Who We Are

ALTAR was born from owner Kelsi Johnson’s many interests: the art of a welcoming dinner party, curated home goods, reverence in nature, locally grown flowers. Her aesthetic sensibilities, coupled with the “secret” teacher superpower of planning large-scale projects down to the detail, naturally led to the creation of a wedding planning service (after years of assisting at events during summer breaks). We are proud to offer the planning and creation of intimate weddings in both the Pacific Northwest during the summer months and on the Big Island of Hawaii October-May.

ALTAR Micro Weddings is its own niche of intimate, design-forward wedding celebrations that are stress-free and easy for our couples. By crafting events for 50 or less, we can focus your budget on the GOOD stuff, and are freed of traditions that don’t serve. As full-service planners, we help with everything from sourcing vendors to timeline creation to ceremony planning to day-of coordination.

If choosing our packages for the PNW or Hawaii, you will be delighted to find that our micro wedding model brings in 7-8 vendors at once from our trusted network. This saves our couples tons of time on their end while leaving the thoughtfully curated minutiae to us.

Meet you at the Altar!