We had the opportunity to plan a meeting for the Washington chapter of Assocation of Bridal Consultants, of which we are members. If one takes the opportunity to do this it involves planning every detail of the night, although the venue is set. Because we are advocates for local living the option of the Woodland Park Zoo as a meeting was exciting.
We met with the staff of the Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) Katie and Carol and the onsite catering manager Sarah (for Lancer Catering). They were all very nice to work along side and excited as well to make local living the theme of the evening. Upon viewing some pictures of their past events the choice of the colors green and orange were chosen since apples and peaches are seasonal fruits of September in the Northwest, to carry the theme of living locally.
Sarah and Chef Brandon came up with a wonderfully appetizing menu for appetizers as well as dinner. Most of the ingredients were purchased locally, the fish from Ballard.
Next, we invited other vendors to showcase their talents/wares.
Sheryl of Paper Moxie made menu cards for both meeting places that also included a list of vendors with in.
Anne of Floressence made the tables more beautiful with her arrangements in reused vases and locally grown flowers and plants.
Missy of Fossil Fire brought her not so edible chocolates along for display and spoke breifly on how supporting local artists is also a part of living locally.
Aria Style provided decoration of the ceiling and Pedersens Rentals the linens (orange napkins and bright green seat cushions!) and chairs.
Cupcake Royale donated some yummy mini cupcakes. Their ingredients are locally grown and purchased and one of the flavors was seasonal.
Last but not least we invited Derek from a group called Business Alliance of Local Living Economies to share his thoughts and educate us in the wedding industry on ways that we can further live, do business, and wed locally.
The whole meeting was photographed by Daniel of Daniel Usenko Photography (all photos in this blog are thanks to him!). David of Live Oak supplied sound equipment for the main room.
It was an exciting time for us to be able to branch out and show what we are capable of to our colleagues as well as great to see and hear how empassioned others in this industry are about these topics as well (and even more so than us in most cases).
