Events in the City: Beyond the Skyline

Meredith & Lewis' Rustic Virginia Barn Wedding

October 15th was a date that I was looking forward to for almost a year. We had been dreaming of the perfect barn wedding and when this one came in over the phone I felt an instant connection to the bride and mother of the bride. It was such a joy to work with Meredith and her mom, Mary Ann, on this special occasion. I loved the simple and unique details and the personal touches throughout. It was a joy to be involved in everything from assembling their Virginia themed welcome bags, boxing up their Catoctin Popcorn favors and threading their deep love for the Chinese culture by using the Double Happiness symbol in the wedding itself.

Meredith and Lewis were married at the stunning, hidden gem of Weather Lea Farm in Purcellville, VA on a sunny but very windy afternoon. We hired a local bluegrass band to play for her ceremony and cocktail hour. The Naked Mountain Boys were authentic and adorable and truly set off the laid back mood of the day. After the ceremony the bridal party held chinese paper umbrellas and led the wedding guests through the fields to a secluded vineyard for cocktail hour.

Meredith had been saying she wanted to have her reception in a red barn, and my goodness she found the sweetest one Ive ever seen. Under strung twinkle lights her friends and family sat around clean lines and modern china from DC Rental and amazing, thoughtful centerpieces arranged with love by Holly Chapple Flowers. They then danced away to Round Midnight's music, dined on Ridgewells amazing food catered specifically with local cuisine and some family favorites like soup, and capped the night off with local pies by Heider Farm in Lucketts.

The gorgeous menu cards and out of towner info card were made by The Dandelion Patch, Stickers for the around town envelope & favor boxes as well as the hand cut leaf escort cards and straw flags were all done by our girl Michele at Intrigue Design Studio. When we say its all in the details...this is exactly what we are talking about!

Enjoy this Virginia wedding and all its delicious details all captured by Tracy Timmester.

 




















Photography from Timmester Photography

Tablescape Tuesday

We are loving peaches & pinks with a robins egg blue accent. And to celebrate me actually unpacking all of our milk glass this morning since ordering it months ago I thought this tablescape was just right! I guess this picture also serves a great reminder why peonies are so sought after too.....gorgeous.

 

 Picture: Martha Stewart

Something Old… is Something New

I have to start by saying I just love that we are seeing this more and more. Brides are taking vintage pieces and breathing new life into them. Three cheers for milk glass! There isn't a person out there that hasn't come across milk glass in their travels. Whether it was in your grandmothers china hutch, on your 3rd grade teachers desk, or perhaps you even received a pink carnation in it from  a Valentine's secret admirer. Milk glass has a special place in many of our hearts. I fully applaud the return of the classic milk glass paired with bright, fresh, and full of personality buds!

 

One of our brides from last spring made a huge statement with her  arrangements and I just love the contrast and repitition of design elements. The Meridian House in Washington, DC was the perfect setting for this gorgeous wedding. Atmosphere lit the space with a sunny yellow to carry our theme and drench the wall in a festive glow.

 
Milk glass comes in all shapes and sizes and worked perfectly giving height, dimension, to these crisp memorable centerpiece. The tight pops of yellow flowers were placed by Growing Wild Floral Company.

The bride handmade the tablenumbers with picture frames, knocked out the glass and wrapped the backing with a navy blue and white damask print. The numbers themselves were housenumbers from a home store like Home Depot! We were even lucky enough to find votives from Crate and Barrel that had similar dipples to the milk glass and... 
 ...we found the perfect glass chargers from DC Rental that repeated the dipples!
 
 Keeping with the vintage look, paper products can really step up the uniquness and compliment your vintage milk glasses. The bride handmade these yellow flowers poofs and we tied them on accordian folded white napkins. We did this days before to save time the night of the event itself!
 

The bride and I decided that using day to day household items instead of the traditional gift card box would both be interesting and great for down the road. We always believe that if you can use something again, its worth it! Here the bride knocked out the back of picture frames of all different sizes, and we arranged them on the Meridian House's grand ballroom table. Placecards sat inside!

We used gorgeous white lanterns for a gift card holder...which the bride has in her house to this day! 
 
If you've ever been to the Meridian House you know their Linden Grove is so special. Since cocktail hour was held outside, the paper lanterns were a great way to accent these amazing trees. 

Photo Credits Etsy  &  Timmester Photography