The first step in planning your wedding isn’t very glamorous: Budgeting. You’re going to need to decide how much money you’re going to spend, and also how you plan to spend it.
First things first: How much are you going to spend? Determining the answer will probably involve sitting down with your [...]
Engagement season is upon us! More proposals happen between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day than any other time of year.
Most newly minted brides-to-be can’t wait to jump into wedding planning, but just how do you get started on planning what may well be the biggest party of your life? That’s what we’ll be covering [...]
The other day I was on the phone with a bride who’d called to get some information about wedding coordinators. At the beginning of our conversation, she confided that she’s really not ready to make a decision about hiring anyone yet, and I could hear the frustration in her voice when she said that she [...]
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I'm Stephanie Aspinwall, the owner of Ayr Hill Events. We're a full-service wedding planning and coordination company based in Alexandria, Virginia, and serving the entire Washington, DC, metro area.