Allison Inn & Spa Wedding
Allison Inn & Spa Wedding | Mark + Julie
The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Oregon is the perfect place to have a winter wedding. The venue is about an hour from Portland, Oregon and is really magical all year around. Mark & Julie were such a blast to work with. We started the day with getting ready photos of Julie then doing some family photos of her at the hotel. From there we went to St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville, Oregon for the ceremony. My favorite part of the ceremony was Julie had her brothers all walk her down the aisle, each one got a part of the aisle, and then would hand her off to the next brother. After the ceremony we captured some formal photos at the church then went back to The Allison Inn & Spa for the reception. By the time we got to the hotel it was almost dark so we got a few couple photos outside as it was not raining.
The cocktail hour was in the stunning hallway of the hotel, it was perfect so we could get the detail photos of the room and also get many amazing candids of the guests. We really love it when the couple gets to spend time during cocktail hour with the guests as we get the best candid shots of them! After that dinner was served and The Allison Inn & Spa delivers an amazing meal. It was really cool seeing each table being served at the same time, something magical about the timing of each server’s delivering the dish at the same time to each person at the table. After dinner was speeches, cake cutting and then dancing! Julie also did a dance with each brother (each brother got a part of a song) in lieu of a father dance. Mark danced with his mom which was so touching. Mark and Julie did 2 couple dances, one at the start of dancing then another one to Frank Sinatra at 8pm, where Mark was singing and having so much fun. This group danced the night away, they danced for hours, and the energy never stopped. This group was so much fun and we ended the night with a few more couple photos in the hotel. If you are looking for a stunning venue, no matter what time of year we highly recommend The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Oregon.
Wedding Vendors:
Church: St. James Catholic Church
Flowers: Distinctive Designs by Denise
DJ: NW Mobile DJ
Venue: The Allison Inn & Spa
The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Oregon is situated on 35 pristine hillside acres in the heart of Oregon’s wine region, The Allison Inn & Spa in Willamette Valley is the only full service hotel and spa in Oregon’s Wine Country, as well as the only hotel in Portland metro that has both classic indoor wedding event space and gorgeous, lush outdoor wedding venues. - From The Allison Inn & Spa Website