Lessons Learned

I was lucky enough to partner with the Dandelion Patch on a video project to provide tips and advice for brides & grooms in the Washington DC area. For a series of 5 posts, I'm going to break down what

"Do you offer 'day-of' wedding coordination?" Yes! But - there is nothing "day of" about wedding coordination if done by a seasoned professional. "Month of" coordination has found its way into the wedding lexicon, and it is a little better description. But

Often times a wedding reception table setting will include a charger plate, sometimes also called a base plate. If so, the first course will be set down on top of this plate. When guests are done eating the first course,

This is a wedding planning tip for when you have a junior usher or program distributor or greeter.  Someone needs to tell him when he should go sit down before the ceremony processional begins. Adults will make this assumption as

I know this will wedding catering tip make me sound like a snob, but I don't care. If you are serving a plated salad followed by a plated or buffet dinner, please confirm with your caterer that you are getting a

Wedding day transportation is often the least fun thing to pay for, the most time consuming thing to think about and a factor that can greatly impact your guest experience. Every movement throughout your wedding day needs to be considered. How

Here is some wedding advice that I learned the hard way. 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

Just because a venue has in-house directional lighting doesn't mean it will have the same effect as professional pinspot lighting. Often times in-house lighting is either limited or can't be moved exactly to where you need it to be. Investigate

Today I am sharing some wedding planning advice about generator fuel. When you are running a smaller generator to power your DJ and the lighting in your wedding tent, you may need to refill the generator fuel at some point. Your