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
The Alexandrian Hotel Wedding: Katie and James in Alexandria
We are so thrilled to share this Alexandrian Hotel wedding in Virginia. It seems like so many of my couples don't live in the DC area, and the same is true of Katie and James! They currently live in San
Lessons Learned: DAR Wedding flow
I recently had a couple get married at DAR. We had the ceremony outside on the Terrace (we fit 98 chairs under the Rotunda to avoid the light rain), the cocktail hour in the O'Byrne Gallery, a full seated dinner
Rockwood Manor Real Wedding: Alice & John
Today I am sharing a preppy, camp-inspired wedding in Potomac Maryland with you today! I had the pleasure of planning and designing Alice and John's love-filled and personal wedding at Rockwood Manor. It was a wedding celebration full of dark navy blue hues with
Real Wedding: Lexie and Mark at Rocklands Farm
I am so excited to share a rustic barn wedding in Poolesville Maryland with you today! Lexie and Mark live in Colorado, but her family lives in Maryland, so they decided to host their wedding close to her family. Once
Happy 6th anniversary J&J!
Not only was this one of Bellwether's first clients, but Jessica and her mom later referred me countless clients (some, in turn, referred me even more clients), and really helped me grow to where I am today! Their kick ass
Parker White Joins Bellwether Events Team
Hi I'm Parker, the summer associate for Bellwether Events! I am a rising third year at the University of Virginia, currently pursuing a degree in Media Studies and Government. I am interested in the event planning, media relations and communications
Happy FIRST Anniversary Katie & James!
On this lazy Monday (just kidding, I've been working since dawn) I think back to one year ago when I was working with this adorable couple on their Hotel Monaco Alexandria, Virginia wedding. (Now called The Alexandrian Hotel.) We were so
Happy SIXTH Anniversary to Monica and Dave!
A secret about Monica and Dave's wedding: Monica knew about Style Me Pretty before I did. Thank goodness she was ahead of her time and got me on the wedding blog bandwagon. Back then we really only had The Knot
Happy FIFTH Anniversary Nikia & Andre!
Confession: I had to look up the year of Nikia and Andre's red and purple Baltimore American Visionary Arts Museum wedding to figure out which anniversary this was. And I was surprised that their wedding was 5 years ago. This
