Useful Links
Reception Venues:
Raspberry Plain, Leesburg, VA A beautiful mansion with an imposing circular drive, carriage, house, huge glass addition on the side, and plenty of room in the rear for the ceremony. Maria will make sure your day goes as planned. This is one of Washington's most popular wedding locations and is booked well in advance, so call as early as you can. Web site: www.raspberryplain.com
Foxchase Manor, Manassas, VA Foxchase is the place if you have a large group (300-400) and they can accomodate much smaller weddings as well. They are very experienced, well located, and have excellent facilities for the caterers. www.foxchasemanor.com
Rose Hill Manor, Leesburg, VA. A slightly smaller and more intimate setting, quite secluded from its surroundings. www.rosehillmanor.com
The Waterford, Fairfax and Springfield, VA. Both Waterford facilities are excellent, they have great service, and are also one of the most popular places for wedding and events in NOVA. www.waterfordreceptions.com
Crowne Plaza Dulles, Herndon, VA 703-471-6700,
Jay Bhalla, Catering Director. Recently renovated,
this beautiful and modern hotel has a number of banquet
rooms which can accommodate groups up to 300 guests
comfortably. The staff is experienced and dedicated.
www.cpdulles.com
Event Planning for Weddings:
Shelley Poulos Potomac, MD (301) 279-0560
Shelly does everything from planning to balloons with years
of experience. She stays until the event starts and has
been known to solve some very difficult event-day problems
by her personal involvement. The events come off without
a hitch and no one ever knows it was hard to do!
Events Extraordinaire, Fairfax, VA, Carin Lomax
CMP, (703) 533-5667 Carin is very experienced in both weddings
and b'nai mitzvahs, knows the best vendors in town, and
can plan and coordinate a very special event for you.
www.eventextraordinaire.com
Special Affairs, Exceptional Wedding and
Bar Mitzvah planning. Based in Fredericksburg, VA, they
also do a lot of events in Northern Virginia. Organized,
experienced, and very professional.
www.special-weddings.com
www.special-affairs.com
www.specialbusinessaffairs.com
Beyond Perfection Consulting, Marshelle
Richardson is experienced, professional, and a pleasure
to work with! Based in Mitchellville, VA, they service greater
Washington and Baltimore for weddings and corporate affairs.
Beyond
Perfection Consulting
Event Planning for Indian Weddings:
SJS Event Consultants LLC, New York, NY
(917) 742-7449
Sonal Shah has been on television "Who's Wedding Is
It Anyway" and has a reputation as a great event planner.
She handles quite a few weddings in the greater Washington
area and is happy to work with you, whereever you are located.
Her elegant weddings are legandary. We have enjoyed working
with Sonal and her staff. www.sjsevents.com
Yaadein Weddings, Anjul 571-274-5818, www.yaadeinweddings.com, Chantilly, VA One of the largest and most versatile planners in NOVA.
Shagun Weddings, Manju Mehta, www.shagunweddings.net, 571-277-7912 Also one of our area's largest and most successful wedding planners.
Video:
Matheson Communications, Inc., Cliff Matheson,
www.mathesonvideo.com, 301-652-5754
That Video Guy/Allan Goldberg (301) 340-7467 Experienced, knowledgable, professional. www.thatvideoguy.net
Fitness Trainer:
Demian Sanchez, NASM Certified Trainer will get you
fit and looking your best for your big day. (703) 229-2056
demian_sanchez@hotmail.com
Florist:
Karin's Florist, Dianne Barbour, Vienna,
VA www.karinsflorist.com
or weddings@karinsflorist.com.
Karin's beautiful arrangements will please and delight your
eye. 703-281-4141
Make Up:
Lilly Rivera does air brush or traditional makeup for New York and Washington's top weddings. She's fun to work with and does an amazing job. www.bridalgal.com or BridalGal @ The Wedding Cafe, 16 E. 38th Street, NY, NY 10016
Officiant:
Brian S. Vaughan, Interfaith Minister & Wedding Officiant, Serving the Mid-Atlantic States 540-894-1918. Lives in Orange, VA bvaug15@cvalink.com Brian is a sensitive, caring minister with an easygoing style.
Cakes:
Celebration Cakes,
Pamela Hutzell, www.fabulousweddingcakes.com,
703-371-3247, 540-636-4995
Custom Cake Design, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD www.CustomCakeDesign.com
Patriotic, magnetic Flags for your car or other metallic object: www.MagnetFlag.com
Parks for Portraits - Two parks I recommend are: