Lessons Learned: Silverware
Confirm with your caterer that you are getting a salad fork, salad knife, dinner fork and dinner knife (if you are serving a salad and entree seated, of course.) Using two salad forks and two salad knives is a silly
Real At Home Wedding: Courtney & Cameron
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
Lessons Learned: Transportation and parking
When picking a spot for your first look or for group portraits, make sure there is parking available if you will be arriving by a limo. There is nothing like a stretch limo stopping in the middle of a busy
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
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 middle of dinner and guests will be annoyed. Photo by Michelle Lindsay Lessons Learned is
Happy Anniversary to Ron and Jon!
This fabulous Decatur House wedding in Washington DC was just two short years ago - it feels like yesterday.This was a truly joyful day. I loved every minute of this wedding weekend (including the dapper rehearsal dinner at the Hay-Adams
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 directional lighting doesn't mean it will have the same effect as professional pinspot lighting. Investigate this ahead of time before being disappointed on the day of the event when all your gorgeous centerpieces are in
Happy Anniversary Anne & Ross!
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 is perfect for intimate weddings. Many thanks to Jessica
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
When you are running a generator to power your band and the lighting in your wedding tent, put a line item in the timeline to refill the gas tank in the generator. Depending on the size of the tank, plan
The Alexandrian Hotel Wedding: Katie and James in Alexandria
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 Francisco, but they met in Washington DC and it is centrally located
Lessons Learned: DAR Wedding flow
I recently had a couple get married at DAR. We had the ceremony outside on the Portico, the cocktail hour in the O'Byrne Gallery, dinner in the Library, and then dancing back in O'Byrne. While overall the wedding was absolutely
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
