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valley & co. planning tips :: five things to do if you’re newly engaged

If you're reading this piece today, congratulations are likely in order (or perhaps will be soon)! Each year we share our knowledge on the subject of engagement around this time, as the time for engagements has arrived. The holidays see an uptick in romantic settings and intimate gatherings, family and friends - all of the ingredients for the perfect proposal. So o[...]

entertaining :: first dinner party essentials with pottery barn

When fall finally settles in it signifies a cozy and intimate season - entertaining season. Our schedule quickly become happily full with football games and dinner parties, family gatherings, and the holidays. I remember when we got married our first gathering was a cocktail party for our friends at our new house - complete with an abundance of food and great cocktail[...]

valley & co. wedding :: autumn romance

Every year or two we're graced with clients who really want to embrace the feeling of fall in their wedding story. Savannah and Steve were so gracious and fun and let us pull out all of the fall-feelings for their October Seattle wedding. Taking place in a historic wooden building, we ran with the cozy ambiance and greeted guests with warm apple cider cocktails in cop[...]

entertaining :: cobbler & bubbly thank you party and wedding registry tips

This is the time of year that signifies the best of a season (berries, tomatoes, dahlias, Dungeness crab....), and rounds out the bustling summer wedding season. How many weddings have you been to this summer? 15 years ago this month we celebrated the best of the season ourselves and threw a thank you party for our own wedding parties - 12 friends included. It's a [...]

entertaining :: nautical summertime soirée and registry tips

Midsummer is our favorite time of year as our studio is a flurry of flowers, clients stopping by to chat about final details, linens, gorgeous elements, and a buzz of celebration that we love. We're knee-deep in cocktail parties, welcome dinners and beach parties, rehearsal festivities, weddings, and dinner parties galore, and we're also in the throes of finding venue[...]

entertaining :: summer gathering with flowers

Each change of the seasons means we have our new (temporary) favorite blooms. Come spring, it's Lily of the Valley, tulips, and lilacs...late summer means dahlias aplenty. This time of the year when Ava and I visited our flower market we scooped up our favorite ruffled peonies, vines, anemones, garden roses, and the most charming sweet peas. Summer's finest! She loves[...]

valley & co. advice :: wayfair registry picks

When it comes time for our couples to register for their wedding gifts, it generally means save the dates are getting ready to be mailed and a wedding website is up and running, waiting for a link to their wedding registry with thoughtful gifts carefully chosen to suit their new home together. We love to encourage them to choose practical items but also ones that will[...]

valley & co. wedding :: soft mauve and green barn soiree

Kavita and Andy are truly two of the kindest and most thoughtful couples we've had the pleasure of working with. They had big plans for their Indian-American wedding (most all 250 guests came from across the country) and entrusted us to create a meaningful and beautiful celebration that represented their love story and the care they really wanted their guests to exper[...]

entertaining :: citrus summer dinner party

In Seattle sometimes spring just seems to miss us and we breeze into summery weather. Winter seemed to last especially long this year, and one morning we woke up and every tree on our street had burst vibrant leaves and blossoms! This Memorial Day weekend we have plans to take some longs walks, visit the zoo, and spend plenty of time in our garden just relaxing and sa[...]

happy hour :: classic mint julep

Springtime holds so many festive events like an abundance of birthdays in our family (all four of us have birthdays in April, May, and June, and other family birthdays are peppered in), Easter, Mother's Day, The Kentucky Derby, and graduations. We consider spring the official mark to entertaining season, where there really is always an excuse to be celebrating. Paired[...]