The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Wedding Venues in Northern Virginia
This is the ultimate guide to the best outdoor wedding venues in Virginia, based on my 18 years of experience as a wedding planner in the DC metro region! It's been 19 years since 9/11/01 and we are still taking
Outdoor Wedding Venues in Washington DC
Just as Small Wedding Venues are very popular right now, so are outdoor wedding venues in DC. Many couples are downsizing their guest lists due to the pandemic and seeking out wedding venues with some sort of outdoor space. Being
Ceremony-Only Wedding Venues
Here is the truth: in the age of Covid-19, almost all venues would consider being a ceremony-only wedding venue. I've been getting at least 2 micro wedding inquiries each day for the last month. Because these couples all have different
A Real DC Micro Wedding
A story of a DC micro wedding. We took lemons and made lemonade. Then we weathered the rain to embrace the rainbow. DC Micro Wedding Ceremony N & A had originally planned a late June 2020 wedding. In late March we
Wedding Tradition: Burying the Bourbon
I've recently been in the position where my clients have been able to bury the bourbon at their wedding venue before their wedding day. And I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, but it works! This Southern tradition is the
Minted Weddings Flat Lay Challenge
When the Minted Weddings FLat Lay Challenge was announced for their wedding planner partners, I jumped at the opportunity to participate. My brain has gotten soft with the lack of creative work I've been able to do during quarantine,
Shop Not So Small
While I love to promote gifts from small artisans, I know that not every gift need can be met on Etsy. So I've found some premium gift ideas from around the interwebs. Give the gift of wine. NakedWines has wine
Gifts of Art – Updated for 2021
Art can make a great gift, if you pick the right item. There is a lot of great art on Etsy if you have the time to look for it. I know you don't have that kind of time, so
Big Gifts for the Home – Updated for 2021
I'll be honest, these are more like "buy for yourself" gifts, but hey, sometimes that's how it goes! This blue velvet woven bench is so beautiful. Where can I put a bench in my house? A test tube chandelier. Where
Gifts for Teachers – Updated for 2021
Someone requested gifts for teachers. This is hard because is there really anything that truly shows appreciation for those who teach our kids. I hope you like something here! Library card scarf. A gift for teachers or librarians! Teacher appreciation
Gifts Made in DC – Updated for 2021
Gifts made in DC was a requested guide theme that I was more than happy to make. I featured some of these artists last year, in my last-minute gift guide. There are also 78 shops listed here. A Store Called
Stocking Stuffers and Small Gifts – Updated for 2021
As I started to mark the coolest gifts I found on Etsy, I had a bunch that didn't really fit into one particular category, other than they were on the small side. So I am calling this the Guide to
Gifts for Dudes – Updated for 2021
Getting a gift for a dude can be really hard. Grown men typically just buy what they want. (As do grown women, to be honest.) Last year I did gifts for dads, but this year I widened the lens of