United with Love - Fresh Inspiration For Washington DC-Area Weddings

The question of where and when your Maryland wedding will take place may not be the easiest of wedding planning tasks, but today we’re giving you a glimpse of all that Maryland has to offer in the venue department. We gave you this this list of 10 places to get married in Maryland, but we [read more...]

There’s no place like home! If you and yours are thinking of a backyard wedding celebration, stop right there! It’s not as simple as it sounds, but it can be done if you are properly informed. Fortunately, we have all of the answers and then some for you! Washington DC wedding planner Janice, owner of [read more...]

Love is in the air with the fresh spring ideas that are coming your way today! (Don’t miss this morning’s gorgeous cherry blossom wedding engagement!) Now that things are finally starting to warm up ‘round here and the cherry blossoms are in bloom, we thought it’s the perfect time to talk in-season florals with some [read more...]

If you put yourself in the “DIY-challenged” category for your wedding, then I challenge you to mess up today’s project! Carina at Little Bird Creative made an awesome and really modern FREE printable of the iconic Washington DC monuments. I printed it out on a sheet of sticky paper, attached it to a box full [read more...]

Spring brides, listen up because today, we’re talking wedding day beauty today! Although we can’t help but love bold lips and smokey eyes, the wedding day makeup that will best suit spring or summer weddings in the Washington DC area is going to be a clean, natural look. Today, Washington DC area wedding makeup artist [read more...]

My absolute favorite part of a wedding day is the fashion, you know this! But, who says the ladies should have all the fun!? Between bow ties and ascots to single-breasted and double-breasted coats, things get a little complicated when it comes to wedding day fashion for the men. Fortunately, Michael of Michael Andrews Bespoke is here [read more...]

You can get everything from cupcakes to lobster rolls from a food truck here in the Washington DC area and new trucks are coming onto the scene every week! Having a food truck or two at your wedding is also a really fun and delicious treat for you and your guests. Food trucks at weddings [read more...]

Your wedding cake is both a centerpiece of the reception and a sweet ending to your wedding celebration— and that’s why there’s plenty you should know before choosing a local wedding cake designer in the Washington DC area . Tasting wedding cakes is one of the yummiest parts of wedding planning, but your appointment isn’t just [read more...]

What do other couples in the DC area splurge on and what do they save on for their wedding? Well, now you’ll know, because we are back with part two in our little splurge vs. save wedding budget series. Did you see part one here? Washington DC area wedding planner Margo, owner of Bright Occasions, interviewed a [read more...]

Time to get real about wedding budgets and priorities in the DC area again! We went to real married couples who planned their wedding in the Washington, DC area and asked them what they splurged on and what they saved on. If you’ve never planned a wedding before, it can be tough to even know [read more...]

We are riding wedding registry week right onto this week too with just a few more posts for you! We did this post with a few DC area places to register for your wedding, now we want to follow it up with even more local options. Don’t get me wrong, I love Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma and I [read more...]

Are you ready for more from wedding registry week goodness, because I sure am! We already know that registries aren’t limited to department stores since we have so many local wedding registries, but what’s a modern newlywed couple to do when they don’t want or need another blender or vase?! Maybe you’ve collected all your [read more...]