Courtney & Drew Married - House of Sweden DC

The House of Sweden was the perfect venue for Courtney and Drew's drop dead gorgeous event. Guests began the evening with rooftop cocktails provided by Design Cuisine. As guests and the couple mingled overlooking the georgetown waterfront, the sunset was the queue to start the festivities inside, including a touching toast by the bride's dad, amazing food, including an extravagant sushi bar, and then music and dancing, in the club atmosphere of the lower level of the House of Sweden.  Details that we loved included the bride's amazing Jimmy Choo heels, the deep purple speckled orchids in Courtney's bouquet (very Sex in the City), the modern centerpieces by  Spot Floral Design, and of course the venue itself. Jamie Windon, otherwise know as The Blonde Photographer was wonderful to work with and captured every little detail beautifully. Congratulations Courtney and Drew, it was an amazing event and we were so glad to be a part of it!  {Vicki}

Fun Foods

last night I was working on a post about fun foods and I took a short break to see what Abby was posting on her amazing blog, Style Me Pretty, and to my surprise she had just posted an super cute dessert reception shot by The Youngrens that included a cotton candy machine.

I am truly a kid at heart and love candy, my husband and I even have a full kitchen drawer at our house that is a devoted to candy, and I am a big fan of foods that remind you and your guests about wonderful childhood memories. At a previous wedding we coordinated in May the bride had us placed gummies out during cocktail hours, and it was amazing to see all the grown men returning again and again for handfuls of colored butterfly gummies. It just made us smile.

So without further ado, here are some images capturing fun foods that couples are serving at their weddings.



First Row: Callahan Catering/ Second Row: Callahan Catering, Ice cream sandwich from Brides, Justin Marantz Photography /Third Row: The Youngrens photo via Style Me Pretty, French toast cotton candy photo via Brides, Photo via Camille Styles/ Fourth Row: Holland Photo Arts, cotton candy via Snippet and Ink, Holland Photo Arts/ Fifth Row: Holland Photo Arts, Amy Atlas/ Sixth Row: Lollipop photo by Jamie Hammond, Justin Marantz Photography, Photo via Whitebox Weddings/ Seventh Row: Carpe Donut via Holland Photo Arts Blog, Justin Marantz photo/ Eighth Row: Holland Photo Arts, Kristin Vining Photography/ Ninth Row: Cronin Hill Photography, Amy Atlas

Pretty in Pink at Stone Manor in Frederick MD

We had the honor of coordinating Kim and Kwang's wedding at Stone Manor near Frederick Maryland, and it was a great event. The weather was a little hit or miss in the morning, but we willed great weather and that is exactly what we got. The clouds blew past and we had a beautiful blue sky and a spectacular sunset over the surrounding hills.

Kim planned an Asian fusion event with pink up-lights, lounge furniture, rice paper parasol and hand fans for guests. Fusion Cuisine was amazing to work with and guest raved about their food. Lastly, Fluffy Thoughts provided a stunning cake and green tea and lemongrass macaroons as favors for each guest.
I can’t wait to see the professional Photo's by Laura at Exclamation Imagery, but for now here are some of the details and images from the event.

The stuning reception flowers and vibrant aisle flowers were provided by Bloom Affair. The personal flowers, ceremony and pergola flowers and the bar were provided by Da Vinci's Florist, and the lounge furniture & lighting came from Gala Events.

Windows Catering

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend Windows Catering Wedding Open House, and they pulled out all the stops. For those of you that don't know Windows, who was founded by Henry Dinardo, named one of the Top 25 Chefs in America by Food & Wine Magazine, Windows is one of the premier caterers in the Washington D.C. area. Their food is not only delicious but always presented in artful and unique ways.
They even have on staff the 2005 National Pastry Champion Chef, Laurent Lhuillier, who can work wonders with sugar.

Here are some pictures that I took while at the open house.