Here are some Washington DC wedding venues with picture-perfect wedding views of the Potomac, historical buildings and/or Washington DC monuments. For a true Washington DC view, you cannot beat this view of the White House and the Washington Monument from the Hay Adams Hotel. (Photo Credit: ABQ Journal) View of the Washington Monument from the […]
I heard about a wedding reception where the photographer and the florist placed their business cards on each of the dinner tables. And, the deejay had a fairly large promotional sign next to his music table. There were so many signs, business cards and postcards that the storyteller felt like she was watching a Nascar […]
While I was watching a recording of last year’s Royal Wedding, I was reminded of the bright green post-it notes on the wedding ceremony chairs. Do you remember them? They were the fluorescent green post-it notes attached to the ceremony chairs. The planner or the (ahem) church’s wedding official probably used them to identify the […]
To the average wedding guest, a couple of missed RSVPs might not sound like a big deal. “You only lose money for a few entrees, right?” Wrong. If one couple assumes that two of their wedding guests (just two) are planning to attend, but they don’t show up, the couple can lose approximately $730.77. I bet […]
Extend your wedding day bliss by knowing when to wash (and preserve) your wedding day gear. Here are some deadlines based on recommendations from our local vendors — Wedding Gown. Your wedding gown may look clean at the end of the day, but it’s those invisible stains that leave your gown with yellow spots. If […]
The Howerton+Wooten Events team designed the decor and managed the logistics for the 2012 HMS Host Fly-In of the Board of Directors for their parent company Autogrill S.p.A.
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a family member’s high school graduation. It was one of those family events that had all of us saying, “Wow, time went by so fast!” When he was just a little guy, Chris Wooten and I were an active part of his life. As he grew older, […]
It’s finally June, and everyone on the Howerton+Wooten Events team is working like crazy to ensure that our 2012 summer weddings, conferences and events are flawless. (always) To keep things light on a Friday afternoon, we serve Grey Goose Cosmopolitans, and show the wedding scene from “Sex and the City 2.” (They had swans!) I am […]