2016: All the Real Wedding Venues
Here is a list of all the places we worked this year! Some old favorites and some new favorites! We were at DAR twice but I didn't list it twice. Which ones of these venues have you checked out already?
2016: Real Weddings: Favors
I tell my clients all the time that they do not need to give favors to their wedding guests if they don't want to, or can't fit it into the budget. Many of my clients still decide to offer a
2016: A Few Favorite Real Wedding Details
As I reviewed photographs from all fourteen real weddings that I worked on in 2016, a few things jumped out at me as some very memorable wedding ideas or details. I hope you like them! What have been some favorite
2016: Real Wedding Head Tables
When I started working in weddings in 2002, sweetheart tables were used by real couples all the time. Then, for a short while, the majority of my clients sat a a regular round table with up to 8 other guests.
2016: My Summary of Real Weddings
As 2016 draws to a close, I’m taking some time to reflect on the amazing real weddings that I was able to be a part of this year. If it was planning a wedding in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia or as
Real Wedding on the U.S.S. Sequoia
M & G had a perfect, personal and most importantly, legal wedding on the USS Sequoia on a "special" date - 11/12/13. That was a Tuesday! I was so excited for a "special date" Tuesday wedding! I know that sounds really
Barns at Hamilton Station Real Wedding: Published
I am so thrilled that Washingtonian Bride & Groom selected Priya and Ryan's wedding to feature in the Winter/Spring 2017 issue. This June, 2016 wedding was a delight to design and plan. Priya and Ryan are so super sweet, kind
Pop on Over for Bubbles & Brunch – S is Turning Two!
I am back with Scarlett's second birthday party - with a Bubbles & Brunch theme! We had so many kinds of bubbles: a clear "bubble" ball pit. Bubble wrap for popping (this was my favorite part of th e party,
Spring Wedding: Hotel Monaco DC
I love these nerds. I'm allowed to say that because (1) they got married on Pi Day and embraced the theme wholeheartedly and (2) I'm also a nerd. Yes, this wedding day was March 14, 2015, or 3/14/15. Pi is
Ronald Reagan Building Real Wedding!
This gorgeous couple, I can't even deal with it. Hurricane Joaquin couldn't put a damper on this beautiful day - the rainboot photos are my fave! And this wedding with two brides means two gorgeous dresses, two gorgeous bouquets and
Row Row Row Your Boat – Scarlett Turns One!
Scarlett is now well on her way to being five and a half, but I would be remiss to never post these photos from her first birthday party, because planning this party with her mom and aunt was beyond fun.
Fall Wedding: Hotel Monaco DC
This fall Hotel Monaco wedding in Washington DC is so classic and colorful, I love it! Laura and Jesse are such a beautiful couple, both on the inside and outside! To this day I love following along with their rescue
Happy First Anniversary Amanda & DJ!
I'm so very happy to wish these two awesome people their very first Happy Anniversary! Amanda and DJ had a delightful brunch wedding celebration at Josephine Butler Parks Center. Can you even believe Amanda's bridal bouquet by LynnVale Studio? I
Happy Sixth Anniversary J&B!
I do love working weddings at Strathmore - be it in the Music Center or in the Mansion! I can't believe it's been six years since Jennifer and Brian's wedding! They were so ahead of their times with the asymmetrical
Real Wedding: Meridian House, Washington DC
Liz and Juan had a beautiful, emotional, and joyful multicultural wedding at Meridian House in Washington DC in the summer of 2015. I was so thrilled to be a part of their celebration. Their excitement to actually get married was
Paper Party 2016: New York City
What can I say - Rainbow Hologram - is that not the best party theme ever? Five years in and we were finding our groove. We knew how to decorate without bringing tons of stuff with us from DC. We
Wedding Cake Charms
The pulling of cake charms dates to Victorian times. These days I see cake pulls most often with Southern-influenced weddings where romance and elegance are top billing. Tiny charms are attached to long ribbons and placed inside the cake.
