Lessons Learned: Glass charger plates
Often times a wedding reception table setting will include a charger plate, sometimes also called a base plate. If so, the first course will be set down on top of this plate. When guests are done eating the first course,
Oatlands Plantation: Happy First Anniversary E&B!
Happy happy happy first anniversary to Edie & Ben! Your wedding was so much fun - and so delicious! Photo courtesy of Deb Lindsey.
At Home Real Wedding Video
I'm so pleased to share this real wedding highlight video of an at-home wedding I coordinated in Great Falls, Virginia earlier this summer. Many thanks to Shutter and Sound for sharing this with us! You can also find a timelapse
Wedding Attire Advice
Let's be honest, dressing for a wedding as a guest can be challenging. First, there are often many logistical challenges: will you be inside or outside or both? Will you have to make a long walk at any point? How will
Lessons Learned: Junior ushers
When you have a junior usher or program distributor or greeter, someone needs to tell him when he should go sit down before the ceremony processional begins. Adults will make this assumption as they see the processional lining up, a
Real Washington DC Wedding: J & A at DAR
This DAR wedding in Washington DC was a delight for many reasons: fun navy and teal color palette, great vendor team, and most importantly, great couple. Julia and Andrew were a referral from my past clients, Kate and Andrew. They
Happy Third Anniversary C&H!
I love the Thomas Birkby House in Leesburg, Virginia. C & H had such a sweet wedding there, captured by Katelyn James.
Happy First Anniversary Andrea & Nicole!
These two beautiful ladies didn't let a little rain dampen their spirits on their wedding day last year! We were suffering the effects of Hurricane Joaquin in Washington DC but Lisa Boggs captured great photos using some cute umbrellas and
Lessons Learned: Silverware
Confirm with your caterer that you are getting a salad fork, salad knife, dinner fork and dinner knife (if you are serving a salad and entree seated, of course.) Using two salad forks and two salad knives is a silly
Real At Home Wedding: Courtney & Cameron
I was so excited to be hired by Courtney's parents to help with Courtney and Cameron's wedding! We had about 4 months to do everything, and all we had was the date and the location - Courtney's parents' home in
