White Barns for DC Area Weddings
The desire to be outside during your wedding day has only grown over the past years. Barns are still super popular for wedding venues. But the rustic vibes aren't as desirable right now. Couples want a wedding venue that's more
Mellon Auditorium is Reopening!
Ridgewells Catering has been awarded the contract to manage (and presumably cater) events at the Mellon Auditorium. Yay! Here is how to reach the Mellon Events team: Website: https://www.eventsatmellon.com Phone Number: 301-652-1515 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eventsatmellon/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ridgewellsdc Previous Post: In December 2021, the Andrew Mellon Auditorium abruptly canceled all
Sweetheart and Head Tables: 2021 Weddings
At our 18 wedding receptions in 2021, five couples sat at a guest table, five couples had head tables, and eight couples sat at a sweetheart table. I've included as many photos here as I could! Tented Home Wedding Reception Head
Real Wedding Stationery: 2021
What is wedding stationery? This, to me, encompasses anything that gives cues or even direct information your guests need before, during and even after (thank you notes!) your wedding weekend. So your stationery budget might include wedding website fees, save
Real Wedding Receptions: 2021
This is the natural companion post to our 2021 wedding ceremonies round up. We love showing off the beautiful tents, ballrooms, and venues that the talented wedding pros on our teams create for our clients. Pro tip: put a note on
Real Wedding Ceremonies: 2021
Continuing tradition and looking at all of the ceremony designs and set-ups from our 2021 weddings. Spring Wedding Ceremony at Dumbarton House Dumbarton House | Love Life Images With vaccines brand new in Spring 2021, we had just one micro wedding
Bellwether Events Reflects on 2021 Weddings
This annual recap of all our 2021 real weddings is months overdue. But I am still writing it because I love writing these round-up posts. Why I decided to do this as I launch a stretch of 7 weddings in
Wedding Party Fashion 2021
Here we are with the wedding party fashion from 2021. It was the year of blues and black, or so it seems. I included as much as I could here, but recall that we had a high contingent of weddings
Real Wedding Cakes: 2021
I love cake. I want to eat all the cake. I don't believe that wedding cake has to be bland and dry. There are so many wonderful wedding cake bakers in the DC area. Your wedding cake and be delicious
Real Bridal Bouquets: 2021 Weddings
I like to tell folks that women at weddings carry flowers because flowers smelled pretty, and long ago, people maybe did not bathe every day, so they needed the extra pretty scents. I have no idea if it's true or
Riverside on the Potomac Wedding Floor Plans
We work on Riverside on the Potomac weddings a lot. An average of once a year - which is a lot for us, since we plan and coordinate about 16-18 weddings per year and there are about 300 venues in
The Ultimate Guide to DAR Weddings in Washington DC – Updated 2024
Welcome to our Ultimate Guide to DAR Weddings in Washington DC! Daughters of the American Revolution weddings are some of our favorite weddings to plan. This DC wedding venue is just simply spectacular. It is in a great location in
