Hope you have a lovely weekend! I'm looking forward to spending lots of time in the yard, enjoying the sunny weather!

{flowers by me!}

Wedding vendor meet and greet with The B-List

This post is for my vendor friends. You might remember the first B-List meeting last year in Brooklyn. This year, we're gathering in DC the weekend of April 16, 2010. If you are a wedding vendor, you are invited to attend the meet + greet cocktail reception being held on Friday, April 16th at the Torpedo Factory in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia from 7 - 10 pm. The event is a great opportunity to meet and chat with all your favorite wedding bloggers in one place. For more information on registering to attend {and hurry because there are limited spaces!} please click here. We hope to see you in DC next month!

Richmond Wedding Wednesdays: Virginia Center for Architecture

One of my favorite event spaces in Richmond is The Branch House, which is home to The Virginia Center for Architecture. It's a great space for smaller weddings and cocktail style receptions. Ceremonies can be performed on the lawn in the back of the house (pictured above), while the party can take place in the Long Hall and the Great Hall indoors (pictured below).

The Tudor Revival style house on Monument Avenue was built in early 1900s for the John Kerr Branch family as a winter residence. It housed the Branch's collection of Italian Renaissance antiques and tapestries. The interior has been restored to its former glory, since it lived many lives in between being a residence and a museum (at one time it was headquarters to the organization that was the precursor for United Way and it was also home to an insurance agency). Now The Branch House operates as a museum.

For more information on event rental at Virginia Center for Architecture, get in touch with Blair Guncheon who manages facility rental.


{images courtesy Virginia Center for Architecture}

Always Midnight

When I think of Tess' style (the designer behind Always Midnight), I think of history, literature and romance. She's brought her sense of style to Diary of a Bride, a collection of bridal hair accessories that launched this week at her etsy store. Always Midnight also takes custom orders, and Richmond brides you're in luck - Tess is right here in Richmond. Thanks for sharing your work with us Tess!


{photography by Phil Bowne}

Stephanie and John's engagement pictures

I'm in love with the dreamy watercolor hues of Stephanie and John's engagement pictures photographed by Erin of eephotography.


{photographs courtesy ee photogprahy}