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November 1, 2024August 1, 2024Indian weddings, Real WeddingLeave a comment

Spring Modernized Indian Wedding at Shadow Creek Purcellville

When you are Bengali but grew up in the United States, you want your wedding to also reflect the two cultures. On top of that, our clients are traveled internationally extensively. We worked with the couple to design a modernized Indian wedding, held at the rustic Shadow Creek in Purcellville, Virginia.

While their ceremony was mostly traditional Hindu and Bengali, they worked with their priestess to modernize some of the language used. For cocktail hour, Spilled Milk Catering designed a menu featuring bites from across the globe like Stuffed Golgappa, Grilled Lamb Chops, Zucchini Feta Latkes, Mini Peking Duck Bao, Lobster Rolls, and Latin Braised Chicken Tacos. They offered a family-style dinner with more traditional Indian dishes.

Visually speaking, the color palette had a light and airy spring feel with soft pinks, peach, white, and a pop of coral; opposite of a typical Indian wedding with more saturated and vibrant color palette. All photos by Kir Tuben Photography

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Who says only the bride can have special henna for the wedding day? The groom joined in and added a special design for his bride.

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Since the weather did not cooperate and it was raining, we moved the ceremony indoor. The ceremony was anchored by this beautifully rustic mandap.

Since the couple are animal lovers, we found a cute way to incorporate that in the escort card display.

When your mandap looks this good, you should reused it as focal point for the sweetheart table during the reception.

If you have quite a few guests with dietary restrictions, provide a menu card to guide them through dinner.

Production Team
Wedding Planner: Vicky Choy, Event Accomplished
Wedding Venue: Shadow Creek, Purcellville, VA
Caterer: Spilled Milk Catering
Photography: Kir Tuben Photography
Videography: Chasing Light Productions
Florist: Black Calla Events
Henna Artist for Mehendi: Stunning Beauty & Henna, Renu Bharati
Beauty Team: Makeup by Ana B, Hair & Makeup Artistry | Hair Stylist – Esme | Makeup Artist – Shirley
DJ: Dynasty AVE
Priestess: Dr. Ranjan Ravaliya
Pipe and Drape: Sammy’s Rental
Transportation: Sunny’s Worldwide Chauffeured Transportation
Guest Hotel: Fairfield Inn & Suites at Dulles Airport, Sterling, VA

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October 1, 2024August 1, 2024Corporate Event, Nonprofit EventLeave a comment

Nonprofit Fundraiser & Awards at Spy Museum Washington DC

When our clients ask us to return to assist them with planning an annual event, we are honored to do so but also challenged to keep the event fresh year after year. With our planning process, we begin by reviewing the objectives and priorities for every event, even for repeat ones. Often, you will find that non-profit organizations will have a specific goal or initiative they focus on each year. This specific initiative is often the best guide for which an event can be anchored upon. It helps to tie an annual initiative to the organization’s fundraising efforts. Global Camps Africa invited us back to partner with them to produce its annual Fundraiser and Awards Ceremony, held at International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. With nonprofit events, we want to help our clients expand their donor base and supporters; to increase awareness on their mission and programming, and to show appreciation for their existing supporters by producing an event worthy of their time and effot. Read more about this gala in our portfolio. Photo: Ashlee Wilcox Photography

Production Team

Event Planner: Event Accomplished, Arlington, VA
Venue: International Spy Museum, Washington, DC
Catering: Relish Catering, North Bethesda, MD
AV: Pike Productions
Auctioneer & MC: Matt Newsome, Custom Benefit Auctions
Photographer: Ashlee Wilcox Photography
Performance: Master Singers of Virginia
Rentals: Table Manners

Learn more about our corporate and nonprofit events.

September 1, 2024August 1, 2024Real Wedding2 Comments

Cheerful Spring Garden Wedding at Meridian House

To start the wedding planning process, one of the questions we ask an engaged couple is why they chose to celebrate their marriage in the way in which they envisioned. Our clients expressed that they wanted their wedding to be very intentional; that while their immediate families were small, their chosen family filled with friends is quite large. That concept drove the decisions our clients made. in Washington, DC. – fit for a wedding reception.

All photos by Kiyah C Photography

The wedding invitations from Minted set the tone with sorbet colored hues with a modern sensibility.

This hand embroidered handkerchief from the bride to her Mom was a sentimental touch.

Can we have a moment for this whole look please? A modern vintage vibe with the bride’s gown by Alexandra Grecco from Lovely Bride DC, with earrings by Mejuri from Something Borrowed Bridal. A gorgeous bouquet of poppies in orange, peach and white; with lavender and apricot Japanese Sweet Peas, peach buttery Ranunculus, bright red Tulips, and lavender Lilac from Petals and Promises finished the whole look.

These accessories put the finishing touches on this bridal look with gloves from Kerry Parker
and this beaded and feather clutch from Cult Gaia

Loved this mother, daughter duo!

Two lovely people deserved this gorgeous day for the wedding ceremony in the gardens of Meridian House.

As a fellow cat mom, I appreciate signature cocktails named after the couple’s cats.

In the library, we had two long kings tables for dinner.

Each of the kings tables had a collection of modern bud vase trios of bright Poppies running down the center flanked by Ikebana style designs of lavender and peach Sweet Peas with red reflexed Tulips. Adding colorful tapered candles, we created a cheerful tablescape.