A chuppah is the wedding canopy beneath which a Jewish couple exchanges their vows for the ceremony. Traditionally, the couple is joined beneath the structure by the rabbi and their parents. The chuppah represents the couple's new home, symbolized by four poles to outline the structure and a cloth ... Read more »
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Reasons to Love Tent Weddings
We have written about many of our favorite DC wedding venues in event recaps and venue spotlights over the past few years. This past year, more than any other, tent weddings have featured heavily in our rotation. Whether in a backyard, attached to a historic house, on a rooftop or a field somewhere, ... Read more »
Bohemian Wedding in Romantic Neutral Hues
Our story of Ella and Brandon begins long before their wedding day. Before their wedding planning, in fact, when Ella contacted us to provide a bouquet for a styled shoot she had planned. Ella runs a vibrant fashion blog and Instagram account, and is frequently creating content for her social media ... Read more »
Year of the Elopement
This year like no other has been the year of the elopement. Masks, social distancing, travel restrictions, gathering guidelines... These have all been challenges our couples have had to face. Many of our couples have opted to simply get married - whether or not a party next year is in the works - or ... Read more »
2021 Pantone Color of the Year: Illuminating + Ultimate Gray Wedding Inspiration
Pantone announced Illuminating + Ultimate Gray as the 2021 Pantone Color of the Year. When ever Pantone presents TWO colors together, a "marriage" of concepts, we can't help but think it's wedding perfect from the get-go! Yellow is bright and cheerful, a color that anticipates what will happen ... Read more »
Modern DC Rooftop Wedding at Capitol View at 400
This past summer, we designed and produced a classic, DC rooftop wedding at Capitol View at 400. With a gorgeous skyline view and a beautiful summer day, this rooftop wedding showcased DC summer weddings at its finest! In addition to the classic palette of whites and greens, we incorporated touches ... Read more »
Seasonal Inspiration: Winter Wedding Flowers
When most people think of winter, they don't think of flowers. They think of the cold, snow, barren trees devoid of leaves... and while the ground here in DC might be frozen and the plants shriveled, winter is actually a great time of year for wedding flowers! Not only is there a host of seasonal ... Read more »
Candles, Lanterns, Votives and more
There is nothing quite as romantic as a dinner lit by candles. Even just a few candles creates an inviting and warm glow. It always looks exceptionally beautiful to take that into the larger scale of a wedding celebration. So how will you do that? Candles (and flowers, of course). Today, though, we ... Read more »
Colorful DC War Memorial Wedding
It's been the year of best laid plans, hasn't it? Danyel and Jeff had initially planned their wedding to take place at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, but COVID put a dent in both their wedding AND life plans! Circumstances forced a move to another city, and so to make the best of things, they ... Read more »
Your Perfect Wedding Table Centerpieces
Wedding table centerpieces make such a big impact at your reception - not only do they serve as a focal point throughout the meal, but they're also a perfect opportunity for carrying out your carefully-chosen color palette and showing off your own unique sense of style. There's no limit to the ... Read more »
Summer Backyard Wedding
When designing a wedding, you first begin with the space. It's easy enough when you're in a hotel or historic site, but when your goal is a backyard wedding, lots of questions arise. What are you working with? Are there areas that need to be draped and/or hidden? What is the flow of people? Like ... Read more »
Hanging Floral Installation – No Where to Look but UP!
You can scarcely spend any time looking for wedding inspiration on Instagram or Pinterest without seeing a beautiful, breath-taking floral installation suspended in air. And for very good reason. They are a great way to dress up any tent or transform a ballroom. Suspended installations have the ... Read more »