Kelley Cannon Events

03/18/2025

It’s starting to feel like Springtime! I love this time of year. Not only are we gearing up for the start of our season, but also because of the time we get to spend with fellow industry friends!

As always, Flower Hoopla was a blast- this year featuring Mocha Mousse. A huge congratulations to on 15 years in business! Many years ago, and I shared a studio space with them in Old Town before they moved to their current location - we had so many good times! To see their growth and their beautiful space and how they have stayed true to their vision through the years is incredible! Cheers to many more, friends! 🥂


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01/06/2025

Happy Snow Day to our friend in the DC area! ❄️

The snow and season have us reminiscing on this at for A+Z.

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10/13/2024

Looking back to C+D’s Cosmos Club wedding in June. This pair came to us with a few months to plan (a challenge we LOVE to take on!) They had their venue and date but were eager to get their vendors established and be guided throughout the planning process. We were able to connect them with a great group of vendors quickly and bring together a lovely, intimate ceremony and reception for their closest family and friends.

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01/30/2024

We loved this beautiful day at The Red Fox Inn & Tavern 😍

When the design becomes an extension of the natural environment 😍. Kaylin’s autumn bouquet complimented the seasonal color & textures of ’s landscape perfectly. Thank Kaylin & Gabriel for your kind review! ⬇️

Thai is an absolute dream to work with! She is the perfect vendor, as she is both immensely talented and extremely organized. She went above and beyond to make sure we were achieving my vision and even provided helpful advice + suggestions to my planner and myself to help execute it (as I did a la carte florals in an attempt to save some money). The result was absolutely stunning florals that totally exceeded my expectations. My guests and vendors commented on them all night long (and still do!). She is so kind, creative and professional, I could not recommend her more!

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01/29/2024

Obsessed with a good black and white image. Love this one of L+S from . More of this wedding coming soon!

01/19/2024

Thank you all for your love and support as we shared the loss of Steve in our last post. As they say, life is a circle, and while we suffered a great loss, that same week we also had a tremendous blessing to share.

Introducing …. Virginia Quynn Gaul, born to Lois and Jay on October 24th, weighing 5 lbs, 2 oz. If you are a current client or vendor, you may know that had a rocky road at the end of her pregnancy and was put on bed rest. We had our team in place to cover for her and we successfully executed her final Fall weddings since baby Virginia couldn’t wait to make her debut!

Everyone is doing great and if you know Lois, you know she’s having a blast dressing this baby up! Here are a few recent photos, including some from their newborn session with . 🎀

01/16/2024

If you follow this account, you know that I don’t post as much as I should. When I do, however, most of our posts are filled with happy moments and days within people’s lives. It’s taken me several weeks to post this...mostly due to my own processing of the situation. We lost someone very important to us at the end of October and I wanted to share what he meant to me.

Steve Parsons first came to us as a client. He was my first same-gender wedding client the year it became legal in Virginia (2015). He was my teacher on preferred terms and helped me look at my marketing and general vocabulary to ensure it was inclusive to all couples. We had 6 wonderful months planning his and John’s wedding with a stellar team of vendors (including friends Lisa Blumenstein and Holly Heider Chapple.) It was truly a day I will never forget.

After the wedding, Steve would send funny emails or text messages and we would continue to get together, building our friendship. He was thoughtful, witty, sometimes snarky (but in a good way) and one day he told me he wanted to be my intern. Steve was in his 60’s, so I thought that phrase was funny, but we welcomed him to our team with open arms about a year after his wedding. Steve used to work in hospice care. He told me how rewarding it was to be able to celebrate with couples at the start of their lives, after having the experience of helping so many people at the end of their lives.

Steve always had a fresh suit, his own folder and pens (because he liked his better) he had to learn the hard way that you have to wear sensible shoes to a wedding when you are on your feet all day, and he was a wonderful representative of our company onsite at events. Always smiling, always wanting to help, always excited to catch up on what’s going on in our lives when we had a little break or over dinner.

In 2020, Steve & John said goodbye to Virginia for a move to Texas, which they had been planning. We had a few other team members (Kristen Puzzo and Kristin Corrigan) move during COVID, so it was a time of transition for our team. I was so grateful that I got to see Steve one last time in Austin (1st After that visit, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer (the same disease that took another special person not too long ago) and on October 29th, he passed at the age of 69.

Steve will always hold a very special place in my heart, along with all of those on our team (past and present) and anyone who had the good fortune to know him. We are looking forward to celebrating his life in Austin later this Spring. Steve, endless love from your soul sister. XO