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 – [...]

Things I think are wonderful…
Things that a bride or bridesmaid should have…

Oh – the Kate Spade ring and bangle – love the color!!!!!!!!!!

And since I can’t wear high heels at weddings while I work – all my purple bound brides should have their rehearsal dinner dress complete with these Kate Spade shoes or have the [...]

Katie Martin has been invited to speak locally at the Green Festival 2009 in Washington, DC in regards to eco-friendly/green weddings! Green America (formerly called Coop America) hosts the Green Festivals all over the country.  The festival will be held October 10th & 11th in the DC area at different venues and centralizing at the [...]

Today was the last day of the Julianne Smith garter giveaway.  We just gave another one away today!  It has been so exciting for some of our new clients.  We had 3 new clients that already had their garter and so…I want to extend the giveaway!
I am extending the giveaway until August 15th!  We have [...]

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 [...]

Time has passed, but I have finally gotten around to posting these beautiful photos from Deb Lindsey for Carleigh and Ed’s multi-cultural wedding (which took place on June 13, 2009).   Alison de Wit from Distinctive Floral Designs did all of the beautiful floral designs and we were there to bring all the details together! [...]

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 [...]

Come out and listen to Katie Martin live!  Wait – no need to go out!  It is online live tomorrow! The feature is about how to have a green wedding!
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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 [...]