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Dance Band Showcase - Monday, February 6th
Mandarin Oriental Wedding
Edge Floral Event Designers
Bride Blogger Update: Shoes
More Upcoming January Events!
Strong Mansion Wedding
Fluffy Thoughts Cakes
Mount Vernon Inn
Bride Blogger Update: Cake!
District Favorites and Chic Longview Gallery Wedding
Beautiful Local Invitations
Upcoming January Events!
Mansion on O Street
Bride Blogger Update: Flowers
Modern Orthodox Jewish Gay Wedding
Tangerine Tango
Bride & Groom Unveiled
Much Ado About Nothing Tickets Giveaway
Happy January!
Saying Goodbye to 2011 and Hello to 2012!
Chantal and McKinley, both D.C. natives, were married last year at the Mandarin Oriental and their wedding was modern yet elegant.
The couple incorporated her family’s Caribbean culture by having a steel pan player during the ceremony and cocktail hour. The favors were boxed pieces of “black cake”, a traditional home-made rum cake in Guyana, South America. Here is a whole bunch of pretty to get your week started!
When Alison of Red Shoes Photography sent me Cathryn and Justin’s wedding, I immediately started ooo-ing and ahh-ing. This simple yet elegant wedding at the Strong Mansion is just so quintessentially lovely — it will certainly start your week off just right!
As we kick off 2012, I am delighted to introduce the updated District Favorites list today! This includes my favorite vendors in town and why I adore them — they are friendly, thoughtful, creative, and their work is phenomenal. In my opinion, they are the best. Check it out!
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Now, to continue this week’s start, on to today’s Real Wedding…
Kyle and John were married last spring at Longview Gallery. Their wedding is really their own and I am thrilled that Garrett Hubbard has shared the pictures of the day with us!
Ron and Yoni are a gay couple and they are also Modern Orthodox Jews. They wanted to be married in D.C. under a chuppah, in a synagogue, and by an Orthodox rabbi.
This past November, at Sixth and I Synagogue, they were married by Rabbi Steve Greenberg surrounded by family and friends from the D.C. Minyan where the are members. Ron and Yoni took the better part of a year to create the ceremony, adapting the traditional Orthodox Jewish wedding ceremony to be acceptable for a gay couple. Very special!
Earlier this year, it was so wonderful to follow Bride Blogger MaryAnne’s planning journey! Well, today, I am so delighted to be able to share her wedding photos with you — what a fantastic celebration! Yay!
District Weddings Editor
