Private Residence, Willamette Valley, Oregon
SALLY & FOSTEr’s Wedding
Tucked in the rolling hills of Oregon’s wine country, the Willamette Valley is one of the most undiscovered luxury wedding destinations in the United States. While Sonoma and Napa draw West Coast crowds, the northern Willamette Valley region wows with lush greenery and rolling hills – creating the perfect backdrop for a luxury estate wedding in wine country.
From the very beginning, Sally and Foster knew they wanted to tie the knot in Oregon. They wanted a venue that felt unique and elegant, and they invited us to transform a private estate residence into a luxury wedding venue.
When you trust us to fully design and produce a one-of-a-kind day for you…. that’s when the magic happens. For the ceremony, we wanted to create a romantic and elegant design on the estate’s great deck overlooking the Willamette Valley. To keep the focus on our couple and the stunning natural backdrop, we built a modern, black square arbor adorned with lush floral installations growing wildly and naturally in dramatic clusters. We loved worked with Noble Floral Co. to bring our high-end, romantic wedding vibe to life with unique elements like mosses, grasses and soft white florals.
To amplify the sexy and understated elements for this black-tie luxury wedding, we incorporated matte blacks and ivories throughout the design. Every detail from the black bentwood chairs to the ivory hydrangeas worked together to create a modern and high-end vibe for this luxury wine country wedding.
From years of experience as a luxury wedding planner, we know that when you’re creating a wedding venue at a private residence, details are everything. A few of our favorite reception elements include a custom-built bar, a wall of twinkle lights and modern and romantic signage from Wildhouse Ink – we take great care every last detail, including finding a faultless font that hints at a perfect mixture of 1920’s Hollywood glamour while exuding modern elegance.
And to build out a dramatic reception space, we designed a large-scale tent with overhead floral installations. Rows over hanging moss and unique, greenery details completely transformed the feel of the tent, creating a luxe, modern high-end aesthetic that left both us and our guests speechless.
Beneath the overhead installations, our design team styled a luxury and timeless reception. Custom menus and place cards rested atop each place setting, featuring black flatware, smoke-colored goblets, stoneware plates and brass details. And the center of each table featured unique, grassy details and black taper candles to create a luxe, dramatic feel invigorated through height, dimension and style.
Private property build outs at luxury country estates are a favorite of ours. Getting to design a space from scratch that’s completely unique to our clients is both so challenging and so rewarding. And when we watched our couple saber a bottle of champagne and end the night barefoot on the dance floor, singing their hearts out, we didn’t doubt for a second that it was all worth it.
Photo: Alixann LoosleDesign, styling and planning: Mae&Co CreativeFlorals: Noble Floral Co. Rentals: The Party PlaceMakeup: Make Me Up CynPaper goods and signage: Wildhouse Ink