Meet the Finalists | Oregon Wedding Day Best of 2026

Best of
Here are the finalists in each category for Best of 2026

Oregon Wedding Day's annual awards program, Best of 2026, honors the most innovative and creative talent in the wedding industry throughout the state. These finalists were selected through an online open voting process, and the winners will be revealed at our Best of 2026 Awards Gala.

 

If you are a wedding professional or a finalist, we invite you to 
CAST YOUR FINAL VOTES HERE & 
attend
Oregon Wedding Day's Best of Awards Gala 2026
at The Ritz-Carlton Portland on June 23, 2026.

 

And the Finalists are...

 

PORTLAND REGION

BEST WEDDING PLANNER
Amanda Jean PDX Events
Bridal Bliss
Najla Rose Events
Portland Event & Design
Your Perfect Bridesmaid

BEST FLORIST
Amanda Karam Floral
Bella Bloom Florals
Blum Floral Design
Isaflora Design
Page Elliott Design
Trellis Flowers

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Hereafter Photography
Howie Photography
Kate Holt Photography
Simple Joie Photography
Yasmin Khajavi Photography

BEST CATERING
Art of Catering
Pearl Catering
Portland Catering Co.
Vibrant Table
White Pepper

BEST CAKES
Banquette
Little Banana Bakery
Lux Sucre
Papa Haydn
Dream Cakes

BEST DESSERTS
Banquette
Hungry Hero
Little Banana Bakery
Lux Sucre
Marsh & Mallow

BEST ENTERTAINMENT
Blue Wave Band
DJ Casey Kay
Event Team Entertainment
JR Music Collective
Paradox Productions
Pure Vision Entertainment

OUTSIDE PORTLAND REGION

BEST WEDDING PLANNER
Epoch Event Coordinating
Events with Becca
Indigo Bride
Olive & Ivory
Ponderosa Planning

BEST FLORIST
High Desert Florals
Iridescent Design
The Posie Shoppe
Roots Wild
Summer Robbins Flowers

BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Gabriel Ramirez Photography
Jesi B. Photography
Julianne Brasher
Seaira Skinner Photo
Taryn Nancy Photography

BEST CATERING
Bleu Bite Catering
Bowtie Catering
Fork Over Plate
High Desert Catering

BEST CAKES & DESSERTS
Beef Cakes
Blossom Baking
Ida’s Cupcake Cafe
My Petite Sweet
Too Sweet Cakes

BEST ENTERTAINMENT
Bend Event Sound
DJ Veach
Gorge Music
Navish Events
Precious Byrd

STATEWIDE REGION

BEST BRIDAL BOUTIQUE
Anna's Bridal
Bella Bridal
Blue Sky Bridal
Brides for a Cause
Charlotte’s Weddings
True Society

BEST MENSWEAR
The House of Rose
Indochino
Mario’s
Men’s Wearhouse
Mr. Formal

BEST DRESS DESIGNER (LOCAL)
Catrina Munoz Bridal
Elizabeth Dye
Stephanie Mai

BEST CUSTOM GROOM ATTIRE
Hall Madden
The House of Rose
Kash Ross Creations
Natty Dresser

BEST WEDDING HAIR (HAIR SERVICES ONLY)
Edge Hair and Makeup
Garrison Collective
Mane Beauty Bridal
Mattie Quintero (Styled by Mattie)
Powder Inc.

 

Event photography by Deyla Huss Photography

BEST WEDDING MAKEUP (MAKEUP SERVICES ONLY)
Edge Hair and Makeup
Kasia Blackburn
Kate Hana Artistry
Powder Inc.
Style Me PDX

BEST FULL SERVICE BEAUTY TEAM (BOTH HAIR AND MAKEUP SERVICES)
Blossom & Beauty
Cassandra Kennedy Beauty
Edge Hair and Makeup
Olivia Meredith Group
Portland Makeup & Hair
Powder Inc.

BEST SPA SERVICES
Allison Inn and Spa
Cascada
Juniper Preserve
Moonstone Spa
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Portland

BEST JEWELER
Alchemy
Kassab
Malka Diamonds and Jewelry
Maloy's Jewelry
Marx Jewelers
Saxon
Shane Co.

BEST OFFICIANT
Chris Lewis
Ecstatic Ceremonies
Jimmy the Officiant
Melissa Coe
Rooted & Wild
Wendy Duncan

BEST EVENT DESIGNER
Bridal Bliss
House of Lilly Events
Indigo Bride
MH Events
Najla Rose Events
Your Perfect Bridesmaid

BEST RENTALS
Arden
Event Co PDX
Heirlooms & Co.
Lily & Cane
Motif Event Rentals

BEST CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS (NON-FLORAL)
Event Co.
JM Joints
Royce Prop Shop
Runestone Events
Script on This

BEST WEDDING SHOW
Hitched Wedding Showcase at Abbey Road Farm
Modern Traditions
Portland Wedding Show
Slavic Wedding Show
Southern Oregon Wedding Show
Venue Crawl

BEST BAR SERVICE
Bliss Bar
Intentional Espresso
Kindred Spirits Mobile Bar
Merit Badge
Sip & Social
Swig Rig

BEST INVITATION DESIGNER
Bespoken Creative
Crave Design
Crystal Ochoa Illustrations
Letters & Dust
Life in Letters
Script on This

BEST SIGNAGE / CALLIGRAPHY
Bespoken Creative
Hey Halle
Letters and Dust
Life in Letters
Script on This
Trellis Creative

BEST BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHER
Jesi B. Photography
Milk & Peonies
Naked Peach Boudoir
Peekaboo Boudoir
Simple Joie Photography
Taryn Nancy Photography

BEST CONTENT CREATOR
Always Forever Content
Roaming Social
Sincerely Captured
Wolfeheart Captures
Your Bridal Content

BEST VIDEOGRAPHER
A Beautiful Union
Howie Photography
Lovebug Pictures
Mike Hiatt Media
Stone Light Film

BEST PHOTO BOOTH
Boujee Pix
Hammie the Photo Booth
Happymatic Photobooth
Smirk Photobooth
Vogue PDX

BEST CEREMONY / COCKTAIL MUSICIANS
Dillon Bartell Music
Dove String Quartet
Duo Con Brio
Gorge Music
JR Music Collective
Tracy Kim Music

BEST BAND
Blue Wave Band
Dancehall Days
Hit Machine
Junebugs
Mitch & The Melody Makers
Precious Byrd

BEST DJ
DJ Casey Kay
Flip Flop Sounds
JR Music Collective
Paradox Productions
Pure Vision Entertainment

BEST PRODUCTION, LIGHTING AND AUDIOVISUAL
Five Star
Flip Flop Audio Visual
Greenlight Creative
Illuminate Your Night
Pure Vision Entertainment

BEST ENTERTAINMENT (NON-MUSICAL)
Artsy Adventurist
Bowtie & Brush
By Karlee Paton
High Desert Fire Artists
Seashucked

BEST TRANSPORTATION
Bend Trolley
Eco Shuttle
Elite Town Car
EMC Black Car
Shuttle Oregon

BEST PET ATTENDANT
Pampered Moose
Tails & Vows
Tie the Leash
To Wag & To Hold
Wags and Garland

BEST REHEARSAL DINNER VENUE
Amaterra
Coopers Hall
Pelican Brewing
Saint Irene’s

BEST BARN VENUE
Abbey Road Farm
Long Hollow Ranch
Sungate Place
Tin Roof Barn
White Barn Estate

BEST WINERY VENUE
Abbey Road Farm
Amaterra
Black Walnut
Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards
Zenith Vineyard

BEST HOTEL VENUE
Allison Inn and Spa
Heathman Hotel
The Nines
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Portland
Sentinel Hotel Portland

BEST WEDDING NIGHT HOTEL
Allison Inn & Spa
Heathman Hotel
The Nines
Oregon Garden Resort
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Portland
Tetherow Resort

BEST COUNTRY CLUB
Columbia Edgewater Country Club
The Oregon Golf Club
Rogue Valley Country Club
Tetherow Resort
Waverley Country Club

BEST BREWERY / DISTILLERY VENUE
Coopers Hall
Gorges Beer – Cascade Locks
Pelican Brewing

BEST HISTORIC VENUE
The Evergreen
Exchange Ballroom
Jenkins Estate
Ruins Astoria
Victorian Belle

BEST OUTDOOR VENUE
Abbey Road Farm
Amaterra
Black Butte Ranch
Griffin House
Long Hollow Ranch
Pole Creek Ranch

BEST INTIMATE VENUE
Blockhouse
Easton Broad
Saint Irene’s
Tiger Lily Inn
Weddinglandia

BEST RESORT VENUE
Allison Inn and Spa
Black Butte Ranch
Brasada Ranch
Juniper Preserve
Skamania Lodge
Sunriver

BEST DESTINATION VENUE
Crook Point
Griffin House
Juniper Preserve
Sunriver Resort
Zenith Vineyard

BEST WATERFRONT VENUE
A River House
Black Butte Ranch
Black Pearl on the Columbia
Crook Point
Griffin House
Pelican Brewing

BEST RANCH VENUE
Black Butte Ranch
Brasada Ranch
Long Hollow Ranch
Pole Creek Ranch
Wind Mountain Ranch

BEST ESTATE VENUE
Bird Estate
Chateau de Harpe
Chateau de Michellia
Chateau Herbe
Griffin House
Jenkins Estate

BEST URBAN VENUE
Blockhouse
Castaway
Easton Broad
The Evergreen
Heathman Hotel
Loft at 8th Avenue
Weddinglandia

BEST CENTRAL OREGON VENUE
Black Butte Ranch
Brasada Ranch
Juniper Preserve
Long Hollow Ranch
Pole Creek Ranch

BEST PORTLAND & GREATER AREA VENUE
Amaterra
Easton Broad
The Evergreen
Ironlight
The Oregon Golf Club

BEST WESTERN OREGON VENUE
A River House
Crook Point
Pelican Brewing

BEST OVERALL VENUE IN OREGON
Allison Inn and Spa
Amaterra
Griffin House
Ironlight
Juniper Preserve
The Oregon Golf Club

BEST NEW WEDDING BUSINESS (2 YEARS OF BUSINESS OR LESS)
Bird Estate
Golden Day Wedding
Petal Press Portland
R Fate Event
Weddinglandia
Wolfeheart Captures

BEST OVERALL WEDDING PROFESSIONAL
Bridal Bliss
Indigo Bride
Jesi B. Photography
Najla Rose Events
Trellis Flowers
Vibrant Table
Yasmin Khajavi Photography
Your Perfect Bridesmaid