Darling Decatur House Wedding {Joanna + Ryan}

We love this chic wedding with vibrant purple pops and fun details!

The sweet and simple ceremony in the Carriage House of the Decatur House.

 Shades of purple, lavender and yellow at the reception in everything from the linens to cake to candy bar!

We love our happy couples!

Thanks to Photography by Susie for the lovely images and to all the wonderful vendors who made the day happen:

Caterer - Occasions

Ceremony Musicians - Cherry Blossom Strings

Band - Rollex

Florist - Philippa Tarrant

Photo - Photography by Susie

Makeup - Kim Giammaria

Hair - Bella of Canton

And best wishes to Joanna and Ryan!

xoxo
Christine

Happy Holidays!

image by Eli Turner

Happy Holidays from Engaging Affairs!

Modern and Fun at The Mellon {Misty + Roby}

We absolutely love working at The Mellon! It is one of the grand, glamorous venues in the city and, as many times as we have worked there, it looks unique each and every time. We love Misty and Roby's style and the fun they brought to the space and their wedding!

Gorgeous bridal details! Who says a bride has to carry a traditional bouquet?

Off to the Mellon for photos!

And a breathtaking ceremony with floral decor by Amaryllis!

Fun horse track details for cocktails!

 The Mellon set for dinner and dancing!

Let the party begin!

Sweet dreams!

Thanks to Holland Photo Arts for the stunning images and to the entire team that made this wedding a success! Congratulations Misty and Roby!

xoxo
Sara

Sneak Peek of a Darling Decatur House Wedding!

Image by Photography by Susie

We love this charming wedding at Decatur House with tons of fabulous purple details!  

More to come . . .

Fun Wedding Cake Flavors!

Image by Photography by Susie

Who doesn't love a delicious wedding cake? Traditionally, wedding cakes were simple white or almond cakes with plain butter cream but over the years bakers have developed flavors ranging from chocolate to lemon and infused them with fillings and jams and liquors. We asked two of the D.C. area's top wedding cake designers to tell us their most exciting new flavors.

Leslie from Fancy Cakes by Leslie shares that a great new bridal flavor of hers is Bailey's Irish Cream cake.  It's been very popular with her shop's cupcakes so now she showcases the cake at tastings and it's taken off!  And it's a personal favorite of Leslie's, too! Interestingly for 18 years her most popular cake for parties and bridal is vanilla butter cake with swiss raspberry jam and Swiss butter cream.  She says it's delicious any time of year and at least 40% of her brides choose that combination. Both sound heavenly!

Lara Stuckey of Fluffy Thoughts Cakes says that one of her most popular cake combinations is the Candy Bar Crunch, which is marble cake with three layers of vanilla Italian butter cream, salted caramel, milk ganache, and crunchies. A new and exciting flavor is her apple bacon cake, which is apple cake with bacon bits baked into it, with three layers of maple cream cheese and salted caramel. Amazing!

So if you're planning a wedding, why not try an exotic new wedding cake flavor to make your wedding really stand out? Happy tasting!

Asian-Inspired Wedding Details!

We love when couples incorporate their heritage into their weddings! Here are a few of our favorite Asian-inspired wedding details from Engaging Affairs weddings.  Above, the Chinese symbol for double happiness adorned the front of red envelopes given to each wedding guest with lottery tickets inside.

Traditional Chinese dragon dancers at a wedding!

Images by Sota Dzine

A Korean tea ceremony during a wedding reception.

The Chinese symbol for double happiness on the top of escort cards and table name cards.

A bamboo ceremony arch adorned with orchids and bright roses for an Asian garden ceremony.

Colorful Chinese paper lanterns hanging in a garden as vegetarian summer rolls are passed to guests.

Wooden chopsticks customized with the couple's names and wedding date, tied with red ribbon and tucked into orange silk napkins are the perfect finishing touch to the place setting.

A lovely bride from Singapore chose traditional outfits for her bridesmaids that were custom-made for her in Singapore. Even the tiny flower girl wore a hand-embroidered skirt and top.

These images by Greg Gibson

Wishing you all double happiness today!