OMGEEEEE. I want to live in this place. Its amazingly…read morebeautiful. The decor is stunning and whisks you away to a Parisian cafe at which hats a gloves would be required. And that is exactly what we did. I was thrown a surprise bridal shower at Vintage Glam Tea Party & Co. Beyond being stunned that my friends and family pulled it off, I was taken aback by how beautiful is this venue. No detail is left undone. I had teas I hadn't had before. Delicious bites; little cakes, cookies, & other deserts, sandwiches, wraps, etc. I want to live here. Want a wow factor? Then this is your venue.

While the event space is closed, the company still does rentals. I rented a whole tea party package…read moreand it was fantastic! The mismatched tea set was so cute and exactly what I was looking for. They were so easy to work with and flexible with pick up/drop off times.

BLU PRINT 2 EVENTS IS SIMPLY AMAZING!! Takisha and her team are stellar to work with and the…read moreprofessionalism is outstanding. From start to finish, Takisha helped to bring our ideas to life in the most cost efficient way possible. She walked us through finding an amazing venue and perfect vendors to execute exactly what we envisioned for our day. We quickly established what would be important to us on our wedding day and developed a time line that was carried out flawlessly. There were so many intricate details that you don't even realize that goes into planning a wedding. Takisha personally met with us monthly, designed our floral arrangements, assisted with our final walk through at our venue, and helped directing our engagement photo session. Our wedding day was everything we could have dreamed of and more! Takisha and the BP2E staff made sure no detail was left undone. If you need a wedding planner that is top tier, you need consider BLU PRINT 2 EVENTS for your next event! Thank you again to Takisha and the BP2E staff for such an amazing day!

Takisha Edwards and her team at Blu Print 2 Events were the absolute dream team for our wedding…read moreplanning. Her planning suggestions, vendor recommendations, and presence through the entire experience were all we could hope for in planning and carrying out our daughter's wedding. I highly recommend her and her process for any needing to plan a wedding in the future. She was professional, knowledgeable and a delight to work with.

Woodend was the perfect venue for our daughter's wedding reception. The combination of elegance and…read morenatural beauty created exactly the atmosphere the bride and groom envisioned. It's remarkable that such a peaceful, secluded setting exists inside the Beltway -- with no traffic noise and stunning scenery everywhere you look. The grounds photographed beautifully, and guests continually commented on how unique and special the venue felt. We especially appreciated how the layout allowed guests to enjoy both the lively celebration and quieter moments throughout the evening. The planning process was smooth and well organized. Beatriz, the rental manager, was responsive, professional, and wonderful to work with, and the venue's excellent online resources made planning especially easy. Everything about Woodend reflects thoughtful care and professionalism. While Woodend is certainly a premium venue, the experience absolutely justified it. We would recommend it without hesitation to any couple looking for an elegant wedding in a truly beautiful natural setting.

If you visit, it's important to know that the mansion on the 40 acres had an owner that enslaved…read morepeople on his plantation. Now a nature sanctuary with trails, a play area, and lots of bird watching, Woodend Sanctuary acknowledges this so we all can grieve and vow to fight for equity for all today. If you go, there are two small free parking lots- one by the kids area and one by the mansion. It's open to the public for free. There's a nature-themed playground with two restrooms, trails, and areas to learn about nature.

We wanted to hire a day-of coordinator, but we ended up getting Nicole's month-of coordination…read more We're thrilled we did this! She made the whole process a breeze. She's kind and really knows weddings. I had so many questions, and she remained patient, answering them all. She created incredible timelines for all parties (bridal, photo, vendors, etc.) and saved us hours if not days. Nicole ran a great rehearsal which made it super easy for the officiant/bride's brother to oversee his first wedding. On the day of the wedding, Nicole arrived bright and early helping to set up everything we brought. She kept us on schedule and helped calm our nerves. I never had to think about what time it was because Nicole was there to get us to the right spot. At the end of the night, Nicole and her team packed everything up and transferred it to our hotel so that we didn't have to worry about anything. We're so glad we hired a coordinator and even happier it was Nicole.

My husband and I live in NYC, working in professional event design and management. We wanted…read moresomeone who we could trust to execute the details we carefully put together over our two-year engagement so we could fully enjoy our wedding day. Nicole was an asset to us in her execution of the majority of the day-of responsibilities we as the bride and groom couldn't handle. However, there were significant difficulties in the process that required us to take a much more active role than we had expected. At the two week-out mark, we had not heard from Nicole since our intro meeting one month prior, and I asked that she get in touch with our vendors who were emailing me directly. Based on the timeline and division of responsibilities she shared with us, this was to be managed by her. She apologized and explained that another wedding had taken her time during the first two weeks of our month, and that vendors were on her to-do list. When she did reach out, our wedding date was incorrect in many of the emails (1 week off). There continued to be incorrect or partial information distributed to our vendors or added to our timeline. For example, we handed her a complete shuttle schedule organized down to the minute and she translated it into her timeline software with only a start time. We went through round after round of revisions, communicating the exact same details until it was accurately reflected. I think Nicole sensed our frustration and was quick to make the adjustments and move forward with an ever-positive attitude. She was quick to respond and make herself available for phone calls. Unfortunately, these repeatedly missed details only two weeks away from our wedding made us lose trust in Nicole and nervous for the wedding day. Nicole's assistant was not helpful. I asked that she direct my grandparents, who were confused where to be for the ceremony, while we were needed for wedding party photos. She disappeared and I was left to deal with the issue myself. She arrived at our black-tie optional wedding in a bright orange jumpsuit and is in the background of a lot of photos. She interrupted photos later to ask a bridesmaid for pens for our guest book but left without the pens. Small details, but on the day-of these things added to our unease. At 11:59pm, security came in to alert the band that they needed to wrap up and my husband and I were unable to find Nicole or her assistant. The music stopped, and it was up to us to take the lead and direct all our guests out of the venue. It was pretty uncomfortable for everyone. After about 30 minutes of checking in with our vendors and doing a thorough sweep of the venue, Nicole and her assistant showed up with our personal belongings. We would have liked to leave the venue with our guests and leave the vendor coordination to her. Instead, we were the last guests to leave the building after our long wedding day, almost an hour after the party ended. Nicole managed the load-in of our venue and went out of her way to help us pick up our cake when it could not be delivered. She and her assistant moved all of our décor and remaining alcohol back to our hotel room at the end of the night, above and beyond what we expected. She met all of our feedback with grace and positivity. With more attention to detail and support during the full, contracted 4 weeks before our wedding, many of the frustrations could have been avoided, and would have made us feel more at ease on the wedding day.

Vicky was my wedding planner, and I really can't say enough about her. Let's just start from the…read morebeginning... I interviewed two planners, and I knew I wanted Vicky right away because I was confident that she could get the job done. She didn't want to be my best friend--she wanted to help us achieve the wedding of our dreams while staying under budget. When we were deciding on what services we wanted her to take care of, she showed us this very detailed list of services, kind of like an a la carte menu. We wanted to keep our wedding planner services at $3000 I think, and so we basically picked and chose which things we wanted her to do. SO SIMPLE. No negotiating necessary. After that, she made it feel like our wedding was the only wedding she was working on. Such attention to detail, with a balance of her suggestions and getting our input so that it would still be our wedding. She was honest and straightforward about what she thought were bad ideas, which made us trust in the things that she was excited about and thought were great ideas. Vicky just has so much experience that--really--every little tiny detail was taken care of, so that on the day of our wedding, all we had to do was get our hair and makeup done and show up at the wedding. (My husband and the groomsmen were actually bored the day of our wedding!) The weeks before the wedding, my friends--who know that I get stressed out managing dinner reservations--were amazed to see me so stress-free! Lastly, and maybe I should've opened with this, as soon as we booked all of our vendors, I knew that the cost of having Vicky as our wedding planner paid for itself. The money and time we saved using Vicky's contacts (especially DJ, caterer and florist) was significant. SIGNIFICANT. Please consider Vicky for your event planning services! She is amazing!

My mom hired Vicky as our day-of wedding coordinator. It was the best decision we made during the…read moreplanning process. Vicky was communicative, responsive, and helpful in every way. She helped us with a ceremony script, venue and vendor communications, and with general guidance. Thank you Vicky!

Ellen Dubin is phenomenal…read more We chose her based on a referral from friends who've had her do their various bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings. There were several things that made our wedding planning rather challenging - an April wedding in DC with unpredictable weather, a wedding taking place at a private home requiring everything to be imported to that site, and a bride, a groom, and parents that were in three different locations in two different time zones. Ellen was very flexible and adaptable and cleared her schedule to make the most of the limited time we had with her when all three of us were in town. I think one of the best and most useful things about using Personally Yours was the access that Ellen had to various vendors - three things - the tent, the decor, and the food - were the most important part of this wedding and all three were phenomenal. Our wedding was on somewhat short notice - about 8 months to plan - and she was able to acquire Joel from Occasions and Jeffrey from Fox Ventures and Davis from Sugar Plum Tents. All three were exceptional and made multiple trips to our wedding site to plan and coordinate the event. All three had rave reviews about Ellen and it was clear that the people and vendors she surrounded herself with were all people very familiar with each other and worked well with each other. Ellen was able to provide experience, wisdom, and advice about the way we were trying to shape our wedding. She listened carefully and made significant efforts to understand what we wanted for our wedding. There were certain things she was adamant about that we had never really considered including the flow of the guests, the rhythm and scheduling of the band in conjunction with speeches and meals being served. How to introduce a WOW factor for guests when they stepped into our tent. And she paid close consideration to the theme and atmosphere we wanted to have. We wanted to go for a vintage chic / garden wedding that was intermingled with the natural beauty of the house where we were getting married. She advised us on the position of the tent, the dance floor, ways to accent the natural warmth of the home, and how to make sure everyone was fed and watered without any glitches. Ellen is experienced and has done what I'm sure are hundreds of weddings. Before hiring her we had concerns that since she does bar and bat mitzvahs too, that the wedding wouldn't have the perfect wedding feel- but that was not an issue whatsoever! Our wedding was a dream come true. It was perfect - like a work of art in motion. If wedding planners could be named artists she's a Van Gogh or da Vinci. She works so hard and is brilliant at it too! Ellen listens, executes, is efficient, and gets the job done. She is very much about business and there are some times when she might say some things are less feasible than others. It's not difficult to believe her because for most things she'll bend over backward to execute and have her staff work accomplish. But she is honest and will let you know when she disagrees with a suggestion or would like to tweak something and see if you'd like it better that way. The second place where her brilliance comes in is the day of the wedding and ensuring everything goes smoothly. The order of the ceremony, the flow of guests, collecting gifts, re-bustling my dress as she predicted the bustle would come undone, directing bridesmaids/groomsmen, getting the crowd onto the dance floor, and making sure shuttles are coming and going etc. Things were flawless! We wish we could go back to last weekend and relive it all over again! Thank you Ellen!

Ellen and her team at Personally Yours are absolutely phenomenal! She was the planner for our…read morewedding, and we couldn't be happier with how the event played out. First of all, Ellen was completely dedicated to making sure that the wedding reflected us: our choices, our vibe, our personality. While she has opinions about how to make sure you get the best vendors and the best quality service, she made sure that the event was about us: not about her, not about our parents, but about us. But boy, did she assemble a dream team! Her extensive experience in this industry means that she knows who the best people are, and everyone she chose, from the caterer to the florist to the photographer, were absolutely excellent. I really appreciated how she made a point of figuring out what our vibe was and what we were looking for, and then matched us with a top-quality vendor who could deliver that vibe. We also can't help but mention how organized, thorough, and patient Ellen and her team are. They thought of everything, every little wrinkle and nuance, and they navigated those nuances through a decidedly larger-than-normal planning committee of six people! Not only will Personally Yours deliver an absolutely amazing, personalized event, they'll do it in a way that can make you, your guests, and even your in-laws proud and happy. We can't recommend them strongly enough-: if you want a fantastic event, go with Ellen and her team.

I don't know where to begin with the party that these guys helped my wife setup. I came home to an…read moreincredible setup for my 45th birthday and my house was completely decorated to look like my neighborhood back in NYC, and not only did they organize my favorite food and drinks, but managed to get all my friends together for the party - including getting my parents to drive up from Florida for the event here in DC! One of the best surprises I've ever had. Will definitely hire them to help us plan future events.

Sandra is amazing to work with. I clicked with her the moment I met her. I had been planning my…read moredaughter's Bat Mitzvah for 2 years, but needed guidance and hand holding for the remainder of the planning process and the day of the event. Sandra gave me just that. She's honest, creative, very organized and realistic - which are all the things I needed in a planner. Most of all, she calmed any anxieties I had in regards to planning and hosting a party. The day of the Mitzvah, she worked with all the vendors tirelessly to make sure the room was perfect and everything was ready to go. The room looked amazing. Once we arrived, she made sure we were happy and content and didn't worry about a thing. She took care of everything so we could just focus on having fun all night. My whole family absolutely loves Sandra. She is a great planner and a great person. I would recommend her services to anybody that is looking for a planner. You would be crazy to use anybody else.

We recently held a gala for our 501c3 there and it was a great success. The space is lovely and the…read morestaff is very helpful. The large parking lot attached to the building is a big plus as is the stage with grand piano. We plan to return for our next big event.

October 2022's Women's Club Mystery Mansion was a lot of fun. There was music on the lawn every…read morenight. A great Bon Fire environment. And the set of the inside was fabulous, based on children's stories. The theme was good for people of all ages. Such a wonderful community event.