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 in back at this DAR wedding in honor their anniversary and these gorgeous photos by Lisa Boggs! Love this couple, love this venue, love these wedding photos! Check out where I spill the tea about all their DC wedding
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 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
