We were so happy when Alison walked through our doors with a green agenda and a big smile on her face.  She had found a majority of her vendors on the DC Green Wedding Consortium.  We are finding more and more couples who are searching for a greater good for their weddings and Alison had [...]

As promised, here are more photos from the real wedding that was featured in the most recent Washingtonian magazine.  We are super excited about Kate and Mark’s wedding and I will do a follow-up post sometime in the new year about their engagement photos which were even cuter!  Another eco-friendly wedding shot by Tom Van [...]

Tara and I had the pleasure of helping Liz & Brian design their wedding day on 11/7 at the City Club at Franklin Square. While I was at the Hay-Adams for Maureen & Brendan’s wedding (photos coming shortly), Tara was with Liz & Brian!

Liz and Brian planned their DC wedding from all over the US. [...]

We love food – especially dessert! Is it so strange to plan a wedding around ice cream cones? We couldn’t resist the idea of a sweet and sassy wedding to bring you back to the days of the Good Humor truck!

Invitation via Papeterie
Ice cream cones via Elegance & Simplicity (by Design Cuisine)
Candy bar via Big [...]

photo by Documentary Associates
I took a look through my photo library today and decided to go back a couple of years to show you some of my favorite moments from a few of our fabulous weddings.
photo by The Observatory
I am in love with the moments that happen at a wedding.  I think everyone knows that [...]

We are about to revamp our website and few things must go!
Yes, we will still do destination weddings as we have an office in the Dominican Republic. However, we will not be highlighting a ton of destination event  like we do now.
One of our favorite destination events was Lindsey & Brett’s Wedding in Anguilla. You [...]

Bright fall leaves, crisp air, and the change of seasons inspired us to create a rich aubergine collage with modern elements infused with classic styling.
Links:
(clockwise from upper left)
Place setting via Loving

shoes: via Casando Ideias

candlelight: via Elizabeth Ann Designs

Cake: via Southern Weddings
Gown: via Douglas Hannant
Pomander Escort Cards: Via Elizabeth Ann Designs
Bouquet: Via Project [...]

We have done a few inspiration boards in the past – but now it will be a weekly feature on our blog!  Yay! Stay tuned every Thursday!
This week is our Summer Orchard Inspiration Board

Invitation: White Thread
Fruit Escort Card: Joy de Vivre
Dress: Atelier Aimee
Cake: Project Wedding
Bouquet: Grant Riley Weddings
Tablescape: Style Me Pretty
Happy Planning!
~Katie Martin

I have been meeting with a lot of engaged couples that are gearing up for their spring nuptials!  I thought I would highlight some of our spring bouquets that have been popular over the past few years and easy to update for 2010 fashion forward colors and the Vintage Glam trends!  Take a peek:
I took [...]

I love, love, love Woodend! This wedding in particular struck me as one of the most beautiful of all of the weddings that we did at Woodend in 2008.  This is not to say that not all of them were beautiful though! “Beautiful” truly is something different to all people.  To me, beautiful is a [...]