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. 

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. 

Kerry & Josh Married - Hotel Monaco April 10, 2010

Kerry and Josh were married on a beautiful April day at the Hotel Monaco in Old Town Alexandria. The colors she selected for her big day were aqua and red and they fit in perfectly at the eclectic hotel.  Mary Kate McKenna captured the big day and snapped some great photos of the couple around old town after the ceremony. Barbara at Growing Wild, who I adore,  styled all the flowers and used custom vases which Kerry had made though a designer on etsy for all the table arrangements.  


Kerry did a ton of DIY projects for her wedding, including all the paper products, custom runners, paper pom napkin rings, which many of the girls repurposed as broaches during the reception, and the edible favors/escort cards. The details shots of these are coming up soon. 


I also have to comment on Josh's mom's amazing hairpiece and outfit. I absolutely loved it!  

Day After Wedding Farm Shoot with Kate Triano

About a month ago I was honored to style a day after shoot for Kate Triano and one of her amazing couples, Maria and Michael. After Kate told me a little about the direction that the couple was going for I immediately new the perfect place and the perfect florist to help. I called Barbara at Growing Wild asked for her help to create a cool wild flower bouquet and a few arrangements for the shoot. I also asked if we could use her farm for the location. Of course Barbara was up for it and a few weeks later my husband and I took our old 66 chevy, a ton of props, and even my fathers old RC Cola machine out to the farm. Barbara was waiting for us with the flowers ready to go, and the super cute couple arrived a few minutes later with Kate. I love a great vest and that is exactly what the Michael had, and the chucks just made his outfit perfect. I can't say enough about how stunning Maria was, so I'll just let you see the photo's.

Veronica & Daniel's Wedding captured by the Fabulous Laura Kay

I just received some of the stunning photos that Laura Kay took of Veronica and Daniel’s wedding in August. The ceremony took place at the Historic old Manassas Court House with a jazz styled reception at the Old Candy Factory. As Laura Kay stated in her blog the performance that Daniel’s brothers put on during the reception, as a tribute to the newly married couple, was unbelievable, and the best performance I have ever seen at a wedding. I hope to post it soon so stay tuned.

Oh and if you were wondering, the stunning flowers were done by Barbara at Growing Wild. I just love Barbara!

Veronica and Daniel Married with an Amazing and Fun, Jazz Club Reception

On Friday, I was in awe after Veronica and Daniel's friends and family preformed for the couple. The pieces ranged from a touching solo of “Here and Now” accompanied by a baby grand, and a hysterical medley of meaningful songs, including the theme song for Ducktales, in which the whole crowd joined in the chorus with “DuckTales (oooh ooooh)”. So funny!! This was such a fun loving couple and I just can’t wait to post the video of the performances and the photo’s by the fabulous Laura Kay. The amazing flowers were from Barbara at Growing Wild.



Photos by Vicki Grafton and Phong Nguyen of My Simple Details