The First Look was created to give the bride and groom an opportunity to see each other before the ceremony in an intimate location while their photographer captures the emotional moment on camera. Despite earlier beliefs that it’s considered bad luck to see the each other before the ceremony, many engaged couples today find the [...]
After what feels like a lifetime of sheltering in place (seriously, what day IS it?!), we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! We could not be more excited to get back out there and start enjoying life again, including celebrating life’s most precious moments - read: intimate ceremonies [...]
Despite the craziness and uncertainty, due to COVID, I'm so excited to officially announce our full team... and a renewed commitment to keeping up with this blog. So here are our introductions: Julie Park- Owner and Lead Planner Julie’s background has fostered in her a tremendous attention to detail. With 12 years’ experience and a [...]
Inspiration for wedding and event design can be found everywhere. One popular category is color and we designers wait, with anticipation, annually to find out the Pantone Color of the Year! The color for this year is 18-3838 Ultra Violet. Pantone annually sends their "color authorities" to blanket the globe in search of colors in [...]
2017 was beyond anything that we ever could have imagined. This was our first year, fully operational, and it was filled with love and beautiful celebrations for several of our clients. As the photograph proofs continue to come in, I can’t help but relive the day with them, gushing over every memory and detail and [...]
Last week one of my clients asked about proper etiquette on tipping her vendors and service providers because she realizes the hard work and efforts they contribute to make her wedding day a success and wants them to be compensated fairly for it. Here are a few rules of thumb: Vendors that provide a product (i.e. cake [...]
Birch Event & Design isn't only a D.C. Wedding Planning Company! We truly love celebrating all of life's moments and in June we had the pleasure of planning a fun eleventh birthday celebration for a young lady with a very sophisticated pallet. During our first client meeting the birthday girl, Rosa, had just a few [...]