The Wedding Cottage

An Affair to Remember

weddingcottage — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:11:40 +0000

The Bravo! Wedding Affair was such a fun day with tons of cute brides and grooms along with their friends and family. This event is a great way to hear about so many upcoming weddings and to see all the latest trends with decor, food, flowers, and of course invitations and wedding accessories ; )

If you didn’t get a chance to stop by, here is a picture of our booth. Make sure to visit us next time!

Bravo! Wedding Affair Booth

Bravo! Wedding Affair

weddingcottage — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:39:57 +0000

Come check out The Wedding Cottage booth at the Bravo! Wedding Affair at the Embassy Suites Downtown this weekend. We will be having a drawing for a free Bridal gift bag that includes all kinds of wedding goodies!

For details on the event, go to the Bravo! website.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Anniversary Sale!

weddingcottage — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:00:19 +0000

This weekend, January 23rd and 24th, is The Wedding Cottage Annual Anniversary sale!

Show time!

weddingcottage — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:22:49 +0000

Our Booth at the Portland Bridal Show

The Wedding Cottage hosted a booth at the 2010 Portland Bridal Show. The show was a huge success! We loved having the chance to meet so many engaged couples and their friends and families. I was really impressed to meet one groom who came without his bride! He promised her he’d go, but she had to go out of town at the last minute. He kept his promise and went without her…too cute! We handed out over 500 tote bags and 1000 brochures with information about our Cottage. We hope everyone liked our booth and got lots of great ideas for their upcoming weddings.

Oregon Bride Magazine and Portland Bridal Show

weddingcottage — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:04:43 +0000

Check out The Wedding Cottage article on page 25 of the Spring/Summer 2010 Oregon Bride Magazine. Also, come visit our booth at the Portland Bridal Show, January 16-17 at the Convention Center.

Check out what’s NEW!

weddingcottage — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:59:11 +0000

We are so excited about our new line of vintage inspired t-shirts. Currently, we have The Bride, Bridesmaid and Maid of Honor in stock. Flowergirl, Matron of Honor, Mother of the Bride and Mother of the Groom coming soon! We just can’t say enough about these shirts and the sweet messages they display!

20% OFF during our Red, White & Blue SALE!

weddingcottage — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:44:48 +0000

Join us for our Red, White and Blue SALE! While we do offer coupons from time to time, it is not often that we put our entire selection of merchandise on sale, let alone at 20% off!

What: Red, White and Blue SALE! Take 20% OFF all regular priced merchandise

When: 3 Days Only, Tuesday, June 30th - Thursday, July 2nd from 10 am - 6 pm

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Etiquette: Invitation Wording & Divorced Parents

weddingcottage — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:02:46 +0000

One of our most popular etiquette questions when it comes to wording Wedding invitations is “How to word a wedding invitation with divorced parents?”. While we reference “Crane’s Wedding Blue Book” and “Emily Post Wedding Etiquette”, we use etiquette as a guide and not a rule. We always want you to pick wording that is comfortable for you and your family so that no person’s feelings are hurt. Oftentimes, we find that using the line “Together with our parents” or “Together with our families” is a simply solution.

What proper etiquette says…

When the bride’s parents are divorced, the proper way to word an invitation is to list the names of the bride’s parents at the top of the invitation. The mother’s name will appear on the first line and the father’s name is on the line beneath it. The lines are not separated by “and.”

If the bride’s mother has not remarried, she uses “Mrs.” followed by her first name, maiden name, and married name. When the bride’s mother is divorced from the bride’s father and has remarried, she uses “Mrs.” followed by her husband’s full name.

The above etiquette is the same when listing the groom’s parents underneath his name on a “son of” line.

For more information about wedding invitation etiquette, never hesitate to give us a call or send us an email. Feel free to read more about wedding etiquette by visiting http://www.crane.com/etiquette.aspx?C=WeddingEtiquette.

NEW…Eco-Friendly Ribbon

weddingcottage — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:22:26 +0000

Introducing Eco-Friendly Ribbon! Made of cotton and recycled content, this ribbon is perfect for tying favors. This 5/8″ ribbon is available in limited colors due to the natural dying process…Oatmeal, Chocolate, White, Olive and Ivory…All great colors for those upcoming fall weddings! Add your names and event date, or run a message continuously throughout the roll.

Not your ordinary cake stand!

weddingcottage — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:11:22 +0000

We just foud this new vendor and have become instant fans of their product. Raise the Cake cake stands, which are oh so unique, are beautifully decorated with ribbon, fabric and even some glitz. We completely agree with their motto of “Take your cake from “expected” to Fabulous!” These stands are not just for weddings, but for all of life’s events…baby showers, retirement parties, birthdays, etc. We are thrilled to be bringing Raise the Cake products to The Wedding Cottage soon. We will let you know as soon as our samples arrive.