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valley & co. tips :: three fun ways to welcome your guests

'Tis the season (well, almost!) for garden parties and weddings! While our events this year will look a little different with safety measures in place, that's even more reason to ramp up the aesthetics, the experiences, and guest comforts, don't you think? We're always big supporters of welcoming and greeting guests with something tangible (a spiked blackberry lemo[...]

valley & co. planning :: jump-starting your plans in 2021

Happy 2021! Welcome to a fresh year filled with brightness on the horizon. We enjoyed a restful and quiet holiday break, complete with hot cocoa on tap! This year (well, later into the year) is brimming full of celebrations for our clients - and we can hardly wait until we safely resume in-person parties and weddings. We've been full-steam ahead in planning since the [...]

entertaining at home :: A Very Valley Holiday! Dressing Your Wreaths

December at the Valley Home means it's garland time! We get our fresh trees each weekend after Thanksgiving from a charming family-owned tree farm (since 1948!) and it's our favorite holiday tradition - I also go full Griswold and get our usual 3 large wreaths and 75' of garland. Nick (what a guy!) knows that means stringing them all up with lights - we have our metho[...]

entertaining at home :: cozy fall tabletop

2020 is the year of home and stay at home, and there is still so much to celebrate and so many ways in which to do so in the comfort of your home. We created this cozy fall inspiration to be applied to the holidays of 2020, but to also translate to 2021 when we hope to all be together for the holidays! Here are a few of our pro entertaining tips that can effortlessly [...]

valley & co. tips :: corresponding with your guests during a pandemic

While 2020 has been the year of moving wedding dates for our sweet couples, it's also brought a renewed feeling of joy and excitement as we plan ahead for weddings. Our team has gotten it down when it comes to how to move dates as smoothly as possible (and we've written about that here and in our complimentary postponement guide). While we love snail mail and beaut[...]

valley & co. tips :: a wedding at home

Summer is here, which means traditionally it should be a time filled with weddings and celebrations. This summer certainly looks different than ever before, but we are still seeing the magic of celebrations at home take shape, albeit with distance and more precautions. Many couples who have pushed 2020 weddings to 2021 and 2022 are choosing to have a lovely soiree at [...]

gather at home :: backyard memorial day

This Memorial Day Weekend most of us with be nestled at home, tending to our gardens, just being with our families, and not venturing out too much, which means it's a great time to elevate our smoked ribs, bbq, and ice cream! One of the simplest ways to make an ordinary dinner feel like a party is by dressing your table in a plain white table cloth and using line[...]

valley & co. entertaining :: 5 cocktails to make at home

The weekend is here again! During quarantine we've really been focusing on savoring the weekends as true weekends - no work to be done, just time spent baking, playing outdoors, being in our garden, and watching movies in the afternoon. Nighttime cocktails in the garden have been a staple as well! It's all part of a ritual - we have nothing but time for right now and [...]

wedding ideas :: 12 favorite garden element moments

It's officially springtime, which means my heart is happy watching our garden beds come to life, and this spring I'm daydreaming about our favorite springtime weddings! Some of my favorite design elements are pulled from the natural floral and fauna of spring - the pastel blooms, the airy feeling, the garden cocktails.... Here are 7 favorite garden-inspired element[...]

valley & co. press :: harper’s bazaar top wedding planners in the world

Over our 17+ years in business we've really been rewarded with the best team, the most wonderful clients, and an amazing community of esteemed peers and creative friends that allow us to create the magic that celebrates others. So we are over the moon delighted to share that Harper's BAZAAR named Valley & Company Events one of 47 Top Wedding Planners in the World![...]

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