Alrighty, I know I have been gone for a bit but I am determined to be back to blogging in full force. My latest adventure was delayed by about 10 hours as the result of being stuck on a trial jury in Los Angeles. I had to purchase a whole new plane ticket to get myself out of town just 4 hours after my fellow jurors and I were hopelessly hung 6 to 6 and no one was about to budge. I don’t know if I’ve ever run so fast in my life. I had to get home, pack and get myself to the airport to jump a redeye flight to DC in order to make the 2nd annual B List Meet Up. For those of you who have yet to hear of The B-List, it is a collective of the country’s top bridal bloggers who have formed friendships, teamed up to offer mutual support, exchange ideas and help to lay some groundwork for an industry that is growing by leaps and bounds. One of our goals is to set best practices guidelines and a code of ethics amongst wedding industry bloggers to be sure that we can all maintain a high standard of integrity so that readers and potential sponsors know that they can trust a blog with The B List stamp of approval.

So after flying to DC and grabbing a few hours sleep, I headed out to old town Alexandria to The Torpedo Factory for the most delicious welcome party and meet and greet with wedding vendors who had flown in from all over the country to hang with us. It was both incredibly delightful and humbling.

A huge thank you to Vane (Brooklyn Bride) and Anne (From I Will to I Do/ Aisle Dash) and Maria & Kelly (Ritzy Bee) for planning and organizing a phenomenal weekend!

And another big thank-you to Carlos Andres Varela and Shane Carpenter for Elan Artists for all of the awesome photos!

Design Cuisine did an impeccable job with the catering & decor. One of my favorite parts? The prosecco bar pictured below.

As usual it was a blast to get to see my pal Dana, aka Broke-Ass Bride.

The evening allowed me to connect with some old pals like Jennifer & Kelly and meet some new ones like Jill Hudson Neal from Washingtonian Bride & Groom and the talented and sweet Kate Headley who popped out of nowhere to become one of DC’s newest star wedding photographers.

Also got to catch up with Leah Stern and Nicole Polk, meet Christy from Junebug Weddings and chat up Michael Norwood a bit.

The folks from Smilebooth were kind enough to provide us with a super fun photo booth…and seriously, who doesn’t love a photo booth? I got cozy with the adorable Christine Chang and some of my fellow bloggers in the Smilebooth.

What a fantastic evening it was and that was only the beginning…more recaps to come very soon so check back.