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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 […]

Washington DC Area Wedding Venues with Great Views

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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 […]

Your Wedding Reception is not at Nascar

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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 […]

The Mundane Details Should be Pretty Too

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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 […]

RSVPs and Their Effect on a Couple’s Wedding Budget

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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 […]

When to Wash

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HMS Host Event. Howerton+Wooten Events.

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. 

Howerton+Wooten Events Successfully Planned the 2012 HMS Host Fly-In

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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 all goes by so quickly . . .

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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 […]

Friday Happy Hour: Cosmopolitans and Liza Minelli

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