$250 Coupon – Working Brides

on Apr 02 in Wedding, Wedding Planner

Working Brides Wedding Planner is offering a $250 Coupon for their “Brilliant Bride” Day Of Planning Package.

There are so many things to think of on your wedding day.  Vendors to coordinate, travel to accommodate, gifts to manage.  This is a great opportunity to save lots of money and gain peace of mind for your very big day.  Let a professional take on the worry for you.  Let a professional ensure that your day runs smooth.  And save $250!

There is limited availability, so call Working Brides today!

Trisha Cranor
Working Brides/ Creme de~la Creme
www.workingbrides.com
www.creme-dela-creme.net
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o) 301-972-4223
c) 240-353-5076
f) 866-222-4443

The Honor Roll

on Jan 15 in Awards/Honors, Wedding Planner, wedding video

I made the 2009 Elegant Event Planning & Design Honor Roll!

Lisa Nelson, owner of Elegant Event Planning, recently posted her list of the Best Wedding Vendors of 2009, and I was excited to be chosen as the best videographer.  You can see a complete list of all of the Honor Roll Vendors here, or click the following to read what Lisa had to say about my work and why she chose me as the Best Videographer!

This is much better than all those times I was on the honor roll in High School!  First of all, I really like all the other kids who made the list, and secondly,  I like the selection process better.  I never was very good with averages, so I prefer being hand chosen for doing something I love to do.

Thank you Lisa.  I am looking forward to working with you and the entire Elegant Event Planning staff on many more elegant and beautiful events in 2010!

The Green Chica

on Jan 08 in Green Wedding, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Planner

I am happy to once again be working with Katie Martin, of Elegance & Simplicity, on this year’s Earth Day Wedding.  This will be the third wedding video I have donated for a good cause, championed by Katie, and the second in the name of green wedding practices.

Katie is a very busy woman.  Not only is she a fabulous wedding planner and an amazing florist under Elegance & Simplicity, she recently published a new online magazine – Eco Beautiful Weddings, is working on getting her third book completed and published, and runs the DC Green Wedding Consortium, of which I am proud to be a member.

I recently asked Katie a few questions about what makes an Eco Beautiful wedding.

What makes you a “green” vendor? Read More

A Meeting with Diamond Events

on Nov 23 in Wedding, Wedding Planner

I recently met with Stephanie Hughes, Founder and President of Diamond Events.  Stephanie has terrific energy and a great bubbly personality that would make her a joy to work with, especially at an event like a wedding.

I have already met with one of Stephanie’s 2010 couples and could tell that they are really enjoying working with her on the wedding planning process.

Stephanie has been in business for herself for a little over a year now and has been learning about all of the different venues and vendors in this area since she moved to Northern Virginia from Blacksburg last year.  Stephanie is extremely detailed oriented and able to take care of all of your wedding and event planning needs.

If you are interested in learning more about Stephanie, check out her website or visit her blog!

A Simple Wish Wedding

on Nov 13 in Wedding, Wedding Cake, Wedding Flowers, Wedding Planner, wedding photographer, wedding video

“Jessica,

We just got finished viewing our video and loved it!!! It really captured the whole day and brought me to tears a number of times… thanks again!

Julia”

I had the best time working on the video for Rhett and Julia this past month.  Partly it was because the couple were a joy to work with, and partly because of the amazing team of vendors that I got to work with.

A Simple Wish pulled together this team and planned the wedding from start to finish.  Ashley Gordon ran the show the day of and did a great job making sure everything went like clockwork.  I truly do love working with wedding planners.  They take care of all the details and leave the bride and groom stress free.  Not to mention, they know what vendors will work great together and fit the couple’s tastes.

I met and got to work with a fabulous photographer I have never worked with before – Marilynn Spindler, of Sandi Foraci Photography.  She brought a great eye and a great attitude to the wedding.  We worked side by side and had a great time doing it.  Marilynn provided all the photos for this post.

The musicians at the church, provided by Music by Anthem, had a great trio of strings, not to mention all the perfect notes provided for the procession and recession.  It makes for great audio, for my video, when the musicians are professional and on key the whole time!  They also provided a harpist who played through the cocktail hour and sounded like an entire orchestra all by herself.

Westfields Marriott was a great venue for the reception.  I have been there several times and am always impressed.  I especially like the outdoor patio where cocktail hour was held.

Holly Chapple, of Holly Chapple Flowers, did an amazing job with the ceremony and reception flowers.  Fall colors were everywhere, and the bouquets looked beautiful with the bride and bridesmaids dresses.

Connie Schweizer, of Connie’s Cake Creations, made a beautiful cake.  What I love about Connie’s cakes is that, on top of looking great, they taste wonderful.

All in all, Rhett and Julia had a beautiful wedding and a great time, and that is what is most important at the end of the day – that the bride and groom were happy every step of thye way!