Kerry & Josh's Wedding Featured - The Knot Spring 2011 Issue

I'm so excited today to show you Kerry & Josh's wedding, as featured in The Knot Spring 2011 issue, on shelves now.  Kerry and Josh said their vows in April 2010 in the courtyard of the Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria. The color palate was a vibrant red and turquoise blue, and so many personal and DIY touches went into this wedding.  To read more about the details check out our past blog post here.  I want to give a huge shout-out to the talented Mary Kate McKenna for capturing Kerry and Josh's wedding so beautifully. Some of the talented vendors, besides Hotel Monaco, that helped make Kerry and Josh's wedding day a success include, Barbara at Growing Wild, Jake with Dream Day DJs, Fluffy Thoughts, KC Felton and Classical Guitar Ceremonies Inc. Below are just a few of the amazing images by Mary Kate McKenna. Check out more here. 

Meg & Matt Married - Old Town and Key Bridge Marriott

This September we were honored to witness Meg and Matt say "I do" at Blessed Sacrament in Alexandria and then celebrate their marriage in style with a gorgeous view over the city. We had been working with Meg and her Mom for months planning all the details from the beautiful invitation and paper products by Baumbirdy on Etsy, to the chocolate monument favors, to the flowers by J. Morris, including the most wonderfully fragrant gardenias.  The all low table arrangements were created to ensure an unobstructed view out of the wrap around floor to ceiling windows at the Key Bridge Marriott. Antiqued pottery vases were filled with blue, green, and white hydrangea, blue thistle, limes, pears, apples, and green spider mums to bring in the vibrant green color to contrast the deep navy linens.  White chivari chairs with navy cushions from Party Rental Ltd. completed the look.  We also lined the windows with floating candles in cylinder vases and votives to add to the atmosphere.  Cassidy DuHon captured all the great details and even took Meg, Matt and the Bridal party around Old Town near the water before cocktail hour began.

Here are some of the the details from Meg and Matt's wedding day.  I hope you enjoy! 

Lee-Fendall House Old Town Alexandria - Site Visit

Last week I visited the historic Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden in the heart of Old Town Alexandria. The garden with massive hundred year old tress is the perfect sanctuary for wedding ceremony and a tent can hold up to 140 guests with room for dancing.  I personally love the large magnolia and the other well-aged trees would be perfect to hang lanterns from and create an intimate alter area. 

Here are some images I took of the property and gardens during my visit. 

Kerry & Josh's Wedding Details - Aqua and Red

I promised that I would post the images, by Mary Kate McKenna, of all the details that went into Kerry and Josh's wedding at Hotel Monaco in Alexandria and here they are.  

With Kerry's Mom and Step Dad living in France, Josh growing up in England,  his parents and many of the couples friends living abroad, traveling was a big part of this wedding. Kerry purchased cute mini suite cases from Paper Source to use as the card box.  They ended up being the perfect props for her red shoes as she was getting ready.  The maids bouquets from Barbara at Growing Wild were delicate and I loved the slight hint of red in the white blooms. All the paper products were handmade by Kerry, including an amazing city map of Alexandria. 

Edible favors were boxed and carefully tied with red and white ribbon.  Each favor had custom name tags attached.  For the escort card table, the favors were lined up in front of custom tent cards that included a picture and the name of a DC neighborhood in which the guests table was named. Kerry also made custom runners for the guest and cake tables, and individual red paper poms that were tied around each napkin with red and white stripped twine.  Lara at Fluffy Thoughts Cakes made their 3 tier cake which was decorated to match Kerry's custom invitations. In addition the cake was displayed on a cake stand with red ribbon woven through the edge detail. The various little love birds were purchased on etsy along with Kerry's custom birdcage veil shown  here. 

Angela and Josh

These are some wonderful details from Angela and Josh’s September wedding in Alexandria, Virginia.

Angela and Josh picked the Carlyle Club for their reception with it's art deco decor that transported their guests back to a dinner and dancing club in the 1930's.




For favors, Angela and Josh fell in love with bottle toppers and with our help added personalized tags that announced their feeling for one another "Head over Heels". The colors of the favors worked perfectly with the clubs décor and added a very personal touch. Instead of huge centerpieces, we used buckets of champagne, votives, gold ribbon, and small cubes of white hydrangea's scattered throughout the club. The relaxed nature of this beautiful couple and the atmosphere of the club, kept the guests on the dance floor all night long.