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We're happy to welcome back Meant to Be Calligraphy for the next set of calligraphy classes hosted here in our design studio! Michele is one of our favorite local calligraphers and students are ... more
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Behind the Scenes
For our "behind the scenes" posts, we thought it might be fun from time to time to share a "typical" day in the life of an event planner. There are no such things as typical days here in our ... more
Weddings & Events
Wishing our couples celebrating August anniversaries this month a very happy day indeed!
Photos L-R: Michelle & Mingo's Longview Gallery Wedding via Tara Welch Photography, Sara & ... more
Personal
I love traveling, but I hate road trips. I know, I know - for someone who's spent a career traveling around, you'd think I'd like to be in a car. But I confess - I just don't enjoy it. I love ... more
Press
We are so honored to be named as one of Special Events magazine's "25 Young Event Pros to Watch" as featured in their July/August issue out now! Wow! So exciting!
From Special Events Editor ... more
Press
Jenn & Andrew's vintage nautical glam Georgetown wedding is on District Weddings today!
Photo by: Jonathan Hanson / www.jhansonphoto.com more
Kobe
Kobe thinks you should go check out his buddy, Yogi - featured on K. Thompson Photography's blog last week!
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Design Studio
Today we're happy to host the second of Meant to Be Calligraphy's summer workshop series in our design studio. Click here to learn more about upcoming calligraphy classes. We loved seeing the ... more
Press
Today Style Me Pretty is featuring Sara & George's Alexandria, VA summer wedding on their Little Black Book blog. We so loved this couple and the wonderful vendor team assembled! Today ... more
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Wishing you a happy & safe 4th of July!
Amber & Emily circa 1984. Big bangs, braids and America - what's not to love?:)
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Weddings & Events
July is a festive month, especially for our amazing couples celebrating anniversaries! We're wishing all of you a very happy anniversary!
Photo credits:
Top Row - Karen Evans Pictures, Brian ... more
Industry news
Today we witnessed history as all eyes turned to the Supreme Court for their rulings on DOMA and Prop. 8. We cheered as announcements were made and we walked down the street to show our support ... more
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Our friend Lindsay with Readyluck emailed us about a new project she's working on called MAKE TRIBE. Lindsay is one of those super-cool-creative-I wish-I-was-as-cool-&-creative-as-her type ... more
Press
Washingtonian Bride & Groom's Summer/Fall issue is on stands now! It is always an honor to be included in such a beautiful publication and we're proud to be on their list of DC's top wedding ... more
Planning Tips
Today marks the official first day of summer. And while here in DC we've already been experiencing warmth & humidity, we're sure to heat up even more as we approach July & August, ... more
Personal
Our first job 20 years ago was picking blackberries (ollalieberries to be exact) at a friend's family berry patch. Emily and I had just made the cheerleading team and we worked all summer to ... more
Press
We were honored to have the pretty pink shower we planned for one of my best friend's on Style Me Pretty Living last week. Vintage umbrellas, Sofia pink cans and a craving station were just a ... more
Inspiration
When I told my husband that we could have the same wallpaper as one of his all time favorite movies, The Royal Tenenbaums, he gave me a perplexed looked and then happily agreed. There are few ... more
Press
Bridal Guide Magazine featured our live ceremony painting during Teresa + Dave's Del Mar, CA wedding as their "Photo of the Day" today!
Photo by Abby Jiu Photography. Live event painting by ... more
Design Studio
We were thrilled when Studios Magazine contacted us to feature our design studio in their upcoming fall issue. Huge thanks to our friends at Jodi Miller Photography for making us feel so ... more
Behind the Scenes
We're so excited to officially introduce you to our new summer intern, Jessica. This summer, Jess will be shadowing us on all aspects of our event planning business - attending all prospective ... more
Industry news
Have you swooned over pretty calligraphy and always secretly wished you could have such talents? Yeah, us too. There are few things that get us more excited than a piece of snail mail arriving ... more
Weddings & Events
Did you know the month of June derives its name from Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage? It was anciently thought that couples who married in June would be blessed with happiness and ... more
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When our dear friend Kelsey, event planner at The Smithsonian National Zoo, asked us to help with Zoofari, we jumped at the opportunity to help such a fabulous event. One of the zoo's largest ... more