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.
Paper Party 2015: New York City
I am back with the 2015 Paper Party at Hudson Terrace in New York City! This was the biggest party Nole every threw, with close to 500 guests, so we moved up to the rooftop space, which has a retractable roof!
Paper Party 2014: New York City
I'm going to finally share the photos from the Paper Parties in New York City that I've been lucky enough to help Nole with over the past years. I worked on this annual event with her from 2012 - 2016.
Citrus Inspired Bridal Shower: Pucker Up!
One of the greatest honors I've recently had was to be a bridesmaid for Kelly and Jeff, which also meant being able to help plan her bridal shower with the other bridesmaids. None of us were living in New York
DAR Wedding: Happy Second Anniversary, Julia and Andrew!
Look at these gorgeous photos by Lisa Boggs! Love this couple, love this venue, love these photos!
Decatur House Real Wedding: Ron and Jon
This Decatur House real wedding in Washington DC was inspired by a rustic French garden, but has all the elements of a quintessential DC soiree! Since neither of these two dapper gents needed to spend hours in hair & make
Happy Fourth Anniversary, Deborah and Jason!
Wishing these two gorgeous love birds the happiest of anniversaries today! My hurricane couple, Deborah and Jason! Thanks to Procopio Photography, for these great first look shots, and all their fantastic wedding photos!
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: Sam and Mark
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,
Oatlands Plantation: Happy First Anniversary E&B!
Happy happy happy first anniversary to Edie & Ben! Your wedding was so much fun - and so delicious! Photo courtesy of Deb Lindsey.
At Home Real Wedding Video
I'm so pleased to share this real wedding highlight video of an at-home wedding 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