Local Find & Our first ever GIVEAWAY!!

I told you that this week was going to be a good one! I have some exciting news this morning. We will be having our first ever give-away on Capitol Romance thanks to today’s rockstar local vendor, Deda Notions!

Deda Notions is an awesome local find, located right here in our Nation’s capital.  What is Deda Notions you ask? Well let me tell you …

Notion: \ˈnō-shən\ – an idea, a whim, a dream, a small useful thing.

Deborah (aka Deb or just Deda) began making handmade cold process soaps in 2002. It has since taken over her life, and she now runs a flourishing Etsy shop (that also features awesome scrubs, lotions, and lip balm!) and and she also manages an AWESOME blog.

Deda’s shop features fantastic options for wedding gifts or favors. Your bridesmaids would adore handmade artisan luxury items from Deda Notions or you could even purchase these as favors for your bridal shower, gifts for your mother (or future mother in law), and the list goes on!

Now, for the exciting news – Deb has graciously offered to give away a $50 gift certificate to her Etsy shop! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post (*please leave your email, so we can notify you if you have won*) and we will draw a comment at random on Friday for the winner!

BUT WAIT, there’s more! Want to up your chances of winning ?? If you become a fan of Capitol Romance on Facebook & leave a comment on our giveaway post – your name will be entered twice!

So spread the word to any newly engaged couples in the area and get commenting :)

Real Capitol Romance: Jennie & Julius

Today’s engagement feature comes from Astrid Photography (via Two Bright Lights!). Astrid’s logo is awesome and I totally can’t help myself from sharing her blog with you because the tag line is: “life. art. midnight snacks.” Love this.

So. Cool. right!? Anyway, Astrid shares with us her take on Jennie & Julius’ shoot:

I met up with Jennie + Julius at 6:30am for an early morning sunrise shoot! We wanted this shoot to be simple and sweet- with lots of color but very soft and organic as well. We started in this wild rustic field where they cuddled up in the red and white checkered blanket that contrasted perfectly with the soft wheat colors of the day. From there we went into the town of Clifton to play with the colorful backdrops the historic town has to offer. Finally, we ended the session at Clifton Cafe with some vanilla lattes!

Simply stunning. Let’s meet Jennie & Julius and hear a bit about their wedding plans before I unleash the rest of this gorgeousness upon your faces this Monday morning.

Julius and I met on a blind date. We were set up by mutual friends. We both love to travel and to cook-in fact our only arguments involve where to go and whom should get out of the kitchen :)

Our [wedding] theme is a fusion of the colors of India and the woods of Estonia: Golds, Greens, White and a hint of Fuchsia. Our florist-DaVinci’s-has done an amazing job designing our arrangements. They have created small scale trees with very organic white and green flowers. Our Mandap will be 15 feet tall and made out of hanging white orchids. We are most excited for our cake by Fluffy Thoughts. It is a 5 tier gold cake with each tier matching a different pattern from my evening Sari.

Seriously stunning couple!

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Wedding Music That Doesn’t Suck: Royal Wedding Edition

Ok, so I am not really into this whole ‘Royal Wedding‘ thing – but my coworker is OBSESSED. She had me watch this video, and well, it was actually pretty hilarious and I figured it was a great way to start off this week with a Royal Edition (sort of) of our “Wedding Music That Doesn’t Suck“.

I know the whole “JK Wedding Entrance” thing has been done a million times over by now, but somehow, this T-Mobile commercial’s edition is just as (if not more) amusing to me.

Maybe it’s the casting job (they did such a good job with finding dead-on doppelgangers IMO), maybe it’s watching a priest in full-on church attire gettin’ down, or maybe it’s the song? I am not really sure, but in case it’s the song … here it is!

Happy Monday Folks – It’s going to be a good week. I can feel it.

Just For Fun: Video Save the Date

My friend Amanda is always yelling at me for distracting her at work with the things I post.  I always apologize, but it just never seems to be enough. Today, I give you something that Amanda herself sent me (so she cannot get mad at me for posting!).

I have seen a few people do this and actually considered doing it myself (but wasn’t nearly talented enough to execute).

A video “Save the Date”.

I just love these. Not only are they insanely eco-friendly and budget conscious, but they take the term “geek-chic” to a whole new level.  And we all know how I feel about geek-chic (or if you don’t  … I’ll tell you again, I LOVE it).

Graelyn & Chris (the stars of this video S.T.D.) execute their video S.T.D. with extreme awesomeness! Hopefully this inspires some of my readers to follow in their footsteps (and if it does, feel free to tell us that!).

Thank you for Graelyn & Chris for allowing us to share this fantastmic video, and thank you to Amanda for leading me to this awesome couple!