Congratulations Tracy & David!

2nd wedding of the season and I'm back into the swing of things again! It was nice to have the Easter weekend break.

Tracy was probably the most crafty bride I've worked with so far. She made the card holder box, the cake topper, the centerpieces, the table numbers, the menu cards, the escort cards, the place cards, the programs, and much, much more! I was really nervous about being able to set up the decor to meet Tracy's expectations - especially since she put so much hard work into customizing her wedding.

Anyway! I prayed and did my no-rain dance. Asked everyone I knew to do the no-rain dance. And finally, somebody heard our prayers - at least for about an hour! The skies cleared and the rain stopped long enough for Tracy to walk down the aisle. No sooner we closed the church doors, it poured again and didn't stop all night.

The wedding moment. There is one at every wedding for me. Here is Tracy and David's.

It was in the middle of the reception and the ballroom is now dimly lit. A slow song comes on and Tracy and David are dancing. Tracy rests her head on David's shoulders and closes her eyes. The light from the videocamera shone on them as if it was a spotlight. They both looked so content and really let the moment sink in. Even with people surrounding them on the dance floor, it seemed like they were all by themselves. You can't help but feel love.

We had a few wedding crashers, who were promptly escorted out by the buffed groomsmen and the groom. Guests from another wedding attempted to steal our favors until I brought out my nightstick -- just kidding :) But overall, everyone had a great time!

I had so much fun with the dynamic husbands and wives teams of Rick and Susan Martin of Rick Martin Photography (I can't wait to see the photos!) and Jeff and Lori Carpenter of Red Feather Video. Marc from Kirkabee DJs kept the dance floor packed the whole night. The chocolate fountain provided by Chocolate Falls was a big hit and we had enough leftovers for Tracy and David to nibble on after the reception. You could smell the chocolate all the way to the hotel lobby! The rest of the team included: beautiful Tiffany blue cake by Fancy Cakes by Leslie, wonderful flowers by Heaven on Earth Wedding Flowers, limo by Majestic Limo, and hair by O'Hair Salon in the Kentlands of Gaithersburg.

The catering staff at the Gaithersburg Hilton gets major kudos for setting up all the decor. Since the ceremony ran 20 minutes late, I got to the Hilton much later than scheduled. Without the help of the catering staff, we could not have setup the reception in time.