Weddings

With Pandemic Do-Over Celebrations, Oregon's Summer Wedding Season Is Busier Than Ever

Sequel weddings, vow renewals, or happily-ever-after parties: those who got married with just a few guests or over Zoom are seeking a second event.

06/08/2022 By Julia Silverman

Love

The Bridal Veil Post Office Celebrates 135 Years

Every year this Oregon ghost town post office sees a flood of wedding invitations from couples hoping to secure a Bridal Veil postmark.

03/17/2022 By Gabriel Granillo

Weddings

This Oregon Officiant Marries Couples in the Pacific Northwest and Beyond

Eugene-based Jimmie Berguin talks about his journey into the wedding industry, his favorite Portland event locations, and biggest misconceptions

02/23/2022 By Dalila Brent

Style

It's Almost Summer Wedding Season—but Oregon's Not Making Planning Easy

Even with a brighter pandemic outlook ahead, a lack of clear guidelines is a problem for brides and grooms alike.

05/18/2021 By Christen McCurdy

Q&A

How a Wine Country Wedding Venue Met the Pandemic

At Abbey Road Farm, shrunken guest lists and social distancing cannot stop true love.

10/03/2020 By Margaret Seiler

(Re)Emerging Designer

Portland Fashion Veteran Elizabeth Dye Is Doing Whatever the Hell She Wants

After 20 years in the city's fashion scene, the wedding gown designer embraces color.

02/25/2020 By Eden Dawn Photography by Christopher Dibble

Fashion Show

A Fancy, Color-Filled Fashion Show Fights for Reproductive Rights

Elizabeth Dye brings brightly colors gowns to an installation runway to raise money for Planned Parenthood.

06/25/2019 By Eden Dawn

Fashion Event

Lena Medoyeff, a Pillar Among Portland's Bridal Shops, Turns 20

“I realized that there was a market, at least locally, for women who wanted to get married in a dress where they felt more like themselves and not in a costume."

11/06/2018 By Emma Luthy

Slide Show

Slide Show: Portland Bride and Groom's Sixth Annual Rocked Bridal Event

Photos from our couture bridal event, where brides, grooms, and their posses got ready to rock their weddings!

05/02/2017 Photography by Lovely Day Photography

Bridal Events

Get Rocked! at Portland Bride and Groom's Bridal Bonanza

From full-on fantasy wedding fairylands to rivers of Champagne, the magazine's sixth annual bridal couture extravaganza just might rival your big day.

03/24/2017 Photography by Meagan Nolan

WEDDINGS

Get Your Party Started at Rocked 2016

Sip bubbly, get inspired, party the afternoon away—oh, and plan your wedding.

02/16/2016 By Tessa Woolf

RSVP!

Save the Date: Rocked 2016

Plan your wedding while partying with the best Oregon wedding vendors on February 21.

02/02/2016 With Portland Bride & Groom

FASHION NEWS

The English Dept to Leave Downtown

The respected bridal boutique will share a building with vintage hotspot Xtabay.

12/08/2015 By Eden Dawn

BRIDAL BLISS

Engaged? Get Your Bridal World Rocked

Portland Bride & Groom takes over The Nines with a bridal blitz of wedding planning, fashions shows, and a Bloody Mary bar.

02/17/2015 By Eden Dawn

FASHION SHOW REVIEW

A Bridal Blitz for the Fashionably Engaged

The first edition of the 'Engaged' group bridal show brought out lingerie, lovely gowns, and handsome men in suits.

05/23/2014 By Eden Dawn

Slideshow

Engaged Bridal Show Pictures

The first edition of the 'Engaged' group bridal show brought out lingerie, lovely gowns, and handsome men in suits.

05/21/2014

FASHION SHOW

A Bridal Fashion Show for All

This week's bridal fashion show 'Engaged' comes at the perfect time to celebrate (and plan) weddings for all Oregonians.

05/19/2014 By Eden Dawn

FASHION

Sunjin Lee Constructs Modern Bridal Inspiration

A South Korean architect builds her own wedding style.

02/03/2014 By Haley Martin

STYLE SPOTLIGHT

Grimm Star Marries in Local Gown

Grimm actress Claire Coffee marries in gorgeous vintage gown from Xtabay Bridal Salon.

12/31/2013 By Eden Dawn

BREAKING NEWS

Elizabeth Dye Sells The English Department

After eight years, The English Department owner Elizabeth Dye sells off the beloved bridal shop to another local fashionista.

11/07/2013 By Eden Dawn