Join us for this month’s Q&AIt’s this Sunday and all about getting your wedding business legally ready for the new year. Remember: This is pay-what-you-can with all revenue going toward keeping the lights on here at Altared. Fellow vendors to supportCongratulations to new Oregon wedding venue, Sandy River Getaway! Now open for business, see what these Mt. Hood cabin rentals have to offer. Website designed by Emily Foster Creative. Meet Something Borrowed, a community-based wedding item exchange that strives to make it easier and cheaper to plan a low-waste wedding. Currently available in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, the resource is a completely free Slack group. Badge to useAndy Anthony of Double A Weddings & Events recently created this badge for her business and wants to share it with fellow queer business owners in the wedding industry. If you use it, please credit and, if possible, link to Andy’s website. Vendor conferences and shows to considerWedding planners, consider The Wedding Summit Series: Planners Workshop from Tuesday 1/28/25 through Thursday 1/30/25. Expect wedding day skills for newer planners and leadership + management for more experienced planners. Venue Crawl is back with a focus on downtown Portland, Oregon. Here are the vendor teams for the Saturday 2/1/25 event. Reminder: The Kinder Weddings Conference in Victoria, B.C. on Saturday 2/8/25 is a half-day conference all about how we can create a wedding industry built around sustainability, innovation, and intention. Abbey Road Farm in Carlton, Oregon, is hosting wedding showcase Hitched on Saturday 3/1/25. Folks in the greater Port Townsend, Washington, area, check out the Jefferson County Wedding Weekend on Saturday 3/1/25 and Sunday 3/2/25. Expect a focus on highlighting local talent! Do you work in the Portland, Oregon, area? Consider applying for the Alternative Wedding Fair. Hosted at Rae Loft on Saturday 3/8/25 and Sunday 3/9/25, the event is currently accepting vendor submissions. SMOOCH is accepting applications for vendor booths for their wedding showcase on Saturday 4/5/25 at Abernethy Center in Oregon City, Oregon. Learn more. Article to readBooking a venue before getting engaged? Yep, it’s happening. Newsletters to considerIf you’d like a little extra inspiration for your blog writing and website copy, consider subscribing to the new and improved newsletter from former Altared Educator and professional copywriter Taylor de la Fuente of Bigmouth Copy. Sign up for copywriter Sarah Wayte Creative’s newsletter to receive a free review of your home page copy. Upon sign-up, you’ll fill out a form and then Sarah will record a 10-minute video of her top suggestions. Events to attend or amplifyTomorrow (Thursday 1/9/25) join SEO expert Sara Dunn for her Cocktails & Keywords happy hour at 1 p.m. PT. It’s free! Want to expand your work friend group this year? Join us for a meet-up. Seattle’s is on Wednesday 1/15/25 and Portland’s is on Wednesday 1/29/25. Want to host your own? Email us: altaredpdx@gmail.com. If recent social and political events have you reexamining your messaging and approach to make sure you're drawing in ideal clients, partners, and opportunities, the Brave Leadership Roundtable is for you. This is a free event hosted by former Altared educator Crystal Whiteaker of Crystal Lily Creative. Join at 10 a.m. PT Thursday 1/23/25. Montana vendors, flower farmer April Vomfell of Flathead Farmworks is hosting a natural dyeing workshop from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday 1/25/25 in the Kalispell area. Reminder: Rational Unicorn Legal Services’ has the following upcoming virtual, pay-what-you-can educational options: Come to Beth’s book reading! Altared co-founder and editor of this newsletter, Beth Kramer, wrote a book about how to plan a wedding that’s in-line with your values. It came out in October 2021 but she never did a reading because Covid.
The reading will be at 2 p.m. Sunday 2/2 at Bold Coffee & Books in SW Portland and features a Q&A about the wedding industrial complex with professional officiant and fellow Altared founder Emily Sterling of Rooted & Wild. It’s free to attend!
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