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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[...]

just married :: courtney & devin

High school sweethearts, Courtney and Devin knew they wanted a memorable getaway weekend outside of Seattle for their guests to unwind and soak in the beautiful scenery. They chose Swiftwater Cellars, nestled in the mountains about two hours east of Seattle, a place that would challenge us to balance the masculine wood and iron of the property with the clean and moder[...]

entertaining at home :: easter

If you ask me, most anything looks that much more festive when it's subtly glittering with sugar! This sugared flower tutorial is a favorite of ours for spring entertaining (and also during the holidays to apply to sugared fruits). This will be our 4th Annual Valley Family Easter Brunch and we'll be welcoming a house full to celebrate, eat, and enjoy. Ava is extrem[...]

valley & company advice :: three tips for your guest experience

Whether your wedding is a true destination locale where your guests travel from afar (think: a Lake Como wedding, a sunny Caribbean beach celebration, or forested Pacific Northwest nuptials) or a local soiree where your guests will all be coming from home, taking good care of them from the moment they receive your first wedding correspondence will make them feel appre[...]

valley & company advice :: how to plan getting ready portraits

We are knee-deep in the throes of polishing details for a gorgeous wintry wedding in a few weeks, and part of that process involves talking with our photographers and bride and groom about their vision for getting ready photos and mapping out the details of the photography timeline. Some of our best tips for these pre-wedding photos are intended to help create a struc[...]