Lessons Learned

In case you hadn't heard, I started in this industry working on weddings in restaurants and as an off-premise catering sales rep. Which means my pet peeves in the wedding industry often have to do with things on the food

Hey! In case you missed it, I was on an expert panel giving advice on Wedding Planning 101 at the Washingtonian Bride & Groom Unveiled 2018 wedding show.   It was such a blast bring on the Wedding Planning 101 panel. I

I wrote an update to this post in 2020, with all the Leesburg hotels for weddings. Leesburg, Virginia offers countless great wedding venues. From barns to vineyards to historic gardens, there is a lot to love in Loudoun county in

Not a super sexy Lessons Learned today, but important nonetheless. If you are going to have restroom trailers at your wedding or event, you likely will want to spruce them up a bit. You might want to put some nice

I frequently work with couples who have a family member or friend officiate their wedding. Sometimes this is done legally, and sometimes this is done for show. When it is done legally, I must always help them sign the marriage

I've got a two-for one Lessons Learned post for you today! I recently had a wedding where we told the florist during the planning that all the dinner tables were going to be 6' round in size, because we were

I recently planned an exquisite wedding at DAR in Washington DC. We had amazing flowers, really cool custom rentals and a soft seating area on the terrace. Somehow I forgot flowers for the coffee tables that went with the soft

Hands down, the most common question I get from my clients is: what time do I need to be finished with hair and make up on my wedding day? I get asked this so often that I can't believe it