Happy Fourth Anniversary Allison & Heath!
Heath loves Allison. Allison loves cake. I can totally respect that, because I love cake too. The good news is that I'm sure Allison loves Heath too, so I'm wishing them both a happy happy fourth wedding anniversary! These are
At Home Wedding in Virginia
This at-home wedding in Front Royal, Virginia, was filled with family and fun. The bride, Sam, has four older brothers and I was lucky enough to work with 2 of them on their weddings (one is still single!), including Mitch
Lessons Learned: Glass charger plates
Often times a wedding reception table setting will include a charger plate, sometimes also called a base plate. If so, the first course will be set down on top of this plate. When guests are done eating the first course,
At Home Wedding Video
I'm so pleased to share this home wedding video of a backyard tented reception I coordinated in Great Falls, Virginia earlier this summer. Many thanks to Shutter and Sound for sharing this with us! You can also find a timelapse
Wedding Attire Advice
Let's be honest, dressing for a wedding as a guest can be challenging. First, there are often many logistical challenges: will you be inside or outside or both? Will you have to make a long walk at any point? How will
Lessons Learned: Junior Ushers
This is a wedding planning tip for when you have a junior usher or program distributor or greeter. Someone needs to tell him when he should go sit down before the ceremony processional begins. Adults will make this assumption as
Real Washington DC Wedding: J & A at DAR
This DAR wedding in Washington DC was a delight for many reasons: fun navy and teal color palette, great vendor team, and most importantly, great couple. Julia and Andrew were a referral from my past clients, Kate and Andrew. They
Wedding Catering Tip: Table Place Setting
I know this will wedding catering tip make me sound like a snob, but I don't care. If you are serving a plated salad followed by a plated or buffet dinner, please confirm with your caterer that you are getting a
Real At Home Wedding: Virginia
I was so excited to be hired by Courtney's parents to help with Courtney and Cameron's wedding! We had about 4 months to do everything, and all we had was the date and the location - Courtney's parents' home in
Wedding Day Transportation Advice
Wedding day transportation is often the least fun thing to pay for, the most time consuming thing to think about and a factor that can greatly impact your guest experience. Every movement throughout your wedding day needs to be considered. How
Shrine Mont Wedding: Mary Beth and Chris
When I worked on Mary Beth's older sister Kate's wedding I immediately fell in love with their whole family. I could not wait for Mary Beth to start planning her wedding (P.S. she was single at the time.) Mother of
Lessons Learned: Buffet dinner plates
Here is some wedding advice that I learned the hard way. When you have a buffet meal at your wedding, you need to order 125-150% of your guest count for dinner plates. Otherwise you caterer be washing plates in the
Real Wedding at the Ronald Reagan Building: D & J
Today I am super excited to share Deborah and Jason's fall wedding at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington DC. Deborah and Jason live in Texas but Deborah's grandmother lives in the DC area so they decided to celebrate close
Happy Fourth Anniversary, P&B!
Happy happy fourth anniversary to one of my favorite couples, Pippa and Brian. I tell the story of their ceremony quite often, because I basically made their guests walk through a {perfectly dry} ceremony set up under the tent at Woodend to sit
Lessons Learned: Pinspot Lighting
Just because a venue has in-house directional lighting doesn't mean it will have the same effect as professional pinspot lighting. Often times in-house lighting is either limited or can't be moved exactly to where you need it to be. Investigate
Ritz Carlton Georgetown Wedding in Washington DC
A look back at this Ritz Carlton Georgetown wedding. Happiest Second Anniversary to Anne & Ross! I so loved working with them and their sweet pup at this Ritz-Carlton Georgetown wedding ceremony & reception. I love this light-industrial space that
Riverside on the Potomac Real Wedding: Sarah and Charles
Sarah and Charles met when they were both volunteer firefighters in a Virginia suburb of Washington DC. As their relationship grew, so did their "family" - Charles one day came home with 5 chicks! So now they have 5 chickens,
Lessons Learned: Generator fuel
Today I am sharing some wedding planning advice about generator fuel. When you are running a smaller generator to power your DJ and the lighting in your wedding tent, you may need to refill the generator fuel at some point. Your
