Charlotte’s Weddings & More
Friday, July 2nd & Saturday, July 3rd

It’s Charlotte’s Weddings & More Grand Reopening Event and You’re Invited! Join us for two full days of celebration and savings! Visit our newly remodeled and expanded boutique and enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. With more bridal suites, more bridal and social occasion lines, and an accessories area, we’re sure you’ll love what you see!

Share in the celebration and receive 10% off all items in the store!*

Want to try on gowns while you’re here? Call today to schedule an appointment! (503) 297-9622

*10% discount valid on all orders paid in full July 2, 2010 and July 3, 2010 only. Offer good on stock items as well as orders and on select bridal gowns. Please see sales associate for details.

Portland’s bridal & special occasion destination with a waterfront view -everything you need -now under one roof

Now Introducing makeup & hair services!
Wedding? Prom? Just wanna look cute?
Come to Pink & White and let our professionals beautify you.

Introductory Special -10% off all Makeup
FREE express style
*Expires 5/31/10

Call Us – 503-222-2427
Email Us – info@pinkandwhitenails.com
Book Online – www.pinkandwhitenails.com
Makeup Lessons – Makeup Applications – Wedding Day Makeup
Hair Styling – Express Hair Styling – Wedding Day Hair

**Portland Spa & Boutique now featuring Organic Bronze Bar
Extended Hours Available 7 Days A Week

CUSTOM AIRBRUSH TANNING
Portland’s only all-natural option to keep you a perfect bronze all-year-round.
Let us customize your glow with our paraben-free natural solution made with
organic ingredients including walnuts, anti- oxidants and pure botanicals.

~ Odorless ~ Non-streaking ~ Non-orange ~ Dries instantly~ All natural ~ Lasts 5-7 days

Organic Airbrush Tan – $50
Happy Hour! Tan – $30 per tan
(2-6pm Mon – Thurs)

Call Us – 503-222-0105
Email Us – info@portlandspa.net
Book Online – www.portlandspa.net

Hey there DIYers!  The economy has hit hard for many of us, but you are still wanting to add that “oh so needed” veil accessory to your well chosen wedding gown. You want to add a simple veil, but just can’t find it in your budget or you have a well-meaning family member or friend that wants to make a veil for your special day. Don’t be alarmed, there is an instructional video available at August Veils. Owner and lead designer, Andrea Hoyt, has decided to put together a step-by-step instructional video for brides. This is a well thought out and concise process in which she details out all of the needed supplies and tricks of the trade that she has learned.

But wait! There is more! On her website there are also veil kits you can purchase in the most popular lengths. All of the components needed to create the veil are included. Tulle cut to the specific length with the curve already cut. Comb, veil bag, hanger and clip. It even comes with a piece of tulle to practice on.  All you need to do is iron, gather and sew on the comb. Best yet, Andrea has offered a guarantee. After you have bought the kit and still cannot put the veil together, she will put the purchase price toward a veil made in the studio!  If you are planning on putting together your own veil, check out www.augustveils.com !

Photo Credit: Craig Strong

The Bridal Loft is pleased to announce two new additions to their fabulous team!

Welcome Alesia Zorn, Calligrapher and Paul Rich Studios!

Visit them and all of The Lofties at the The Bridal Loft Open House

March 16, 2010

4-8pm

2808 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Ste 3

Edgefield’s Ruby’s Spa is located on historic Edgefield’s 74-acre estate. This is the second upscale salon for McMenamins. The first opened at the Grand Lodge in 2006. It was named after the flame-haired sorceress who adorns their bottled Ruby Ale. Treatments include manicures, pedicures, massage, facials, make-up application, hair styling and more. Set in private surroundings behind the spa is an outdoor, heated soaking pool, open exclusively to spa guests and overnight hotel guests.

Current packages and offers: now through February 28^th, book an Edgefield pedicure for two and you’ll receive 15% off. And always available, book any bridal package and the bridal party will receive 10% off any additional spa treatments. www.mcmenamins.com

Bridal Make-Up: $90; includes a pre-wedding day trial run.

Bridal Hair Design & Veil Placement: $115; includes a pre-wedding day trial run.

Bridal Glow: $340; one-hour Ruby’s Spa Massage, an Edgefield Manicure & Pedicure and bridal hair and make-up, with a pre-wedding day trial run included.

Bridal Bliss: $267; an Edgefield Manicure & Pedicure and bridal hair and make-up, with a pre-wedding day trial run included.

Bridesmaid Package: $157; a Ruby’s Express Manicure & Pedicure, an updo and make-up application. (Please note: This package does not include a trial run.)

Groom’s Package: $102; one-hour Ruby’s Spa Massage and a Ruby’s Express Manicure.

Special Offers ~  choose the one that works for you!

Any available Friday or Sunday in 2010  -  $1,000 off listed price.

Any available Monday – Thursday in 2010 – 50% Off Site fees any package

and the amazing deal of the year ~ 

All Inclusive Wedding for $7,995 for venue (7 hours, Iris Package), catering, photographer and DJ for any day except a Saturday for up to 100 guests.   Call 503-656-1894 or email events@AinsworthHouse.net for more details.

Dianna’s Formal Affair & Boutique is giving 24 local couples, who want to get married but can’t afford to, a chance to have their “big day” come true for only $100.  The Scappoose-based bridal shop has teamed up with KOHI Radio to hold an astounding “24 Weddings in 24 Hours” on Valentines Day – Sunday, February 14, 2010.  The weddings will take place at the Best Western in St. Helens, OR.  Proceeds from the event benefit Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation^™, a Portland-based non profit organization dedicated to granting wishes to stage VI breast cancer patients. 

Each couple will recieve:

• An officiant
• A room for an hour capable of holding 25 guests
• A brides bouquet and grooms boutonniere
• An 8 x 10 photo
• A cake and a champagne toast
• First dance
• There will be many raffles and giveaways

For more information contact Diannas Formal Affair 503.543.0291

* Our gift to you! McMenamins is now offering a 20% discount on all holiday menus for catered holiday events!

o Available for events between Friday, November 27, 2009 and Sunday, January 31, 2010.
o Discount available on all holiday menus.
o Available anytime – day or night, seven days a week.
o Available at all McMenamins Historic Hotels and Properties.
o Offer available for new bookings only.
o For more information visit us at mcmenamins.com or call 503.492.2777.

· * Look no further for the perfect holiday gift. Enjoy one stop shopping with McMenamins Gift Cards!

o One size fits all, easy to wrap, and bulk discounts now available!
o Good at any location, for any product or service!
o $500.00 to $999.00 receives 5% off
o $1000.00 and up receives 10% off
o And schools always receive a 15% discount on any amount – no minimum required.
o Call 503.492.2777 for more information.

By: Jeffrey Haney, Lights in the Attic

A wedding video is more than a luxury. The day is going to be a blur for you. Wedding videography is the best documentation of your day.  A professional wedding videographer captures everything that happens in your wedding.  It’s not like looking at a picture.  Memories fade.  

After your wedding is all done and your friends and relative’s have gone home, you have your wedding video to relive that special day. You hear the laughter, you see how your parents react to you saying “I do”, you see how your future husband teared up when he saw you walking down the aisle. You hadn’t noticed that. You were too busy trying not to cry and trying not to trip. You watch your friends and family having fun. 

You don’t even remember seeing some of them at your wedding. You see the the flower girl going the wrong way down the aisle. Now you know why you heard laughing while you were waiting nervously in the hall. These memories are precious and once it’s over, it’s over. There is no going back. 

Professional Videographers seem to pricey? 

If you are planning on putting a tripod up at your wedding, here are some things to consider. Full bright sunlight, crying baby, coughing, dark ceremony, lots of beams in the reception hall. Editing itself is an art form both with the video and the audio side (take the hours you filmed and at least triple it for editing). You might not think of this but professional videographers have dealt with these issues and know how to make your wedding video look and hear like you never had any of those obstacles. You are not going to be able to see yourself and your fiancee’s expressions or really hear your voices with one tripod set up in the back of your wedding venue. Wedding videographers not only document your day, but create a wedding video that even strangers would want to watch over and over again. When choosing a professional, ask questions like how many cameras do they use during the ceremony? Do they mike up the pastor and your future husband? Do they charge extra for High Definition filming? 

Watch a wedding video done by a professional wedding videographer and you will see just like wedding photography it is an investment. Oregon is lucky to have such top videographers. We are all striving to perfect our art and story telling and every year we are inspired by what fellow videographers are creating and what we have created. Oregon wedding videographers are in the forefront of recreating what it means to having a wedding film. A wedding video is an heirloom you can show your children or future children, and they can show their children.  We often hear from our brides and grooms that it was the best investment they made on their wedding day. 

To view our wedding videos, visit our website at www.LITAcreative.com and our blog. If you have questions regarding cinematic wedding films, please email Jeffrey or call him at 503.990.8669

Lights in the Attic – Cinematic Wedding Films