ABC Virginia State Meeting

The entire Splash team had the opportunity to attend the Virginia Association of Bridal Consultants state meeting at the lovely Sheraton Reston a few weeks ago and we wanted to share a few pictures from the day.  All of the pictures were taken by the lovely Pamela Lepold of Weddings By Pamela.  Be sure to get in contact with Pamela when you are in the market for a photographer for your next wedding or event!

We sat at gorgeous tables featuring linens by BBJ Linens and centerpieces from The Cheesecake Garden.

The meeting included a table design contest.  The participants were asked to design a table as if it were for an actual wedding, from the place cards to the favors!

As director of the Virginia Association of Bridal Consultants, A Splash of Elegance owner Victoria Wagner had the honor of announcing the winner of the table design contest.

 At lunch we were privileged to see a fashion show of reconstructed bridal and bridesmaids gowns made by the talented Lynn Nelson of Bridal Silhouette.

 Team photo of The Virginia Association of Bridal Consultants:

Candice Benson, New Jersey State Director of the Association of Bridal Consultants gave a great speech on Destination weddings!

We are honored to be a part of the oldest and largest group of wedding professionals in the world!

5 Ideas for a Summer Wedding

Here are 5 quick ideas for a fun Summer themed wedding or event!

• Take advantage of the weather and have an outdoor wedding! We highly recommend having a tent set up to protect you and your guests in the chance of high temperatures or rain.
• Dress your tables with lightweight linens such as cotton and linen.  One of our favorite vendors in the area is gala cloths. 
• Decorate with Fruit: Lemons, limes and oranges can make gorgeous and inexpensive centerpieces!
• Nothing says a day at the beach more than bridesmaids in Lilly Pulitzer dresses or groomsmen in khakis and Vineyard Vines ties.
• Keep your guests cool; make sure when the temperature rises to have water easily accessible.  Chinese fans make great favors that can also keep you cool!

Happy Planning!

Julie Daniel, Splash Consultant

Reception Centerpieces

Every bride & groom wants the room where the reception will be held after their wedding to be spectacular and to really have a WOW factor. We recently had a wedding where the bride gave the artist friend of hers full reign to be really creative. We were in the height of spring flowers, which means lots of blooming trees were available (yes, trees!). This creative artist found someone who would give her apple tree branches that were in full bloom ~ as you can see, it was a gorgeous display of springtime, coupled with magnificent forsythia branches!

The takeaway message is to make sure you use flowers that are in season at the time of your wedding. It will cost you a LOT less and will create beautiful displays with lots of WOW factor!

Happy planning ~

Love,

Victoria