you to each venue during the 4+ hour tour so there is no need to create a list of who to see as our tour is designed to give you ample time at each venue to meet & greet all the vendors. Transportation will loop continuously in a pre-determined order, allowing you to visit all eight venues for as long as you like.

Every vendor in our show offers a product or service that directly relates to your wedding from bachelor and bachelorette parties to the get-away car and everything in between. There are no unrelated companies.

Bring already printed out labels with your name, email and wedding date to hand to vendors who you would like more information on. Weddings in Woodinville does not sell or distribute your contact information to anyone.

You will not be hungry after this tour!  Each venue will have a full-range of appetizers, passed bites and sweets for you to munch on.  Between the 8 venues we have over a dozen caterers sampling their savory to sweet bites.

Budget your time at each venue, as all transportation will return to Registration Parking by 5pm when the show is over if you've visited all venues are not.  We suggest leaving yourself around 30 minutes at each venue to allow plenty of time to see each location. To exit the tour and return to your vehicle at any time please notify the next driver or transportation representative and they will return you to registration. Vehicles will not deviate from the route to make special requested stops other than returning guests to registration by request. Please note general parking is limited or unavailable at many venues and utilizing tour transportation is mandatory unless prior arrangements have been made. 

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Included in the cost of your ticket is wine, food, and transportation, however, additional wine will be available to purchase at each winery if you can’t leave without getting a bottle (or 2) for later.  

Make the most of your day at Weddings in Woodinville

The tour is just days away and our vendors have been busy creating the most memorable wedding show experience for you!

Here are a few tips on how to make the most out of our show & what you can expect:

• Check-in begins at 11:30am.  If possible, try to arrive with your entire party so that you can be transported together.
• Dress for the Northwest!  Please plan on experiencing all the seasons during the tour.  Many of the venues have outdoor spaces decorated for you to experience the entire venue and although they all offer covering and heaters (thanks to our fantastic rental companies who know how to plan for our wet & cold weather better than anyone) it still can get cold.  Please bring a jacket, scarf and walking shoes that can hold up to the many surfaces you’ll experience between the venues that range from loose gravel to paved concrete. 
• Transportation is designed to take you to each venue during the 4+ hour tour so there is no need to create a list of who to see as our tour is designed to give you ample time at each venue to meet & greet all the vendors. 
• Be sure to take a program at registration.  Each venue will offer their own program that will highlight the vendors you will see at that location but the main program is a fantastic reference guide for future use that lists the 100 vendors who participated in the show.
• Please bring your ID.  The tour is a wedding show that is also a wine tour as it features over 20 wines from Woodinville Wine Country. Redhook Brewer will also be served at Willows Lodge. Since we do serve alcohol at each location, this is a 21 or older event.  Wine will also be available to purchase at each winery if you can’t leave without getting a bottle (or 2) for later.
• Every vendor in our show offers a product or service that directly relates to your wedding day. There are no unrelated companies.
• Bring already printed out labels with your name, email and wedding date to hand to vendors who you would like more information on.
• You will not be hungry after this tour!  Each venue will have a full-range of appetizers, passed bites and sweets for you to munch on.  Between the 7 venues we have over a dozen caterers sampling their savory to sweet bites.
• Be sure to pick up your complimentary Banquet & Event Wedding Resource Guide.  This book isn’t called the “bridal bible” for nothing!
• Parking is FREE!  There is plenty of free parking available at Woodhouse Wine Estates and Butler Valet will be on hand to help direct you to the perfect spot. 
• Budget your time at each venue, as all transportation will return to Woodhouse Wine Estates by 5pm when the show is over if you've visited all 7 venues are not.  We suggest leaving yourself around 30 minutes at each venue to allow plenty of time to see each location.

Weddings in Woodinville age policy

Ticket holders will be asked for ID at registration and will be issued a wristband before embarking on the Weddings in Woodinville tour.Weddings in Woodinville is a one-of-a-kind boutique wedding show created as a “wine tasting tour” for engaged couples and their families and friends. Wine tasting and hors d’oeuvres at every stop are included as part of your ticket purchase. The show is recommended for adults only, however guests under age 21 are welcome to attend with your party. Ticket holders will be asked for ID at registration and will be issued a wristband before embarking on the tour. Underage guests will be issued a different color wristband and every venue will be checking wristbands. Bartenders may also ask for ID at any time so please keep your ID handy while on the tour. We do not offer discounts for underage guests. 

Small children and babies are not recommended for this event. Vehicles providing transportation between venues are not equipped for children as per the Washington State Child Restraint Law. You may provide your own transportation between venues; however, please note guest parking is limited at some of the venues during the show.

Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets.  If you have further questions, you can contact us at info@weddingsinwoodinville.com and we look forward to seeing at the show!

How to make the most out of your experience during Weddings in Woodinville

The tour is almost here and our vendors have been busy creating the most memorable wedding show experience for you!

Here are a few tips on how to make the most out of our show & what you can expect:

- Dress for the Northwest!  As unpredictable as our weather is, please plan on experiencing all the seasons during the tour.  Many of the venues have outdoor spaces decorated for you to experience the entire venue and although they all offer covering and heaters (thanks to our fantastic rental companies who know how to plan for our wet weather better than anyone) it still can get cold so please bring a jacket, scarf and walking shoes that can hold up to the many surfaces you’ll experience between the venues which ranges from loose gravel to paved concrete. 

- No need to create a list of who to see as our tour is designed to give you ample time at each venue (transportation is designed to take you to each venue during the 4+ hour tour) to meet & greet all the vendors. 

- Be sure to take a program at registration.  Each venue will offer their own program that will highlight the vendors you will see at that location but the main program is a fantastic reference guide for future use that lists the over 100 vendors total who participated in the show.

- The tour is a wedding show but we’ve thrown in a wine tour to make the experience even more fun!  Local Woodinville wines will be served at every venue. So please bring your ID.  Since we do serve wine at each location, this is a 21 and older event.  Wine will also be available to purchase at each winery if you can’t leave without getting a bottle (or 2) for later.

- Every vendor in our show offers a product or service that directly relates to your wedding day. There are no unrelated companies.

- Be tech ready.  Download a QR code reader (for more information on QR Codes read our blog Why you need a QR Code {& what they are} to enhance your experience at Weddings in Woodinville) to your Smartphone and be on the look out at each vendor’s table for those checkered blocks.  Many of our vendors are offering discounts, specials or freebies. 

- Tangerine Tango is the color for 2012.  Be sure to check out Jacky Grotle of Event Success, planner for DeLille Cellars, inspiration on the color for weddings this season with her V-E-G (Vibrant Elegant Garden) décor.

- Curious what the latest wedding trends are?  After reception bites is just one of them that you will experience at Weddings in Woodinville.  Molly Moon's (yes, the scrumptious local homemade ice-creamery that is worth the line down the block to get) will be serving scoops so you will finish the show with two full hands… one for the ice cream and the other full of all the materials and goodies you’ve picked up along the tour. 

- Forget bringing a pen to write your name & email address 20 times for those vendors you would like more information from.  Bring already printed out labels with your name, email and wedding date. 

- You will not be hungry after our tour!  Each venue will have a full-range of appetizers, passed bites and sweets for you to munch on.  Between the 7 venues we have 15 caterers ready to serve you multiple adventures in culinary excellence and even the fantastic team at Espresso Elegance ready to keep you caffeinated.

- Don’t leave without visiting with the team at Banquet & Event Resource Inc. (at Woodhouse Wine Estates) for your Wedding Resource Guide.  This book isn’t called the “bridal bible” for nothing!

- Visit with our additonal media sponsors, Seattle Bride Magazine & Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom Magazine at Willows Lodge & DeLille Cellars respectively for your complimentary copy of their latest issues.  The pages are overflowing with inspiration and many of the vendors you will have met are featured in their pages.  (Be sure to check out Melody Davis of MG Davis Events, planner for JM Cellars, in the "Ring’s" section of Seattle Bride and Vintage Ambiance (also at JM Cellars) in the "Real Weddings" section of Seattle Metropolitan Bride & Groom.

- Parking is FREE!  There is plenty of free parking available at Woodhouse Wine Estates and Butler Valet will be on hand to help direct you to the perfect spot.