Give Good Gift #5

Free and open to the public, Give Good Gift is a favorite pop up of the season, featuring gift-focused vendors at varied price points, so all those names get checked off! 

Featuring 40 shops and designers, food carts, festive bar, and Santa photo booth, Give Good Gift is back on December 6, 2015!

Check out the vendor list, spotlights, photos, and more on our website:
http://www.givegoodgiftpdx.com/

Kandice + Oak

Photos by Catalina Jean

Leda + Maggie

Photos by Mei Ratz

Jess + John

Photos by Ellie Asher

Brian + Kassy

gorgeous weddings + city settings

We love flipping through our couple's wedding photos as they roll in, and appreciating how unique each experience is here.

We love our neighborhood - its proximity to Downtown, the beautiful historic warehouses, the muted color palettes... and one repeating theme we always adore is when the couples take to the streets to shoot. 

Here are a few of our favorite captures.

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Clare + Zach

Photos by Bryan Rupp

New paint job, courtesy of Forest For the Trees!

Our West-facing wall got a major upgrade last week when 2 incredible artists made it their canvas as part of the Forest For the Trees art project. Ola Volo and Zach Yarrington created a stunning homage to a phrase that is near and dear to the heart of our building: 'Nothing Good Comes Easy'. Huge thank you to Ola, Zach, and Gage Hamilton, the man behind the Forest.

About FFTT:  Established in 2013, Forest For The Trees is a non-profit project dedicated to the creation of contemporary public art in Portland. The festival brings together local and international artists in a collaborative setting and provides them with the freedom and resources to create artworks in environments that are freely accessible to the local community.

Seismic upgrade

We recently completed a major seismic upgrade on our building, which means we are now fully retrofitted, should that 'big one' ever hit. We also had a new sidewalk poured, built a new deck and bench, and replaced the front wood wall and 'sunken living room floor' while we were at it.

It was a long road to get here, and a challenge to pull off the massive job in the midst of wedding season, but we are proud to share that we have made it through the process!

Click the post title to see photos of the work from our Facebook feed.

Tyler + Stephanie

Photos by Crimson & Clover

Kathryn + Jaime

Photos by Bryan Rupp

Junebug weddings feature

This wedding was a big undertaking for our friend S.Major, one of Portland's premier wedding planners and florists. It was clearly well worth all the effort of Stephanie and the rest of the killer crew as you can see from this feature on Junebug!

Stunning pics by The Gemmers.