Essence of Events, LLC

Wedding planning can be overwhelming. Feeling the urge to just get out of dodge? Then go for it! A destination wedding can be a great option for many couples. Maybe you want to keep it intimate with a low guest count or perhaps you want to combine your wedding and honeymoon into one; whatever the reason for your decision, Essence of Events, LLC has a few great tips. Destination weddings can be surprisi...

When guests attend the wedding, the menu is one of the last things they think about. What’s on the menu, sure, but the actual tactile menu that they will hold in their hands, perhaps not.

Gone are the days of fancy menu cards, instead couples are opting for a more fun approach with quirky and witty cards telling their guests what they will be noshing on instead. No matter how formal the reception, there i...

A cake is a cake is a cake, but wait, is that a cake?! Trompe l’oeil cakes are cakes that look so realistic that you think that they are that other object. Often times these optical illusions are designed as grooms cakes, so you can get your man represented in the wedding somehow.

Check out some of the stunning cakes below, and trust us, they are all cakes, even if they don’t look like it!

It may be just getting into the summer wedding season, but in Washington that doesn’t mean we have escaped the rain. At Essence of Events, we always plan ahead, especially for outside weddings. You never know when the heavens above may open and wash away your dream weather.

Though the Italians say “Sposa bagnata, sposa fortunata,” or...