Bekah & Bryan March 13, 2013

March weather can be so unpredictable but Bekah and Bryan were so lucky, with snow falling (and melting) just days before their wedding, the weather that Saturday ended up being sunny and beautiful. The couple was married at St. Paul’s Methodist church in Christiansburg Virginia and afterwards guests traveled just a few miles down the road to Sinkland Farms for the reception. Guests drove around to the back of the property to be greeted by valet attendants, then they walked up a ramp into an enclosed tent where cocktail hour was held. A wooden hutch displayed the mason jars with stripped beverage straws and a table in the center of the tent displayed biscuits on platters that belonged to the bride’s mother. A seating chart poster listed the guests’ names alphabetically so they could easily find their seat for dinner. The reception tables were set with a warm brown linen and a toweling runner, the elegant centerpieces were displayed in silver containers designed by Gloriosa. The couple chose to stick with the rustic barn theme and served Due South BBQ for dinner, afterwards guests enjoyed entertainment from a local bluegrass band. What a beautiful wedding, congratulations Bekah & Bryan!

Coordination, Rentals & Staffing:
Diamond Events
Florist:
Gloriosa Flowers
Venue:
Sinkland Farms

Erin & Brett January 30, 2013

Erin and Bret chose to host their wedding at Primland resort in the mountain tops of southwest Virginia. After reaching the entry gate, there is still a 6 mile drive before reaching the main lodge where all wedding festivities took place. The ceremony was held in the great hall with rows of silver chiavari chairs and two large Manzanita trees draped with crystals. The bridesmaids wore dark silver dresses with all purple bouquets of hydrangea, roses and stock. The bridal bouquet was round cluster of peonies that smelled amazing! Dinner was held in the Elements dining room. Each table had a dark silver Dupioni linen with a grouping of 3 different silver containers (all of which were collected by the bride’s mother herself!). The room was very romantic and cozy with lots of candle light and a fireplace in the center of the room. After dinner guest moved in the Galaxy ballroom to dance the night away to a live band, The Embers. At the end of the night, the bride’s parents gave away wine from a local winery, Chateau Morrisette with a tag that said, “Thank you for sharing this special day with us. On November 3, 2013, we invite you to open this bottle and raise your glass in celebration of Erin and Bret’s first anniversary! Cheers!” What a great idea for guests to remember the couple’s wedding anniversary!

Diamond Events featured on United With Love! January 23, 2013

We absolutely love United With Love and feel so privileged to have had one our weddings from last spring featured on their blog!

Erika and Sam were married on Easter at the Woodend Sanctuary, a beautiful venue for spring weddings!  Meredith Hanafi Photography did an amazing job capturing all of the details.  The incredible vendor team included Festive Foods Catering, DJ Steve Yates, Alison Harper & Co., Event123 and Diamond Events!

Check out both part 1 and part 2 of the United With Love feature for all the gorgeous details!

Catherine & Josh November 14, 2012

Meeting each other in Blacksburg while attending Virginia Tech, Catherine & Josh chose Beliveau Estate located on the rural outskirts of Blacksburg to host their wedding.  Beliveau Estate is a Winery, Venue, Bed & Breakfast (Maison Beliveau) all in one, giving some of their family and friends the opportunity to stay on property for the entire weekend.   The wedding colors were a rich purple, green and navy blue accents.  Her bridal bouquet had lush cream garden roses (that smelled heavenly), dahlias, stock, veronica and eucalyptus.  The bridesmaids’ bouquets popped against their eggplant dresses, green cabbage roses, hydrangeas and dark purple stock accents.  Catherine and Josh held their ceremony at the hilltop pavilion overlooking the surrounding mountains and shepherds hooks with mason jars filled with flowers lined the aisle.  Cocktail hour was held on the back patio and when it was time for dinner, the large sliding doors were opened for everyone to find their seat inside at tables named after places in Blacksburg.   The centerpieces were so colorful and had lots of texture, dark purple hydrangea, green bells or Ireland and purple stock.  There were so many great details, all captured by the amazing Chelsa Yoder, one of my favorites is the swirling sparkler shot as the couple is kissing! 
http://on.fb.me/SMqEGP

Coordination, Flowers & Decor by

Diamond Events

540-650-3900

www.NRVDiamondEvents.com

Shannon & Paul November 8, 2012

A beautiful fall wedding in Old Town Alexandria, the ceremony was held at historic Christ Church built more than 235 years ago. Afterwards, guests were able to walk a few blocks to the reception at Lee Fendall House. The rustic and simple, green and yellow color scheme was carried throughout the event. The cocktail tables had clusters of yellow freesia in mason jars wrapped with raffia ribbon. There were two different designs for the centerpieces. The first was a cluster of mostly white hydrangea with yellow calla lily & snapdragon accents, placed in a square vase with lime slices. The second design was yellow snapdragons, green hydrangea and white dahlias in a cylinder vase with an aspedistra leaf swirled inside. Lanterns and candles scattered throughout the tent provided a romantic glow as nightfall set in. Congrats Shannon & Paul, what a great wedding!!!

Coordination & Floral Design by:
Diamond Events
www.DCDiamondEvents.com
202-239-6137

Rockwood Manor Wedding October 12, 2012

Rockwood Manor had been the host of many Magill family reunions for the bride, so she felt at home having her wedding their too.  The ceremony had a dramatic backdrop with red and aqua organza fabric draped from a tall branch in the front yard.  It was a hot a summer day, so thankfully each ceremony seat had a red or aqua paper fan.  For a favor, the couple gave each guest a wine glass that doubled as their place card.  Each glass had a wine charm with the guests name and table number.  The reception tent popped with aqua linens, red satin napkins and white folding chairs.  Congrats Crystal & Chris, what a fun wedding!!!

Coordination, Flowers & Decor:
Diamond Events
www.NRVDiamondEvents.com
540-650-3900

Smith Mountain Lake Wedding October 11, 2012

A simple, country wedding at Bernard’s Landing in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The bouquets were 2 shades of yellow roses with yellow freesia accents and popped against the bridesmaids royal blue dresses. Along the aisle hung mason jars on blue organza ribbon and filled with white hydrangeas and yellow roses. After the ceremony the mason jars were placed on the patio tables for centerpieces. Inside the ballroom, the tables were set in white with a blue gingham runner down the center and two different centerpiece designs. The first design was a bubble vase with a cluster of white hydrangeas and yellow roses. The second design had 3 cylinder vases of different heights, with a different type of yellow flower and floating candle on top. The tallest vase had Oncidium, the medium vase had yellow rose petals and the smallest vase had yellow button mums.

Coordination, Flowers & Decor:
Diamond Events
www.SMLWeddingPlanner.com
540-650-3900

Greta & Alejandro July 16, 2012

Quickly recovering from the wind storm the tore across Virginia the day before the wedding, you would have never known that tent poles had snapped in half, stacks of dishes fell over and strands of lights came apart. The weather the day of the wedding was perfect (although hot) and you could see storms dancing all across the mountain tops around us. Guests stayed at Olde Mill Resort (without power because of the storm) and were transported to the venue on buses giving them the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. The wedding was held at Heavens Holler Bed and Breakfast, owned by John and Linda Franklin, parents of the bride.
As the buses arrived, guests were greeted by cocktails and cold beverages on the front porch of the house and yard games to keep everyone entertained. Once it was time for the ceremony to begin, everyone made their way through the gardens and took their seat. The beautiful mountain views of Floyd Virginia in the background, was a breathtaking backdrop. The bride made her way down the stairs of the cottage and down the rose petal covered aisle with flower arrangements in mason jars were hanging on shepherd hooks along the edge.
After the ceremony the mason jar arrangements were moved to the guest tables to be placed in a grouping with two other vases in varying sizes. The flowers were hydrangeas, dahlias, coral roses, yellow button mums and lilies picked from the mom’s garden and arranged by Diamond Events. Other unique décor included a ceiling covered in string lights and rustic wooden tables that belonged to the bride were used for the guestbook display, cake, family, dessert and food display tables. The menu was very customized and included many dishes that incorporated the grooms Venezuelan background and traditions. Under the wedding cake were strands of ribbons, so that all of the single ladies could surround the cake and whoever pulled out the ribbon that had a charm on the end, received a special gift from the grooms mother.
Just before midnight the wedding party appeared in festive party gear to start the La Hora Loca, which is a lively transition to keep guests dancing and energized until the wee hours of the night. At midnight a delicious snack buffet opened with Arepas and Chupe Criollo and was very well received. Congratulatons Greta & Alejandro, what a great time!

Greta & Alejandro, a set on Flickr.

Heather & Charlie May 14, 2012

Lots of orchids and 3 different tall centerpieces, what a delight it was for Diamond Events to design Heather & Charlie’s pink, black and white wedding at the Hyatt Dulles in Herndon, Virginia.  The courtyard ceremony space was the perfect backdrop for an outdoor spring wedding.  After the ceremony the guests easily transitioned into the foyer for cocktail hour while enjoying delicious food and the soothing tones of a harp.  The ballroom was set with a black base linen, pink embroidered overlay, silver chargers and a black napkin with a pink breast cancer awareness band at each place setting.  Each table had one of three different tall centerpieces.  The first centerpiece was cluster of white hydrangeas and pink roses set atop a glass trumpet vase with silver wire swirled inside.  The second centerpiece was a design of all blush pink mokara orchids atop a 28″ tall pedestal vase with pink water and a submersible light inside.  The third centerpieces was a grouping of 3 cylinder vases with submerged orchids inside and a round bubble vase on top with clear stones and a white pillar candle.  The head table was decorated with 3 of the vase used during the ceremony with with submerged white orchids inside and a floating candle was added to the top.   The cake continued the pink, black and white theme with a playful bride and groom cake topper giving “High Five”.  The cake was set on top of plexiglass which was lifted off of the table with clear cube vases with pink roses inside.  Congratulations Heather and Charlie, what a magnificent wedding you had!

Flowers, Decor & Coordination:

Diamond Events

www.DCDiamondEvents.com
202.239.6137

 Venue:

Hyatt Dulles

2300 Dulles Corner Blvd Herndon, Virginia

www.Dulles.Hyatt.com

Erika & Sam April 12, 2012

An Easter wedding at Woodend Sanctuary, a property of the Audubon Naturalist Society in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The flowers were all pink with tulips as the centerpieces and large Cherry Blossom branches for the display arrangements. The bridal bouquet was all monochromatic shades of pink in peonies, David Austin roses and tulips! Diamond Events installed pink and white lanterns in the ceiling of the tent, providing soft lighting overhead throughout the entire reception. Congrats Erika & Sam, what a beautiful spring wedding!

Diamond Events
Wedding Flowers & Decor
www.DCDiamondEvents.com
Woodend Sanctuary
Audubon Naturalist Society
Chevy Chase, Maryland
www.AudubonNaturalist.org