DC Wedding 1 – The Ritz Nog Al

I am happy to report that I am slowly wiggling my way into the DC events industry. Yay Me! So that means two things – 1, I will hopefully be earning a salary soon doing something that I love and 2, I can now continue to write about weddings, weddings and all things weddings!

Now many of you know that I am mildly obsessed with this tradition of combining two separate lives. Not only because it is a blessed occasion where these two separate souls are joined together, forming one complete family unit but also because it gives us a fabulous occasion to celebrate beyond our means and do everything fabulous that us as little girls have dreamt of for many many years.

Now even though I have been dreaming of my day as a princess for as long as I can remember, I have to admit that the wedding industry has somewhat opened my eyes to the extravagance of it all. Now people I’m not saying that we should not recreate our dreams when it comes to weddings; I’m just saying that some people take it a little far.

I was asked to assist at a wedding this past weekend where you could smell the money for a mile away. Clue number 1 – it was held at the Ritz Carlton. Now I have to say that this is a magnificent venue and the staff are absolutely fantastic. I should also say that when receiving such friendly, thorough and amazing service, I would not even mind paying those prices.

So although I was not lucky enough to see the final picture I do know that the day and night was a dazzling affair. Complete with a 6 tier cake, crystal favors and midnight party snacks.



Things I took Home from this wedding (no, no crystal unfortunately):
• When you have guests coming in from out of town it is essential to arrange transport for them and have someone specifically designated to make sure they get to where they need to be.
• Give the Bride space – If she needs a moment away from her 6 bridesmaids, 1 junior bridesmaid, 2 flower girls and the mothers – please, give her a moment.
• Even though the Brides dress is the most important the bridesmaid’s dresses should not go overlooked as they will have to be remembered for years to come too. They will be in all your photographs and in the memories of everyone. No one will ever say bad thing about a wedding dress but people are very quick to comment on bad bridesmaids dresses. Make sure that they fit and are flattering. Make your ladies work with the designer and go for fittings – you do not want to hear them complaining about bad dresses for the rest of your life.