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Spring Is in the Air – Inspiration Board

With all of the lovely weather we’ve been having lately I’ve been itching for spring to be here and stay! Spring means the start of wedding season, cherry blossoms and all things happy! I can’t wait!

Pink table decor: Martha Stewart Weddings/ Tulip bouquet: Wedding Invitations/ Cherry Blossoms: w-weddinginvitations.com/ Blossoms in boots: Kelly Oshiro Events/ Plantable Love Stationary: Stationary Scoop/Rings: Martha Stewart Weddings/ Green Table Decor: Monolo for the Brides/ Poms: Majentadesigns/ Lanterns: Your Best Wedding/ Green Stationary: LilyPad Weddings/ Candles: Martha Stewart Weddings/ Cake: My Sweetheart Bakery/ Bridesmaids: Zenadia Designs

Posted: February 18, 2011 • Category: Inspiration • Tags: cakes, cherry blossoms, decor, flowers, ideas, inspiration, spring, weddings • Comments (2)

Vendor Spotlight – LilyPad Weddings

Your invitation or save the date is the first glimpse that your guests are going to get of your wedding. Stationary gives them the first hint of if your wedding is going to be quirky or formal, the color scheme. Your stationary suite isn’t just about delivering the necessary information, it will be your guests window into your wedding and what it will be like. Which is why I love it! You can do so much with your stationary suite and you have so much to choose from. My favorite stationer is LilyPad Weddings, a boutique graphic design studio founded by two sisters (how fun is that?! I want to work with my sister!) and their love for paper, design and weddings.

LilyPad offers several designs which can be customized and new custom designs are always available as well. My favorite is the Georgetown! Their services go above and beyond invitations to the entire wedding weekend making sure every aspect is customized to your theme. Their services include all enclosures, cocktail napkins, monograms or logos, menus, programs, table numbers, out of town bags, escort cards, favor boxes and more. Kristin Regen, President says that she “loves that many couples are now taking that initial concept and carrying it through all of their day-of wedding stationery, making their paper goods a key part of their ceremony and reception decor. It’s especially fun for us to get to design a complete collection where the pieces are all inspired by the same concept, but differ slightly in some way. By playing with small details (ie switching the orientation of the enclosure cards, doing an rsvp envelope in a complementary color, or extracting various small pieces of an overall design), we are able to carry the overall concept throughout, while delivering unexpected surprises for the guest.”

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The sisters are located in DC and Austin and also have a sister company, LilyPad Arts for all of your non-wedding related stationary needs. Jen Liljegren, Founder and CEO is the designer behind LilyPad and started LilyPad Arts in 2006 before opening LilyPad Weddings in 2010. LilyPad Weddings is the recent winner of a Wedding Wire Brides Choice Award! You can contact Kristin or Jen for a consultation at info@lilypadweddings.com. Also check out their blog to keep up with these super creative sisters!

Posted: February 17, 2011 • Category: Vendors • Tags: invitations, paper goods, stationer, vendors, weddings • Comments (2)

Inspiration: All Things Tea

I love a good tea party, but you don’t have to be having a tea party these days to be taking advantage of everything tea related. Tea cups, tea stands, tea tins are all used in weddings, engagement shoots, as vases, decor, everywhere you look today. And I love it! I cannot get enough of this trend, I think it is so quaint and pretty and delicate.

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Posted: February 16, 2011 • Category: Inspiration • Tags: decor, ideas, inspiration, outdoor weddings, parties, tea, tea parties, weddings • Comments (1)

Real Engagement Session – Vicki & Mike

Vicki and Mike got engaged last January at the National Zoo in the midst of a snow storm and during the send off for one of DC’s national treasures (at least for a little while) Tai Shan the panda. Mike and Vicki had an attachment to Tai Shan because upon moving to DC, they had their very first visit to the zoo the day Tai Shan was born. They went back to visit little Butterstick (as us Washingtonians affectionately called him before he was named) many times over the years, making Mike’s decision to propose during his going away party perfect! The Washington Post even got video of the big event!

And hence, Vicki and Mike’s adorable engagement session at the National Zoo by Emily Goodstein Photography. Emily is the author of a local award winning blog, Wild and Crazy Pearl, which I love!

Emily Goodstein Photography

Vicki now has an award winning blog called Crowning Victoria all about planning her wedding. She is even going to be a guest blogger here on Events to a T soon, so stay tuned for that! Mike and Vicki are getting married in June at Carnegie Institution, it is going to be beautiful – read about all of the details on Crowning Victoria.

Posted: February 15, 2011 • Category: Engagement Session, Weddings • Tags: engagement sesssion, photography, weddings, zoo • Comments (2)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

I hope that everyone’s Valentine’s wishes come true today. If you are hoping to get engaged, wishing for a romantic evening, or having a girls night, I hope everyone feels loved!

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In case you need some proposal inspiration, here are a few of my favorite proposals revisited.

iPhone Proposal

Madison Square Park Circus Proposal

Genuine DIY Proposal

These last two are not proposals, but just sweet and endearing and generally in favor of marriage.

Danny & Annie

The Secrets of a 72-year marriage.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted: February 14, 2011 • Category: etc. • Tags: engagement, love, marriage, proposals, valentine's day • Comments (0)

Around Town and Around the Web This Weekend

Please forgive the iPhone amateur photography, but I could not resist taking this picture! While I do not condone the sentiment, especially around Valentine’s Day, I have to admit, it is hilarious!

I snapped this outside of Baked & Wired, for whom in the DC Cupcake Wars, I cast my vote for very best cupcakes, hands down, no contest!

Betsy Robinson’s Bridal Collection has a double trunk show this weekend, featuring bridal designs by Monique Lhuillier and Thomas Knoell. Call 410-484-4600 to make an appointment.

Mervis Diamond is having a trunk show this weekend and offering the chance to win a honeymoon trip to Iceland. RSVP here.

Carine’s Bridal Atelier is having an accessories sale Monday through Friday. Call 202-965-4696 to make an appointment.

A new name change service Just Call Me Mrs. has just launched.

Ceci New York has a recipe for Chocolate cookies that looks beautiful and a Kiss on the Lips Cocktail that sounds scrumptious!

Theweddingvendor.com has a great new blog with advice for brides and grooms.

Washingtonian has great date ideas, just in case you forgot to make plans for Monday.

I had a little tour of The Spice & Tea Exchange in Georgetown on Friday. It is a wonderful little shop and is available for space rental for parties! Go check it out next time you are in G’town, you can smell all of the spices!

Posted: February 13, 2011 • Category: etc. • Tags: cocktails, cookies, cupcakes, dates, tea, trunk shows, valentine's day • Comments (0)

Happy Weekend

Happy Valentine’s Weekend. Are you celebrating early or waiting until Monday? Are you proposing this weekend or hoping to get engaged or maybe thinking it might happen on Monday? Whatever it is you are doing this weekend I hope it is wonderful and exactly what you had hoped for!

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How cute is this party decor shop? It also has the cutest name ever. Shop Sweet Lulu

I will say it again (and probably several more times) I love Kate Spade. They have e-valentine’s cards on their ever perfect website for you to send to your sweetheart and they are of course adorable!

This rhubarb-meringue cake from Camille Styles looks so beautiful and yummy!

Thoughtfully Simple is my kind of girl with her Raspberry Cupcakes a la vodka and Vodka Soaked Berries.

Cutest little valentine shoot ever on Eat Drink Pretty.

Must try Zilch Margaritas, zero calorie margaritas, woo-hoo!

This Sweet-Heart Valentine’s Day Cocktail looks scrumptious

Posted: February 12, 2011 • Category: Inspiration, etc. • Tags: cakes, cocktails, decor, food, gifts, ideas, inspiration, sweets, valentine's day • Comments (0)

Shopping local on Etsy

Did you know that Events to a T has an Etsy store? Well we do! We often make homemade items for our events and when we do so, we offer them on Etsy. Long before I had my own store, I was an avid Etsy shopper and thought it was the most brilliant idea around, and I still do! Whenever I wonder where in the world to find something, I always know I can find it on Etsy. The best part is supporting small business and local artists. Here are a few of my favorite local shops and items I’ve found on Etsy lately.

I adore this love stamp necklace from Lanyapi Designs. It would make a perfect Valentine’s or bridesmaid gift!

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These something blue bobbies from ciao nina are such a cute way to give a bride something blue on her wedding day.

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This Contextual Series Love Plate from habituate is another gift that would make a great Valentine or wedding gift.

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I am madly in love with this DC Love – Washington Monument gocco print from Art Shark Designs. A perfect wedding gift for your new spouse if you enjoy the blossoms together!

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These Valentine’s Day Personalized Printables from Chickabug are adorable!

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What is your favorite Etsy shop?

Posted: February 11, 2011 • Category: etc. • Tags: Etsy, Events to a T, gifts, shop local • Comments (0)

Trees – The New Alter

Everywhere I look there is a couple getting married under a giant tree. I love this new trend, the element of nature, the simplicity and how beautiful the trees can look no matter the season – bare or bloomed. This is a lovely trend.