The Tapestry Blog
Here you will find resources for planning, features on Tapestry couples, information about the Tapestry way of planning weddings, elopements, and ceremonies, and reflections on the wedding industry from our team. We also love to feature vendors and share the creative efforts from our styled shoots .
Our blog library is a consistent, relevant, real-talk resource to help you prepare for your launch into marriage. Whether it’s about how to have the hard conversations about who pays for what in your wedding or practical questions like how to hike in your wedding outfit, we want to be here to support you through this process and beyond.
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Sophisticated Desert Elopement: Jaimie + Emily
When you think of a desert wedding, normally you think of boho, cacti, and macrame. We wanted to create a more sophisticated desert elopement. In Eastern Washington, we frequently forget that the tall grasses and craggy formations seamlessly shift into sand and sagebrush — less like Southern California and more like the Columbia River.
What is an Adventure Elopement?
We are in the business of elopements because of the amazing adventures we get to construct for couples on their marriage day. For couples who love the outdoors or traveling to amazing places, experiencing a new adventure is the perfect way to mark their first day of marriage.
How to Hike in Your Wedding Outfit
A question that Tapestry gets all the time is: Do I hike in my wedding outfit? We say, “Do you want to?” That’s the first question you have to answer for yourself.
Wellington Snow Shed Elopement: Talissa + Trevor
Red and black may not be the first colors you think of when you think “marriage”, but this palette was perfect for the glamorous and gritty styled shoot out in the Cascades.
It's the Week of My Elopement... Now What?
For those who choose a big wedding, there is a lot of build up and familiar structure around the days leading up to your “I do”s. But if you choose an elopement, there is less tradition to pull from.
Tapestry's Favorite Elopement + Adventure Wedding Accessories Pt. 2
Tapestry Event Co. cherishes each of its beautiful moments we have been able to create in the outdoors.
Tapestry's Favorite Elopement + Adventure Wedding Accessories Pt. 1
Tapestry Event Co. has A LOT of collective experience hiking and creating beautiful moments in the outdoors.
Top 10 Tips for Building Your Ceremony
We at Tapestry Event Co. have a lot of feelings about your ceremony. While some couples consider the ceremony a formality in the wedding event to “make it legal”, that’s just not the way we jive.
The Officiant Experience with Tapestry Event Co.
Many officiants or celebrants will simply read a basic script with opportunities for you to put in a reading or enter in other special aspects. They get you married, and get it done. Which is great, but…
How to Celebrate Safely During COVID-19
June gloom is gone and summer is here! In the Pacific Northwest, this would usually mean beach bonfires, camping trips with friends, and coming out of winter hibernation to socialize with friends and family. This year, it’s a little different.
Embracing Your Intimate Wedding After Your Big Celebration is Cancelled
Specializing in elopements is… well… a very special thing to us. As planners, we spend 30% of our time on two person adventure elopements, 30% of our time on retreat-style intimate weddings, and 30% of our time on larger wedding celebrations.
Tapestry Event Co.'s Wedding Vow Workshop
All too often, we’ve seen couples invest lots of time and energy in their celebration logistics and forget to set aside time for the core of their commitment: their ceremony.