The Showroom: DC Wedding: Time-Lapse Set-Up Video
Why do weddings cost so much? I hear this question all the time. The quick and dirty answer is: labor. Not only are there hours and hours of planning that goes into a wedding (hundreds on my side of things)
Lessons Learned: Wedding Officiants
WHO PARTICIPATES IN THE WEDDING CEREMONY There are two important roles at your wedding ceremony that need to be considered early on in your planning: who will be your wedding officiant and who will sign the marriage license. Often this is
How to Write Your Own Wedding Ceremony from Scratch
Are you writing your own wedding ceremony from scratch? More and more I see that couples have to write their own wedding ceremony from scratch. So many friends and family are asked to be the wedding officiant, rather than a
What Is the Correct Table Setting for Your Wedding?
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
DAR Wedding Cost: How much should I budget?
How much will your wedding at DAR cost? This is what you want to know, what you need to know, right? I've planned many weddings at DAR over the past decade, and I have a firm grip on the cost
Wedding Planning 101 | Washingtonian Bride & Groom Unveiled 2018
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
2017 Weddings Statistics | Bellwether Events
Photo by Steve and Jane As the year seems to pass so quickly, and 2018 begins, I am taking a few moments to reflect on 2017, and what the year meant to Bellwether Events. Bellwether Events worked on ten weddings in
Lessons Learned: Leesburg Hotels
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
Lessons Learned: Restroom Trailers
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
Lessons Learned: Marriage License Signatures
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
