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Elegant downtown Washington, DC hotel ballroom wedding.

Elegant downtown Washington, DC hotel ballroom wedding.

Elegant downtown Washington, DC hotel ballroom wedding.

We can’t resist sharing the follow up from yesterdays reception with Ben and Julia moving the party to our favorite DC venue, Potomac View Terrace. The views from here are stunning and Occasions Caterers always create the most amazing food and ambiance! Guests were shuttled to the venue, and arrived to sweeping views of the monuments […]

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Cherry Blossom Reception

Julia and Ben were married in the spring surrounded by sweet cherry blossoms and lush garden roses. The bride wanted a simple morning of getting ready surrounded by her friends and family, then joined the groom for first look photos at Meridian Hill park. They were married a short walk down the hill at Augustana […]

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Classic Cherry Blossom Ceremony

Colleen and Jeremy were recently featured on the Washingtonian’s website and I wanted to share more images from their vibrant and stunning wedding day. I never shy away from a client who loves color, so when she came to me to plan her wedding we really turned up the volume with punches of berry, pinks, […]

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Vibrant Berry and Pink Westfield’s Marriott Ceremony

To follow up from the gorgeous and sunny ceremony yesterday, Anne-Marie and Adam’s party continued under the tented reception area at River Farm. Long family tables were draped in textured linens and layered with reclaimed wood boxes filled with lush Peonies, roses, and wild flowers. Guests were given Koozies as favors and even the children […]

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Spring Reception at River Farm

To follow from the beautiful and garland covered ceremony, we moved into cocktail hour and the reception for Erin and Mike’s wedding. We took inspiration from the 2013 White House Christmas to create a faux trellis around the doors to cocktail hour to continue our indoor garden theme. Tables were a mixture of green velvet […]

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Real Wedding: Garden in the City Reception

I fell in love with Erin’s vision at our very first meeting and clamored at the opportunity to bring it to life. After a years worth of planning, one perfectly mossed dog topiary by the brides mother, and a lush arrangement of textures including velvet, satin, and chiffon this wedding was perfection. It was recently featured […]

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DC Wedding: Garden in the City Ceremony

We were thrilled to have Mallory and Philips stunning classic wedding at the Hay Adams featured on Style Me Pretty, as well as Mallory and her ladies gracing the newest cover of the Washingtonian Bride and Groom!!   We wanted to share more behind the scenes from their wedding and to see the full SMP you […]

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Hay Adams Beautiful Summer Wedding

To continue from yesterdays stunning winter ceremony in Georgetown, we move on to the reception at Carnegie Institution. A plated dinner was served by Well Dunn on a mixture of round tables with a focal Kings Table in the center of the room. Adorned with lush green garlands and towering white and green textured tall […]

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Lush Classic D.C Wedding Reception

Ashley and Tom were a delight to work with as we planned their February wedding over the course of the year. We wanted to create a vision that was classic with lush textured greens, crisp whites, and accented with shades of slate and silver. We worked with B. Floral to design a center Kings Table […]

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Georgetown Classic DC Wedding {part 1}

I wanted to share a few snaps of Keara and Nick’s intimate New Years eve wedding held at the Athenaeum in Old Town Alexandria. We had a wonderful time working with this stunning couple, and loved the small details they put into making sure the night was personal and fun for guests. Big thank you […]

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New Years Eve Glittery Wedding!