Meet the Finalists | Washington Wedding Day Best of 2026

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

Washington 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
& attend
Washington Wedding Day's Best of Awards Gala 2026
at The Somm on July 14, 2026.

 

And the Finalists are...

 

SEATTLE REGION

1. BEST WEDDING PLANNER
Bridal Bliss
Events by Genevieve
MG Event Design
Perfect Storm Moments
Your Perfect Bridesmaid

2. BEST EVENT DESIGNER
Bridal Bliss
Events by Genevieve
Gian Events
Opulent Events Seattle
Your Perfect Bridesmaid

3. BEST FLORIST
Callarose & Co.
Emerald City Flowers
Kinetic Botany
Little Joy Fleurs
Manette Flower Co.

4. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Breanna Plus Kevin
E H Photography
Gina Paulson
Hannah Faye Photography
Into Dust Photography
Sarah Anne Thompson

5. BEST CAKES
Alewa Bake Shop
Deep Sea Sugar & Salt
Honey Crumb
Lady Grey Cake Design
Sweet Side

6. BEST DESSERTS
Aha Sugar
Blue Box Bakery
Cake and Crumble
Seatown Sweets
Sweet Side

7. BEST BRIDAL BOUTIQUE
The Dress Theory
I Do Bridal
Samila Bridal and Formal
Soul Mates Bridal
The White Door

OUTSIDE SEATTLE REGION

1. BEST WEDDING PLANNER
Eventful Moments
Grit City Weddings
Hanna Burdick Events
Harlow Events
Sage Event

2. BEST EVENT DESIGNER
Bixby + Pine
Eventful Moments
Grit City Weddings
Sage Event

3. BEST FLORIST
Camas Designs
Fena Flowers
Flora d'Amore
Flora Pacifica
Snohomish Valley Floral

4. BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Alexa Ditto Photography
Emett Joseph Photography
Jaime Denise Photography
Lauren New Photography
O’Hara Photo & Film

5. BEST CAKES
Blue Box Bakery
Cake and Crumble
Celebrity Cake Studio
Seatown Sweets
Simply Sweet

6. BEST DESSERTS
Blue Box
Cake & Crumble
Cakes by Felicitations
Seatown Sweets
Spilled Butter

7. BEST BRIDAL BOUTIQUE
Astraea Bridal
For the Luv of Bridal
Ivoryology
New Beginnings Bridal Studio
Wedding Bell

STATEWIDE REGION

1. BEST MENSWEAR
Generation Tux
Indochino
Mathias Custom
Men’s Wearhouse
Sew Generously Bespoke

2. BEST DRESS DESIGNER (LOCAL)
Angeline Brunk
Leiren Designs
Luly Yang

3. BEST CUSTOM GROOM ATTIRE
Gustavo Apiti Couture
Mathias Custom
Sew Generously Bespoke

4. BEST WEDDING HAIR (HAIR SERVICES ONLY)
I.M Artistry
K Marina Beauty
Kayla Kollection Beauty Team
Michelle Wight
Modest Medusa
Wedding Hair by Rhianna

5. BEST WEDDING MAKEUP (MAKEUP SERVICES ONLY)
I.M Artistry
K Marina Beauty
Kayla Kollection Beauty Team
Michelle Wight
SJ Artistry

6. BEST FULL SERVICE BEAUTY TEAM (BOTH HAIR AND MAKEUP SERVICES)
I.M Artistry
K Marina Beauty
Kayla Kollection Beauty Team
Michelle Wight
Serene Belle Artistry

7. BEST SPA SERVICES
Alderbrook
Four Seasons Seattle
Spa at the Lake at Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
Spa at Willows Lodge
Woodmark Hotel

8. BEST SKINCARE SERVICES (FACIALS, INJECTABLES, ETC.)
I.M Artistry
Lux Aesthetics
New Skin
Rachel Kerr Esthetics
SkinSpirit

9. BEST JEWELER
Cline
Green Lake Jewelry Works
J Lewis
Joseph Jewelers
Marci Jewelry
Valerie Madison Jewelry

10. BEST OFFICIANT
Another One Ties the Knot
Hillary Lundberg
Officiant Grace
Ray Van Winkle

11. BEST RENTALS
Alexander Party Rentals
Cort Party Rental
Fanciful Rentals
Grand Event Rentals
Noble Event Rentals
Wander

12. BEST CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS (NON-FLORAL)
Confete
Gene Alexander Designs
On The Wall Design Studio
Steven Michael Designs

13. BEST INSTALLATION FLORIST
Callarose & Co
Emerald City Flowers
Kinetic Botany
Little Joy Fleurs
Manette Flower

14. BEST WEDDING SHOW
Puyallup Wedding Show
Rainbow Wedding Network Seattle LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo
Seattle Wedding Show
Snohomish Wedding Tour
Woodinville Venue Collective

15. BEST BAR SERVICE
Kitsap Bartending Services
Party on the Rocks
Pour Girls & Some Guys
Tispy Society
Wandering Taps

16. BEST CATERING
Act 3
Foodz
Gourmondo
Ravishing Radish
Shooby Doo
Tuxedos & Tennis Shoes

17. BEST INVITATION DESIGNER
June Press
Krisanna Elizabeth
Mango Ink
Perfect Press
Sablewood Paper

18. BEST SIGNAGE / CALLIGRAPHY
Creative by Sofiya
Krisanna Elizabeth
Magnolia Marks
Mango Ink
On the Wall Design Studio

19. BEST BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHER
Allison Coulombe
Flame by Sam
Hush & Wild
Rachael Marie Boudoir

20. BEST DESTINATION PHOTOGRAPHER (LOCALLY BASED)
Erica Wall Photography
Hannah Faye Photography
Jaime Denise Photo
Kristen Marie Photography
Robin Co. Studio

21. BEST CONTENT CREATOR
BTS by Angela
Content by Christina
EV CONTENT
Kiara Media Haus
Social Flow

22. BEST VIDEOGRAPHER
Best Made Videos
Kaneri Films
Rebecca Lynn Films
Ridgewood Films
Robin Studio

23. BEST PHOTO BOOTH
321 Foto
Luxe Booth NW
Moment.Us
Orion Entertainment
Photo Box

24. BEST CEREMONY / COCKTAIL MUSICIANS
Keys & Prosecco
Michael Benson Band
Oncore
Puget Sound Strings
Wind Song Trio

25. BEST BAND
Afterparty Band
Blue Wave Band
Michael Benson Band
ONCORE
Shakedown

Event photography by Ksenia Vasenev Photography

26. BEST DJ
DJ Insaiyan
Integral DJs
Magnolia Rhapsody
Music by J. Fields
Orion Entertainment
Seattle Parties

27. BEST PRODUCTION, LIGHTING AND AUDIOVISUAL
Bellevue Lighting
Crimson Haze
Lightsmiths

28. BEST ENTERTAINMENT (NON-MUSICAL)
Bowtie & Brush
Magnolia Marks
Maison de V
Nash Fung

29. BEST TRANSPORTATION
A & A Bus & Limousine
British Motor Coach
Butler Seattle Transportation
Lake Tapps Limousine
SRTC Limo

30. BEST SERVICES (ALTERATIONS, GOWN PRESERVATION, ETC.)
Eltsa Custom Sewing
Helena's Couture Cleaning
Jenny Mane – Wedding Dress Alterations
Sokhim Alterations
Town Seamstress

31. BEST PET ATTENDANT
Posh Pet Sitter
To Wag & To Hold
Wags Down the Aisle

32. BEST REHEARSAL DINNER VENUE
Aerlume
Canlis
Dockside at Duke's
Farm 12

33. BEST BARN VENUE
Bannan Family Farm
Edlynn Farm
Farm 12
Fiddlers Bluff – Snohomish
Kelley Farm
Saltwater Farm

34. BEST WINERY VENUE
Chateau Lill
Columbia Collective
JM Cellars
Novelty Hill – Januik Winery
Swiftwater Cellars

35. BEST HOTEL VENUE
Alderbrook Hotel and Spa
Edgewater Hotel
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa on Lake Washington

36. BEST WEDDING NIGHT HOTEL
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
Willows Lodge
Woodmark Hotel and Still Spa on Lake Washington

37. BEST COUNTRY CLUB
Club at Snoqualmie Ridge
Golf Club at Newcastle
Inglewood Golf Club
Seattle Tennis Club
Tacoma Golf and Country Club

38. BEST HISTORIC VENUE
Admiral House
Hall @ Fauntleroy
Lairmont Manor
Roche Harbor Resort
Ruins
Thornewood Castle

39. BEST OUTDOOR VENUE
Chateau Lill
Jardin del Sol
Parties on the Terrace
Rock Creek Gardens
Twin Willow Gardens

40. BEST INTIMATE VENUE
Aerlume
Corson Building
JM Cellars
Parties on the Terrace
Saiuen Garden

41. BEST RESORT VENUE
Alderbrook Resort & Spa
Crystal Mountain
Roche Harbor
Semiahmoo Resort
Suncadia Resort

42. BEST DESTINATION VENUE
Alderbrook Resort & Spa
Crystal Mountain
Roche Harbor Resort
Seabrook
Suncadia Resort

43. BEST WATERFRONT VENUE
Dockside at Duke’s
Edgewater
Hyatt Regency Lake Washington
MV Skansonia
Woodmark

44. BEST URBAN VENUE
The 101
4105
Block 41
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Fremont Foundry
Seattle Art Museum

45. BEST SEATTLE VENUE
Admiral’s House
Fairmont Olympic Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Seattle
Hall at Fauntleroy
Olympic Sculpture Park

46. BEST SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON VENUE
Cape Horn Estate
Skamania Lodge
Wind Mountain Ranch

47. BEST NORTHEAST WASHINGTON VENUE
Bannan House Farm
Chateau Lill
Farmhouse on Greenbluff
Novelty Hill – Januik Winery
Twin Willow Gardens

48. BEST OVERALL VENUE IN WASHINGTON
Alderbrook Resort and Spa
Olympic Sculpture Park
Parties on the Terrace
Roche Harbor Resort
Woodmark Hotel

49. BEST NEW WEDDING BUSINESS (2 YEARS OF BUSINESS OR LESS)
Dream Day Visionary
EV CONTENT
Moment.Us
Parcells Flower
Soul Mates Bridal

50. BEST OVERALL WEDDING PROFESSIONAL
Bixby + Pine
Bridal Bliss
CORT Party Rental
DSquared Hospitality
Shooby Doo Catering
Tipsy Society
Your Perfect Bridesmaid