Matthew Christopher at Love Couture! {Trunk Shows}

Inspired by Regency England!

 

Jane Austen Today

My bride from this past weekend's stunning wedding wore a wedding gown inspired by the Regency period. Her breathtaking gown featured an Empire waist, delicately embroidered and jeweled sleeves that didn't quite reach her elbow and layers of embellished organza (plus a 16 foot veil). Although I don't have images of her dress yet, I wanted to share a little historical wedding gown inspiration.

To finish her look, my bride carried an antique silver tussy-mussy holder filled with lily of the valley down the aisle and had a white beaded bag to hold her lipstick for later in the evening. Not to mention the white parasol she used to keep dry during the day, also a classic Regency style.

Blue Martini!

In honor of last night's always fun Blue Martini Party for the DC event industry hosted by Blue Sky Video and Chris Laich, we thought we'd post a recipe for the yummy blue cocktail.

Wordless Wednesday {Saving a Thousand Words}

photo courtesy of Robert Isacson

Wedding Etiquette Tea {The Dandelion Patch}

Indian Weddings!

We were pleased to be able to help out with the creation of the book Indian Weddings by sharing some of our past Indian weddings. We have been lucky to plan some spectacular Indian weddings at lots of stunning DC locations from The Mayflower Hotel to The Mellon to The Reagan Building to The Building Museum. We love the energy and colors and joy of Indian weddings!

Photos from one of our favorite weddings were featured in the book. Check it out at Amazon or B & N online!

Sneak Peek of Liz and Mike {Mellon Extravaganza}

Just a quick sneak peek at Christine's gorgeous wedding at The Mellon last weekend. I was lucky enough to be on-site and see the fabulous trees tucked among the ceremony chairs (a la Kate and William, though our brides had the idea way before the royal wedding). And her wedding gown from Love Couture Bridal-- ooh, la la!

 More images from Douglas Benedict Photography to come!  Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!

MadeUpArt by Noor Kazoun {Vendor Love}

Photo by Holland Photo Arts

Today I wanted to showcase a supremely talented DC make-up artist: Nour Kazoun. Nour did the makeup for our end-of summer party and, as you can see, she made us all look better than we ever have before.  Nour has such a way of making everyone she touches look sexy and glamorous, and I have never seen anyone do eyes the way she does.

 Photo by Julia Clark MacInnis

We love Nour! Not only does Nour make our brides look stunning, she is so lovely to work with and be around on the wedding day.  Check out more of her amazing work on her website and Facebook page!

Photo Booth Fun!

Photo booths or photo stations are always a fun way to capture your guests. Here are some shots of the photo booth from our end-of-summer party. Photos courtesy of Holland Photo Arts. Goofiness courtesy of  DC's finest wedding professionals. Enjoy!

Here Comes the Sun

A fitting title for a wedding after the week we had.  Also, the song the bride and groom walked back up the aisle to for the first time as husband and wife.

Brett and Darren were a perfect couple to start my fall season with.  After the week of rain we had, unlike any other I have ever experienced, I'm not sure any other bride would have been as calm and unconcerned by the weather with an outdoor ceremony and cocktail reception planned as Brett was.  And as my lucky track record had it, the sun finally came out 3 hours before the rehearsal Friday afternoon and stayed out all weekend long.  The wedding was held at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.  A special thanks to my wonderful team:
Design Cuisine
Yellow Door Floral
Paul Morse Photography
Sprites INK!
Blue Sky Films
Hair by Susie Rucksthul
Make up by Pattie Martin

Enjoy the show!

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Sara