Katie Martin was interviewed for her expertise on blending cultures in weddings. One of her couples was featured in the article - Congratulations Daphene and Rodney! One of Katie Martin's clients was married in VA Beach and her wedding was featured in the Northern VA Bridal Planner. Look at Jenny's stunning bouquet! Congratulations Jenny and John! Elegance & Simplicity's customized chuppah was showcased in Maryland Bride Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity's floral designs were featured twice in the 2008 Best of Weddings Magazine. Katie Martin interviewed a "green" wedding expert for Audobon Society's article on green wedding. Elegance & Simplicity was voted among the best wedding planners for the Washingtonian DC area in the January 2008 edition of the Washingtonian! Elegance & Simplicity selected as a 'Platinum List' member again for Grace Ormonde Weding Style Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity's floral designs showcased in 'Youthful Romance' section of Bride & Bloom's Spring 2008 edition. Elegance & Simplicity voted one of the best wedding and event planners for the mid-atlantic region by Knotties themselves! Take a look! Quote from magazine: 'This high-end firm places an emphasis on design and provides in-house floral and stationery teams.  Whether your wedding will be intimate or outrageously large, they can make the process 'very easy' and the results 'flawless'. Elegance & Simplicity's bridal bouquet showcased in 'Stylish bouquets' section of Bride & Bloom's Winter 2007 edition. Katie Martin of Elegance & Simplicity interviewed as an expert of Destination Wedding in the September 2007 edition of Washington Woman. Katie Martin featured in Brides Washington & Maryland Magazine's Fall/Winter 2007 edition. Katie was asked what her fantasy wedding would be in the DC area... Take a look! Elegance & Simplicity's floral centerpieces showcased in The Bride & Bloom's Summer 2007 edition. Katie Martin was 'featured event planner' in My Day magazine for their Fall 07/Winter 08 edition.  Along with the feature, the magazine showcased one of our featured weddings from 2006. Wedding Budget article featured in Brides Washington Magazine. Wedding Budget article featured in Brides Maryland Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity was chosen amongst the best in the country of  wedding consultants as featured in the Platinum List by Grace Ormonde. Elegance & Simplicity was chosen one of the best wedding planners for the DC Metro area by the Washingtonian. Paula & Alex's May wedding at Woodlawn Plantation was featured in Engaged Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity was featured in several articles in My Day Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity was featured in several articles in The Bride & Bloom Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity bouquets were featured in La Bella Bride Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity's floral designs featured three times in The Bride & Bloom's Winter 2006 Premier edition. Wedding Budget article featured in Brides Washington Magazine and in Brides Maryland Magazine. Elegance & Simplicity was featured in Washington Post Express Wedding Guide and in a Washington Woman article. Shelly and Rich were married at Woodend in Bethesda, MD - Their wedding is featured in the Fall 2006 Brides Maryland and Brides Washington. Elegance & Simplicity were the wedding consultants, floral designers and designed all of their wedding stationery. We also helped them design the chocolates for their favors. Our Chuppah was featured across the nation in all local 'Brides' magazines!  The chuppah is labeled 'By A Lake' with Thai bamboo and organza fabric draping in large garden pottery with natural garden plants. Elegance & Simplicity was featured in Brides 'Real Solutions' for new and interesting centerpieces… Our floating apples design and love notes hung from trees were featured in their Fall 2006 issue. Elegance & Simplicity had the pleasure of coordinating and doing the flowers for Alison and Colin's wedding in St. Thomas. Their wedding was featured in the June 2006 edition of the Washingtonian in an article about Destination Weddings. If you would like more information about planning your destination wedding - call us for a free consultation. Elegance & Simplicity's floral designs featured for Modern Bride's 'Perfect Receptions' in Atlanta... Elegance & Simplicity was selected from a nationwide search for floral designers for flowers to be showcased in most major newspapers all over the United States! Jennifer and Wei Lou were married in September 2005 on the Eastern Shore in MD. Wedding featured in Modern Bride - Spring 2006 edition. Left: Congrats Paula and Martin Lucero! Their photo was featured in the July/August DC Modern Luxury Magazine. Right: Our featured floral design showcased as a trend alert for The Knot. Elegance & Simplicity was selected as one of the best wedding planners by the Washingtonian magazine - January 2006 and January 2005 editions. Elegance & Simplicity featured on November issue of Catering Magazine. Click on the cover to read the full article. E&S was chosen by Luxuriouswedding.com as their Featured Designer for April, May and November 2005. Florist's review - September 2005 - Elegance & Simplicity featured for creative wedding ideas. Katie Martin was interviewed by The Washington Post for her expertise on inter-cultural weddings. Michelle and Richard Hughes' wedding was featured for their incredible infusion of African-American culture with Italian-American. Toba and Amer Malik's wedding was also mentioned for their Afghan/Indian Muslim wedding! (photos by Roman Grinev). In the DC Fall 2005 edition of The Knot Magazine - this bridal bouquet was showcased among some of their favorite details from The Knot staff. This bouquet was made in St. Thomas by Katie Martin, Elegance & Simplicity's owner. The wedding took place at Frederick Lutheran Church and the flowers were dropped ship at a local floral distributor for Katie to make the bouquet on the island along with similar bridesmaids bouquets and wedding party lapel flowers. See our destination weddings page for more details on this wedding and on how we can help make your destination wedding become a reality. Katie Martin, owner,  was interviewed by Modern Bride about floral trends in wedding flowers as a local expert. This bridesmaid 'purse' was featured in the article. To find out more about this purse and other interesting bouquets - call for a free consultation today!. Two weddings that were showcased in the DC Spring 2005 edition of The Knot Magazine were weddings that Elegance & Simplicity, Inc. created the floral designs for. One couple was featured in the 'Real Couples' section and another in the 'Just Married' section! Congratulations Ann-Marie and Janie!!!. Elegance & Simplicity was chosen as one of the best floral designers in the country by Elegant Bride. January 2005 edition. Left: Katie Martin interviewed by the largest floral trade magazine Floral Management. The article herald's Mrs. Martin for her unique approach to weddings with the combination of Wedding Consulting and Couture floral designs (March 2005 edition). Right: Katie Martin quoted as an industry expert about winning strategies with her business and community involvement. Katie Martin was selected among hundreds of wedding consultants around the country for the show Whose Wedding is it Anyway. The show is produced by the Style Network and airs every Tuesday night at 10pm. Currently we are preparing for Bridget and Kevin's wedding in Washington DC on October 8, 2005. The show will most likely air in the Spring of 2006 - so stay tuned!. Elegance & Simplicity's floral designs showcased in Florists' Review annual article about the best weddings in the country. Real Wedding featured in The Knot Magazine, Spring 2004 (DC edition). Susan Pujari and Thomas Novak held their wedding at the Hay Adams hotel and Elegance & Simplicity provided elegant white calla lily arrangements for the rooftop as well as burgundy and majestic mini calla lily centerpieces to match the hue of the bride's simple red rose bridal bouquet. Ambush Makeover floral design featured in September 2004 release of show. Katie Martin as the director of DCCWC interviewed for 1st Annual Charity Wedding on WUSA Channel 9. Katie Martin interviewed by WTOP’s Bob Madigan “Man About Town” for 1st Annual Charity Wedding. Click on the photo to download the interview's audio. DCCWC Press Release. Click on the photo to read (PDF format). Floral designs featured for Macy's 2004 Bridal Show in Tyson's Corner, VA and Jamie Oliver's new line of cookware.