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Leslie + George’s winter wedding – McLean and Glenview Mansion

Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Posted in Weddings

I was so impressed with Leslie and George when they came to my house for our initial meeting. Like my best meetings, we had a long conversation about how they met and became engaged and I could easily see how happy and content they were with each other. And when they came to me for advice on others to help them fulfill their wedding dreams, I was happy to offer my two cents and we ended up working with such a fabulous team of vendors. Our day started in Reston with Leslie and her family and then we headed to McLean for the church ceremony. Leslie and George felt very strongly about not seeing each other before the ceremony and it was worth it to see the look on George’s face as he caught a glimpse of Leslie coming down the aisle! Their reception at Glenview Mansion was lovely and Christmas-y. I’ve decided that every wedding reception needs to have twinkling lights in the background…it makes for lovely ring and cake photos! One of the evening’s highlights was the elegant waltz to “Edelweiss” that was Leslie + George’s first dance. The day was a lovely celebration of family and I need to make a special shout out to Sara Bauleke who kept the trains running on time all day long, remade the bride’s bouquet and got everyone together for all the group shots I needed to get at the reception!

Event coordinator: Sara Bauleke, Bella Notte DC www.bellanottedc.com

Wedding ceremony site: McLean Presbyterian Church

Reception site: Glenview Mansion

Caterer: Occasions Caterers www.occasionscaterers.com

Florist. Nick’s Flowers www.nicksflowers.com

Hair: Maude’s of Herndon/Tina Jay www.maudehair.com;

Make Up: Dina Gardizi, dgardizi@yahoo.com

Music: Celebrated Strings www.strings4.com

Invitations: Paper Zest

Calligraphy: Meant to Be Calligraphy

DJ: Dabe and Janelle Swing Dance Instruction and DJ www.dabe-and-janelle.com

Cake: Occasions Caterers

Videographer: Blue Sky Films www.blueskyfilms.com

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Marisa + Raimonds wedding – Rockville, Maryland

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Posted in Weddings

I first met Marisa a couple days before she left for St. Petersburg Russia where Raimonds is posted for the State Department. That takes long distance wedding planning to a new level! So I didn’t get to meet the groom until the wedding day and when I did he and his groomsmen were holding the biggest beer mugs I’d ever seen. That made for a fun picture and unfortunately there wasn’t a videographer along to capture the song (in Latvian I assume) that went before the drinking. We lucked into a gorgeous mid-November day but a lot of the beautiful foliage had already passed it’s peak. Except for one glowing orange tree right in front of the church. I think you can see by the photos that I took full advantage of the pop of color. The ceremony was in Latvian and the highlight for me was Marisa’s walk down the aisle. She was so anxious to see Raimonds that she was peeking around everyone standing up as she made her way down the aisle and the look on Raimonds face as he saw her was priceless. He was literally beaming. I have to say that the reception hall was really lovely. They made full use of draping and uplighting to make the room colorful and glowing. The dance floor came alive for polkas and mid-way through the reception came the traditional stealing of the bride. Friends of the couple took Marisa to an undisclosed location until Raimonds came up with an appropriate payment to get her back. Which I believe included Maker’s Mark Whiskey. He then serenaded his bride and they were happily reunited!

Wedding and Reception venue: Latvian Lutheran Church of Washington, DC

Caterer: Tracy Toth at Quite A Stir Catering

Florist: Maryann Sheridan

Hair and makeup: Jessica at Alchemy Hair Salon,

Band: Last Train

Cake: Fluffy Thoughts

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Deb + Drew’s Omni Shoreham wedding

Friday, November 25, 2011 Posted in Weddings

In the spirit of the holiday I’m offering my Black Friday blog post. And stay tuned to the blog in the next couple weeks (if not sooner) I’ll be unveiling some design changes and a spanking new website!

There’s a fairly unusual reason that Deb and Drew came to me when they were on the hunt for a wedding photographer. First was Deb and then there was her sister (and Matron of Honor) Lindsey. When she saw my name she had to get in touch. And then it turns out that my parents grew up with her parents so it seemed we were meant to work together! Their wedding was my first at the Omni Shoreham and what a wonderful venue! Full of history for those born and bred Washingtonians like myself. We lucked out with the weather, it was a gorgeous sunny day which allowed us to use the grounds of the hotel for first look and family photos before heading inside for the ceremony. There was a certain amount of chaos during the day courtesy of the adorable flower girls all under age 5. The ceremony started with the four girls coming down the aisle and stopping dead at the top of the runner where they proceeded to studiously drop all their flowers there. Eventually they made it down the walkway but it was a pretty funny scene. Another funny moment came courtesy of the groom. Deb and Drew are at the cake table doing the usual cutting and when it comes time to feed the bride some cake, Drew calls an audible and feeds himself! It caught everyone by surprise but Deb was laughing the hardest. The whole day was filled with tears and laughter.

It’s always a pleasure to work again with Janice Carnavale of Bellweather Events who made the day run so smoothly!

Wedding planner Janice Carnevale www.bellweatherevents.com

Omni Shoreham coordinator Haydee Gamez/202-756-5164

Caterer Omni Shoreham Hotel

Florist Dever’s Design www.deversdesign.com

Hair Jessica Sarno/ Headlines Hair Design

Makeup Suellen Kay Totally Polished

Ceremony music Tim Metz- www.Timmymetz.com

Reception music Prime Time/Bialak’s Music

Cake Pastries By Randolph

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