I live in DC but used to live in Denver, so I got my dress there while shopping with friends. I was SO happy with the dress, and the service that Bea's provided. They never pushed or rushed me and it felt comfortable to shop for my wedding dress even though I had initially been very stressed about the process. I ended up choosing a dress that was even less then I had thought I would have to pay, and yet it looked even more expensive then the $5000+ dresses I had tried on at other stores. They shipped my dress to me on time and the quality was even better then I thought it would be. Every detail was exquisite and I only wish I could wear it again...

Book Jan for your wedding now! Do not shop around, do not do a million trials, do not stress about how your makeup will look on your wedding day...just book Jan and know that EVERYTHING about your makeup will be even more amazing then you ever thought it could be. She is one of the very best choices I made for my wedding and I know that any bride who is lucky enough to get Jan for their wedding is blessed. She has a warmth about her that spreads from the trial (which she comes to your house for-- how wonderful is that!) to the room that you are getting ready in, and into your big day! We took pictures at 2pm, the ceremony didn't start until 5pm, we danced until 11pm and my makeup held up the whole time. I never knew my face could look so natural and beautiful...I only wish I could have Jan do my makeup everyday... she is a true gem.

We were SO happy with Fluffy Thoughts! Lara is a sweet heart, and cake tasting turned out the be our favorite part of the planning process. It was a lot of fun to be able to put just the kind of cake flavors and look that we wanted together. We used the cake topper from my husbands parents wedding 44 years ago, and then put a copy of a photo with them cutting their cake next to it. The cake was beautiful, tasted great and arrived on time set up just like we had hoped. We already are looking forward to our 1 year "mini" cake...yummmmm...

HIRE Growing Wild for your wedding!!! Everything was even better then I thought it would be. Barbara was a dream to work with. She was the first florist I met with-- and I just knew that she would be perfect and she was. Barbara knows her flowers, what looks good together and how to make it all work. I wanted LOTS of sunflowers-- and I got tones of sunflowers. It was great to know that I didn't have to worry about flowers, since Barbara and her team would make it all beautiful.

Hotel Monaco - DC was one of the best choices we made for our wedding! Buddee was a dream to work with. He knows his venue so well, he knows what works, and how to make the night flow. I knew all along that the Hotel would be beautiful and that if Buddee was in charge-- I didn't have to worry. I did hear from guests that there wasn't enough food at the cocktail hour-- which was a suprise since we were pretty clear that we wanted lots of food there. Guest did say that the food in the reception was WONDERFUl (we did chicken) which was great to hear. One of the most special parts is we had the books taken out of the book cases and placed over 150 family photos in frames. Everyone loved it! We were very happy with the choice of Hotel Manaco Washington, DC.