Rachel and Jordan

Park Hyatt Washington
Photography by: Jon & Sarah McBride of Vantage Pictures

Rachel & Jordan's wedding at the Park Hyatt Washington was elegant and chic. From the first day I began working with Rachel and Jordan they had a clear vision of what they imagined for their day and it was wonderful to watch it all come together!

The ceremony was beautiful-- submerged orchids lined the aisle as they were married under a white chuppah covered in Jordan's tallis (prayer shall). The cocktail hour featured stations of foods from around the world-- Asian food (complete with fortune cookies!), a Mexican station, Mezze, and Antipasto stations... and the lavender colored signature martinis were a huge hit!

The ballroom glowed with shapes of cherry blossoms and branches reflected in purple lighting against the draped walls. The centerpieces were stunning... the band was great-- I am not exaggerating when I say there were times through out the night where NO ONE was in their seats!

And I cannot forget to mention one of my favorite ideas Rachel & Jordan had for their wedding reception--- a sundae station! Brownies, sprinkles, chocolate sundae served in adorable little sundae glasses! (oh and... instead of the standard wedding cake, their's was chocolate chip brownie instead of CAKE!). Lots of sweets for a very sweet couple (I'm cheesy I know, but its true!)

Mazel Tov, Rachel & Jordan!

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!

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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