I loved creating this bridal bouquet for Jannie!  I don’t normally recommend white bridal bouquets.  However, there are touches of color in Jannie’s bouquet that help break up the sea of white and ivory.  Otherwise a white bridal bouquet can end up looking like a marshmallow puff as you go down the aisle!  This bouquet [...]

We have had several inquiries lately for Persian weddings and we have done quite a few over the years.  I wanted to showcase one of my favorites and  talk a little about what is actually involved in a Persian Wedding. I have always found multi-cultural weddings absolutely thrilling.  This particular wedding drew from Iranian, “American” [...]

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 [...]

OK – I rarely speak up about first dance songs.  People tend to gravitate to the oldies but goodies, classics, recent love songs (in all genres).  However, I heard this song at a wedding this past weekend.  It was funny, it was not even a wedding that I planned or had a hand in.  It [...]

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 [...]