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,
Gifts for the Home
So many ideas for the home here - gifts for your partner, gifts for your neighbor, gifts for a couple, and gifts for a party hostess. Various Gift Ideas for the Home Shop this Gift for the Home: Chores Chart
64 Gifts for Kids Big and Small
I love to shop for gifts for kids, but it can be daunting because I have no idea what the new shows are, the new brands, the new pop stars, etc. So I try to go back to classics and
45 Gifts for Her!
I love giving gifts. Which is sorta weird, since I absolutely abhor shopping for myself. This makes creating gift guides one of my favorite things to do this time of year. I asked for theme suggestions on Insta and got
Gift Guide: Animal Prints
The second of the requested gift guide themes! Everyone knows someone who likes animal prints! I'll be honest, I knew this would be a bigger challenge than my last request, gift guide for dads. But wow-ee. There is some *stuff*
Tablescapes: 2018 Real Weddings
Unbelievably, we are about 35 days away from 2020 and I still have this 2018 real wedding wrap up post to publish! Gah! I had some beautiful wedding table designs in 2018, that I am quite proud of and happy
