Blue Veil Events LLC

11/09/2024

Last weekend, I had the immense pleasure and honor of bringing Monica and Ben's vision to life with their Co**se Bride / Catholic Memento Mori wedding -- which was perfectly held on All Souls' Day!

The day began with a beautiful and intimate private vow ceremony in the Latin rite, held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. It was such a joy to see two such loving and kind individuals who care for each other so much -- become man and wife!

10/22/2024

Exciting updates! I've added another certification to my toolbox and am now Timeline Genius Certified! Woohoo!

I'm also thrilled to announce that I've finally added a bartending company to my preferred vendors list. Duca Bar Company is Catholic owned (Christendom alum!) and is led by fearless Sicilian leader, Daniel Duca!

Head to https://blueveilevents.com/vendors/ to find more great vendors for your next event!

09/18/2024

Anyone else need to hear this today?

“A child kicks his legs rhythmically through excess, not absence, of life. Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, “Do it again”; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, “Do it again” to the sun; and every evening, “Do it again” to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we.”

― G.K. Chesterton
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08/21/2024

Edith Stein's feast day was August 9. I absolutely adore these two quotes from her, especially the one on rest. It's so easy as a wife, mom, business owner, etc. to reach the end of the day and just feel so ashamed of all that I couldn't "accomplish" in the day. But He doesn't ask us to do all these things we worry we didn't do. He just asks us to be present in Him and love one another. 😌

08/11/2024

Wow! It's not often that two of my worlds collides but congratulations Timeless Wines ! And thank you for honoring our culture through your work! 🇵🇹 Força Portugal e Força Timeless Wines! 😍

🇵🇹 It's not everyday one of your residents is knighted in Portugal! We are so proud of Timeless Wines Owner Mike Good for this amazing accomplishment. 👏 Mike was recognized abroad for bringing attention to several Portugese wines, most notably port wines. Locally, Mike is praised for his philanthropic endeavors with Middletown's iconic Farm to Table to benefit NW Works and support of Our Health VA! 🍷 🥂 Cheers, Sir Mike!

08/10/2024

Fun fact: as a kid I wanted to be an author when I grew up! I've been a lot of things, but an author is still on my to do list 😅 so in the meanwhile, I'll be reading books like this one written by a wonderful, Christian author Becky Bell! Can't wait for bedtime tonight 😍

Author: https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.murphy.5268?mibextid=ZbWKwL

08/07/2024

The perfect Portuguese wedding cake 😍 always gorgeous work from Tiers In Heaven LLC

08/04/2024

Have you heard of The Hillbilly Thomists? They are a band of friars of the Order of the Preachers that play Americana music! Just a wonderful group to listen to on this glorious, windy Sunday!

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08/03/2024

Isn't it nice when your bestie becomes best friends with your other bestie?

******erVirginia

07/09/2024

Feeling very BLESSED & obsessed with these gorgeous pictures taken by Aperture Horizons Photography LLC at The Valley Bride yesterday! They are now featured on my "Services" webpage as the package photos.

07/06/2024

I'm onto my next adventure -- becoming a Master Certified Wedding Planner! In the meanwhile, I have expanded my services to include all new ways to serve beautiful Catholic couples in the Diocese of Arlington! Looking forward to working with more couples in the coming years

The Cathedral Veil Signature Package Feel “wrapped in Mary’s Mantle”… as I walk you through every step of the event planning journey. I collaborate with you on all the eleme…

07/06/2024

It might be midnight but you-know-who just completed her certification program to become an official Wedding Design Consultant with the Certified Wedding Planner Society!

And now, for a well-deserved sleep ... 😴🥱(P.S. It's finally happened -- I am dreaming about event design these days! No kidding, I had a dream last night about picking table linen colors and napkin fold designs. 😅)

06/28/2024

Encouraging reading from daily Mass this morning 💕

2 Tm 2:22b-26

Beloved:
Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace,
along with those who call on the Lord with purity of heart.
Avoid foolish and ignorant debates,
for you know that they breed quarrels.
A slave of the Lord should not quarrel,
but should be gentle with everyone,
able to teach, tolerant, correcting opponents with kindness.
It may be that God will grant them repentance
that leads to knowledge of the truth,
and that they may return to their senses out of the Devil’s snare,
where they are entrapped by him, for his will.

06/26/2024

Yesterday was THE BEST DAY EVER because I finally got to visit Trinity House Cafe in downtown Leesburg! It was truly the epitome of a never ending treasure trove! There were countless beautiful art pieces, soaps, stickers, kitchen products, candles, and other Catholic goodies. I could not take it all in this visit, have to come back for sure! My little coworker and I had the grilled cheese, breakfast sandwich on sourdough, and I had their hot cocoa. ☕ I can't even begin to describe how delicious everything was. I already can't wait to go back! And it was great to see some products from friends, like NovenaCards ! 💕

06/24/2024

Why hire a month-of coordinator? 🧐

First and foremost, "day-of" coordination isn't really a thing. 🤷‍♀️ You (the couple) have put so much time, effort, heartache, and money into executing your big day -- wouldn't you want a "project manager" to know every single detail before showing up to do their job? The event is your baby! A proper "day-of" coordinator is not going to just show up and ask you what you need them to do.

A proper *Month-of Coordinator* will learn all of the nitty-gritty vendor and venue details so that when questions arise (and they ALWAYS do!) your coordinator will have all the answers! And there is SO much more that we do beyond that.

At a recent event I coordinated, some of the things I ended up doing (that the couple did not anticipate) were:

- Making the call to redesign some aspects of the floor plan because the couple's initial plan did not 100% work for catering needs
- Light set up assistance and design of the catered food
- Collaborating with the catering team to run out and grab missing food items to make sure they were ready for cocktail hour!
- Picking the spot where the bride and groom would cut their dessert since the initial floor plan had been changed
- Redoing one table's setup because the tablecloth wasn't long enough to cover some ugly wiring nearby
- Unwrapping the send off wands and finding a pretty container at the venue to use when passing them out to guests later on... as this hadn't been done during morning setup
- Providing a hotspot for the entertainment vendor since the venue's Wi-Fi was a lot spottier than anticipated
- Coordinating a last minute bartender switch to properly service the anticipated number of guests
- Making sure that the catering team had used the designated water tanks for guests to drink -- not the farmhouse water which might contain harmful metals! We had to empty one jug that had been mistakenly filled with the wrong water. Whoops!
- Noticing that it was way too warm for some of the young babies to be outside and finding a room in the venue near the tent pavilion where mothers could nurse babies and bring them into the AC to avoid heat exhaustion
- Boxing up the gifts and cards for the couple to easily transport everything

& the list goes on and on...

The right *Month-of Coordinator* is your trusted event manager who you can feel confident will make the right decisions to ensure your vision comes to life! Because they will have spent a LOT of time learning about you & your day to make it happen! They won't just wait on you to plan everything they need to do -- they will have the knowledge to identify gaps in your planning and fill those gaps in!

Happy Planning

06/23/2024

This is BRILLIANT 🕯️💕