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

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 middle of dinner and guests will be annoyed. Photo by Michelle Lindsay  Lessons Learned is

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