2019 Weddings: Bridesmaid Dresses
Eli Turner Studios First up, (above) not bridesmaid dresses, but rather a couple who opted to not have a wedding party, but did a FABULOUS job coordinating their family's attire for the wedding portraits. How chic does this group look? I'm
2019 Weddings: Men’s Attire
Only last year did I realize that I was being sexist by only writing round ups of the bridesmaids' attire, so 2018 was the first year I wrote about men's wedding attire. I like last year's post and I love
2019 Weddings: Real Shoes
Matt Schmachtenberg 2019 was really all about the white wedding shoe. Kind of a bummer for someone color-obsessed, like me, but I do totally get it - my clients are generally very classic. You really like looking at wedding shoes? Do
2019 Weddings: Real Cakes
Earlier I posted all my 2019 wedding bouquets. Now I'm back with 2019 wedding cakes. It wasn't until I saw all these photos in one place did I realize the overwhelming white buttercream wedding cake trend of 2019. Not that
2019 Weddings: Real Bouquets
Time to begin my annual round up of wedding details from the last year. Today we look at almost all of the bouquets (including bride and bridesmaid bouquets) from our 2019 real weddings. If you like this kind of thing,
Real Weddings: 2019 in Review
I am behind the eight-ball this year in getting this post out, but I hope you will find the wait worth it. This is my annual post to discuss real wedding data from the previous year's weddings. This is obviously
Epic Wedding Photos: 2018
I'll be honest, when I started writing my 2019 wedding round up posts, I realized that I never shared these awesome, spectacular, epic wedding photos from my 2018 weddings. Well, there is no time like the present. This was a
Hotels for Weddings in Loudoun County, Virginia
I cracked a joke recently while speaking on an informational panel at a wedding show about the limited hotel options in Loudoun County for your wedding room blocks. I later received some push back on my joke. So let's look
Gifts for an Ice Cube Enthusiast
The rapper/music mogul, not the beverage accompaniment. I recently attended Be Sage and left inspired and motivated by many of the speakers I heard there. I was quite inspired by one in particular and wanted to give a token of
Woodend Sanctuary Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget? – Updated 2024
How much will my Woodend Sanctuary wedding cost? This is the question at the top of your mind, right? Well, I hope I can help. I've been working Woodend weddings since 2004; I've probably been there over 30 times. I
Small Wedding Venues in the DC Area – Updated 2020
2020: I recently updated this post in January, not knowing how prescient it would be with Covid-19 coming around the corner. I hope you find it helpful, and if you are looking for something in particular that I do not
Meridian House Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget? – Updated 2024
I am back with another wedding budget post, this one all about Meridian House wedding costs. My first post in this (apparent) series was about DAR wedding costs. Meridian House is another DC wedding venue that I love to work
Top 12 Blog Posts of 2019
I do love the end of the year, as it allows me the perfect opportunity to look back and look for trends in my work. Looking at the most popular blog posts from 2019 was fun and somewhat surprising. I
11 Mother of the Bride Gifts | Bellwether Ideas – Updated for 2020
Updated: OMG don't miss the 2020 Etsy Design Award Finalists! Before we know it, mother's day will be here. And the gift scramble will be on. But a question I get from many of my clients are about gifts they should
Meg’s Wedding: Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Movie
The tradition that my husband and I have for Christmas morning is to go see a movie after we open presents. This year my mother was with us, and we went to see Little Women. I've not seen (or at
A Decade of Weddings
I believe that the decade ends on the 0, and not the 9, but I seem to be in the minority with this opinion. But that is besides the point, I suppose, since I am still inspired to look back
32 Last Minute Holiday Gift Guide
I found some cool and/or fun holiday gift ideas that didn't really fit into my other guides, so I decided to throw together a miscellaneous gift guide to include stocking stuffers, party items, white elephant gifts, hostess gifts and more.
Gifts for the Office and Colleagues
An office gift guide today at the request of my friends. I decided to showcase both desktop type items and gifts you might give to your coworkers. If you like them. Last year I did a White Elephant gift guide,
