I have always been a fan of simple cakes – but there are some cake designers that take simple to a fabulous level. Such is the case when it comes to Magpie’s Cakes. New on the scene in the DC area – we love their website and design!
Tara and I are about to go and take a taste of their cakes – we will let you know how that goes!
Stay tuned for a giveaway and more real wedding postings this week!
We have been dying to show you these photos since we handed the flowers off to Nicole!
Nicole from Sota Dzine asked me to create some fun and interesting floral designs for her after-the-wedding photo shoot for some amazing clients of hers! Above and below are just some of the amazing images that came forth from the shoot – we just simply provided the flowers! Bravo Nicole + team!
By Chris Easter of TheManRegistry.com
Worried because you’re feeling nervous as the big day approaches? Don’t freak out. Getting some sort of cold feet before the wedding is completely normal. You after, after all, getting ready to take the biggest step in your life
The most common type of pre-wedding jitters generally occurs one week before the wedding day. This is very common, and there can be several causes, ranging from last-minute fear of commitment, as well as realizing the seriousness that goes along with this step in life. Once you’re married, you can’t just get in a fight one night and decide to call it quits. (Actually, you can, but it’s very expensive and can be very embarrassing for you and your spouse).
By this point, you should know your fiance well and have gone through some type of marriage prep classes. If you’ve made it this far, the real fears probably either stem from standing up in front of all of your friends and family during the wedding ceremony or worrying about how your bride will react if things don’t go exactly as planned. So how can you get past these feelings? It’s a good idea to take some time for yourself the week of your wedding. Whether you like to golf, smoke cigars or go to the ball game, make a point to do something fun with your groomsmen or best man to get your mind off of the big day. So much time is put into this day, but most likely, everything probably won’t work out exactly the way it was planned. And that’s OK. If your nerves are still bothering you, talk to your best man, a friend or a close family member to help you through it.
On the other hand, if you get cold feet a month or two before the wedding, you should really ask yourself why you’re stressing. Don’t worry; it may just be natural groom stress from the planning, but it could also be a sign that things may not be quite as great as you first thought. All couples go through ups and downs when planning their wedding. You just need to learn to roll with the punches, but at the same time, you need to realize that this is the person you’ll spend the rest of your life with. If you think it’s more than just nerves, there are several things that could help. First, if you haven’t already done so, go to some marriage preparation classes. These aren’t nearly as fun as watching any sporting event (including underwater basket-weaving), but they can prove to be very beneficial, and in some cases, bring some very important conversations to light between you and your bride. If you’re still unsure about things, try going to a therapist or seeing a clergy member. You can either do this together or alone. This is the time to expose any problems you may have, and discussing these issues with a professional can be very helpful. But most likely, if you’ve gotten this far, you know your fiancée well and are just going through normal feelings.
The main to remember is that virtually every groom (and bride, for that matter) will get some type of cold feet before the wedding. Just make sure you’re both prepared for this step, and most importantly, take some time to relax during the week of the wedding. If there’s still any doubt, talk to each other or seek the help of friends, family or a professional.
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Chris Easter is co-founder of TheManRegistry.com – the leading source on the web for groom gifts. The site also offers a wealth of content aimed at helping men survive the wedding planning process. Chris is also the co-host of the ‘That Wedding Show‘ podcast which is a joint venture between The Man Registry and Aisledash.com
We are thrilled to announce that one of our special bouquets was featured again – in the current local DC issue of The Knot!
The bouquet was originally featured in our Eco-Beautiful Weddings magazine and the bouquet worked beautifully in their yellow palette page! Yellow billy balls (craspedia) are mixed with green dianthus along with the orange Chinese lantern flair!
We are excited to announce that our own Katie Martin will now be writing for Wedding Aces. Click on the logo above to see her intro entry. She will be writing at least once a week for Wedding Aces. Stay tuned here!
I am finally having a chance to unload a lot of images that I took myself at various weddings this year. This is from Alison’s wedding that we featured earlier this and her wedding is featured in the current issue of Eco-Beautiful Weddings.
We have our walls (8 of them to be exact) in our inventory that have served an amazing amount of purposes for various weddings and various events over this past year.
For Alison’s wedding – we simply attached the escort cards to the wall with fabric that she provided to us for the wall. It was an easy and quick way for the guests to find their cards and the pins can be used again!
Happy Planning!
As we get ready for another weekend filled with weddings, I just got this photo off my camera today. We have had such a wonderful year so far with many of our clients letting us get creative while using their own family heirlooms and treasures. This custom designed chuppah we made for our client was no exception! The bride’s mom made a wonderful and meaningful quilt for her daughter’s wedding. We custom designed the frame to make sure the quilt would sit well on top then added some curly willow with orchids on the poles. It was so beautiful on that warm spring day at the Sewall-Belmont House!
Have a wonderful weekend and Mazel Tov!
This was such a fun bat mitzvah that we did in late spring from repeat clients for their 2nd daughter’s bat mitzvah in Bethesda!
She really let us great creative by using our cupcake trees along with wheat grass to place along the edge of the kid’s tables along with nestled cupcakes!
The adult tables had tall arrangements with ginger, eremurus (foxtail lilies) orchids and elephant leaves to remind the guests of their family’s heritage in Costa Rica!
Thanks to Debbie Delardi over at Cakes by Design once again for her amazing cupcakes!
By the way – we have a number of the cupcake trees in stock for rent anywhere in the Washington, DC and Baltimore areas! They have been super popular this year with our clients! Not exactly the best photos we have ever taken – but it got he job done!
Mazel Tov!
Oh how we love it when wedding professionals get married and ask us to be a part of their day! As company policy – we will help give our friends in the biz some tips – but most of the time – they don’t need it. Sure – I will point them in the right direction if they want it, but we will not coordinate the day of the wedding – too much pressure! Amen for Laura Auer from Wish Special Events for taking care of the details the day of the wedding. Most wedding professionals get pretty darn creative for their wedding day – as they have seen so many details that they have loved along their career path. Mary Kate McKenna’s wedding was no exception.
We just loved how she gathered bottles and mason jars from all over the DC, Frederick and Baltimore area to create a unique mix of local flair. Not only that – she made these adorable boxes with the numbers of the tables on them herself! Yes – she went to a carpentry class to learn how! We could have made them for her – but what a great DIY project! So adorable! We simply provided the flowers!
Thanks to The Blonde Photographer for taking these photos and getting them back to Mary Kate so quickly! Keya did such an amazing job on this bouquet. She used a beautiful coral toned peony, purple delphinium, peach lisianthus and fresh lavender to create her beautiful hand-tied bouquet. Take a look at the first post to see the cute arch we made. We will post more as soon as their photographer has them ready!
Cheers!
We are very excited to announce that we get to be a part of Erwin and Ed’s wedding on August 14!
Why are we announcing this – as we have weddings almost every weekend? Well – this couple is beyond special. They are the first recipients of a free wedding through Wish Upon a Wedding for the Washington, DC area.
Wish Upon a Wedding is a charitable organization that finds vendors all over the world to help create weddings for individuals that have terminal diseases. Erwin is in his final stages of cancer and longs to finally be married to the love his life: Ed! They asked Wish Upon a Wedding to help them realize their dream. Then, in turn, Wish Upon a Wedding made a call out to vendors for help! We will be doing their flowers and feel immensely proud and humbled to be a part of their day!
To learn more about Wish Upon a Wedding and how you can apply for your wedding or become a donating vendor – click on their badge above!
