01/27/10

Once Wed goes to Washington!

News

I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be taking part in The 2nd Annual Luxury Event presented by the Couture Wedding Consortium of Washington DC coming up on February 6th. Blogging has been such an integral part of Once Wed’s growth and I’m very much looking forward to the opportunity to share my experience(and mistakes!) with a small group of VIP vendors taking part in the this event earlier in the morning and then actually attending the event later on in the afternoon with fellow bloggers Oh So Beautiful Paper, District Weddings, and The Relentless Bride.

Below is a small list of exhibitor’s(more to come next week) who are showcasing their services including the amazing, The Cotton Bride, who is also giving away the lovely wedding dress you see below to one lucky attendee.

Wedding Planners

Elegance & Simplicity, Inc.

Bella Notte

Something Fabulous

Caterers

Occasions Caterers

Photographers

Documentary Associates

Baltazar Photography

The Observatory

Katie was kind enough to offer two free tickets to Once Wed readers, so if you are in the DC area next weekend and interested in attending the event please leave you name + email below and we will announce the winner next Monday. For more information about the conference and instructions for registering, click here. I hope to see you there!

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Patty Lomando writes

01/27/10 at 9:15 am

I’d love to attend!
Patty Lomando
plomando@gmail.com

Kerry DiIulio writes

01/27/10 at 9:35 am

I would love to attend this event. I am engaged and live and work in DC. I am planning our July wedding and also purchased my wedding dress from your site. I read the site daily as does my mom along with one of my bridesmaids ,who also just got engaged and is planning her September wedding. She also lives and works in DC. I would love to attend this event with her. Thanks so much for the offer of 2 free entry tickets.

Lisa Marie O'Quinn writes

01/27/10 at 9:36 am

Very exciting! See you there!

Erica writes

01/27/10 at 9:41 am

I would love to go!

Cate writes

01/27/10 at 10:13 am

I’d love to go! With an August wedding and my job keeping me on the road 250 days a year Once Wed has been a HUGE help! We’d love to go to the DCCWC, we could get a huge jump on the planning process and take some of the pressure off us.

Sarah writes

01/27/10 at 10:15 am

Sweet! There are so many west-coast vendors on blogs that it’ll be great to have something to go to in the DC area!

Sarah Hammond writes

01/27/10 at 10:19 am

My fiance would love to go – time to start getting into the planning!

Chaya writes

01/27/10 at 10:29 am

I would love to attend this event! It would be my first event to view vendors in person versus online!

Kristin writes

01/27/10 at 10:42 am

I’d love to go!

Stephanie writes

01/27/10 at 10:51 am

I’d love to attend! I am a huge fan of Once Wed and read the blog daily. I am engaged and live and work in DC. I am planning an August wedding and would love the opportunity to meet with some of the amazing exhibitors highlighted at this event.

Jill Duncan writes

01/27/10 at 10:55 am

I would love to attend!

Jodi writes

01/27/10 at 11:08 am

I’d love to go!

Linda writes

01/27/10 at 11:57 am

I would love to go!!

Sharon writes

01/27/10 at 12:03 pm

Sounds like a great event! I am preparing for a DC wedding and would love to attend. Thank you!

Laura Gaudio writes

01/27/10 at 12:08 pm

I would love to attend!

Rebekah Nowak writes

01/27/10 at 12:27 pm

Hi! I’m wondering what designer is responsible for the 3 dresses shown above. Beautiful!

lara writes

01/27/10 at 12:49 pm

yes, yes, yes!
laratherese@gmail.com

carly writes

01/27/10 at 1:11 pm

I’d love to attend too! I’m a DC native, recently engaged, Once Wed junkie, and I could REALLY use an event like this to check out vendors since my full-time job is rather demanding.

Christina writes

01/27/10 at 1:24 pm

Yes please … I would love to attend this event!

Aubrey writes

01/27/10 at 3:01 pm

I would love to go! I’m just getting to the details stage of planning and could totally use some inspiration!

Sara Shuman writes

01/27/10 at 3:22 pm

Sara Shuman
sshumans@gmail.com
Thanks!

Rachel writes

01/27/10 at 3:33 pm

I’d love to go!
Raking@gmail.com

michelle writes

01/27/10 at 3:45 pm

i’d love to go! i am engaged and live and work in DC, and haven’t had much time to work on planning my september 2010 wedding. i still need to find a dress!!!

Whitney Sharpe writes

01/27/10 at 4:16 pm

My sister is currently a med student at Georgetown, and too busy to have the time to find all the inspiration she’d like for her May wedding, so I’d love for her and I to get to go to this great event! So many vendors in one location at one time!

f.charli writes

01/27/10 at 5:01 pm

ooh, looks amazing. and i live in DC. : )

Joy writes

01/27/10 at 5:04 pm

I would love to go!

Kristen Maher writes

01/27/10 at 6:37 pm

I would love to attend this event-just got engaged on Christmas and live/work in DC :)

Rachel writes

01/27/10 at 7:39 pm

Ohh what an awesome give-away! I live in the DC area, and I am planning my wedding for Labor Day weekend. I read this site daily, and am always so inspired!

Darya writes

01/27/10 at 8:59 pm

I’m a DC bride and I would love to go :)

Dasha writes

01/27/10 at 8:59 pm

My fiance and I live, work and are getting married right here in DC. This event would be very helpful for us. Thanks!

Elisa writes

01/27/10 at 10:49 pm

Finally, a bridal show that I would have some interest in attending. Like the rest, would love to see it.

TH writes

01/27/10 at 11:23 pm

I would love to attend this event. I’m a recent bride but am hoping to learn more about the wedding industry as I’m teaming up with my cousin to start a wedding guide website somewhere in Asia…:)

Ashlee Deetz writes

01/27/10 at 11:57 pm

I would love to attend this event. I actually was a part of that wedding dress shoot. They asked to use some of my hair accessories. I would love to see all the items and vendors!!

Kaila Most writes

01/28/10 at 12:58 am

I would love the pleasure of attending this event. The dress is beautiful!

Megan writes

01/28/10 at 1:45 am

I am in Afghanistan, but my mother can go for me!!

Anne writes

01/28/10 at 8:47 am

Anne

aspraker@richmond.k12.va.us

Kate writes

01/28/10 at 11:19 am

I would love to go!

Jessica writes

01/28/10 at 3:36 pm

I live and work in DC and am planning an August wedding – I would love to go!

Courtney writes

01/28/10 at 5:15 pm

I can’t imagine planning our July wedding without such resources like oncewed…you provide so much inspiration!

I would love the opportunity to attend the DCCWC 2nd Annual Luxury Event!

courtney_ragar@hotmail.com

adrienne writes

01/28/10 at 7:11 pm

like many, i am planning a fab DC wedding and would love to attend. thanks for the opportunity.

Shannon Hopkins writes

01/28/10 at 11:18 pm

I’m in the DC area and this sounds really great! I’m just getting my feet wet in the custom invite area and would love to go and just absorb. =)

Danielle writes

01/29/10 at 12:43 am

Oh! I’d love to go! Thanks for the chance!!!

Roxann writes

01/29/10 at 3:26 am

can’t go , im way over here at the bottom of the world. However thankyou for your post as i now know who i want to make my wedding dress “The cotton Bride” ! i have finally found my dream dress on their site

many many thanks for sharing, i was starting to wonder if there was anything out there for me ;-)

Beth writes

01/29/10 at 1:42 pm

Yes, please! I have so many ideas and ideals in mt head it would be great to see how people make everything so cohesive.

Thanks for the chance!

Elizabeth writes

01/29/10 at 1:57 pm

Cotton Bride, swoon!

Melissa writes

01/29/10 at 2:28 pm

OOhhh I would love to go!

Melissa
zagunda@gmail.com

Katie Marriner and Tristan Wright writes

01/29/10 at 3:36 pm

I’m so inspired by the creativity on oncewed.com. Finally a departure from the cookie cutter ideas! We just got engaged on New Year’s Eve and are putting our sights on a Fall wedding in the District. I would love to kick off our planning season with this event. <3

Alyson Rose-Wood writes

01/29/10 at 4:49 pm

It would be such a dream to go!

Catherine writes

01/29/10 at 5:03 pm

Oh, I’d love to attend this event! I’m here in DC, got engaged two weeks ago – it’s perfect! :)

Thanks for offering such a great giveaway!

Kelly writes

01/29/10 at 5:19 pm

I’d love to go!

Julia Villageliu writes

01/30/10 at 11:25 am

oh yes please!

EDEN writes

01/30/10 at 10:02 pm

sounds fabulous!

Karen writes

01/31/10 at 4:55 am

This event sounds fabulous and a chance to bring the planning for our Sept 2010 DC wedding to another level!

Holly writes

02/01/10 at 1:15 pm

What a cute dress!

I’d be happy to attend.

Angie writes

02/04/10 at 10:28 pm

Who’s the photographer that took pictures of those brides in your post? please tell me!

Cara writes

02/07/10 at 10:48 pm

I would loooove to go! I’m also a maid of honor for friend’s upcoming wedding and would love to take her <3 ps – I'm always giving the bride ideas from oncewed ;-)

Cara writes

02/07/10 at 10:49 pm

(oops just realized i got the mondays mixed up!! sorry)

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