Mao + Chris!

Mao + Chris! I love these two! They were married this past Sunday at the Four Seasons in Georgetown and their wedding was gorgeous! A perfect day for a ceremony in the hotel's courtyard, followed by cocktails outside by the C&O Canal and then into the Corcoran Ballroom for an evening of delicious food and non-stop dancing.

Chris is an awesome local wedding photographer ....I know my clients who are working with him will be excited to see these pics! :-)

Photos below by the wonderfully-talented-fun-to-work-with, Kate Triano:

Congratulations Jennifer & Martin!

Dominion Valley Country Club

Photos by: Len Spoden

Jennifer & Martin were married September 22nd at the Dominion Valley Country Club in Haymarket, VA. It was a perfect day for an outdoor ceremony. The ceremony and reception were decorated in beautiful fall inspired colors of eggplant and chocolate brown. Kirkabees played great music all night and Manassas Cakery created a modern, white frosted cake dotted with purple orchids.

It was a beautiful evening with heartfelt toasts and memorable moments. Jennifer & Martin made quizzes for the guest tables with questions about how they met and other details about their life together. Jennifer & Martin are a kind and down-to-earth couple- you could truly feel the warmth of love their guests had for them on this happy occasion!

Random photos of some of our past weddings & events!! Enjoy!


Photos above by Matthew Worden

Photographs above by www.RodneyBailey.com

It is hard to see, but in the above are customized cigars for the guys and Godiva chocolate cigars for their dates that we had created for an alumni association's 10th anniversary event. They were a big hit!

Photographs above by Domino Arts and Imagine Pro

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I just had to post these engagement pics Kate Triano shot of my clients Mao & Chris....they absolutely reflect how fun and cute these two are together....

LelyCo Events is featured this month in Washington Woman magazine about destination weddings in their article, "Destination Anywhere!" Check us out in the September issue, you can pick up a copy at most DC area Whole Foods and Borders Books, see their website for other locations - www.WashingtonWoman.com.

Jennifer & Brian

A Colonial Style Wedding

Photos by Glenn Barnett Photography

Jennifer & Brian were married at Blessed Sacrament Church in Alexandria followed by a beautiful reception at the Mt. Vernon Inn! Their reception started with a cocktail hour in the garden and then guests moved inside for a true American style meal complete with cherry pie! Light pink and chocolate brown were their colors and they were found in everything from the bridesmaids dresses to the favors. Ivory and pink roses and calla lilies were used in the centerpieces and Jennifer's beautiful bouquet. The dance floor was packed all evening and the Inn looked beautiful lit up at night.

What a wonderful couple! Best wishes Jennifer & Brian from LelyCo Events!

Blogs I love!

Check them out......

Style Me Pretty

Faye & Greer

The Preppy Wedding

It has been crazy over here-- I was slammed with weddings in May & June (I know, I still have some I need to post about!! :) ) and my 2008 clients are busy bees booking venues and vendors... picking out color schemes, invitations, linens, dresses, etc. etc. I am enjoying every minute of both aspects-- helping my clients through the process as well as being on-site to see the whole picture come together.



As my clients know... I REALLY love speciality linens...here are a few of my faves right now from BBJ Linens (bbjlinens.com) :

Congratulations Kirsten & Mike!

Photos by Daniel R. Peppel of Portraits of Life Kirsten and Mike had an amazing, beautiful wedding at Lowe's Island Club in the Cascades. Their colors: pink, black, and white and a polka dot patterned followed through out. Each table had a beautifully uplit centerpiece of submerged pink tulips with scattered petals. In lieu of table numbers they named each table for a golf course or golf player in honor of Mike's love of golf and their reception's golf course location! Kirsten wore a stunning white silk dupioni gown and her bridesmaids wore black silk dupioni tea length dresses.

They had a very memorable getaway!!! At the end of the night, guests lined the entrance of the country club holding lit sparklers as Kirsten and Mike escaped to their "Just Married" golf cart!


Kirsten and Mike-- congratulations from LelyCo Events-- you and your families were truly a joy and honor to work with!!!

Great find for bridesmaids and hostess gifts!

Click here to visit Blue Tulip!

They have great totes, jewelry, gourmet food baskets and tons of items that can be personalized.

Some of our favorites:

Beach Accessories Basket-- filp flops, "wet bikini" bag, and beach friendly wristlet-- perfect for a bridesmaids gift at a beach wedding!

For a "garden party" themed bridal shower: Chocolate truffle flowerpots!

And for the wonderful hostesses of your bridal shower or other events this trio of beautiful scented candles.

Enjoy! :)

Check Out This Amazing Wedding Style Blog:

StyleMePretty.com

StyleMePretty.com has amazing tips and ideas for brides with information on everything from fashion to flowers to favors and more. Invitation designer, Abby Jean is the host of the blog and creates beautiful "Inspiration Boards" for brides like the one below she created for my client, Mary's Summer 2008 Pink & Green wedding (Big thanks to Mary for introducing me to this great site!).

Top Row: Martha Stewart flowers, pink party dress by Milly, over-sized table cards; Center Row: Cake on Wedding Style, China featured on Domino, Dress by Judd Waddell on Brides; Bottom Row: pink flowers on Brides, Heidi wrapping paper, Stationery by Sugar Paper

I heart slideshows!

There is no better way to show off your amazing wedding memories then with a slideshow set to music. When I see a great slideshow from a wedding (even ones I did not attend!) I feel that I was there through the whole day... its an amazing way to watch the story of your day unfold.

Check out this one from Rodney Bailey:

http://www.rodney-bailey.com/lelycoevents

Personalized Paper Products!

Some of my favorite wedding/event related items are all of the amazing paper products that you can find to personalize your day. A great way to weave a couple's personality through a wedding is by selecting a motif or monogram to use on everything from the programs to the menus to the favor boxes.

I recently visited Lynne Sandler of Lettering by Lynne and was absolutely astonished at everything she has available... personalized napkins... out-of-towner boxes and bags with matching water bottle labels and snack boxes... beveled, engraved, letterpress and thermography invitations...programs...placecards...seating charts... calligraphy...

I could go on and on...

And not only does she have an amazing selection... the items she has are beautiful and can be customized with special fonts and colors.

If you are the type of person that has a vision in your mind of what you are looking for or have not found something that fits what you want... Check out HiliBanjo.com . She has an amazing talent of creating customized invitations, programs, save the dates and just any printed item you could imagine! She can arrange for any type of printing and paper for the designs she creates. Here is a sample of one of her designs... check out her website for more.

This year's wedding trend---

the popular wedding date!!! 7/7/07!

Couples Choosing 7/7/07 As Their Wedding Date For Extra Dose Of Luck

January 18, 2007 8:34 p.m. EST
Nidhi Sharma - All Headline News Staff Writer

Sacramento, CA (AHN) - Though marriages are made in heaven, the dates can be decided on Earth, especially if it's as lucky as 7/7/07. In a bid to have a string of lucky sevens in their wedding date, the prospective brides and grooms are choosing July 7 or 7/7/07 - as the date appears in print, to get married. Since number seven has long been associated with luck, the couples believe that having all the number sevens in their anniversary date would give them an extra dose of luck.

According to wedding planners, the date is gaining popularity in every state of U.S. Thousands of churches and reception sites have been booked in advance by couples who hope to begin wedded bliss on the lucky date.

AP quotes Tonya Simmons, wedding specialist with Boomtown Casino Hotel on the outskirts of Reno, as saying, "It's the most popular date - ever."
Many believe the popularity of date is due to recent interest in numerology. The increased demand for a particular date will also drive up costs for everything from caterers to florists.

Furthermore, a lot of prospective brides hope this particular date - 7/7/07 will help their husbands to remember their wedding anniversaries.

Personally, I think its for the reason they mention at the bottom!

Thanks to my Aunt for sending along this article! :)