Hotel Monaco DC Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget?
I am back with another wedding cost breakdown for a super popular wedding venue in DC: Hotel Monaco, a Kimpton property. I love this hotel. The staff is so helpful and friendly. The ballroom are really nice. The location of
Decatur House Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget?
I got a request to write a budget post for this DC wedding venue, which was a huge honor! Incidentally, when I was last at the Decatur House, setting up for my clients' wedding this past October, there was another
2019: Wedding Receptions
Continuing our round up of all our 2019 weddings, today we are showing off the beautiful wedding receptions. As a bonus, I've added ALL the floor plans for the featured wedding reception. You will notice that I frequently use All
Hotels for Weddings in Loudoun County, Virginia
I cracked a joke recently while speaking on an informational panel at a wedding show about the limited hotel options in Loudoun County for your wedding room blocks. I later received some push back on my joke. So let's look
Woodend Sanctuary Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget?
Michelle Lindsay Photography How much will my Woodend Sanctuary wedding cost? This is the question at the top of your mind, right? Well, I hope I can help. I've been working Woodend weddings since 2004; I've probably been there
Small Wedding Venues in the DC Area – Updated 2020
2020: I recently updated this post in January, not knowing how prescient it would be with Covid-19 coming around the corner. I hope you find it helpful, and if you are looking for something in particular that I do not
Meridian House DC Wedding Cost: How Much Should I Budget?
I am back with a second wedding budget post, this one all about Meridian House DC wedding costs. My first post in this (apparent) series was about DAR wedding costs, and it was extremely popular last year. Meridian House is
Autoshop: DC Wedding Venue
There is a new wedding venue in the DC area and it's not a barn! Autoshop is the latest event venue from Edens, who also runs Dock 5, a favorite space of mine. If you are into concrete floors, open
Showroom DC Wedding Reception: Time-lapse Video
Yesterday I shared the wedding ceremony time-lapse video, and as promised, I am back today with the reception set up! This part of The Showroom in Washington DC went under less of a transformation. What we pre-set on Friday pretty
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)
