Washington
Seattle gardens, Rainier, the Olympic coast, the North Cascades, the Palouse. Most of our weddings happen inside two hours of Renton.
Where this happens
Locations
Three circles
Start with how far you want to go.
Distance changes the day more than almost anything else. It decides guest count, cost, permits and how much of the day is spent travelling.
Pacific Northwest
Oregon’s coast and high desert, the Columbia Gorge, the Idaho panhandle, British Columbia. One to two days of travel each way.
Destination
Iceland, the Dolomites, Scotland, Patagonia, the American Southwest. Tess travels; you get one planner who is also the photographer.
Choosing well
Four things that decide the place.
Access
A location is only right if everyone coming can actually get there. Several of our favourite spots are paved the whole way, and we will always tell you which ones are not.
Season
Mountain roads open in July and close in October. The coast is at its most dramatic in winter. Gardens peak for about three weeks. Timing is half the decision.
Permits
National parks, state parks and city gardens all have their own rules on group size, chairs, arches, amplified sound and petals. Tess files the paperwork.
Light
Every location has one hour where it is extraordinary and ten where it is ordinary. The timeline gets built backwards from that hour.
