2019: Wedding Ceremonies
Continuing our look back at all our 2019 weddings, today we are showing off the beautiful wedding ceremonies. You can look back at our other 2019 posts about head tables, wedding stationery, the jewelry, the bridesmaid attire, men’s attire, shoes, cakes, bouquets and a data-driven analysis. Spring Wedding
2019 Weddings: Tablescapes
Designing the tablescape is one of the most fun things about wedding planning - for me, at least. Yes, catering and cake tastings are enjoyable, and floral meetings are sweet. But playing with the glassware and linens and base plates
2019 Weddings: Invitation Flat Lays
Over the past few years, the concept of the "flat lay" has exploded in the wedding world. These stylized photos can be used to capture anything from your wedding stationery, your jewelry, shoes and even flowers from your wedding day.
2019 Wedding Jewelry
Who doesn't love a good wedding jewelry round up post?! Not a lot to say here, just a bunch of pretty photos to look at. I've got more wedding bling for you, if you're interested: 2018 wedding rings, 2017 wedding
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 2025
2025: I hope you find it helpful, and if you are looking for something in particular that I do not cover here, please reach out - I would be so happy to help. I decided to round up the delightful small
Meridian House Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget? – Updated 2025
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
