Everett West

I was told by multiple guests that this was the best wedding food they had ever had. The dishes all highlighted local foods and were cooked to perfection. The wedding day team was great. Perfectly cooked and plated, even when working in a tent with no power and using our home kitchen to cook salmon for 50 people. All of them were fun and professional. A special thank you to colleen, my primary contact, who went above and beyond anything I could have asked for. I started working with Colleen a year before the wedding and she stepped in to act as a de facto coordinator. She took over organizing the rentals, helped me lay out the floor plan, and gave me so many great ideas. We had to change our venue three months out, but she didn’t let it phase her and immediately started planning how to shift from a full chefs kitchen to a tent in a backyard. I (almost) want to have another wedding just so I can work with Artemis again.

Artemis Foods was 100% the right choice for our wedding. First and most importantly all of the food was delicious, and not just for wedding food. I'm still receiving compliments. We loved that the food was local and seasonal. Really showed off NW flavors to our visiting East Coast family members. Finally Lauren was wonderful to work with. We had to move our date several times due to the pandemic and she was so flexible and gracious. From the beginning everything was well planned and laid out, and the wedding itself went flawlessly. I would hire them again and recommend them to anyone. -Susannah + Pat

Artemis sailed in helping us last-minute magic our wedding into existence and we are so grateful. Tracey even helped us deal with the rental company to get the dance floor we were hoping for too!! Incredible! The food was lovely and tasty and there was plenty of it. They were able to accommodate our gluten free groom and help us keep other guests with food restrictions happy and safe! The only disappointments were: the vegan quinoa dish we tried at the tasting was way different and less pleasing at the actual event, and I felt bad for our vegan guests that we didn't have the good entree for them that we thought we had. Also, despite asking beforehand and our wedding coordinator also communicating during the event that we would like the leftovers saved they were thrown away. There was so much food leftover after dinner at the reception and this was such an expensive meal that hearing we didn't get to take home the leftovers really broke our hearts. However, we know we couldn't have had such a nice day without the help of Artemis and staff and we wish them the best as they return to catering big events!!

It was quite an interesting start with securing this space. We actually secured it the day after concrete was poured inside but we could see our vision in the space and loved that there was outdoor space attached. I will say the worst thing that happened was that our main point of contact at Everett West from the time of booking and early planning to the time of solidifying and having the wedding changed. That cause a lot of confusion and stress around tasting availability and scheduling for the bar service, general what's allowed and what's not in the space, additional (unknown/ not discussed/not in our contract) fees that we had to negotiate, and rehearsal scheduling conflicts. The venue itself is in a central location right in the middle of the Pearl District which is #1 why we chose it. It made it entirely easy for us to invite family and friends from out of state, giving them a handful of great, new hotel options nearby, and then simply having them walk over to Everett for the wedding. #2, as mentioned, we chose this space due to its location but also because it had outdoor space, too. Because of this, we were able to host our ceremony in the Everett courtyard and the reception indoors. The space is ENTIRELY what you make of it (blank slate) for all your ideas to come alive which was really fun to plan and see on the day of the wedding. My advice would be to: 1. read every line of your contract, 2. build into your contract (if not already there) clear expectations as to when you can schedule your pre-wedding day walk-throughs to finalize details and to hold your rehearsal, 3. meet with the on-site point of contact to simply make sure you meet and have exchanged eye contact (know who to look for on your wedding night if you have any reason to). Also, a few things to note about this space: you don't need to secure city permits for vendors, there are loading and unloading zones available for vendors around the venue, don't get married outside if there will be rain (the tent doesn't photo beautifully and depending on your wedding size, the balance of seats may be off or "tilted" in photos), USE the dressing room (but see if the venue will take their storage out of the closet so you can put suits, wedding dresses, etc. in there), don't have 300 people at your wedding at this venue (they will say they can fit that many but you won't want that unless you're having an all standing event). OH, and lastly, bar service has to be through Artemis Catering. This was a little frustrating as we really wanted to use our food caterers. While the drinks turned out great by Artemis, the bar service itself was simply OK. Also, somehow we consumed 3 bottles of champagne even though it wasn't on the bar menu for guests.