Backyard elopement | Olympia | Lorre + Dave

Do yourself a favor and hire Lori at Elegant Affairs. She is amazing. When we first met with Lori, we explained that we wanted a small, simple wedding at our home (20-25 guests). We wanted it to be more like a house party, less like a wedding…and she delivered...big time! From planning, decorations, seating, recommendations on a photographer, to writing the perfect script for our ceremony and backing us up when the caterer decided to bail...Lori was fantastic. Every one of our guests had a great time, everything came together. Even when we surprised her at the last minute with some minor changes (like when we told her a week before the wedding that he had a live band coming), she was professional, and on top of it all. Nothing fazed her! Seriously people...if you want a professional who delivers at a great price and provides an amazing ceremony and event...she’s the one I’d recommend!
~Lorre + Dave, Private Residence, April 20, 2019

Photographer: Amanda Lloyd // Wedding Planner + Officiant: Elegant Affairs // Florist: Oak + Fig Floral // Rentals: American Party Place + Celebrations

I had the honor of not only planning Lorre + Dave’s home wedding, but I got to serve as their officant.

When I first met with the couple a few months before their big day they told me exactly what they wanted for their small intimate wedding and then they just let me go! And I sure did!

The first thing I started with was reaching out to Oak + Fig Floral to create romantic centerpieces that could stand up against a dark purple linen without getting lost. The bud bases with flowers, greenery and floating candles were the perfect trio for the table design.

For the ceremony, the couple’s perfectly landscape backyard before the ideal backdrop for them to exchange I DOs.

The couple were surrounded by 20 of their family and closest friends and the day couldn’t have been more perfect. After the ceremony, guests ate and drink and danced. All in all this was the perfect upscale backyard wedding!

Truly PNW inspired wedding | Port Gamble | Maria + Jordan

I am so glad that Lori was our coordinator! She was so helpful throughout the entire wedding planning process. Even before she was "on the clock" she was available by email to answer questions about other vendors, the venue, or any other funny little wedding detail. She was amazing at the wedding, making sure that everything ran smoothly while we all got to have fun! There is no way our wedding would have been as lovely if she hadn't been running things behind the scenes. Not only is she an absolute BOSS at her job, she is fun to be around and made me feel calm, cool, and collected when I'd email her with a litany of questions. My husband and I are so pleased that we got to work with Lori and I'd recommend her to anyone in a heartbeat!
~Maria + Jordan, Port Gamble, April 6, 2019

Wedding Photographer: Jenny GG // Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs // Venue: Port Gamble // Caterer: Essence of the Thymes // Florist: Diamond Custom Floral // Ceremony Musicians: Puget Sound Strings // Cake: Sweet Life Cakery // Beauty: Off White Makeup and Beauty

When I first met Maria she said she wanted a true PNW inspired venue. That truly stuck with me and when everything came together for her and Jordan’s April day she got her wish.

From their table decor of beauty potted plants to the gorgeous garland for there church ceremony, we loved all the little details for their Port Gamble wedding mixed in with few a rain drops, this wedding just screamed PNW.

From the beautifully intimate ceremony at St. Paul’s, guests made their way to the Hood Canal Pavilion for a fun evening of great good, drinks and lots of dancing.

One of my favorite moments from the day was when the bride, her mother and her mother had a photo taken of their left hands showcasing their wedding rings. It was such a powerful moment between these three generations of strong, beautiful women.

Lake Wildnerness Lodge | Corinne + Michael

I met Lori at one of my best friend's wedding the summer before mine. As I watched her work I was totally amazed at how smooth and easy she was making things look. I am pretty stubborn so I started planning my wedding thinking about how I was going to be so organized and have everything be efficient. So I started looking and picking out vendors and reading advice online and I instantly became overwhelmed and discouraged. I am living in Florida and planning a wedding in Washington. I decided I needed help and reached out to my friend on contacting Lori. Instantly, I knew it was exactly what I needed so I found a package that worked for me. As soon as we paid the deposit, I felt a weight lift from my shoulders. I knew that Lori was going to make everything smooth and easy for my mother and I. AND she did that and more. She talked with me about my wants and style I was looking for and had some AMAZING vendors that she knew and recommended. I felt great knowing that these were people Lori trusted, because I've seen Lori's work and she expects and demands the best from every vendor. Lori will fight for what you want, make the phone calls you're dreading, and help your wedding dreams blossom into reality. I cannot thank her enough for the beautiful and perfect wedding she helped create for us. She brought the "A" Team and the venue was so beautiful and I got so many compliments on decorations, music, lighting, florals, cupcakes, displays, EVERYTHING. People complimented every little detail of my wedding. Lori made this happen. I would recommend her to anyone who feels lost or overwhelmed. She will literally carry you to the finish line if she has to. She brought Vreni with her to help at the wedding and she was great too! Again, I will always recommend Lori. Stop hesitating and make your life easier already!!
~Corinne + Michael, Lake Wilderness Lodge, December 29, 2018

Photographer: Meredith McKee Photography // Wedding Planner: Elegant Affairs // Venue: Lake Wildnerness Lodge // Florist: Oak + Fig Floral // Caterer: Chef Sunshine Catering // DJ: Dubreezy Entertainment // Cupcakes: Gracene’s Cupcake Boutique // Beauty: Salon Maison

The best compliment we could ever receive is when a bride reaches out shortly after being a bridesmaid at one of your weddings asking if you can be her wedding planner. And that’s exactly what Corinne did for her December wedding.

We first met Corinne six months before her big day and we were so excited to help plan her wedding while she was living down in Florida. We had the best time planning along with the bride’s mom to assemble the best vendors to accomplish their vision.

The theme for the wedding was a Winter Wonderland which was a little tough not to go Christmas when your wedding is only a few days after the holiday and when your venue is already decorated. We worked with the venue to have them take down a majority of their decor only leaving their giant tree removing almost all the ornaments and it was the perfect decor piece.

Knowing the wedding vision we immediately knew that Shane with Oak + Fig Floral would be the perfect florist to knock it out of the park and boy did he. The only hiccup in the design process for the ceremony set-up was dashed when the venue didn’t allow for live trees so quickly we came up with plan b and that would be to take the original vision and tweak it. So instead of trees Shane make his own trees out of branches which I think turned out way more beautiful.

Along with the stunning ceremony set-up, Shane and his crew flowered the stunning winding staircase which was the perfect entrance for the bride to walk down the aisle.

After a great ceremony, guests were escorted downstairs while upstairs was transitioned into what we called a night in the winter wonderland.

This day was just so perfect and what a great way to celebrate this fabulous couple before heading back down to Florida.