Wedding Advice: Beating the Summer Heat
Now that we are in the dog days of summer, I wanted to share some advice on how to best prepare for the heat you may encounter at your summer wedding. I have a lot ideas for keeping your guests
Lessons Learned: Restroom Trailers
Not a super sexy Lessons Learned today, but important nonetheless. If you are going to have restroom trailers at your wedding or event, you likely will want to spruce them up a bit. You might want to put some nice
Lessons Learned: Marriage License Signatures
I frequently work with couples who have a family member or friend officiate their wedding ceremony, particularly in DC and Maryland. Sometimes this friend is able to legally sign the marriage license, and sometimes they are leading the public ceremony
Lessons Learned: Table Settings and Sizes
I've got a two-for one Lessons Learned post for you today! I recently had a wedding where we told the florist during the planning that all the dinner tables were going to be 6' round in size, because we were
Lessons Learned: Lounges
I recently planned an exquisite wedding at DAR in Washington DC. We had amazing flowers, really cool custom rentals and a soft seating area on the terrace. Somehow I forgot flowers for the coffee tables that went with the soft
Fort Myer Wedding | Happy Anniversary!
It all started with this Fort Myer wedding celebration and continued with Erin and Brian, who also had a Fort Myer wedding. Today is their 6th wedding anniversary! I've told you before about how I worked on a few General's
Pippa Middleton’s Wedding
Hello! I'm Janice, a DC-based wedding planner (since 2006) and I am thrilled that you found my blog. I write about a lot of different things, such as the real weddings we plan, gift guides, wedding planning advice, sample wedding
Alexandrian Hotel Wedding in Virginia
Looking back on a favorite Alexandria, Virginia wedding. Yesterday these two sweet people celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary. And I have to tell you, their 2 kids are positively adorable! You can see where they would get it from, right? Thanks
Baltimore AVAM Wedding | Happy First Anniversary
Jackie and Marc had a stunning wedding reception at the American Visionary Arts Museum. Click to see my post with their AVAM wedding ceremony photos. They had a chuppah that fir the quirky museum setting perfectly. We used copper sequined linens
AVAM Baltimore Wedding | Jewish Wedding Ceremony
I am so super excited to wish this awesome couple a Happy First Anniversary today and to share their AVAM wedding photos with you! I LOVE the AVAM! But more on that later. Today I'm sharing their pre-ceremony and ceremony
