Inclusive wedding planning resources for January 2025.͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
Elisabeth Kramer, Wedding Coordinator and Consultant
Two people cut their wedding cake.

It was as good as it looks.

Photo: Naba Zabih; Desserts: Farina Bakery (cake and pastries) and Coquine (cookies); Flowers: Songbird Floristry; Venue: Abernethy Center

 

This Sunday!

I’m doing a reading and Q&A for my book this weekend. It’s been a long time coming and I really hope you can make it!

 

Cool wedding planning resources I made

January is the anniversary of when I got (online) ordained.

This ceremony script may help the person or people marrying you.

This is my cheat sheet for figuring out when to tell guests things.

In case that’s on your mind.

And this is how to make your own floor plan.

Which will be useful as you figure out who’s sitting where and what, if anything, you need to rent.

This month, I did my 110th consulting call.

“It was the BEST decision we could have made.”

 EVEN MORE FREE WEDDING PLANNING RESOURCES 
Author reading information for Sunday 2/2/25

Sorry. Excited :)

 

Cool wedding planning resources other people made

Vendor discount!

To celebrate their fourth anniversary, Harper & Gracie Mobile Drinkeries is offering 10 percent off any service booked in February. Events can be held any time in 2025. Simply mention this newsletter when you contact Harper & Gracie. (Initial payment and signed contract must be received by Friday 2/28/25.)

I recently spoke to The New York Times about 2025 wedding trends.

Includes a photo from the excellent Nadia Padzensky of Venture Ever After.

I also had a fun conversation with The Independent on the same topic.

Maybe Selena Gomez will read it.

Recommended: r/WeddingsUnder35K

If I was planning my wedding again, I’d be really into this free exchange for wedding stuff.

Applicable to Seattle and Portland.

Kudos to fellow wedding planner Jaime Ta for speaking to Brides about putting a non-profit on a registry.

Love that!

Have you heard of "vow writing workshops”?

It’s like a fun date night where you also get to work on your ceremony. Upcoming dates in Portland, Oregon, with my colleague Emily Sterling of Rooted & Wild (a.k.a. the moderator for Sunday’s Q&A).

Yikes. Some weird stuff is going down with the Portland Bridal Show.

It’s sad to see how this is playing out.

Thankfully, there are other shows:

  • The Venue Crawl Event — tomorrow! (Sunday 2/1/25) at various Portland locations

  • Wedding showcases at Coopers Hall — Sunday 2/23/25 and Sunday 3/23/25 in southeast Portland

  • Hitched —Saturday 3/1/25 in Carlton, Oregon

  • PDX Alternative Wedding Fair — Saturday 3/8/25 and Sunday 3/9/25 in northeast Portland

  • SMOOCH — Saturday 4/5/25 in Oregon City

Note: I won’t be at these, which I only mention so you don’t look for me.

 

Wedding vendors, this is for you

Meet-ups are happening in Bellevue, Washington, and Portland. Get the February dates.

A couple on their wedding day

One of my prouder moments last season. There was nowhere to sign the marriage license so I borrowed a catering tray. Don’t worry — I put it back.

Photo: Naba Zahib; Venue: Abernethy Center

 

Weddings take a lot of work! For a little extra help, consider:

  • asking me a question for free

  • using this gallery of free resources

  • reading these articles

  • reading my book

  • renting my brain for an hour

  • hiring me to coordinate

 

Elisabeth Kramer Enterprises LLC, P.O. Box 1533, Portland, OR 97207, USA

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