When choosing wines for your wedding, consider looking into local wineries!  What a great way to spend time with your fiance!  Check out local wineries and then pick the ones you love for your wedding day. Serving local wines supports your local community and economy.  Not to mention that you are creating a smaller footprint [...]

If you have not become addicted to the Sugar Blogs – now is the time to start!  They just posted one our bouquets on their casasugar.com webites!
Check out the post here!
They posted our wonderful artichoke bouquet from my upcoming book about eco-friendly weddings!  They sourced the photo back to one of our earlier posts – [...]

We have over 6 brides using our new customizable chuppah between now and the end of August!  When we came out with our 10×10×10 chuppah/mandap, brides went crazy over it!  They loved it – but then not all loved the size!  The 10×10×10 structure is typically better for our Indian weddings that need a larger [...]

I had the distinct pleasure of planning Erin and Chris’ wedding at St. John’s Episcopal Church (that beautiful yellow church across from Lafayette Square and the Hay-Adams Hotel) and their reception held at the Decatur House Museum this past weekend.  Jennifer Domenick of Love Life Images was so kind to send over a few images for [...]

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Finally got a peek at Hannah and Clay’s wedding from March at the Carnegie Institute of Science which was followed by their lively reception at Sequoia’s.  Nicole from Sota Dzine was the photographer and I love how they make couples look like rock stars!  :-)

I had a great time making Hannah’s bridal bouquet.  She [...]

We had such a wonderful weekend with 6 fantastic brides at some of the most fabulous venues in the Washington, DC area.  On Saturday, Keya and her assistants delivered beautiful designs and lanterns for Claire K.’s wedding at the Meridian House.  Here is her fabulous bouquet:

I heard that Barbara from The Observatory was their photographer [...]

We are excited to showcase Anna and Denis’ wedding on our website!  In the meantime – here are a few photos to whet your appetite from Love Life Images‘ blog!  Thanks Jennifer!
Congratulations Anna & Denis!  We loved working with you and can’t wait to see the photos from Belize!
***Katie Martin

Elegance & Simplicity had the opportunity of providing a lucky couple with wedding planning and floral designs along with all stationery items for their wedding day on Earth Day!  The Washington DC Green Wedding Consortium went all out to provide a lucky couple with over $50,000 worth of professional wedding services and products.  Katie Martin, the director [...]

As we gear up for a year full of beautiful and interesting weddings, we open our inventory doors to new and exciting things!
 

We now offer wall backdrops.  We designed this concept last year with one of our clients that is getting married in September.  More comprehensive and interesting than a typical pipe and drape backdrop, [...]

Hi everyone!
Soon – I will be launching the Green Love Events website (a 100% eco-friendly wedding division of Elegance & Simplicity Wedding & Event Designers, Inc.)!  We had a preview available of our services at the Washington DC Couture Wedding Consortium Bridal show.  However – we have changed the logo!
Here it is:
 

Stay tuned for the [...]