12 Teams will be vying for the grand prize. Team Carnavale has returned to defend its title. Eleven other teams will strive to take it away. Come see the results on Sunday, November 7th, from 1-4PM, meet the teams and plan your wedding!
Team Carnevale, led by Event Planner Janice Carnevale of Bellwether Events, took the prize at the first annual Not-So-Big Wedding Challenge for their Autumn-inspired wedding reception. The team beat out nine other teams of vendors for the grand prize.
Team members included: Gerry Rogers of Petal's Edge, Leslie Grimes of Corcoran Caterers, Stephanie Ascari of Cleverly Candid Photography and Marc Wilner of Washington Talent Agency.
Team Carnevale Wedding Tab
Total: $15,000 (for 65 guests)
$133 per person over 65
Total: $15,000 (for 65 guests)
$133 per person over 65
The Details:
Venue Rental (Lodge at Little Seneca Creek, Friday night, 8 hours): $2100
Catering/Beverage/Rentals: $7,800
Photography: $2,000
Flowers: $1,300
Music: $900
Wedding Planner: $900
Catering/Beverage/Rentals: $7,800
Photography: $2,000
Flowers: $1,300
Music: $900
Wedding Planner: $900
Congratulations Team Carnevale!
Marquita Goodluck, Wedding Planner
Kim Zello, Caterer
Joyce Mnkande, Event Planner
Team Leader:
Dariya Jackson & Andrea Taylor, Event Coordinators
Art by Tali
Sharia Barksdale & Adrian Walker,
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Susan Centineo, Photographer
Cindy Jacobs, Caterer
Luis Carretero, Caterer
Adam Isaacson, Caterer
Team Leader:
301-333-8500
301-499-6779
Jessica Bishop is a graphic designer and wedding blogger who began her
Kathleen Friesen was born to military parents in Texas. A month later, they whisked her off to New England, moved around for several years, and finally settled in Virginia. Kathleen went off to Wheaton College in Illinois—but didn’t meet her husband, a fellow Wheaton alumnus, until she returned to Virginia after graduation. After 18 months of dating and a picnic engagement at the National Cathedral, they planned their October 3, 2009 wedding in 5.25 months. Her post-wedding pasttimes are working as a software engineer, getting her masters in computer science, and discovering married life in a tiny apartment with too many kitchen appliances.
Nole Garey is the founder and editor of “Oh So Beautiful Paper,” a daily wedding, stationery, and design blog born out of Nole’s love for all things paper–from identity and business collateral to wedding invitations and paper artwork. Since its creation in September 2008, the blog has become a popular read for magazine editors, wedding and design professionals, and brides around the world. A resident of Washington, DC, Nole and her husband Andrew were married at Woodlawn Manor in Sandy Spring, Maryland in May 2008. Nole and Andrew planned a vintage-inspired outdoor garden wedding for 50 of their closest family and friends for less than $15,000. Their wedding has been featured on a variety of blogs and websites, including “Style Me Pretty,” “Once Wed,” “Elizabeth Anne Designs,” and “Project Wedding.”
Liza Kelley (nee Kindl) and Brian Kelley were married on September 5, 2009 at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland. Liza is 24 and was born in western Pennsylvania. She works for the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, and met Brian, 30, employed by the Washington National Opera, at Ohio University in Athens, in 2003. They moved to Maryland in 2007 and live in Silver Spring.
Ellen McCarthy has been a staff writer at The Washington Post for more than nine years. She’s written about business, entertainment and the arts. In May she helped launch “OnLove,” a Style section page devoted to the coverage of weddings, love and relationships. Ellen is moderating the panel discussion “The Art of the Small Wedding” (real brides sharing practical advice!) at 1:30p.m. in the Hoover Room.
