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Wedding Planning and the Coronavirus. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Navigating the nuances of wedding planning is stressful enough as it is — Now, couples have to add the CDC, the World Health Organization and the coronavirus to their concerns. Ahhh!  And, this is not something we can ignore and pray for the best — Wedding gowns are getting delayed, fears are escalating and guests […]

Planning Your Wedding While Dealing with the Coronavirus Outbreak

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French 75. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, so let’s enjoy a little decadence before Lent officially begins. In fact, let’s throw caution to the wind and ignore counting the points for a few hours. We all deserve to indulge in a little bad behavior and some sweets, right? Speaking of sweets, have you ever been to Baked and Wired […]

Let’s Celebrate Fat Tuesday with a French 75

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For the 13th year in a row, Howerton+Wooten Events successfully managed the logistics and housing for the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO Legislative and Grassroots Mobilization Conference.

Howerton+Wooten Events Successfully Managed the 2020 AFGE Legislative & Grassroots Mobilization Conference

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Workshop Place Settings. The Enlightened Creative.

Hi there friends! I recently hosted a very successful “Brainery” for my the educational arm of my business, the Enlightened Creative.  The Brainery was titled, “How to Successfully Add Corporate Event Planning into Your Wedding Business,” and I was so blessed to have some awesome sponsors— One of the sponsors was the incredibly talented Sabrina […]

These Amazing Sponsors Were a Perfect Complement to the Enlightened Creative Brainery

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Hanging Wedding Flowers. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Delicate flowers hanging over the bride and groom’s wedding dinner table is one of our favorite type of floral installations. And we still love this one, created by Nature of Design, from our couple’s summer wedding at the Potomac View Terrace last year. Love and Soul Always, Kawania Photography: Love Life Images

Hanging Wedding Flowers Over A Dinner Reception Table

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Bride and Bridal Party in Fur Wraps. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Warm fur wraps, dark blue bridesmaid dresses and plenty of good vibes. Who says winter weddings can’t be fashionable and fun?!? We especially love how it complemented our bride’s Ines di Santo wedding gown while they took wedding pictures by the Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia. Stay warm my friends! Love and Soul Always, Kawania […]

Fashionable Fur Wraps for a Bride and her Bridal Party

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Green Wreath at Corporate Holiday Party. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Good morning friends, Last weekend the Howerton+Wooten Events team had the honor of designing and directing the annual holiday party for  our corporate client ARServices at the Westin Alexandria in Old Town Alexandria Virginia. The feel for the event design was a modern take on the Christmas holiday and the color scheme for the event was […]

Scenes from a Modern Corporate Holiday Party

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Washingtonian Magazine Best Wedding Vendor Badge. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Happy Holidays Friends! We are both humbled and excited to be included in the next issue of “Washingtonian Weddings” magazine as one of their best wedding vendors for wedding planning.  Yes! The DC metropolitan area is jam packed with talented wedding professionals, so we don’t take this honor lightly. And, I know there would be no […]

“Washingtonian Weddings” Best Wedding Vendor for 2020

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Howerton+Wooten Events Destination Wedding in Washington DC

Last year, my team and I had the honor of taking care of a destination wedding weekend at the Potomac View Terrace in Washington DC for a sweet Howerton+Wooten Events couple who lives in Europe.  Their wedding guest list included 30 children (yes 30) from Europe, the US and Asia. So, we partnered with Elegant […]

How We Made 30 Children Feel Welcome at a Washington DC Wedding Weekend

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