If you ask my husband, shopping is a great talent of mine.  Call it a hazard of the trade… I love purchasing things that will make ordinary things look beautiful.  Whether that involves picking out the curtains that perfectly match my office paint color or picking out the perfect color ribbon to complete one of […]

Yay for snow days!  If you’re like me, I was trapped in the house today… with the exception of my quarter-mile trek on foot in the snow to get lunch from my favorite chicken spot in Alexandria (oh the things I will do for food!).  I used to think of snow and all things winter […]

So it’s officially the end of our official holiday season this week (good thing that we get to celebrate almost every weekend with our amazing couples after this!).  Not only is Thursday Valentine’s Day, but it’s Anyvent’s 5 year anniversary! I’ve planned events throughout my career in Property Management, but it was February 14, 2014, […]

When planning a wedding it’s extremely easy to get caught up in the minutia of all of the details.  The perfect ivory wedding gown, the trendiest bouquets, and planning the honeymoon… One minute you’re getting engaged, and the next you are in DEEP.  But even if you aren’t planning a “traditional wedding”, no one ever […]

It’s January… and in my world, the “holiday season” is far from being over.  Celebrations in my family last throughout the entire month because almost everyone in my family is born in January (including yours truly!).  If you haven’t figured this out about me yet, I LOVE any excuse to celebrate. So much so that […]