Events
Emerald Hour is excited to host and participate in a variety of events throughout the year, from membership-only gatherings to events hosted by other local organizations and partners.
View our upcoming and past events below for more details!
Photos above provided by Marla Manes, Bloom & Wander Co., and Claire Kerbs.
2025 Events
March 12
Sustainability Statement Virtual Workshop
As of this year, all members who want to be listed on the Emerald Hour directory and display a badge on their website need to post a Sustainability Statement on their website. Emerald Hour hosted an online brainstorming session to provide support to any/all members who would like some help creating their sustainability statement. This session was a chance to discuss what it means to market with their values and workshop their sustainability statement in a safe, supportive environment.
April 6
Sustainable Wedding Show
Pickering Barn in Issaquah, 2-5PM
Our second annual Sustainable Wedding Show is going to be even bigger and better than the first! Even if you're not participating, you're invited to attend (for free!) and enjoy the creativity of your fellow members. This year our theme is celebrating "Elements of the PNW" and how they tie into different aspects of sustainability in our region.
This one-of-a-kind event offers engaged couples and vendors an opportunity to be inspired by the beauty of the PNW and the possibilities for eco-friendly weddings that are stunning and sustainable. You can attend mini-workshops, enjoy delicious snacks, sweet treats and signature sips, and couples can enter to win valuable prizes donated by our members. (Total value over $5,000!)
Every member is invited to attend and bring up to one guest. This could be a great way to introduce a vendor friend to Emerald Hour! Grab tickets here and use the discount code MEMBER.
Early May (TBD)
Earth Month Volunteer Project
We'll send out details as soon as they are confirmed for a volunteer opportunity in May (date TBD).
June 25
Susan's Annual Garden Party
Normandy Park (near SeaTac)
6 - 9 PM
Join us for the kick-off of our THIRD wedding season survival series! This year: a French Frolic featuring botanical cocktails/mocktails (with Jeremy tending bar and Rosie frolicking around, iykyk) and delicious French bites and treats in Susan's lush cottage garden overflowing with 50+ rose bushes.
September 9
Content Day + Summer Gathering
Evergreen Gardens in Ferndale
After last year's success, we'll be hosting another Content Day at Evergreen Gardens! Themes, designs, and collabs are up to you. This is a great way to enjoy your own creativity and/or collaborate with other members. If you'd just like to come and hang out, join us for a casual dinner after the content day when we gather to celebrate surviving another wedding season. More details will be sent this spring!
November 11 - Nov 13
Member Retreat
Tierra Retreat Center
Leavenworth (Tues dinner through Thurs lunch)
Join us for an enriching and inspiring overnight getaway in the mountains. More details to follow!
2024
January 24
Pitching to the Media
Emerald Hour hosted a class on the art of pitching your business to the local media, including how to strategically leverage public relations to elevate your brand, connect with your community, gain notable features, and attract your best-fit clients.
February 25
Sustainable Wedding Show
Emerald Hour hosted Seattle's very first Sustainable Wedding Show, complete with 30+ sustainable wedding vendors from across the Pacific Northwest. The event included tips and inspiration for creating greener weddings, where couples could discuss their wedding vision with vendors and learn how to make more sustainable choices for their wedding day.
March 12
Snohomish Guild Presentation
Emerald Hour presented to the wedding vendors in the Snohomish Guild about how to make their businesses more environmentally conscious, how we can collectively make the local wedding industry in WA more sustainable, and information about our online Green Swaps Guide and membership.
March 13
SEO Workshop
The "How to Create an SEO-Friendly Blog Post" workshop was led by Danielle, a wedding-photographer-turned-creative-copywriter and SEO specialist. She taught Emerald Hour members how to start blogging for their businesses with SEO in mind and improve what they're already doing with blogging.
April 20
Earth Day Volunteering Event
In celebration of Earth Day, Emerald Hour members joined with Great Peninsula Conservancy for a work party to build habitat piles inside Grovers Creek Preserve near Kingston in North Kitsap.
April 22
WCA Workshop
For a second celebration of Earth Day, Emerald Hour hosted a virtual workshop with Katie Byrnes, Toxics and Stormwater Policy Manager at Washington Conservation Action, to understand current environmental challenges and advocacy priorities in the Puget Sound region and how we, as individuals, can take action.
May 20
Building Resilience for the Busy Season
Emerald Hour held a virtual community call for a conversation on how we can better take care of ourselves and support our fellow vendors (especially as we approach the summer wedding season)! Topics discussed included practical tips on how to maintain our physical and mental well-being and ways we can support each other to facilitate a caring vendor community.
June 21
Summer Solstice Celebration
Emerald Hour kicked off our 2024 Wedding Season Survival Series with a Summer Solstice Celebration in Susan's magical English cottage garden in Normandy Park. Amongst over 60 rose bushes, we sipped on botanical beverages and participated in a solstice-themed craft, while enjoying an evening connecting with fellow members!
July 24
Summer Celebration #2
The second event in our 2024 Wedding Season Survival Series occurred at Evergreen Gardens in Ferndale. We started off the afternoon by visiting Boxx Berry Farms to pick our own flowers and berries. Then we returned to Evergreen Gardens where we enjoyed a light supper and indulged in a sundae bar.
September 10
Day Trip to Whidbey Island
Together we enjoyed a scenic hike, visited a local farm, and ended the day with dinner in Coupeville. It was a great way for members to connect and feel recharged as we approached the end of wedding season!
September 24
Content Day at Evergreen Gardens
A day of creative collaboration with other members! This was similar to a styled shoot in spirit, but we had a nice mix of styles and designs created by members with a real couple as our models. It was a great way to get creative and showcase sustainability, and was limited to members only.
October 3
Virtual Financial Workshop
Emerald Hour hosted a virtual workshop with Jenny Girl Friday that focused on how to pay ourselves as business owners and save for taxes. Jenny is a new biz/money/tax specialist with over 11 years of experience supporting self-employed folks in Seattle.
2023
These were the events we hosted in 2023:
January 25 - Emerald Hour Launch Party
March 15 - How to Infuse Sustainability Into Your Marketing
April 12 - Carbon Footprint Workshop
April 22 - Earth Day Event
May 17 - Avoiding Burnout Workshop
June - August - Wedding Season Survival Series
October 20 - Leave No Trace Workshop
November 18 - Day Trip to Tierra Retreat Center
December 13 - Goal Setting Workshop