Hendry House Wedding | Tented Reception
Thanks for coming back to see the rest of the photos from this adorable Hendry House wedding in Arlington, Virginia. Click if you missed my last post, featuring the outdoor wedding ceremony. Wedding guests gathered in the house and on the
Hendry House Wedding | Arlington Wedding Planner
Since this Hendry House wedding has now featured on United With Love, I'm so excited to share some more with it with you. L & N were so very great to work with. They had a small group of wedding
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
Barns at Hamilton Station Wedding | Happy First Wedding Anniversary!
Today is Priya & Ryan's first wedding anniversary! I am so very happy for this sweet couple. On Friday, they had a religious ceremony at a local temple. Then, on Saturday, they had an interfaith wedding ceremony at the Barns
Riverside on the Potomac Wedding | Happy Anniversary!
S & C were one of the first couples to have a Riverside on the Potomac wedding. When we toured the property the winter before their summer wedding, the floor in the big barn was full of holes and there
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club | Happy Anniversary!
M & J had such a fun and personalized Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding. We really had a blast planning their wedding. I hope they have an even better time celebrating their anniversary today! The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club impressed me
Father of the Bride 2 | Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father's Day! I've been lucky enough to work with some really sweet dads - and a few of them more than once! Today I'm sharing the stories of 4 dads who I've been able to work with at least
Fathers & Brides | Happy Father’s Day!
I'm excited to share more photos of brides and dads in honor of Father's Day tomorrow! Did you see all the father/daughter dances that I posted yesterday? If not, check it out. Today I'm sharing a wide variety of photos
The Fathers of the Brides | Happy Father’s Day!
In honor of Father's Day, I'm sharing some of my favorite photos of "my dads" - the fathers of "my brides" (and some grooms too!) Sometimes I work with the dad all throughout the engagement, and sometimes I meet him
Washington DC Wedding | Happy Anniversary L & P!
L & P weren't sure that they should have a first look with their photographers before their Washington DC wedding. I may have talked them into it, because they had a lot of group photos that they wanted to take
The Alexandrian Hotel | Tented Wedding
There was so much to love about the personalities of these two people, and it all shone through in their beautiful wedding day at The Alexandrian Hotel. Happy anniversary C & D! Check out all their Alexandrian Hotel wedding photos by
