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Bridal Show season is in upon us! If you are planning your wedding this year, bridal shows can be a valuable resource for ideas, vendor shopping, fashion shows, and cake tastings! If you are planning to attend a bridal show, set up a strategy beforehand to optimize your time on-site. Prior to the Bridal Show […]

For the Newly Engaged. Tips for Mastering a Bridal Show

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Bride and Groom Enters Their Washington DC Reception. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Your guest list and your budget are going to be the foundations of your wedding planning, so we have two downloads for you! Wedding Budget Worksheet ($5.99US). Before you determine your wedding guest list, you should get a sense of your financial comfort zone first. Here’s a very detailed excel spreadsheet that you can use to […]

For the Newly Engaged. (Download) A Guest List Template and a Budget Worksheet Template

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Washingtonian Bride & Groom Best Wedding Vendor 2018. Howerton+Wooten Events

Happy New Year Friends! We are incredibly humbled to be included in the next issue of “Washingtonian Bride & Groom” magazine as one of their best wedding vendors for wedding planning.  Wahoo! The DC metropolitan area is jam packed with professional wedding planners, so we definitely don’t take this honor lightly. And, I know there would be […]

“Washingtonian Bride & Groom” Best Wedding Vendor 2018

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Celebrated String Quartet. Howerton+Wooten Events

Music is a key component of your wedding day success!  To ensure that you hire the best wedding vendors for your day, check out our list of 5 things to consider when booking music vendors for your wedding — 1. Vendor Type. Do you want live music or recorded music? Do you want a deejay or […]

5 Things to Consider When Booking Music Vendors for Your Wedding

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As you start the process of hiring a make-up artist for your wedding, you may have some concerning questions you need to address — “What will I look like when s/he is finished?” “Am I making the right decision?” “How much is all of this going to cost me?” Before you get started the process […]

5 Key Points to Consider Before You Reach Out to a Professional Make-Up Artist

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Monday Morning Thoughts. Slay Your Own Dragons Princes. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Fairytales teach us that we should wait. Wait for the knight. Wait for the plotted escape. Wait to be saved. But life shows us that there is no grand rescue that will be staged on our behalf. There is no shining armor. No sword-swinging hero. No one waiting to swoop you onto the white horse […]

Monday Morning Thoughts. Slay Your Own Dragons, Princess.

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You Owe Yourself the Love that You Freely Give to Other People. Howerton+Wooten Events.

We go out into the world seeking a return on what we give. The joy, the love, the generosity. It’s true. It should all come back to you because you deserve it. But until another fountain comes, drink from your own. Quench yourself. Nourish yourself. Replenish yourself. Love yourself with the same intensity that you […]

Monday Morning Thoughts. You Owe Yourself the Love That You So Freely Give to Other People.

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Chiavari Chairs Tied with Sashes. Howerton+Wooten Events.

  Sure. You can ask your aunts, your cousins or even your sorority sisters to carry out at your wedding day details, but no one (not even the ladies at your church) will ensure that those fine details are carried out with the care, the precision and the creativity like a professional wedding planner. Love […]

No One Does It Like a Wedding Planner

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Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti. Howerton+Wooten Events.

Be generous with kindness. Toss it around by the handfuls. Let it fill the air through in your silent prayers, your spoken words of praise, your heart’s commitment to be the blessing you want to see in the world. Somebody needs to be showered by your vibrant spirit today. Just look around. Love & Soul […]

Monday Morning Thoughts. Throw Kindness Around Like Confetti.

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